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Episodes
- [RERUNS] Ch. F - "Backtracks - THE OTHER 50!" (orig rel 04/28/2020)
This episode of Nerd Noise Radio, titled "[RERUNS] Ch. F - "Backtracks - THE OTHER 50!"", is a rerun from April 28, 2020. It focuses on backwards VGM and related non-VGM music. The episode is noted as the first production entirely on Linux…
- [RERUNS] C1E52 - "Backtracks" (orig rel 04/01/2020)
This is a rerun of the April 1, 2020 episode "Backtracks" from Nerd Noise Radio, focusing on backwards VGM. The episode notes detail production changes, including a move from GarageBand to Linux software, and explain the unconventional out…
- April 2026 Special Announcement
Nerd Noise Radio announces future plans, detailing what is definite, what is possible, and a potential middle ground for the remainder of the show's life.
- “kcartkcaB tsaL ehT” : pt - 2 .lov skcartkcaB [F .hC]
This is the second part of a two-part series from Nerd Noise Radio. The episode features video game music tracks that are played in reverse order. The tracklist includes music from various games and systems.
- “!kcaB sekirtS skcartkcaB” :1 pt - 2 .lov skcartkcaB [F .hC]
This is the first part of a two-part series from Nerd Noise Radio. The episode features a collection of video game music played in reverse, originally featured in the show's "best-of-year-in-review" St. John's Picks episodes from 2019 to 2…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R8: The Best of 2025”
Today’s broadcast is C1R8 for Wayback Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. Today’s episode will be our "best of year-in-review" for calendar 2025, covering C1E91-C1E100 and a number of important Ch F "F-isodes". As Season 8 (calender 2025) was…
- [RE-RUN] C2E16: "Songs with Words" (orig rel. 03/07/2024)
2026 Show Notes Addendum: Our last [for now] Ch 2 rerun (our last Ch 2 rerun specifically shared with incoming NintenDomain listeners in mind in the wake of the recent Ch F "Channel Trey" one-off) This was the first episode of the last sea…
- [RE-RUN] C2E1: "Songs of the Pandemic" - the first "official" ep of Ch 2 (orig rel. 09/17/2020)
2026 Show Notes Adendum: This was the very first "official episode" of Ch 2 - approx 9 months after Hugues and I's "fun one-off", which at the time had no strings attached! PRODUCTION CAVEATS: Just like the 2019 one-off, this was recorded…
- [RERUN] "Nerd Noise Game Club" - the one-off which later became "Channel 2" (orig. 12/19/2019)
2026 Show Notes Addendum: If you're a NintenDomain listener who is new to NNR from Trey and I's "Nerd Noise Radio - Channel Trey" one-off simulcast collaboration, then this rerun should be uniquely interesting to you! So, "Channel Trey" wa…
- [Ch F]: "Nerd Noise Radio - Channel Trey" (feat. Trey Johnson - our tracks of 2025)
Today's broadcast is a fun one-off between Trey Johnson of NintenDomain and W.A.R.T. Radio fame and myself in the style of a Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 2 epiosde with the theme of "tracks we discovered in 2025". Apologies for the absurdist…
- [RERUNS] C2E20: "....all good things".... (orig rel. 10/24/2024)
2025 Show Notes addendum: In light of the release of C1E100 (the final "non-retrospective" Ch 1), I thought it would also be good to release C2E20 (the final "non-retrospective" Ch 2) as a nice tie-in. Though my production quality has impr…
- [RERUNS] C1E1: Press Start (orig. rel. 01/05/2017) - see 2025 show notes addendum
2025 Show Notes addendum: With C1E100, you just heard how Ch 1 ends. Now, hear how Ch 1 began! Also, C1E100 ends with a production deliberately designed to be as close to the much much MUCH worse production quality of the original episodes…
- [Ch1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E100: Now Go and Rest our Heroes
Today is C1E100 for Theme Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025. Today is our final non-retrospective episode of Channel 1. We made it to 100! Today’s episode is split into two halves: a) a massive pre-show that is actually about 18 minutes LONGER than…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E99: Listener Picks – vol. 3”
Today’s broadcast is C1E99 for Theme Thursday, November 27th, 2025. Today’s broadcast is "Listener Picks – vol. 3" - the final installment of a trilogy of outstanding episodes, guest curated, and guest hosted by you.....the listener! Track…
- NERD NOISE RERUNS: C1E60 - "Listener Picks - vol. 2" (orig released 12/23/2021)
2025 Rerun Notes: In anticipation of this month's incoming C1E99: "Listener Picks - vol 3", we are rerunning both previous installments of the Listener Picks trilogy this month! Today's rerun is the second installment, from December of 202…
- NERD NOISE RERUNS: C1E40 - "Listener Picks - vol. 1" (orig released 12/20/2018)
2025 Rerun Notes: In anticipation of this month's incoming C1E99: "Listener Picks - vol 3", we are rerunning both previous installments of the Listener Picks trilogy this month! Today's rerun is the inaugural installment, from all the way…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E98: Mishmash Monday – vol. 17”
Today’s broadcast is C1E98 for Mishmash Monday, Sept 29th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be Mishmash Monday – vol. 17 – our final installment in the Mishmash Monday series on Ch 1. Also, while, barring circumstances far beyond my control, t…
- Channel F: "One for Wyatt"
In this very special edition of Nerd Noise Radio Channel F, St. John's 7yr old son, St. Wyatt makes his Nerd Noise Radio debut (at least, in all the ways that matter). This episode will be a miniature of the Channel 2 format - with only on…
- [RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E10: Mishmash Monday - vol. 1 (orig. rel. 05/22/17)
2025 Rerun Notes: In commemoration of this month release of the last-ever Mishmash Monday on Channel 1, I thought I'd rerun the first two installments of the series - both from all the way back in 2017 (Season 1 of the show). Therefore, al…
- [RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E16: Mishmash Monday - vol. 2 (orig. rel. 10/09/17)
2025 Rerun Notes: In commemoration of this month release of the last-ever Mishmash Monday on Channel 1, I thought I'd rerun the first two installments of the series - both from all the way back in 2017 (Season 1 of the show). Therefore, al…
- [Ch F] MAKRANA Soundtrack - feat. Matt Miller of Chronarian Games
Today's "F-isode" is the soundtrack to the upcoming indie game "MAKRANA" designed, developed, and scored by Matt Miller of Des Moines-based Chronarian Games. Matt sits in with St. John at Nerd Noise Studios for a Channel 2-style in-person…
- Nerd Noise Radio - Channel F: The Lucid 9 Soundtrack
Today's bonus broadcast is the soundtrack to Lucid 9, created by Fallen Snow Studios, and composed by Ultra Kitsune (10 of 36 tracks), Breezee (15 of 36 tracks), Ziassan (4 of 36 tracks), Blue Wolfie (6 of 36 tracks), and Haven235 (1 of 36…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E97: The Super Metroid Soundtrack (VGM Hall of Fame)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E97 for Soundtrack Saturday, July 26th, 2025. Today’s soundtrack is the Super Metroid soundtrack on the Super NES, composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano. This episode is Nerd Noise Radio's contribution to the…
- [RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - NERD NOISE CROSSOVERS: “C1E64: ThreeFer Thursday” (orig rel. 05/12/22)
2025 Rerun Notes: A very unique episode in show history, the only time we ever did a "ThreeFer". It's a bit of a long episode, and this was back when I was still using a cheaper mic and less sophisticated production techniques, but I still…
- [RERUN] C1E86: "The Celeste Soundtrack" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/15/2024 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum] Our third and final rerun which we’re releasing for July, and third and final rerun celebrating the memory of Masters of VGM (“MoVGM”), and our third and final of my bids to drum up excitement for the “VGM Hall of Fame” (“H…
- [RERUN] C2E13: "Songs of the Unsung" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/01/2023 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum….sorry for the long-winded] Our second of three reruns which we’re releasing for July, and second of three reruns celebrating the memory of Masters of VGM (“MoVGM”), and the second of three of my bids to drum up excitement f…
- [RERUN] C2E8: "Our Four Favorites" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/30/2022 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum….sorry for the ultra long-winded] Normally, we only share one rerun a month at Nerd Noise Radio. But due to the confluence of a) our having missed the May rerun completely, b) our not getting a June rerun out until the very…
- NNR Reruns! - C2E10: “Sega CD 30” (orig released 10/20/22 - with 2025 Terra Player Introduction)
2025 Addendum (original show notes below) Today’s rerun includes a tacked on 2025 introduction directed primarily at listeners on Terra Player, and also references links to two other “made on Steam Deck” NNR episodes. See those links below…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E96: Full Steam Ahead”
Today’s broadcast is C1E96 for Theme Thursday, June 26th, 2025 (happy 27th "dating" anniversary to my dear wife, St. Jodee). Today’s theme is a collection of music from games in my own personal Steam Library – planned, curated, produced, a…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E95: VibeOff Vrijdag”
Today’s broadcast is C1E95 for VibeOff Vrijdag, May 9th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be a one-time-only special twist on a FaceOff Friday, where, instead of comparing different versions of the same track against each other, we're comparin…
- [RERUNS] C1E4: TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 1 (orig. rel. 02/21/2017 - see 2025 show notes amendment!)
2025 Show Notes Amendment: I love the setup we have here where on the first day of the month, we released our final ever TwoFer Tuesday, and now, here at the last day of the month, we re-release our first ever TwoFer Tuesday! It feels like…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E94: Jackbox Jukebox”
Today’s broadcast is C1E94 for Theme Thursday, April 24th, 2025 (Switch 2 pre-order day.....take 2......we hope!). Today’s broadcast is a celebration of the music from the various mainline installments of the Jackbox Party Pack – the great…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E93: TwoFer Tuesday – vol 11 (April Fool's 2025)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E93 for TwoFer Tuesday, very conspicuously releasing on April 1st, 2025. Today’s "can you find the hidden gag" broadcast will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 11 – our final ever installment of the TwoFer Tuesday series, and…
- [RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E69: Mishmash Monday – vol 12” (orig. release: 11/07/22)
2025 re-run bonus notes: This episode is the third in a trilogy of music blocks (parts 1 and 2 were our January and February reruns). Long time listeners may already know what this trilogy is all about, but for those who don't and have bee…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E92: The Arzette Soundtrack!”
Today’s broadcast is C1E92 for Soundtrack Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be the soundtrack to the game Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, on multiple platforms (St. John played it on Steam Deck), composed by Button Mast…
- [RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E51: Mishmash Monday - vol 9” (40th Birthday episode - orig. released 02/03/2020)
2025 re-run bonus notes: This rerun is releasing on the precise 5yr anniversary of its original release - in other words, this celebration of St. John's 40th birthday, featuring his wife, both his kids, both his parents, and his brother is…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E91: Mishmash Monday – vol. 16”
Today’s broadcast is C1E91 for Mishmash Monday, January 27th, 2025. Today’s Broadcast will be Mishmash Monday – vol. 16 – the debut episode of season 8, and our final "regular", "ordinary", "standard:, "customary" [pick your preferred term…
- [RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E41: 'Mishmash Monday, vol. 7'” (orig. released 02/04/19)
2025 re-run bonus notes: Our first re-run of our return to the practice is also the first-released [second produced] of a trilogy of music blocks. Long-time listeners of the show may already know what I'm talking about, but newer listeners…
- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: January 2025!
Today, I have two special announcements for you - actually, three (though only the first two appear in the announcement recording)! Apologies for how awkward and unscripted this recording is: - The first is a repeat of the all-call, callin…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R7: The Best of 2024”
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R7: The Best of 2024” ——————————————————— ——————————————————— ——————————————————— Today’s broadcast is C1R7 for Wayback Wednesday, January 15th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be "The Best of 2024…
- [Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2F: “Finally our Final Finale” (the grand finale)
Well, this is it, folks - our very last episode of Channel 2, taking a long….VERRRRRRY LONG last look back through the entirety of our show’s history, and featuring at least one track from every single episode! This episode really is obsce…
- [Ch F] "The Fire and the Glory" (XMas 89) 2024 35th Anniversary Edition
A 2024 rebroadcast of a 2016 production (with 2024 introduction) reading a 2012 essay on the events of Christmas 1989 - also a tribute to Christmas 1994 (by way of the 2024 intro) Background music in the 2016 production by Doctor Octoroc (…
- [Ch2] Nerd Noise Game Club: C2R4 - “The Best of Season 4” (our 2nd-to-last episode!)
Today’s broadcast is C2R4 for Wayback Wednesday, December 11th, 2024. Today’s Episode, our 2nd-to-last Ch 2 episode ever (or at least, 2nd-to-last one we PLAN to ever do) is our annual retrospective of the previous year of Channel 2 - in t…
- [Channel F] Nerd Noise Radio Channel 2 2024 Season 4 All Music (Music-Only)
Season 4 (2024) - The Final Season of Channel 2! 70 Tracks Season Runtime (MUSIC-ONLY vers.) - 03:27:17 Complete Season (MUSIC-ONLY vers.) Release Date: 12/08/2024 ---------------------------------------------------------- Episode: C2E16:…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E90: Turning 50 – The B-Sides (feat. Hugues)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E90 for Theme Thursday, November 21st 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 2 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of hi…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E89: Turning 50 – The A-Sides (feat. Hugues)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E89 for Theme Thursday, November 14th, 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 1 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of h…
- [Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club: C2E20 - “....all good things….”
Today’s Broadcast is C2E20, for Theme Thursday, Oct 24th, 2024. All good things must come to an end. Today is the final “regular” (as in, “final non-retrospective” episode - and as opposed to “final all time” episode). This will be the fin…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E88: FaceOff Friday – vol. 7”
Today’s broadcast is C1E88 for FaceOff Friday, Sept 27th, 2024. Today’s broadcast will be FaceOff Friday – vol. 7 – very likely to be our final FaceOff Friday episode! A1) Intro – 00:00:00 01) Double Dragon - Mission 2 - Kazunaka Yamane A)…
- [Ch 2] “Nerd Noise Game Club”: C2E19 - “Mystery Flavors”
Today’s broadcast is C2E19 for Theme Thursday, Sept 26th, 2024. Today’s theme is…..well, there are two themes, and they’re both a secret. Each host has their own mystery theme - can you guess what the themes are? Today’s episode is called…
- [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E87: TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 10”
Today’s broadcast is C1E87 for TwoFer Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024. Today’s broadcast will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 10. This episode is dedicated to my lovely wife, Jodee, on the occasion of releasing on our 25th wedding anniversary! A) Intro…