Turns out that Utah, the home of the Legendarium, is the nerdiest place in America. To us, that just feels correct — nerdery is the water in which we fish swim here. But the real question today is why? So Craig and Kenn brought in the big guns: Krissie Holifield, from the I Am Salt Lake podcast. Together they talk religion, drugs, and geography, and grasp at any other straw they can to explain why Utah is the ultimate home for nerds.

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The Nerdiest State In America (TIME)

MUSIC: “Adventure Time” and “The Seven Seas” courtesy of Philter.no