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
Tig Notaro And Gillian Flynn 'Just' People
Comedian Tig Notaro talks about how she turned a string of personal tragedies into comedy. Then Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl, discusses her nerdy obsessions.
00:32:55 |
Thu 16 Jun 2016
GoT 6.8: No One
The Mother of Dragons arrives just in time to save her friends and their seemingly doomed city. (Shock!) Tyrion drinks wine, spouts bland dialogue and does nothing. (Gasp!) Arya somehow survives her …
00:44:11 |
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Judy Blume And Kwame Alexander On The Books That Shape Childhood
Judy Blume's iconic books have defined the childhoods of multiple generations. And Newberry Award-winning writer Kwame Alexander crafts books for reluctant young readers. Both tell us why they write …
00:37:17 |
Thu 09 Jun 2016
GoT 6.7: The Broken Man
The Hound returns to the screen, but will he also return to his past form? Whom exactly is Arya fighting? Is it as fun to write for indifferent older characters as it is to hear them? And does Davos’…
00:53:55 |
Mon 06 Jun 2016
W. Kamau Bell On His New Show, The Hulk, And Denzel
W. Kamau Bell is the host of CNN’sUnited Shades of America, a show that explores the contentious, misunderstood corners of American culture. He talks about how he ended up with a comedy show on a new…
00:33:20 |
Fri 03 Jun 2016
GoT 6.6: Blood Of My Blood
Zombie Night’s Watch guy to the rescue! Just how does Bran avoid a frigid end beyond The Wall? What surprise ally has apparently joined forces with Bernie Sparrow? Is The Mother of Dragons actually t…
00:54:23 |
Mon 30 May 2016
GoT 6.5: The Door
Just what has Hodor been saying, and perhaps preparing for, his entire adult life? Should we finally be taking the Iron Islands seriously? Are the White Walkers biological weapons gone rogue? Oh, and…
00:53:14 |
Mon 23 May 2016
Felicia Day On Being Weird, Hard Work And Women In Hollywood
In this recording of a live event in Chicago, actress, gamer and internet royalty Felicia Day talks about being a weird kid, the importance of hard work, and how women can take over Hollywood. She's …
00:32:42 |
Fri 20 May 2016
GoT 6.4: Book Of The Stranger
Remaining Starks unite! What does the mini-reunion mean for Ramsay Bolton and his incessant throwing of shade? What does "Bernie Sparrow" have up his tattered sleeves? And just how loyal are the fami…
00:55:08 |
Mon 16 May 2016
Dan Savage On Nerdy Kink, Musical Theater, and Cultural Catholicism
Dan Savage is a relationship advice columnist, the creator of the “It Gets Better” project, and the host of the Savage Lovecast. We talk to Dan about the intersection between nerdiness and kink, the …
00:35:39 |
Fri 13 May 2016
GoT 6.3: Oathbreaker
The recently risen is walking away, but to where? What is Cersei up to in King's Landing? Just how good can Arya be at blind stick fighting after such a brief training montage? And will Max von Sydow…
00:35:06 |
Mon 09 May 2016
Politics On TV: West Wing's Joshua Malina And Madam Secretary Creator Barbara Hall
First, we obsess over The West Wing with Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway, hosts of the recap podcast The West Wing Weekly. We discuss the musicality of Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue, the importance of …
00:41:53 |
Fri 06 May 2016
GoT 6.2: Home
Gasp! Well, the thing happened: What does it mean for Westeros? What of the Night's Watch oath? And did he come back...different? Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me's Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia B…
00:45:04 |
Mon 02 May 2016
Stephen King, Anna Quindlen And Garden Gnomes
We talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Anna Quindlen about how to raise feminist sons and why she doesn’t care what other people think of her. Then, King of Horror Stephen King tells us about his…
00:41:07 |
Thu 28 Apr 2016
601 The Red Woman: Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season…
00:44:19 |
Thu 28 Apr 2016
GoT 6.1: The Red Woman
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season…
00:44:19 |
Mon 25 Apr 2016
GoT 6.0: Season 6 Prologue
This week, a quick catch-up on Season 5 (to get your bearings before Season 6 begins), and a prologue to Season 6. Plus, which characters from the Seven Kingdoms most resemble the 2016 presidential c…
00:39:31 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
GoT 5.11: Season 5 Epilogue
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for an epilogue episode of Nerdette Recaps. Listener Q&A about the finale of Game of Thrones from our liv…
00:44:57 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
GoT 5.10: Mother's Mercy
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 10, Mother's Mercy, the season 5 finale of Game of Thrones. They discus…
00:53:51 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
GoT 5.9: The Dance of Dragons
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 9, The Dance of Dragons: In which we confirm that Stannis is the worst, …
00:54:54 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
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