Nerdette
Nerdette is a weekly interview show that helps you unwind with fun conversations, inspiring ideas, and delightful recommendations. And join us every month for the Nerdette Bookclub!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 634
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2024
Nerdette Book Club: 'Piranesi'
It’s time for our March Book Club panel! This month we are discussing ‘Piranesi,’ Susanna Clarke’s long-awaited second novel. It’s a strange and compelling tale that will keep you wondering even afte…
00:42:57 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
The USPS Is Not A Girl Boss And Neither Are You
Amazingly, we have made it through another week. This one was all about women’s basketball, girl bosses, and the USPS… and the canceled shrimp guy, but we won’t get into that here.
Niala Boodhoo, ho…
00:31:29 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Working Moms, Spring Books, And Hot Cast Iron Tips
It’s been a rough week. WBEZ’s Race, Class & Communities reporters Natalie Moore and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang join us to unpack it.
Plus, a spring book preview with Liberty Hardy and cast iron tips from…
00:27:30 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Nerdette Recaps: 'Promising Young Woman'
Authors Micaiah Johnson ('The Space Between Worlds') and Carmen Maria Machado ('In the Dream House', 'Her Body and Other Parties') join Nerdette host Greta Johnsen to discuss the Oscar-nominated film…
00:41:07 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
BONUS Nerdette Recaps: 'Promising Young Woman'
Authors Micaiah Johnson ('The Space Between Worlds') and Carmen Maria Machado ('In the Dream House,' 'Her Body and Other Parties') join Nerdette host Greta Johnsen to discuss the Oscar-nominated film…
00:41:07 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Vaccine FOMO? Don't Worry! All Your Social Skills Have Atrophied Anyway
Vaccine FOMO, royal drama, and our own personal Grammys. We unpack the week that was with author Saeed Jones and host of NPR’s Embedded podcast Kelly McEvers.
Then, Devon Price, a social psychologi…
00:31:46 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Maybe We SHOULD Cancel The Culture
Texas and Mississippi are reopening. Cancel culture IS a thing. Also, have you ever imagined Helen Mirren smoking weed? We unpack the week that was with Leigh Bardugo and Emily Graslie.
Plus, Anna M…
00:35:20 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
April Is Around The Corner, And We’re Standing By That
People are hitting a “pandemic wall.” Presidents are making podcasts. And teenagers are kidnapping themselves to get out of work. We unpack the week that was with rapper Dessa and Snap Judgment host …
00:29:15 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Nerdette Book Club: Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave The World Behind’
Book critic Bethanne Patrick and Professor Lisa Page, director of creative writing at George Washington University, join us to discuss this month’s book club pick: Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Al…
00:40:47 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Your Weekend Starts Here: ‘Buffy,’ ‘Tarzan,’ And Cat Problems Solved
Joss Whedon is not the feminist showrunner we thought he was, but is that a surprise? Plus, remembering the complicated legacies of two of America’s first female doctors. Then, a cat expert offers so…
00:30:56 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Your Weekend Starts Here: Britney Spears, Mercury Retrograde And Your COVID Questions Answered
Former President Trump is being impeached … again, Britney Spears is back in the news, and it’s the 10th anniversary of the viral TGIF earworm “Friday.” We unpack the week that was and catch up with …
00:35:50 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Book Club: Rumaan Alam On His Netflix-Bound Apocalypse Novel ‘Leave The World Behind’
We talk with Rumaan Alam about his latest book ‘Leave The World Behind,’ which is already being turned into a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
Rumaan Alam’s novel is Nerde…
00:26:10 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Your Weekend Starts Here: Awards Season, Everything Bagel Ice Cream And Remembering SOPHIE
This week we take a look at the latest set of award season snubs, non-snubs and the rest of the week’s news with WBEZ Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons and WAMU producer Jonquilyn Hill, who’s also the host…
00:30:07 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Your Weekend Starts Here: Baby Busts, 'Black Buck' And The Collapse Of Capitalism?
GameStop, GameStop, GameStop. Be gone!
Another week is in the books, and we break down the news in vaccine distribution and pandemic fertility rates with WBEZ criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith…
00:30:08 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
Book Club: ‘The Space Between Worlds’
In a lot of ways, The Space Between Worlds is a classic, action-packed sci-fi novel about a multiverse. But as our panelists explain, author Micaiah Johnson skillfully twists a lot of archetypical tr…
00:58:19 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
A Nerdette Inauguration Special
This year's presidential inauguration managed to muster up as much pageantry as possible, given the circumstances. Despite the pandemic and concerns over national security, the United States saw anot…
00:26:38 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
The 13th Month Of 2020
Everything keeps getting more intense! So we ask journalists Tricia Bobeda and Kristina Lopez how they're managing their news intake. Then, we talk to Glennon Doyle, author of several books, includin…
00:27:20 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
Book Club: Micaiah Johnson On Her Debut Sci Fi Novel, ‘The Space Between Worlds’
Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Each month, we read a book and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. This month’s pick is The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson. It’s an alternate…
00:19:36 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
2021 Is A Mess. Here's How To Stay Positive
The first week of 2021 was rough. But, as advice columnists Daniel Lavery and Heather Havrilesky tell us, there's still room for optimism. Then we talk to Dr. Y. Joel Wong, a professor at Indiana Uni…
00:28:39 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
This Year Gave Us Some Good Stuff, Too
The year is almost over, which means top 10 lists are rolling in. But what’s it like to pick favorites in such an emotionally intense year? Greta talks with podcast expert Nick Quah, TV critic Margar…
00:17:42 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
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