Welcome to the Side Characters Podcast, a podcast about diversity in nerd culture.Every week we take a deep dive into a different topic involving diversity and nerds.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Side Characters Podcast, a podcast about diversity in nerd culture. Every week we take a deep dive into a different topic involving diversity and nerds.
Recent episodes include "Episode 46: A Spell For Chameleon Part 3" (26 January 2026, 106 minutes), "Episode 45: Shadows of the Daemon Realm" (11 January 2026, 75 minutes), and "Episode 44: A Spell for Chameleon Part 2" (4 January 2026, 116 minutes).
The Side Characters publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 91 minutes across 48 episodes.
Booking probability for The Side Characters is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Side Characters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Side Characters's contact route on record: verified email.
The Side Characters is a leisure podcast with 48 episodes published.
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Episode #48
<p>On this episode Jordan Unfortunately chooses to continue reading the modern masterpiece (heavy sarcasm) A Spell for Chameleon.</p> <p>Enjoy~</p> <p>If you have any questions, comments or want to continue the...
Episode #47
<p>On this episode Jordan and Leah read and discuss Shadows of the Daemon Realms, the new Hiromu Arakawa manga (writer of Full Metal Alchemist). The two of them read through the first 10 chapters so if you want to read...
Episode #46
<p>Against all sanity, the Side Characters are back and continuing to read the book " A Spell for Chameleon" Enjoy~</p> <p>You can check out the podcast on the Educated Mess Network Website...
Episode #45
<p>On this episode Jordan and Leah read the book "A Spell for Chameleon", the misogynistic fantasy book written by Piers Anthony back in 1977. It's a fun look at insane writings. New episodes incoming. Enjoy~</p> <p>You...
<p>One this episode Jordan and Leah talk through what they were in to in 2023. Then they get into topics of explicit internet content that exist in the world of nerd culture. Enjoy~</p> <p>You can check out the podcast...
Episode #43
<p>On this episode the team wraps up the year by talking about another year long project. Jordan goes over his goal to listen to an album a day everyday for the entire year of 2023. They then discuss Racism and misogyny...
Episode #42
<p>On this episode Leah talks through her goal of reading through books this year and the books she has read. </p> <p>Enjoy!~</p> <p>You can check out the podcast on the Educated Mess Network Website...
Episode #41
<p>For this episode Leah forced Jordan to watch the HBO show Our Flag Means Death. They discuss characters, queer relationships in media, colonialism and racism. Enjoy~</p> <p> </p> <p>You can check out the podcast on...
Episode #40
<p>Sorry for the massive delay with new episodes. We have both been VERY busy. We will continue releasing semi regularly starting now. </p> <p>On this Episode Jordan and Leah talk about the table top game Wander Home by...
<p>We are not dead, life just comes first.</p> <p>For this episode we are joined by Jordan's Weebalong cohost Will! Together they talk about the recent release of the Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy and the...
Episode #38
<p>Hey we are back, kind of. We take a quick second during the hiatus to talk about the reason for the hiatus, Leah's grand adventure to Japan. Leah talks about the good, the bad and ugly of her trip. We take the time...
<p>This episode marks the end of Season 2 of the side characters. The Side Characters will be going on a quick hiatus to regroup and live their lives. On this episode they talk about romance in videogames. They discuss...
Episode #36
<p>Jordan and Leah are once again joined by Alex to talk about the nice guy syndrome. They go over what it means to be called a "nice guy" and what effects that has on society and nerd culture. Are you a "nice guy"...
Episode #35
<p>On this episode Jordan and Leah take a quick break from the extensive episodes to do another quick media round up. But first they talk about the anime Attack on Titan and it's place in society right now. Enjoy~</p>...
Episode #34
<p>On this episode Jordan and Leah are joined by Jordan's friend and cohost Will! They talk about everything Anime, the good, the bad and the ugly. Enjoy~</p> <p>You can check Will on the anime talk show Weebalong...
Episode #33
<p>On this episode we are joined by Leah's friend Alex to talk about the Ursula K Le Guin book "The Wizard of Earthsea". For once we have an actual expert and we talk about all things Earthsea, including diversity and...
<p>This episode cause of the closing of the year, Jordan and Leah take the time to just chat about things they have been watching. Since both Cowboy bebop, and Wheel of time released around the same time they take a...
Episode #31
<p>We are now apart of the Educated Mess Network. You can Check them and their other excellent podcast out here: https://educatedmessnetwork.com/</p> <p>On this episode Jordan and Leah talk about fighting back against...
Episode #30
<p>On this episode Leah and Jordan follow up with Cultural Appropriation Part 2. They talk about the idea being passed around that "nerd culture is being appropriated by non-nerds". Is this concept true, what does...
Episode #29
<p>On this episode we are back with our long form episodes to talk about cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation goes deeper than just being used as a buzz word on twitter. It can exist in many forms, so we take...
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