An international table of friends, unpredictable adventures, and the beautiful chaos that happens when the dice have other plans.
It’s Dungeons & Dragons, friendship, storytelling, and a healthy disregard for the idea that things will go according to plan.
Join an international group of friends as they explore the worlds of tabletop role-playing, tackle the unexpected, and discover that sometimes the funniest part of an adventure is everything going completely sideways.
Come for the fantasy. Stay for the personalities. And remember: the dice are absolutely not on your side.
Real people. Real personalities. Questionable in-game decisions. Meet the folks who bring Nerd Therapy to life.
✦Ben Thompson is a loving husband, cat dad, Project Management Professional, touring musician, whiskey connoisseur, and avid board, tabletop, and video gamer. When he’s not working or playing games he is traveling with his spouse, going to concerts, and playing escape rooms.
✦Chris Hill is a 40 year veteran of RPGs, as long as we ignore the 30 years in the middle when he didn't play... He has been singing with the local musical theatre group for 35 years, plays the guitar a bit and is learning the drums. He is an enthusiastic reader and watcher of science fiction and fantasy, and at various times has been a reviewer, on the jury of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Carl Brandon Awards, and the administrator of the British Science Fiction Association Awards. As well as Penny, he shares the house with a dog, two cats, 10, 000 books and an increasingly large collection of Lego. He can be found as bookzombie on Bluesky.
✦Penny Hill joined Nerd Therapy after listening to the first two episodes and wanting in. She has been singing and dancing with the local musical theatre group for 35 years and intends to restart playing the viola. She loves reading most genres of fiction and has contributed chapters to "Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature" and "The Arthur C Clarke Award, A Critical Anthology". She was chair of judges for the 20th anniversary Otherwise award (formerly Tiptree Award). As well as Chris, she shares the house with Lilo, Stitch, Coco Bubbles, 10,000 books and more craft kits and materials than is wise.
✦Civil engineer, pug and cat dad, loving husband, big ol' nerd, former DM and current player on the Nerd Therapy Podcast. James runs and plays a lot of D&D, a surprising variety of video games, and occasionally finds time to touch grass.
✦Jason Radtke is a professional bureaucrat living in the United States' Pacific Northwest with his long-suffering wife, Shanell, who may occasionally be heard on the podcast. He's an old-school rock 'n' roller who collects vinyl, loves a good sipping whiskey, and waits for the next installment of the Evil Dead series to be released inbetween games. He has played D&D in one form or another since 1987.
✦rik the Whitebird (aka rikeerik) is a musician, teacher, mother, voice actor, ttrpg aficionado, and artist-of-all-trades. She enjoys consuming literature and making pretty things out of string (usually at the same time). When she's not being silly with her friends, she's usually taking a nap.
✦Originally from Scotland's Isle of Lewis and now living in Iceland with his wife and family, Iain MacKinnon is the founder of Nerd Therapy: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast and has been part of the DVMPE family since the network's inception. As the creator of Nerd Therapy, Iain helped bring together an international cast of friends and fellow adventurers to share stories, laughter, and the occasional questionable decision involving a twenty-sided die. While life and family commitments mean he doesn't get to join the adventures as often as he'd like, Iain remains involved behind the scenes, continuing to edit the podcast and bring the group's escapades to listeners. He might not always be rolling the dice, but he's still making sure everyone gets to hear what happens when the rest of the party does.
Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or just here for the laughs, consider this your weekly session. No appointment necessary. Find Nerd Therapy on your favorite podcast platform.
See you at the table.