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
Book Club: Emily St. John Mandel On ‘The Glass Hotel’
Imagine you’ve written a new book, your first in six years. And your last book? It was a novel about the aftermath of a deadly pandemic. That’s Emily St. John Mandel, author of the award-winning 2014…
00:22:49 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Introvert’s Guide To The Good Life: Movie Edition!
Let's all go to the lobby! But first, we check in with NPR film critic Bob Mondello about the best movies to watch right now. (Hint: he's not interested in pandemic movies like Contagion.) And of cou…
00:14:04 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Book Club: ‘The Glass Hotel’
Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Each month, we read a book and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. It’s just like a normal book club, except you don’t have to share your industrial-s…
00:56:06 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Ode to Pets!
Sure, lots of celebrities are hosting conversations and table reads on social media these days. But author and actor John Hodgman has been hanging out on Instagram Live for months already, interviewi…
00:15:29 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
All The Books You’ll Ever Need
A good book can get you through a lot of uncertainty. What’s better than diving into another world and staying there for hours and hours? In this episode, we’ll hear from a BUNCH of listeners about w…
00:15:13 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Get Your Stress Bake On
It’s a fair bet that stress baking is on the rise. (See what we did there?) So we thought it was time to check in with baker extraordinaire Shauna Sever, whose cookbook Midwest Made is full of amazin…
00:12:27 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
What's A Weekend
Today we check in with Nerdette book club regular Heather Havrilesky. She also writes the Ask Polly advice column for New York magazine, so she gives us another perspective on how everyone's doing ou…
00:14:17 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
How To Adapt
A lot of us are looking around and realizing the plans we had aren’t necessarily a reality anymore. Which can be scary and hard, but it’s also a great opportunity to adapt. Today, Greta checks in wit…
00:08:50 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Gratitude’s The Attitude
One thing for which Greta is grateful? Danielle Kurtzleben, who works on the NPR Politics Podcast team, and whose tweet about wearing a ball gown while working from home is exquisitely delightful.…
00:12:11 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Call Your People!
Today, we ask how we can help ourselves while helping others. We also hear from some of you in this episode, and we want to keep that up! Tell us your name, where you’re calling from, and what you’re…
00:12:27 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
8 Minutes Of Joy
Now more than ever, we could all use a little pick-me-up. Starting today, we’re making regular mini-sodes with ideas on how to work from home, what you should be reading, and some things to help lift…
00:08:10 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
Book Club: ‘Uncanny Valley’
We get help from longtime tech journalist Kara Swisher to dissect Anna Wiener's 'Uncanny Valley,' a fish-out-of-water memoir about a young woman who abandons New York’s publishing industry in favor o…
00:33:18 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Book Club: ‘Such A Fun Age’
Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Where we read a book a month and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. It’s just like a normal book club except no one shames you when you don't do the …
01:04:29 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Nerdette Book Club 2020
Nerdette has always been a podcast for book lovers, but for the first few months of 2020, we’re doubling down. Join host Greta Johnsen and a rotating cast of panelists as they discuss the year’s buzz…
00:01:52 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Best Books Of The Year!
Books! Books! Books! Greta read 72 books this year, and today she sits down and ranks her 10 favorites. (Plus, she speaks with the author of her favorite book of 2019, ‘Such A Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid.…
00:19:50 |
Fri 27 Dec 2019
Walking Into The Sky
Spoilers ahead! WHAT. A. FINALE. In the latest His Dark Materials, Will hunkers down in lots of places, Mrs. Coulter becomes increasingly unhinged, and we finally learn what the prophecy about Lyra’s…
00:49:32 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
Daemons And Witches And Bears! Oh My!
Now that’s what I call a bear fight! In the latest His Dark Materials, Iorek Byrinson returns to his homeland, Will Parry engages in mortal combat and we finally meet back up with Lord Asriel, who is…
00:47:12 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
The Great Escape
That was INTENSE. Lyra narrowly avoids disaster, has a heart-to-heart with mom, creates some chaos in Bolvangar, and … falls into a whole new disaster! Greta Johnsen, Tricia Bobeda and Peter Sagal ha…
00:53:16 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
Where Have All The Daemons Gone?
The first season of His Dark Materials is more than halfway done and while things are coming together, we still have a lot of questions. Like much does it cost to CGI a daemon? What exactly are the G…
00:50:20 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
Armored Bears And A Singing Cowboy
Armored drinking bears! Sassy thieving cowboys! Dudley Dursley for some reason! Greta Johnsen, Tricia Bobeda and Peter Sagal are here to discuss the latest episode of His Dark Materials, which is eit…
00:43:48 |
Tue 26 Nov 2019
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