The Nerdball Podcast

Things I Learned | 25

1. Red Delicious Apples

2. Division

3. Late

4. Guardians

5. Go For It

Jimmy Ray | 271

Jimmy Ray works for Metroparks Toledo

Jimmy and Lorenzo nerdout about gaming, Heldiver, Discord then they get into Lan parties, screen peak, St. Johns Jesuit High School, snow boarding, khakis, boards, swim and dive, belly smacker, Tivo, dive meet, silence, engineering, Ohio University, grilled cheese, lost photos, birds, bald eagle, biology, Hocking College, deli, capstone, tern platforms, drag show wedding, Amsterdam, wheel of cheese Josh, zoo and so much more!

Madi Christoff | 270

Madi Christoff is the Bowling Green Community Affairs Coordinator.

Lorenzo and Madi nerdout about American Dad and Family Guy then they get into TV time, College Gameday, green flag, Ohio State Vs. Ohio University, Maction, Toledo Football, nusiance, Ohio University, Halloween, 4-H, pigs, blue ribbon, interview, chicken nerd, fair royalty, Queen, best chickens, stories, moving back home, football childhood, cheer, football family, growing as a coach, Matt Kregel, legacy and so muc more! 

Scott Buker | 269

Scott Buker is the Principal at Perrysburg Junior High School.

Lorenzo and Scott NERDOUT about morning announcements and bird watching then they get into, too many eagles, Micah Parsons, #1, retired numbers, Jerry Jones, peak players, super bowl teams, Detroit Lions, so many emails, friends, enjoying school, finding the line, being kids longer, childhood interests, kids dinner questions, involved parents, Sunday night homework, Eli Manning hard count, Maction and so much more!

Justin Edgell | 268

Justin Edgell is a Perrysburg resident and is currently running for Perrysburg City Council.

Justin and Lorenzo nerdout about sports Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, then they get into crying in sports, basketball, silent cheering, St. Francis High School, Head wrestling Coach, moving to Columbus, Afterschool Allstars, Athletic Director, time commitment, Bruce Gradkowski, coaching coaches, coaching wives, neurosurgery, Perrysburg City Council, community, school funding, merch and so much more!

 

https://www.justinedgell.com/

Three Different Dads | 56

Hey, guess what, the dads are back, at least for one episode! Jim, Tyler and Lorenzo talk about Perrysburg football stats, coaching, Tesla self drive, kolaches, cleaning out moms stuff, parents, kids on the phone and of course end with dad jokes!

Things I Learned | 24

Lorenzo is joined by Andrea Whiting, owner of the Sophisticates, to answer some baton questions.  Andrea explains scholarships available for twirlers, how competition levels work, picking competitions and some other baton stuff.  Then Anthony Martinez comes on the podcast for another episode of Things I have read.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
226 pages and the audiobook is 6 hours and 33 minutes. 
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo 
384 pages and the audiobook is 10 hours and 49 minutes
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
256 pages and the audiobook is 7 hours and 2 minutes
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor  
96 pages and the audiobook is 2 hours and 7 minutes
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
160 pages and the audiobook is 5 hours and 3 minutes 
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson482 pages and the audiobook is 12 hours and 27 minutes. 

Ellie Garst and Mazie Zepeda | 267

Mazie Zepeda is a Freshman at Purdue University majoring in Psychology and Ellie Garst is a Junior at University of Illinois majoring in chemistry.  They are also both Majorettes for thier respective schools.

Mazie, Ellie and Lorenzo nerdout about dorm life and summer, then they get into traveling with the band, tryouts, finding your school,  scholarships, practicing outside, duets, recital, judging, competitions after college, AYOP, then they are interviewed by Lillian of the Princess Pod!

Things I Learned 23: Kalahari Edition

1. Big Ole Bucket

2. Waiting Game

3. Buffet

4. Ropes

5. Memories

Random Monday: Jenelle Ahmad

Made for Joy Benefit Tickets, Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

Jake Galati | 266

Jake Galati is the co-owner of Galati Photography based out of Grand Rapids, Ohio.

Lorenzo and Jake talk about a hot van, skate boarding, Toledo skate scene, making skate videos, X-Games, college in Florida, learning skills, student film, Disney photography, working with great equipment, Halloween at Disney, traveling from Florida to Ohio, starting a studio, working and being a dad, and so much more!

https://galatiphoto.com/

Things I've Read | 1

Enjoy a new podcast...Things I've Read with Anthony Martinez!

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

The Haar by David Sodergren

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

thingsihaveread@gmail.com

Morgan Sopko | 265

Morgan is the co-owner of Bird Eye View Circus.

Morgan and Lorenzo talked about the circus, growing up in Toledo, baton twirling, competitive cheerleading, coaching, teaching, day job, aerial arts, freakshow and so much more!

https://www.birdseyeviewcircus.com/

Things I Learned | 22

1. Time Commitment 

2. Collaborate

3. Learning Curve

4. Building Relationships

5. Fun

Jack Bowe | 264

Jack Bowe is a college student and podcaster. Find his show, The Better Press on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@betterpress/videos

Jack and Lorenzo talk about podcasting, Jack's interviews with Ohio State Representative Haraz Ghanbari and Perrysburg schools Superintendent Tom Hosler and "Tony Labrador" the 24 year old portraying himself as a high school student.