Best Polished Nerd Podcasts (2025)

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Ramón Morcillo – Mapmelon co-founder is popularizing community colivings & nomading the globe 1:26:21

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Piotrek Bodera sits down with Ramón Morcillo, co-founder of Mapmelon, for an inspiring conversation about the digital nomad lifestyle, the rise of co-livings, and building community on the road. Ramón shares his journey from Alicante and Madrid to becoming a full-time nomad, his experiences in places like Tenerife, Morocco, Southeast Asia, and Arge…

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Mateusz Urbanowicz – Polish artist of “Your Name” anime & Tokyo Storefronts watercolor book on freelancing and animation 1:37:22

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Mateusz Urbanowicz is a Polish artist living in Japan. And in this conversation, you'll learn all the details about he's wonderful journey from Poland to Japan and then to CoMix Wave Films. One of the big anime studios, renowned for “Your Name”. The anime that at a time was the second highest grossing anime ever, and Mateusz was painting the backgr…

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Lorenzo Simonini – The Extra-national Sailing Slowmad (slow-moving nomad) 1:23:59

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In this episode, we sit down with Lorenzo, a sailing slowmad who has traded the traditional corporate life for a life of adventure on the open seas. Recorded aboard his sailboat during a passage from Tenerife to Gibraltar, Lorenzo shares his fascinating journey from growing up in Verona, Italy, to becoming an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley. …

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Dirk Delisse – Online Therapist for Ambitious Singles and Couples seeking Healthy Relationships 1:24:30

1y ago1:24:30

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Fostering healthy relationships is Dirk Delisse's specialty. As an online therapist, he supports ambitious people who do have a partner, or have issues finding one. In this episode, Dirk addresses situationships, common in the digital nomad community, and the importance of spending quality time with aging parents. Furthermore, his entrepreneurial j…

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Marc Wieland – Swiss location-independent web developer in his twenties roaming the globe 1:54:48

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Passion for traveling, chatting with locals, and landscape photography is what inspires Marc to be nomadic. Thanks to his determination, he found a Swiss web agency, that allows him to work four days a week and from anywhere. Listen to Marc's full story about how he started, how he uses Tinder to find local friends, not hookups, and what is the mos…

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Eirik Mo – Remote Full Stack Web Developer and Mighty Hiking Viking 2:17:34

1+ y ago2:17:34

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One of the greatest people I met at Nine Coliving. Nature loving Norwegian, honestly sharing details of his journey. From being bullied at school and struggling with mental health to becoming a location independent software developer. Listen to how volunteering, meditation, and everyday learning help him to be a better human. We also dive into Web3…

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Anne Kuppens – passionate community-driven creator of Nine Coliving in Tenerife 1:30:17

3y ago1:30:17

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Healthy thriving community is the most important quality for Anne Kuppens, the owner and creator of Nine Coliving in Tenerife. I had a privilege to experience it and befriend many nomads by staying for over a year at this magical place. In our conversation we talk about Anne's passion for traveling, Latin America, salsa, and how she built the coliv…

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Dirk Delisse – Licensed Online Therapist & Yoga Teacher practicing Flexible Living 1:26:33

4y ago1:26:33

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Dirk Delisse is a peaceful human being that combines his love for punk rock, yoga, traveling, and helping other people. As a licensed online therapist for the Dutch healthcare system, he works remotely from sunny spots around the globe. Flexible Living is the way of life he practices and teaches in the online course, that's designed for people look…

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Elaine & Kevin – mindful hosts of The Hatchery Place coliving in Kuala Lumpur 1:28:47

4y ago1:28:47

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For the first time, I have two guests at once – Elaine Wong and Kevin Yeoh. They are the most generous hosts of The Hatchery Place. It's a very cozy coliving space, where I lived between October 2019 and September 2020. They transitioned from corporate careers to the world of arts and crafts, where Hatchery is a central place of their varied activi…

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Benjamin Lupton – open-source developer widens perspective through long-term travel and philosophy 2:13:00

4y ago2:13:00

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The third episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast is here! This time fellow digital nomad from Perth in Australia is my guest. Ben is cheerful yet contemplating developer and community builder. He dropped NDA work offers at Facebook and Google to stay true to the open-source movement. His travels include long-distance hitchhiking in Australia, truly be…

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The Nerds Polish King Kong vs. Godzilla! 1:03:29

4+ y ago1:03:29

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We're back for Season 2! Before you watch the epic battles of Godzilla and Kong in theaters and on HBO Max, join us as we explore their, um... humble origins in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)! Is there a way we could've saved this movie? Probably not. But just like the creators of this cinematic gem, we'll pretend to try our best. King Kong vs. Godz…

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The Nerds Polish the Star Wars Holiday Special! 49:50

5y ago49:50

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'Tis the season... for government mandated curfews, watching concerts in your living room, growling and roaring at your family, and Grandpa itching for some extra company? No, we're not talking about the world under the pandemic. For the season finale of Nerds Polish Turds, we're talking about The Star Wars Holiday Special! Since this fabled sequel…

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The Nerds Have a Fantastic Feast! 1:30:41

5y ago1:30:41

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This has nothing to do with the franchise with a Johnny Depp-shaped hole and everything to do with Marvel's first family they just don't know what to do with, the Fantastic Four! This week will be a little different as instead of arguing against the turds, we argue for it. Witness our virtual Friendsgiving argument. But instead of sports of politic…

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The Nerds Polish Ghost Rider! 48:50

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Nicholas Cage done made a deal with the Devil on this one, kids. We wonder if it was worth it in this latest episode of Nerds Polish Turds! Ghost Rider (2007) is a film by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © 2007 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and GH One LLC. All Rights Reserved. | Ghost Rider character ™ & © 2019 Marvel Characters, Inc. All R…

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The Nerds Polish Dark Phoenix! 1:04:37

5y ago1:04:37

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There's a powerful force brewing inside Jean Grey, and it stinks... We thought they'd learned the first time, but 20th Century Fox just couldn't stay away from the Dark Phoenix storyline. Now, hear what we think of the new movie! Dark Phoenix (2019) is a 20th Century Fox film. DIRECTED BY Simon Kinberg WRITTEN BY Simon Kinberg PRODUCED BY Simon Kin…

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The Nerds Polish The Last Airbender! 1:02:13

5y ago1:02:13

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"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Whatever element you add, this turd still stinks. "Long ago, the fandom watched Avatar: The Last Airbender in harmony. Then, everything changed when M. Knight Shyamalan attacked. "Only the Nerds, masters of amateur opinions, could fix it. But when the movie was made, they were in middle school. "10 years passed and my frie…

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Guillaume Lorain – Blogger that combines traveling solo and creating profitable websites 1:31:14

5y ago1:31:14

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For the second episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast, I invited Guillaume Lorain – a digital nomad from France. He's running a sustainable network of French blogs and provides web dev consulting. Microsoft branch in Paris was the place where Guillaume started, later on establishing his location-independent freelance gigs. That resulted in a great jou…

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The Nerds Polish Justice League! 59:59

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Gordon- "How many changes can you make for Justice League to be a good movie?" Batman- "Not enough." It's no Snyder Cut, but the Nerds got some crap to say about Justice League, the Turd that's already been polished God knows how many times. Nerds Polish Turds is hosted by Avery Polinori, Tanner, and Mason. Justice League (2017) is property of Warn…

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The Nerds Polish The Phantom Menace! 58:16

5y ago58:16

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"Meesa no like dis!" The Gungan leader Boss Nass describes our feelings exactly when it comes to this stinker from Lucasfilm. We talk about it and how much of a difference a haircut can make in movie quality. Nerds Polish Turds is hosted by Avery Polinori, Tanner, and Mason. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) is property of Lucasfilm an…

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Fajar Siddiq – From Pro Yo-Yo to Digital Nomad – Thoughtful Leader in the Maker Community 2:08:18

5y ago2:08:18

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This is the very first deep conversation recorded for the Nerd on Tour Podcast. I couldn’t ask for a better guest than Fajar Siddiq. A known influencer in the Maker Community, who is always there for you to support, provide feedback, and help to get customers for your bootstrapped project. Fajar lives in culturally dense and diverse Singapore, and …

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Nerd on Tour Podcast Trailer 1:04

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Hi! I'm Piotrek Bodera and this is Nerd on Tour Podcast for digital nomads. Since 2005 I've been working in tourism and web development around the globe. Here I combine the best bits of the Internet, long-term traveling, and decentralization. Each episode unlocks wisdom through the power of thoughtful conversation My guests are fascinating personal…

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Polished Nerd Podcast Episode 12: So... What Did We Miss? 1:46:35

7y ago1:46:35

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So... what did we miss?Ollie and Matt make their triumphant(?) return, and discuss everything they've missed, including Spider Man, Iron Fist and THAT James Gunn story...Also an apology for dropping off of the face of the planet, as well as some new ideas for the future.By Two Polished Nerds