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Episode 35 – Mel reads, Matt acts, Kelly equivocates

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS35.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSNurture and Support’s favorite pro bono voice over guy, Matt Shivers joined us once again.  SPOILER ALERT: At the end of the show Mel and Kelly start talking Breaking Bad again – they can’t help themselves. Mel’s Recommendation: Blah blah 4 book trilogy, blah blah (awesome cover pics) Click the Pics to unfurl the awesome.     Book Trilogy: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams This Epic Fantasy actually consisted of 4 paperbacks because the last book had to be … Continue reading →

Episode 34 – Books about Mormons and Witches. What could go wrong?

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Episode 32 – Anime, Manga, and a Sharktopus!

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS32.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSWe talk Attack on Titan, Sharktopus Art, and the Amazon Prime Directive. Kelly’s Recommendation: TV Series/Book (Manga): Attack on Titan The Anime series is available on Netflix! Check out the first book in the Manga Series here. Attack on Titan is the story of humanity’s ongoing struggle against people-devouring giants called Titans. The Anime on Netflix uses subtitles, so it counts as reading!!   Mel’s Recomendations: Because Mel couldn’t decide on which was more awesome, she’s recommending 2 Digital Artists today! … Continue reading →

‘The Magicians’ Update!

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The folks over at Syfy have greenlit a pilot based on ‘The Magicians’ by Lev Grossman. If you’ve forgotten, we talked about that book back on Episode 26. This could be pretty cool! The author had this to say about the news: On Wednesday night I got a call from my producer and the two geniuses who’ve been working on the pilot script for the Magicians TV show since literally last August. They were standing around a speakerphone yelling. Word had come down: Syfy greenlit us. They’re making the pilot. This is a big break for me. I’ve been talking to people … Continue reading →

Episode 26 – Some Magicians make Orphans Translate Things.

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Episode 24 – The Breaking Bad Episode

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Episode 22 – Streaming Martians Next Door

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/hsfcorgis.com/nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS22.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSMatt (@mattshiversVO) joins Mel and Kelly again for episode 22 of Nurture and Support!  In addition to the usual recommendations, SOMEONE throws out a “bite me” in this episode.  You might be surprised who. “It was not as unpleasant as I anticipated.” ~Kelly Kelly’s Recommendation: App/Webservice: Nextdoor Basically, a secure “Facebook” for your neighborhood. Available online at Nextdoor.com and via apps on iOS and Android. Very useful to track wildlife in your neighborhood. 😉   Matt’s Recommendation: Webservice/Movies and TV:  Netflix and … Continue reading →

Episode 20 – 1st travel app, 2nd Captain America movie, 3rd Diablo – PLUS the best sounding microphone ever on the podcast!

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.hsfcorgis.com/ns/NS20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSWe game, we travel, and we Run into Captain America! Special Guest Matt Shivers! @MattShiversVO on twitter. He’s a freelance Voice Over Artist who makes us sound really, really bad. ShiversMedia.com and @ShiversMedia Matt is also on Kelly’s ENEMY OF THE STATE! list. So is Mel. Basically, so is about everyone else. Kelly’s Recommendation: App: TripIt A travel organization app available on iOS and Android for FREE. Check out Tripit.com Stores all of your travel reservation and creates an itinerary to keep … Continue reading →

Episode 19 – Man-eating Lions meet Gogol Bordello on the Fringe

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.hsfcorgis.com/ns/NS19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSThis week we have a SPECIAL GUEST! Jeans is back with a book about man-eating lions. Mel follows Pacey from Dawson’s Creek to Fringe and finds John Noble. And Finally Kelly exposes us to an amazing Gypsy Punk band called Gogol Bordello. Mel’s Recommendation: TV Series: Fringe Starred Joshua Jackson and John Noble. Peter reluctantly teams up with his father to help the Fringe Division of the FBI solve odd cases involving spontaneous combustion, face melting, and horrific new diseases. We … Continue reading →