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
Jill Tarter On A Life Spent Searching For Extraterrestrials
Astronomer and former SETI director Jill Tarter talks about the future of our planet and why she ate so many ice cream cones when she worked at NASA. Tarter’s career was the basis for Carl Sagan’s 19…
00:31:06 |
Fri 23 Jun 2017
From ‘Homeland’ To ‘Freaks And Geeks,’ She Can Direct Anything
TV director Lesli Linka Glatter started her career as a choreographer, but after a serendipitous series of events, Glatter found her way to film and television directing. Since then, Glatter has dire…
00:30:27 |
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Nerdette: W. Kamau Bell
Stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell is the host of CNN’s United Shades of America. He’s also the author of a new book, The Awkward Thoughts Of W. Kamau Bell. Nerdette’s Tricia Bobeda talked with Bell abo…
00:30:21 |
Fri 09 Jun 2017
Avoiding Armageddon With Dr. Carrie Nugent
This week is all about looking for pieces of space, whether they’re in orbit or in Antarctic ice. First, asteroid hunter Carrie Nugent talks about chasing down elusive celestial bodies and why she do…
00:29:15 |
Fri 02 Jun 2017
Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Sean Gunn Loves Math, Cats, and Rap
Sean Gunn is known for playing the ever-eccentric Kirk on Gilmore Girls and space-pirate Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. On Nerdette, he talks about what it’s like to be in a movie dir…
00:28:42 |
Fri 26 May 2017
Jane the Virgin’s Jaime Camil Loves His Cast, Broadway, And Ancient Aliens
Jaime Camil plays the dramatic, charismatic, slightly self-absorbed yet extra-endearing Rogelio De La Vega on the CW’s telenovela-style comedy, Jane The Virgin. Camil, who has starred in many Mexican…
00:28:13 |
Fri 19 May 2017
Breaking Yoga Stereotypes With Jessamyn Stanley
Yoga enthusiast, expert and internationally recognized teacher Jessamyn Stanley breaks all the stereotypes of a yogi. Nerdette’s Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda sat down with Stanley to talk about he…
00:34:50 |
Fri 12 May 2017
Nerdette: Rebecca Skloot On Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot talks about the long journey of turning her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, into an HBO film starring Oprah. She also discusses the importance of storytelling in science an…
00:32:07 |
Fri 05 May 2017
Nerdette: Neil deGrasse Tyson Wants You To Put Down Your iPhone
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell talk about the importance of failure, the future of innovation, and when we’ll get to Mars.
00:30:21 |
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Roxane Gay On Writing, Trashy TV And Channing Tatum
Author Roxane Gay talks about writing her most recent book, a collection of short stories called Difficult Women, and why Beyoncé, Law and Order SVU and Channing Tatum’s neck are mentioned in the boo…
00:29:09 |
Fri 31 Mar 2017
Nerdette: Let’s Talk About Sex (And Religion) With Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus
Orthodox Jewish sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus founded one of the largest women’s sexual health clinics in the country. From taboos to vibrators, Bat Sheva talks about how she helps women embrace…
00:39:22 |
Fri 24 Mar 2017
Animating Disney’s Moana with Amy Smeed
Amy Smeed, the leader of the animation team for Disney’s Moana, talks about what it’s like to build a character who is decidedly not a Disney princess, how the animation process works, and why deadli…
00:26:57 |
Fri 17 Mar 2017
How To Build The Best Bad Robots With Simone Giertz
YouTube’s queen of crappy robots, Simone Giertz, tells us how she got in the business of making the world’s best crappy robots, like an alarm clock that slaps you awake in the morning with a robotic …
00:26:43 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
The Past, Present And Future Of Sci Fi With N.K. Jemisin
Hugo Award-winning author N.K. Jemisin talks about how all of her book ideas start with a simple question: “What if?” She also explains the unusual circumstances surrounding her Hugo Award victory an…
00:27:16 |
Fri 03 Mar 2017
Popular vs. Cool With Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson, senior editor of The Atlantic, tells Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda about his new book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. He explains what makes Adele’s "Hello"…
00:30:58 |
Fri 24 Feb 2017
Life On Mars With Dr. Sheyna Gifford
Dr. Sheyna Gifford tells us about her year living on a volcano in Hawaii with just five other people as part of HI-SEAS IV, a NASA project to simulate life on Mars. Sheyna was the space doc on the mi…
00:26:43 |
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Nerdette: Brain Pickings Creator Maria Popova
Maria Popova, the creator of the website Brain Pickings, explains how her job is to reflect on everything from literature and physics to astronomy and art. She tells Nerdette hosts Tricia Bobeda and …
00:23:55 |
Fri 10 Feb 2017
Nerdette: Lizzo On Rapping And Girl Groups
Singer, rapper and flute player Lizzo breaks down her debut EP Coconut Oil and her bevy of musical styles. The multitalented artist talks about her early days in music, from being a band geek and sta…
00:28:55 |
Fri 03 Feb 2017
Tom Hanks And Typewriters: A Love Story
Tom Hanks is a little obsessed with typewriters. So when we put the Academy Award-winning actor in front of a pre-WWII Underwood Champion, he gave Nerdette hosts Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen an im…
00:25:30 |
Fri 27 Jan 2017
Margot Lee Shetterly, Andy Cohen And The Best Podcasts Of 2016
We talk to Andy Cohen, the man behind Bravo’s Real Housewives, about celebrity obsession. Then we break down some of the best podcasts of 2016 with help from Lauren Ober, host of NPR’s The Big Listen…
00:57:02 |
Thu 22 Dec 2016
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