Nerd Poker - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This is the best D&D live play podcast I’ve heard and to my knowledge it’s been around longer than the others too. It’s got a great, hilarious cast and the DM is great at telling a story. I’ve had tons of laughs listening to this and has encouraged me to finally learn to play the game myself.

The new season at the beginning of 2024 has finally restored and saved this podcast. The ZOOM era was unlistenable for me. I love the creative and oddball story telling and fantastical characters and personalities. My only gripe now is that some of the DM “downtime” (tracking initiative or looking up information, etc.) should be edited out and maximize the amount of the hour of actual action and story telling.

I’ve been listening to this podcast for years now. It’s the closest I’ve been able to find to the old memories I have of my friends and I playing D^2. They’re all fun geeks who do a great job with the roll playing aspect of the game, and I think Dan does a great job of DM’ing.
I want to preface this comment by saying that I’m not saying Brian cheats, but I’ve played a whole lot of DND; the dice have been kind and they’ve also killed a friend or two. If someone were to take all the rolls he’s made over the years, I’d be willing to bet the positive rolls outweigh the negative, and maybe to the point of impossibility.
Maybe I’m just jealous for his ability to roll well, I don’t know. Sarah and I have similar “rolling luck”. Anyway, this is a great show, and I love all these nerds!

Great group of friends playing D&D and cracking jokes! Sprinkle in some character chaos and creativity adventuring has made me a listener for life. Glad to have the group back together under the same roof again.