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Nerdy Folks Podcast

Conversations about nerdy things inspire greater faith in Jesus on Nerdy Folks Podcast.

Recent Episodes

Sept. 26, 2025

Spaceballs 2 and Franchise Overkill

The internet was abuzz when Mel Brooks and company released a trailer for Spaceballs 2. The opening crawl skewered the current Hollywood penchant for spinoffs, sequels, prequels and remakes. Is it time to sunset some of these...

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Aug. 31, 2025

Fantastic 4 and Author E.J. Kitchens

It's Galactus sized episode where we talk about Fantastic 4, the first of the beatitudes from Matthew 5:3 and get to meet author E. J. Kitchens from the Realm Makers' community. Author E. J. Kitchens' website: https://www.ej...

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Aug. 9, 2025

A Better Superman

We discuss James Gunn's version of Superman and rumored plans for the future of the DCU. We also get an interview with Andy from Discipleship Tech. He traveled all the way from the United Kingdom to be a part of the Realm Mak...

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June 25, 2025

The New Avengers (aka The Thunderbolts!)

The Thunderbolts is the latest entry in the MCU. What did we think? Was the movie important? Can you tell me more about the sport of wife carrying? The answers to all of these questions is yes! Listen to this episdoe to learn...

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June 13, 2025

A Minecraft Movie In One word

A Minecraft Movie earned roughly $949 million dollars and became a smash hit all over the globe during it's boxoffice run. Why? On this episode, Matt claims that the success of the movie can be summed up in one word. The epis...

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May 7, 2025

Realm Makers Guest List w/Scott Minor

The Realm Makers' Writer's Convention and Fan Expo are premier events for Christians writing in the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction genres. On this episode, we discuss the guests and content one can find at t...

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Recent Blog Posts

Oct. 1, 2025

Franchise Overkill: Star Wars vs Jurassic Park

Franchise Overkill is an episode that was inspired by the trailer for the upcoming movie Spacebars 2. The trailer is a Star Wars style opening crawl that poked fun at the trend of continually making more and more sequels, prequels and spinoffs rathe…

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About the Hosts

Matthew Seipel-Anderson

Creator

Matthew and Katie Seipel-Anderson are licensed Assemblies of God ministers from Minnesota. They co-youth pastored in Duluth, MN, for over a decade before moving to Winona, MN, where Matt served as an associate pastor and Katie as the women’s and kids’ ministry director at Edge Assemblies of God Church. Matt and Katie also bring valuable marketplace experience, Katie with 20 years in business and community service and Matt in the public school system. In 2023, Matt and Katie started a marketplace ministry called Nerdy Folks. They podcast, write, and attend comic conventions with the goal of sharing Jesus with the nerd community in a natural way. They currently live in Woodbury, MN, with their three children and their dog Lucy.

Katie Seipel-Anderson

Podcast Co-host

Matthew and Katie Seipel-Anderson are licensed Assemblies of God ministers from Minnesota. They co-youth pastored in Duluth, MN, for over a decade before moving to Winona, MN, where Matt served as an associate pastor and Katie as the women’s and kids’ ministry director at Edge Assemblies of God Church. Matt and Katie also bring valuable marketplace experience, Katie with 20 years in business and community service and Matt in the public school system. In 2023, Matt and Katie started a marketplace ministry called Nerdy Folks. They podcast, write, and attend comic conventions with the goal of sharing Jesus with the nerd community in a natural way. They currently live in Woodbury, MN, with their three children and their dog Lucy.