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Nerds At Church Podcast
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A podcast nerding out about the Scripture we read each week in worship and its connection to all things nerdery!

Cohosted by @queerpastor and @romans821

Find us at anchor.fm/nerdsatchurch or wherever you catch your podcasts!
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Whether you're casting Snuffleupagus' warmth & flitting visibility for Asiya, Gonzo's genderqueer Esther, Elmo's confusing testing of powers as Kamala Khan, or something else, our episode 5 #MuppetsMoment has all the options you need!

Let us know who you're casting!
ID: Snuffleupagus Muppet, a large Muppet with brown fur, a pink tongue, and large trunk and tail sits on hindlegs. ID: Gonzo the Muppet looks directly at the camera while wearing a yellow red hot peppers button-up shirt against a purple backdrop. ID: Elmo stands in an orange NASA space suit and hat by the NASA logo with an image of earth from space in the background to the right.
September 29, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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It's time once again for our #MuppetsMoment! Who are you casting this week?

Team Red teaming up with Gonzo the Great? Rowlf growling at the lions? Miles Morales taking on Muppet Lions in Daniel? So many options! Let us know who you are casting!
ID: Team Red (Daredevil, Spiderman, and Deadpool) are drawn in ready to fight stances facing a superimposed Gonzo the Great who stands in a superhero pose. ID: a family of four Muppet Lions stand together with Rowlf in the front by a piano. ID: a family of four Muppet Lions stand together with Miles Morales' animated Spider-Man swinging by in front.
September 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Since Jesus is the star of Episode 3, our #MuppetsMoment has taken on a new twist: which Muppet would you cast for which Gospel's version of Jesus?

John's Sweetums? Would Marks' Jesus be Big Bird? Gonzo? Someone else? Let us know and check out our latest episode for more!
ID: Sweetums the Muppet faces the camera with arms wide open, lower lip protruding with teeth sticking up, a large nose, and a furry head. ID: Big Bird, the Muppet from Sesame Street stands with orange legs and a yellow, feathered body, looking at the camera. ID: Gonzo the Muppet wears a yellow chili pepper button up shirt, plaid pants, and a hat while carrying Rizzo the Rat Muppet, who's wearing a letter jacket, on their shoulder.
September 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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It's time for another #MuppetsMoment!
Which Muppet would you cast for which hero?

Is it Scooter as Wilma Mankiller? The YipYips as Moses' Greek chorus? Miss Piggy's family for Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah?

Let us know!
ID: Scooter stands against a white background with a jacket, his glasses, and a clipboard in hand. ID: a blueish turquoise YipYip and a pink Yip Yip are in front of an old-fashioned radio. ID: Miss Piggy's family, in clockwise order beginning in the bottom left gather together: Annie Sue with kinky curls and a pink lacy dress; Spamela Hamderson with light brown hair and bangs and a black top; Miss Poogy with browner skin, a blonde wig, and fancy dress and pearls; Denise, a paler pink pig with brown hair; and Miss Piggy in a pink space suit.
August 25, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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It's time for our #MuppetsMoment!

Which Muppet would you cast for which hero in our first episode?

Idris Elba's Superman to an all Muppets cast? Miss Piggy as Lois? Noor as Ruth? Or some celebrity cameos on Sesame Street? Let us know who you're casting this week!
ID: Idris Elba looks directly at the camera with a powerful stare while wearing a white shirt and against a blue background ID: Miss Piggy wears a gray coat, white gloves with a ring, and a black hat with coiffed blonde hair and a pearl necklace. ID: Noor, a Bangladeshi refugee smiles and waves while wearing pink clothes and yellow sandals
August 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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With our new season dropping, we're back with our #MuppetsMoment!

This week's question is: What Muppet would you want as a guest this season?

Gonzo the Great? Miss Piggy? Somebody else? Let us know!
ID: Gonzo the Great wears a pink cape and holds up a heavy looking black bowling ball as if by magic with a red and orange sign in the background that reads "Gonzo the Great". ID: Miss Piggy wears a gray coat, white gloves with a ring, and a black hat with coiffed blonde hair and a pearl necklace.
August 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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From kids' books to Process and Reality and more, for this week's #MuppetsMoment, which Muppet do you want narrating which audiobook?
Fozzie to slow down for kids? Miss Piggy narrating Valentina Tereshkova as the First Lady of Space? Rowlf setting the book to music?
ID: Fozzie, the Muppet, wears a scarf and hat and stands at a mic in front of a brick wall, talking into the mic. ID: Miss Piggy wears a gray coat, white gloves with a ring, and a black hat with coiffed blonde hair and a pearl necklace. ID: Rowlf sits to play the piano and looks toward the camera.
April 14, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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We're back from Holy Week, travels, & tech troubles with the very important question for this week's #MuppetsMoment:

Which Muppet would you like to travel to space with?

Rizzo to get in the tight spaces? Gonzo's awe & wisdom? the Pigs in Space for experience? Someone else?
ID: Rizzo the Muppet wears a suit and raises a hand facing the camera. ID: Gonzo the Muppet is covered in foil with wires connected to a metal cap. ID: three pig Muppets in space suits look towards the camera with a starry night in the background.
April 11, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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With @jeremycobb1.bsky.social as our guest, this week's #MuppetsMoment *had* to dive into D&D, so which Muppet do you most want to play in D&D and what class would they be?

Gonzo as Magician or Bard? The Swedish Chef as alchemist or warlock? Electric Mayhem full of bards?

Let us know!
ID: Gonzo the Great wears a pink cape and holds up a heavy looking black bowling ball as if by magic with a red and orange sign in the background that reads "Gonzo the Great". ID: The Swedish Chef wears a chef's hat and carries a wooden spoon, holding a hand up in a wave. ID: The members of Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band group together with their instruments and smile and play.
March 17, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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It's time for this week's celestial #MuppetsMoment!

Which Muppet would you trust with a sextant to keep you safely navigating during sea journeys?

Is it Scooter with his attention to detail and precision? Count von Count's numbers and vampiric late nights? Someone else?
ID: Scooter stands against a white background with a jacket, his glasses, and a clipboard in hand. ID: Count von Count faces the camera on one knee with a hand spread out with all four fingers, smiling and wearing a teal cape with a multicolor lining.
March 10, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Which male Muppet do you want to visit Bill Nye?

Fozzie to help with the entertainment/comedy? Scooter's note taking? Ernie for the water science with Rubber Ducky & tagalong Bert to report on it? Somebody else?

Let us know your pick for this week's #MuppetsMoment!
ID: Fozzie, the Muppet, wears a scarf and hat and stands at a mic in front of a brick wall, as if doing stand-up comedy. ID: Scooter stands against a white background with a jacket, his glasses, and a clipboard in hand. ID: Ernie the Muppet holds Rubber Ducky and smiles towards the camera.
March 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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For this week's #MuppetsMoment we're asking: which Muppet would make the best astronomer?

Is it Miss Piggy, who would definitely get the telescope she needs? Skeeter with her adventuring and exploring spirit? Elmo with Elmo's curiosity and wonder? Someone else?

Let us know!
ID: Miss Piggy in the bottom right wears and pinkish-purple sparkly top and pears with flowing blond hair and looks up and left towards a background covered in starry night sky. ID: Muppet Baby Skeeter wears glasses and dark orange dreads with a green shirt that shows her belly and blue pants. Skeeter smiles towards the camera. ID: Elmo stands in an orange NASA space suit and hat by the NASA logo with an image of earth from space in the background to the right.
February 26, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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This week's #MuppetsMoment, we're wondering: If a Muppet was going to be a space phenomenon, which one would they be?

Would a Pulsar have the frenetic energy of Animal? Would Kermit gather everyone like gravity? Or Cookie Monster as the earth with a C is for Cookie Moon nearby?
ID: Animal is depicted with arms out and legs running against the background of a pulsar. ID: Kermit the Frog is surrounded by Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, and Camilla. ID: Cookie Monster is depicted in a rocket ship taking a bite out of the moon, which looks suspiciously like a cookie.
February 18, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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If the Muppets did a musical called “Our Solar System”, which song would be your favorite?

"Pluto, We Miss You", "Jumping on Jupiter", "Space Hopping", or something else?

Let us know your #MuppetsMoment song choice (made up, spoofing something, or an actual song)!
ID: the members of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band play a song against a black background ID: Rowlf wears a blue hat, plays the piano and looks toward the camera, singing ID: Kermit holds a microphone in the foreground with the cast of the Muppets Show in the background as they all perform a musical number.
February 11, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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It's time for another #MuppetsMoment! Which Muppet would be which astrological sign?

Is Miss Piggy more Leo or more Taurus? Is Kermit Libra or Cancer? Count von Count a Scorpio? Gonzo an Aquarius? Let us know what you think!
ID: Miss Piggy looks glamorous in a white dress with jewelry and coiffed blonde hair. The Taurus and Leo symbols are visible in corners of the image. ID: Kermit happily sings and plays the banjo with a rainbow in the background. The Libra and Cancer symbols are visible in the corners. ID: Count von Count kneels with his cape, an earthy teal on the outside and colorful inside, and holds up a hand with four fingers. The Scorpio symbol is in the top left corner. ID: Gonzo wears a yellow shirt with red chili peppers on it looking forward. The Aquarius symbol is in the top right corner.
February 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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For our #MuppetsMoment this week: What gifts would the Magi-Muppets bring?

Miss Piggy with karate lessons or a royal gown or robe for baby Jesus? Oscar the Grouch with a trash can reminder of mortality? The Swedish Chef with divinity to bring to mind the divine? What else?
ID: Miss Piggy wears a glamorous magenta gown, posing for the camera ID: Oscar the Grouch leans an elbow on his trash can. ID: The Swedish Chef wears a chef's hat and carries a wooden spoon, holding a hand up in a wave.
January 21, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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Shifting into #MuppetsMoments with the new season, we're asking you our question each week (usually Sundays). So, if each Muppet made their own universe, who’s universe would you want to live in and what do you think it would be like?

Fozzie's with puns? Rowlf's warm & musical? Something else?
ID: Fozzie, the Muppet, wears a scarf and hat in front of a mic with a brick background as if doing stand-up comedy. ID: Rowlf the Muppet sits at a piano as if playing it with a candelabra lit in the background.
January 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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What's your favorite New Year’s tradition or experience?

Let us know and learn more about New Year's traditions in our last episode for season 3: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ner...
ID: a photo by Marisol Benitez on Unsplash shows two hands holding sparklers in front of evergreen branches lit by colorful lights.
November 26, 2023 at 2:12 PM
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'Tis the season now, so is it Hazel the goat from Elliot the Littlest Reindeer as a cool goat and Shaun the Sheep for the counterpart? Or Kermit, Scooter, or Gonzo shepherding safely?

Let us know who you are casting this week for #LetsMakeAMuppetsMusical!
ID: Hazel the goat from Elliot the Littlest Reindeer standing in a snowy bluesky day ID: Shaun the Sheep with several sheep and a dog. ID: Kermit and Scooter with headphones on "behind the scenes" at the Muppets Show. ID: Kermit and Gonzo looking at each other in deep discussion.
November 24, 2023 at 5:58 PM
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What's the coolest currency or coin you've seen? Bonus points for pictures!!

Let us know and check out our latest episode for more: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ner...
ID: A map of the world shows each country as its currency against black waters.
November 19, 2023 at 2:04 PM
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Who’s got talent(s)?

Is it Gonzo's great stunts and puns? Is Elmo looking for the talent buried in the dark?

Who are you casting this week for #LetsMakeAMuppetsMovie?
ID: Gonzo the Great poses in his yellow outfit with helmet. ID: Elmo outfitted with gardening clothes, is ready to dig in.
November 17, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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From candlelight to black lights, to disco lights, what is your favorite type of mood lighting?  For what mood?
ID: black and white line drawing depicts modes of lighting through the ages from Antiquity (Prehistory, Egyptian, Assyrian, Roman, Carthaginian, Merovingian period), Middle age and modern times (11th through 18th centuries), and the Contemporary period (the original Argand lamp, Antoine Quinquet's improved Argand lamp, Stephenson Geordie lamp, Street light, Davy lamp, theater Air-fed wick lamp, Railway lamp, Carcel lamp, Gasifier, Auer gas lamp with gas mantle, Gas street lighting with regular and high intensity burners, Auer petrol lamp, Air-fed petrol lamp, Incandescent electricity, electric Lighthouse, electric Mine lamp, electric Arc light, Acetylene burning lamp, Acetylene bycicle lamp, Acetylene lamp, Japanese Street light, Rickshaw light, Lantern for funerals, and Portable lantern).
November 12, 2023 at 2:45 PM
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Whether it's Miss Piggy as wise bridesmaid guarding her oil (with some pig chops, of course!) or Dr. Bunsen experimenting with oil and Beaker carrying around a beaker of oil, there's tons of options for #LetsMakeAMuppetsMusical for this week!

Who are you casting?
ID: Miss Piggy wears a fancy pink dress, looking fabulous. ID: Dr. Bunsen and Beaker experiment with electricity and jumper cables.
November 11, 2023 at 2:55 AM
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What is your favorite thing about bonfires?

Let us know and check out our latest episode for more on how they're connected to Guy Fawkes Day:
ID: a photo by Cedric Verstraete on Unsplash shows a bonfire lit up at night.
November 5, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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While Avenue Q may be the best for Guy Fawkes, an Evil Beaker could definitely be a plotter while Statler & Waldorf comment on the terrible plan. But would Evil Bunsen or Beaker try to dry the gun powder by the fire?

Who're you casting for this week's #LetsMakeAMuppetsMusical!
ID: the Muppet and human cast of Avenue Q gather together smiling for the camera. ID: Statler and Waldorf stand back to back with arms folded, looking grumpily toward the camera. ID: a confident Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and a scared Beaker work on an experiment together.
November 3, 2023 at 2:46 PM