digital entertainment founded february 2012 founder chris hardwick and peter levin headquarters burbank california united states key people chris hardwick co founder & ceo owner wanda group parent legendary digital networks website www.nerdist.com nerdist industries llc is part of the digital division of legendary entertainment . nerdist industries was founded as a sole podcast the nerdist podcast created by chris hardwick but later spread to include a network of podcasts a premium content youtube channel a news division nerdist news and a television version of the original podcast produced by and aired on bbc america . contents 1 history 2 nerdist news 3 nerdist podcast 4 nerdist podcast network 4.1 inactive former podcasts 5 nerdist showroom 6 youtube channel 7 other 8 see also 9 references 10 external links history edit nerdist industries was formed in february 2012 after hardwick and peter levin geekchicdaily merged their separate entertainment projects into nerdist industries after which geekchicdaily was rebranded nerdist news . the newly formed company began to produce additional podcasts under the nerdist industries banner as well as producing content and webshows for its nerdist youtube channel . in july 2012 nerdist industries was acquired by legendary entertainment . it was announced that nerdist industries would operate independently with hardwick and levin as its co presidents . 1 peter levin left nerdist industries in 2013 and now heads lionsgate s interactive ventures and games . hardwick then took over and continues to serve as chief executive officer . 2 3 nerdist news edit main article nerdist news nerdist news founded february 2012 ; formerly geekchicdaily is the nerdist branded pop culture newsletter founded and originally operated by former nerdist industries ceo peter levin . the cross platform publisher currently has two newsletter publications nerdist news and tokyopop . geekchicdaily became nerdist news after it merged with nerdist to form nerdist industries in february 2012 . 4 5 in late 2013 nerdist news transitioned to a web series on youtube channel nerdist hosted by previous ign daily fix presenter jessica chobot that airs five days a week to bring the latest news in nerdy pop culture . nerdist podcast edit main article the nerdist podcast the nerdist podcast the flagship podcast of nerdist industries is a weekly interview show launched february 8 2010 about what it really means to be a nerd hosted by web soup and talking dead host chris hardwick who is usually accompanied by jonah ray and matt mira . 6 the audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers sometimes at their own home . 7 guests are varied though typically relate to either stand up comedy nerd culture or both and have included cm punk rob zombie stan lee ozzy osbourne jeri ryan drew carey and several cast and crew of community doctor who and star trek the next generation . nerdist podcast network edit during 2011 nerdist began releasing various other podcasts . as of january 2016 the full range includes 8 bizarre states hosted by jessica chobot and andrew bowser cashing in with t. j. miller hosted by cash levy with only guest t. j. miller cash withdrawal spinoff of cashing in hosted by cash levy chewin it with kevin and steve hosted by kevin heffernan and steve lem me comic book club hosted by justin tyler pete lepage and alex zalben competitive erotic fan fiction hosted by bryan cook ding donger with matt braunger dining with doug & karen hosted by karen anderson and doug benson half hour happy hour hosted by alison haislip and alex albrecht hound tall discussion series hosted by moshe kasher the jackie and laurie show hosted by jackie kashian and laurie kilmartin james bonding a james bond podcast hosted by matt gourley and matt mira the jonah keri podcast sports based podcast hosted by jonah keri jonah raydio a music based podcast hosted by jonah ray the jv club hosted by janet varney the k ohle a multi format podcast hosted by kurt braunohler kicking and screaming hosted by jenna elfman and bodhi elfman the legacy music hour hosted by brent weinbach and rob f. love alexi hosted by alexi wasser mike and tom eat snacks hosted by michael ian black and tom cavanagh the mutant season hosted by 13 year old gil nerdist comics panel hosted by len wein ben blacker heath corson and adam beechen the nerdist podcast flagship podcast pop my culture hosted by cole stratton and vanessa ragland pro you because you re worth it hosted by tom j. deters puck soup hosted by greg wyshynski and dave lozo terrified hosted by dave ross today we learned hosted by dan casey and razzle dangerously the todd glass show hosted by todd glass will you accept this rose bachelor themed podcast hosted by arden myrin erin foley and eddie pepitone the writers panel moderated by ben blacker you made it weird hosted by pete holmes inactive former podcasts edit the alton browncast a food and food personality based podcast hosted by food network star alton brown big pop fun hosted by tom wilson feab four eyes and beard hosted by matt mira and scott mosier ; a co production with smodcast humans from earth hosted by geoff boucher the indoor kids a video game centred podcast hosted by kumail nanjiani and emily v. gordon making it hosted by riki lindhome nerdist writers panel moderated by ben blacker sex nerd sandra hosted by sandra daugherty thrilling adventure hour scripted show based on old timey radio shows watkins family hour led by sean watkins and sara watkins at largo we re alive a story of survival the wrestling compadres slamcast nerdist showroom edit the nerdist showroom also known as nerdmelt or the nerdmelt showroom is a performance space operated in collaboration with and located inside meltdown comics in los angeles california . the showroom opened in april 2011 and features the nerdist logo near the entrance plush chairs dark walls and a far off green room . performances include live stand up comedy storytelling shows sketch comedy movie screenings writer s panels and podcast recordings . it is also the home of the comedy central television series the meltdown with jonah & kumail . past performers include louis c.k. jim gaffigan dan harmon kumail nanjiani jonah ray and robin williams . 9 youtube channel edit content featured on nerdist s youtube channel as of june 2014 includes 10 11 4 points interview show hosted by alex albrecht and alison haislip ain t it cool with harry knowles a video version of harry knowles website ain t it cool news a tv and film news rumour and review site awkward family photos blood and guts with scott ian breaking belding chris hardwick s all star celebrity bowling a celebrity bowling competition where teams compete for the charities of their choice comic book club a video version of the podcast of the same name cops skyrim a voice over cops style parody of the game skyrim diy dammit double jump dvk daniel van kirk dr. tran animated shorts featuring dr. tran face to face with weird al yankovic a celebrity interview show with weird al yankovic fangoria s blood and guts a show about monster makeup and gore effects hosted by scott ian game off grammar slam presented by former professional wrestler cm punk hero complex interview show hosted by geoff boucher of hero complex magazine and website featuring interviews with prominent film and tv personnel the indoor kids a video version of the popular podcast a video game based show hosted by kumail nanjiani and emily v. gordon info minute just cos a series based around cosplay and conventions justice league of america justin willman s magic meltdown series featuring magician justin willman performing magic math bites neil s puppet dreams neil patrick harris stars as himself and has dreams featuring puppets nerd down & 10 the sklar brothers break down nerd and pop culture topics as if they were sports nerdist comedy shorts nerdist news a video version of the nerdist news nerdterns nerdy jobs with matt bennett reasons to be scared of the future realm of larp a series about the world of live action role playing set list stand up without a net stand up comedy performances sifl & olly simian undercover detective squad s.u.d.s. odd couple ape detectives skreet and yeager are forced to partner up and solve crime skyrim at the movies star talk a video version of the startalk radio podcast a science based show hosted by dr. neil degrasse tyson superego the thrilling adventure hour a video version of the thrilling adventure hour podcast they call me baba booey gary dell abate aka baba booey producer of the howard stern show and tech and audio enthusiast explores the latest products and pop culture try this at home with crabcat industries tournament of nerds a show featuring nerds debating each other about their favorite pop culture characters ucb presents between the scenes weird sh t from japan jukka hilden explores aspects of japanese culture under the watchful eye of japanophile and comedian chad mullane what you missed by not playing write now with jimmy pardo pardo hosts this show where a team of writers write jokes on the fly about a guest stand up comedian other edit midnight produced for comedy central see also edit the nerdist podcast references edit legendary entertainment acquires nerdist industries . legendary . 2012 07 10 . retrieved 2014 06 28 . lionsgate names nerdist s peter levin president interactive ventures . deadline.com . 2014 04 30 . retrieved 2014 06 28 . graser marc march 4 2014 . chris hardwick s nerdist gets new leadership . variety . retrieved june 28 2014 . geekchicdaily now nerdist news wave of joy engulfs universe . nerdist.com . retrieved 2014 06 28 . marc graser 2011 06 06 . nerdist geekchic team up . variety . retrieved 2014 06 28 . abernathy samantha 15 november 2011 nerdist podcast will record live in chicago chicagoist retrieved 2011 11 19 moody mike february 24 2010 . comedians cut loose on chris hardwick s nerdist podcast . tv squad . retrieved january 25 2011 . podcasts landing nerdist . nerdist.com . retrieved 2014 06 28 . about nerdmelt . meltdown comics . retrieved june 28 2014 . nerdist youtube channel . youtube . retrieved 2014 06 28 . videos landing nerdist . nerdist . external links edit the nerdist official site nerdist s channel on youtube v t e wanda group film amc theatres kerasotes theatres open road films co owned with regal entertainment group odeon cinemas star theatres starplex cinemas uci cinemas legendary entertainment legendary pictures legendary east legendary digital networks geek & sundry nerdist industries amy poehler s smart girls asylum entertainment legendary comics oriental movie metropolis wanda cinemas hoyts wanda media wuzhou film distribution sports atl tico madrid 20 % infront sports & media world triathlon corporation other sunseeker retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nerdist industries & oldid 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