The Nerdist Podcast


ID10T with Chris Hardwick is a weekly interview show "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by Chris Hardwick, usually accompanied by Jonah Ray and Matt Mira. The audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home. Occasional “hostful” episodes feature solely Hardwick, Ray and Mira. 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 is "Jetpack Blues, Sunset Hues" by the chiptune band Anamanaguchi. 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 will continue to operate under the same premise, with Hardwick, Mira, and Ray serving as hosts and Katie Levine serving as producer. The phrase ID10T is technical slang for a computer error caused by human mistake.

Episodes

Guests typically relate to either stand-up comedy, geek and nerd culture, or both.

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

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.
A 10-episode second season aired in 2013.

Reception

The podcast was ranked #3 in Rolling Stones "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published April 6, 2011.
The podcast was ranked #7 in Rolling Stones "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published May 8, 2014.