ID10T with Chris Hardwick

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ID10T with Chris Hardwick (formerly The Nerdist Podcast)
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Presentation
Hosted by Chris Hardwick
GenreComedy, entertainment, talk
LanguageEnglish
Production
ProductionKatie Levine
Opening theme"Hero of Time" by Fartbarf
No. of episodes1144 (as of March 8, 2022)
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 8, 2010;14 years ago (February 8, 2010)
Provider Cadence13 (formerly: Nerdist) [1]

ID10T with Chris Hardwick (formerly The Nerdist Podcast, until February 2018) is a weekly podcast "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by Chris Hardwick. From its launch in 2010 until 2018, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira were usual co-hosts, [2] after which Hardwick hosted alone. As of January 30,2023, the most recent episode was published on 22 March 2022; no announcement has been made as to whether more will follow.

Contents

Format

The audio podcasts were typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home. [3] Guests typically relate to either stand-up comedy, geek and nerd culture, or both. Occasional "hostful" episodes featured solely Hardwick, Ray and Mira.

History

The show launched February 8, 2010. It served as the flagship podcast for Nerdist Industries, which was founded in 2012 after the success of The Nerdist Podcast. The show's theme song was "Hero of Time" by the analog synthesizer band Fartbarf. Prior to the February 2018 name change, the theme song was "Jetpack Blues, Sunset Hues" by Anamanaguchi.

In 2012 Hardwick sold the Nerdist brand to the Legendary Entertainment, but remained as chief director of Nerdist. Hardwick's contract with Legendary Network ended at the end of 2017, and the podcast separated from Legendary-owned Nerdist Industries; in February 2018, the podcast was re-branded as ID10T with Chris Hardwick and moved to Cadence13. Hardwick changed the name after he moved it to become a part of his own ID10T merchandise and festival company. The podcast itself continued to operate under the same premise, with Hardwick, Mira, and Ray serving as hosts and Katie Levine serving as producer, although by this point other professional commitments had already meant Mira and Ray appeared increasingly infrequently on the show. [1] The phrase ID10T is technical error code for a computer malfunction caused by the human user. [4]

The podcast went on a hiatus in June 2018 after Hardwick was accused of sexual assault and controlling behaviour by ex-partner Chloe Dykstra; [5] Hardwick denied the allegations. Following its return in November 2018, [6] Mira and Ray did not appear on the podcast.

Live recordings

The first live recording of the show was on April 5, 2010, at the Largo in Los Angeles, with guest Adam Savage of MythBusters , and has since been recorded live a number of other times. [7]

In July 2011 the show was recorded live, at midnight, at the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs. [8]

TV show

In 2011 the pilot and a Christmas Eve special aired, with Hardwick, Ray and Mira hosting. BBC America aired six more 'specials' throughout 2012. Beginning with episode 4 the show moved from a half-hour format to an hour. [9] [10]

Season 1
Ep#ThemeAirdateGuests
1PilotSeptember 24, 2011 Matt Smith, Craig Ferguson
2Year In ReviewDecember 24, 2011 Wil Wheaton, Nathan Fillion, David Tennant, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Kumail Nanjiani, Simon Pegg
3January SpecialJanuary 14, 2012 Lily Loveless, Thomas Dolby, Kunal Nayyar, Alison Brie
4Comic-ConJuly 28, 2012 Damon Lindelof, John Barrowman
5Toys and GamesJuly 28, 2012Brooke Leigh Lawson, Gregory Crafts
6ScienceAugust 4, 2012 Danica McKellar, Cara Santa Maria
7Nerd GirlsAugust 11, 2012Randa Viets, Garfunkel and Oates, Felicia Day, Faith Harrison, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
8Time TravelAugust 18, 2012 Damon Lindelof, Tom Weston-Jones, Kumail Nanjiani

A 10-episode second season aired in 2013. [11]

Season 2
Ep#ThemeAirdateGuests
1The BBC ExtravaganzaMarch 31, 2013 Matt Smith, Tatiana Maslany, Dominic Monaghan and Matt Kirshen.
2Zombies!April 6, 2013 Robert Kirkman, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan and Kyle Kinane.
3Breaking MadApril 13, 2013 Jon Hamm, Betsy Brandt, and Rory Scovel
4Fantasy NerdistApril 20, 2013 Elijah Wood, Ben Schwartz, Kumail Nanjiani, and Katie Crown
5Wonder DungeonApril 27, 2013 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gillian Jacobs, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel
6Tribute To TelevisionMay 4, 2013 Jack McBrayer, Eliza Dushku, and Joe Keckler
7NASA NerdsMay 11, 2013 Buzz Aldrin, Bobak Ferdowsi, and Maria Bamford
8Beautiful PeopleMay 18, 2013 Joe Manganiello, Morena Baccarin, and Paul F. Tompkins
9Tribute to Sci-FiMay 25, 2013 Guillermo del Toro, Katee Sackhoff, and Ron Funches
10Superstar Comedian WeekJune 1, 2013 Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, and Natasha Leggero

Reception

The podcast was ranked #3 in Rolling Stone 's "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published April 6, 2011 [12] and #7 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published May 8, 2014. [13]

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