Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan

About Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan

Hey folks. Mandy Kaplan here. I’d like to share a bit about my intentions and mission for MMAN if you’ll indulge me. You will? Huzzah! Look, I am a lot of things. I’m a writer, actress, mother, and lover of musicals and cats, but NOT Cats, The Musical. Give me a little bit of credit, would ya? So...throughout my life, I’ve been surrounded (and intrigued) by all things nerd. A sister who plays D&D, a Star Wars-obsessed husband, friends who love anime, comic books, video games, and...well, you get the picture. Somehow, I have always held it all at arm's length. Not to get too deep, but maybe I never thought I was smart enough to follow it. Or maybe I have control issues and have never been able to embrace fantastical things like dragons and time travel. Until now! So, with an open mind and heart, I am ready to join this massive (and beautifully inclusive) club and GEEK THE #%$ OUT! It’s time for all my wonderfully strange friends to baptize me into NERD-DOM. Please join me on this journey. Who knows? Maybe you’ll discover or remember a side of yourself along the way. Or at least make fun of me as I try!

Publisher

TruStory FM

Category

comedy · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

33 of 119 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Werecats and Beignets: Scooby Doo on Zombie Island with Journie Ma-Johnson

   Host Mandy Kaplan and actress Journie Ma-Johnson explore the groundbreaking "Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island," dissecting its real monsters and enduring mysteries.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Super Sentai: The Spandex Empire Behind Power Rangers with Omari Miller

   Host Mandy Kaplan and actor Omari Miller explore the surprising business and cultural history behind the Super Sentai franchise and its Power Rangers adaptation.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What If There Were Too Many Dogs? The Andy Griffith Show with Breaking Mayberry

   Host Mandy Kaplan and Breaking Mayberry hosts Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig explore the enduring appeal and intense fandom of The Andy Griffith Show, revealing surprising insights into its cultural impact.

Inside a recent episode

Werecats and Beignets: Scooby Doo on Zombie Island with Journie Ma-Johnson

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] 1998. Yeah. And it looked very similar to what I watched in the 70s and 80s. You know, it was classic animation 2D. It wasn't fancy CGI. And the music felt reminiscent. It really felt like a throwback. Were there other iterations of Scooby-Doo where they did modernize and get, you know, CGI? Yeah. cgi uh there's been like some movies i think i think there was one i think it's called scoob it's like scoob exclamation point and i think that one is like cgi animated but as far as for stuff that's been on tv it's all been 2D animated the Scooby Doo. The Scooby Doo that I grew up with is What's New Scooby Doo, which came out in 2001 or 2002, I believe. […]

Who has been a guest on Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Journie Ma-Johnson
• Omari Miller
• Marty Schneider
• Dan Ludwig
• Justine Huxley

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

216,983

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

76 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

91

YouTube

82

Engagement

51

Questions about Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan