Episode 56: Remembering Leonard Nimoy

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.” We depart from our regularly scheduled programming to remember Leonard Nimoy — the actor, director, poet, singer, and photographer. From Star Trek’s Spock to Transformers and The Full Body Project, we explore all the wonderful things that made Leonard Nimoy such a unique person and the elder nerd.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 40:00: Remembering Leonard Nimoy
• 40:00 - 1:13:09: Top 5 Leonard Nimoy Moments

Links

• Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83
• Leonard Nimoy's final tweet is beautiful, and it broke my heart
• The Psychology of Spock: Past, Present, and Future
• Spock’s Advice To A Teenage Girl Will Make You Cry
• Mr. Spock: The 'Mystery of Masculinity' Embodied
• Leonard Nimoy Showed Us What It Truly Means To Be Human
• How The Universe Is Saying Goodbye To Leonard Nimoy
• Listen to Leonard Nimoy Explain the Jewish Origins of His Famous Vulcan Hand Greeting
• 13 Reasons Leonard Nimoy Was Even More Amazing Than You Knew
• The 15 Greatest Spock Quotes As Motivational Posters
• NASA Remembers Leonard Nimoy
• Statement by the President on the Passing of Leonard Nimoy
• The 5 greatest moments of Leonard Nimoy's career that didn't include Spock
• Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: Audi "The Challenge"
• Leonard Nimoy: 2012 Boston University College of Fine Arts Convocation Address
• Leonard Nimoy, photographer
• How Leonard Nimoy Left Us With the Best Scene in Star Trek
• Bruno Mars's 2011 music video for The Lazy Song
• Simpsons: Monorail
• The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

Top 5 Leonard Nimoy Moments

Conrad:

1. Boston University commencement address
2. Leonard Nimoy's other artistic endeavors
3. Leonard Nimoy & Zachary Quinto's friendship
4. William Bell (Fringe)
5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Ali:

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
2. Star Trek (2009)
3. I am not Spock & I am Spock
4. Leonard Nimoy behind the camera
5. Galvatron (Transformers: The Movie)