About This Episode
Our weekly re-cap of the Specials, Shorts, and Exclusives aired on LTN Radio for the week of Oct. 26th through Nov. 1st. Listen live on LTNonair.com!
OCT. 26, 2020 | LTN REWIND: FREE PLAY
Episode 4: The Firstest Free Play Ever
Join Bubba, Kate & Matt for the very first episode of “Free Play” ever!
OCT. 30, 2020 | LTNCON SPECIAL PRESENTATION (Player at Top of Page)
The Power of a Purpose-Driven Event
In this special presentation from LTNcon! 2020, Jamie Harries of Satellite Gaming shares the best way for a ministry or church to put on a gaming event.
NOV. 1, 2020 | BIBLE THUMP
Episode 4: Fear Not
Station Manager Matt fills in for a special message perfectly timed for the day after Halloween and two days before a contentious election.
SHORTS FOR THE WEEK
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Episode Hosts
Bubba is the Chief Outreach Nerd, host of the Free Play Podcast, the Church Nerds Podcast and one of the founding members of Love Thy Nerd. He is also a full-time Nerd-Culture Missionary. Bubba, and his wonderful wife Anna, have 4 children who are pretty good most of the time. A communal gamer at heart, Bubba loves to get in and play games with other people #gameNightIStheRightNight
Kate is a co-founder, admin coordinator, and best girl host of the Free Play podcast for Love Thy Nerd. Some of her favorite games ever are Red Dead Redemption 2, the Assassin's Creed franchise, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Kate has a Master of Arts in Applied Psychology and thinks games research is awesome. Her husband Steven says that she dies too much in games.
Matt is the Chief Outreach Nerd and host of the Free Play podcast for Love Thy Nerd. When not bustin’ his rump for LTN, Matt can be found, more than likely, playing Gloomhaven. He and his wife Erin have something like a billion kids, and they all love to be in the woods all the time. If you follow him on Instagram, everything he posts is a day behind. You’ve been warned.
The mission of Satellite Gaming is to point students to Jesus Christ by building relationships through video games. Jamie's hope is that their organization can be a part of building positive gaming communities across the country, and even the globe.
Station Manager of LTN Radio and co-host of "The Back Row Morning Show", Matt originally started as "Back Row Baptist" online, sparking an entire ministry that culminated years later in "Back Row Radio" - now joined forces with Love Thy Nerd to form "LTN Radio". Matt is a third-generation radio station manager who has done pretty much every job in the radio industry. He is also active in the Celebrate Recovery ministry, celebrating over a decade of freedom from past addictions. Matt and his wife Deidra have 2 ornery boys and a baby girl.
Hector is the co-host of the Pull List Podcast for Love Thy Nerd. He is a semi overzealous geek about most things, but to the core is a big fan of a good story. He is the primary writer behind the book series "Faith & Fandom" and travels to dozens of comicons throughout the year with the books. He is married to a medical nerd named Danyelle and has helped co-create 3 small humans with her that resemble him in appearance and passions. Hector is also the location pastor for Vertical Church's Lumberton, NC Location.
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