Hey there! We are the Online Warriors Podcast, made up of three friends: Nerdbomber, Techtic, and Illeagle. We’re nerds who love to talk about the latest gaming, movies, and entertainment news every week!
How’d you get into this/ what’s it’s origin story?:
This one is kind of a long story.
About 7 years ago, we were co-founders of a gaming and entertainment blog called N3rdbomber.com. The site was actually pretty successful and evolved into a home for a large team of bloggers and streamers to share their work. One of our projects for the site was a podcast that aired every week, in which we (the co-founders) got together to discuss some of the biggest news snippets of the week. It was one of the highlights of our week, as it would give us an excuse to come together and shoot the breeze about some of our favorite nerdy topics.
Eventually, though, the website became a bit too much to manage – over the course of its run, the site managers all moved to different cities, and it was just tough to run a growing site from different locations. The team, as a whole, agreed that it was best to shut down the site. But… something was missing. We still talked to each other on a regular basis, but there was no set time for us to continually catch up and revel in our shared nerddom. So, we resurrected the podcast as the Online Warriors Podcast!
Favorite episode and why: Our favorite episode, by and large, is our annual E3 Review. E3 is one of the biggest events for gaming fans – its when all the latest previews and teasers come out from some of our favorite game studios. The E3 episode gives us time to reflect on the expo’s hype, dissect all of the biggest trailers, and speculate on the future of one of our favorite hobbies.
Least favorite episode and why:We have fantastic chemistry on our show (or at least we like to think we do)! Each one of our hosts brings a different perspective to the table. Nerdbomber, for example, is the resident “gaming” expert, while Illeagle is the movie guru, and Techtic is the tech and comic book master. As such, our least favorite episodes are probably those where only two co-hosts are able to make the recording session. This happens pretty infrequently – usually an extenuating circumstance, unavoidable travel, or a holiday – and of course, it’s still a ton of fun to talk with just two people. But we do miss the well-rounded nature of the conversation when one of us is gone.
Plans for the future:We really enjoy creating the podcast and our plans are to continue to grow and nurture the podcast, as well as the community that’s formed around it. Over the last six months, we’ve greatly improved our audio quality with new studio equipment and have launched a Patreon campaign which has helped to ease some of the financial burden of the podcast’s creation. We’d like for the podcast to eventually become self-sustainable – that’s the short term goal. In the long run, we’ll be focusing on creating additional content for our “Special Features” run on YouTube.
What is something you don’t think people know about what you do?:
One of the things that tends to surprise people is that we don’t all record in one location. We’re spread out across the US and record remotely using Skype, and then piecemeal our tracks together.
How do your family’s/friends feel about it? :
Friends have been extremely supportive of the podcast and have listened in order to provide valuable critique as we’ve grown. Family members, on the other hand, are vaguely aware of the podcast but generally don’t tune in – unfortunately, they don’t share the nerd gene. 
How much time do you spend on each episode?:Each week, we spend about 1.5-2 hours recording the show, which results in an episode of just over an hour long. Once we’ve got the raw materials, it usually takes anywhere from 2-4 hours to splice them all together and make sure the audio quality is the best it can be.
What is one thing you think people wouldn’t guess about you?:
Everything that we’ve done on our podcast is all self-taught. From picking hardware to audio editing, we’ve learned how to do it all through in-depth research and trial and error – no formal training here! That said – hopefully this inspires people who might be on the fence about podcasting. It might seem overwhelming at first, but it’s definitely doable!
How many listeners/viewers do you generally have?:
We started out as a fairly small podcast, with about 15 listeners per episode. Now, we’re proud and ecstatic to announce that we have (on average) 500 listeners per episode!
What keeps you doing this? What is your favorite thing about it?:
Obviously part of what keeps us going is our mutual friendship. We’d probably be chatting about the topics we cover on our podcast anyway, so we might as well record it. But what’s really motivated us as we’ve grown is the fantastic community that’s sprouted up around the Online Warriors. We’ve met some really supportive, kind, and awesome people who we’re proud to call our listeners. Knowing that there are people out there who “click” with our discussion is an indescribable feeling, and inspires us each week to produce the best podcast possible.
Anything I should have asked you about? or you want people to know?:
We’ve got a fun little promo clip that we’ve attached. Other than that, we appreciate the opportunity to be interviewed! Thanks!
Check them out at any of the following sites:
Website: www.onlinewarriorspodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinewarriorspodcast
Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlinewarriorspodcast/
Patreon: www.patreon.com/onlinewarriorspodcast
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