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
GoT 5.8: Hardhome
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 8, “Hardhome.” In which we delight in the interactions between Tyrion an…
00:53:14 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
GoT 5.7: The Gift
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 7, The Gift. We discuss the great many gifts given and received, debate…
00:49:35 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
GoT 5.6: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 6, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. We lament the treatment of Sansa, scoff at…
00:47:12 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
GoT 5.5: Kill the Boy
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 5, Kill The Boy: In which we discuss who lived and who died since last w…
00:42:34 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
GoT 5.4: The Sons of the Harpy
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 4, The Sons of the Harpy: In which we discuss Jon Snow’s amazing ability…
00:45:40 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
GoT 5.3 High Sparrow
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 3, High Sparrow: In which we praise the young Starks and express concern…
00:47:02 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
GoT 5.2: The House of Black and White
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 2, The House of Black and White. They praise the evolution of Sansa Sta…
00:39:56 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
GoT 5.1: The Wars To Come
LET SEASON FIVE COMMENCE! Recap of Season 5, Episode 1, The Wars to Come: in which we discuss where everyone is and what they're up to, pep talks and flashbacks included. Tricia references The West W…
00:47:05 |
Thu 14 Apr 2016
GoT 5.0: Season 5 Prologue
Game of Thrones recaps from Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, and the hosts of Nerdette. This week, a prologue to season five of the HBO show. Why the world needs another GoT recap p…
00:43:48 |
Thu 14 Apr 2016
Baratunde Thurston On Comedy, Race, And Uncomfortable Conversations
Our guest is Baratunde Thurston, who runs digital for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He's also got a podcast called About Race and is the author of How to Be Black. He joins us to talk about the ro…
00:29:04 |
Mon 28 Mar 2016
Rebecca Traister On All The Single Ladies
Rebecca Traister gives us an insightful look into the history of unmarried women and their escapades. That's also the focus of her new book: All the Single Ladies.Plus, we’ve got homework from Stacy …
00:35:48 |
Fri 25 Mar 2016
Author Amy Tan And A Rube Goldberg Competition
Author Amy Tan tells us how she finds creativity, what can go wrong when one must give a TED talk, and about the unusual the instrument she plays in a band with Stephen King and Dave Barry. Plus, we …
00:29:06 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Kim Barker On Being Tina Fey In Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Kim Barker's true-life story about being a war correspondent in Afghanistan is now the subject of a new movie starring Tina Fey. We talk to her about the good, the bad and the absurd experiences she …
00:26:41 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
Nick Hornby on screenplays, nostalgia and the beauty of sport
Nick Hornby has written dozens of delightful books, from High Fidelity to Funny Girl. His screenplay for Brooklyn is nominated for an Oscar. He talks with Tricia and Greta about the fine line between…
Thu 18 Feb 2016
Sandra Cisneros on Writing, Running Away and RuPaul
Tricia sits down with one of her literary heroes: Sandra Cisneros. They talk about the difference between being a writer and an author, how travel helps us understand our homes, and why she'd like to…
Thu 11 Feb 2016
Jenny Lawson on Living a Furiously Happy Life Full of Raccoons
Author Jenny Lawson explains why she approaches mental health struggles with a sense of humility, hilarity and a surprising amount of taxidermy on the latest Nerdette.
Wed 10 Feb 2016
Sarah Vowell on Hamilton, grumpy cartographers and America's favorite Frenchman
Author Sarah Vowell explains why we're all swooning over a musical about a treasury secretary, how she finds the most interesting people in the footnotes of history, and recounts the most American 90…
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Sneak Peek at Our New Season
We missed you, nerds! And we're back with a new season full of interviews with your favorite authors, artists, scientists and more. But first, where have we BEEN? Conspiracy theories abound. Add your…
Fri 22 Jan 2016
Caitlin Moran on strident feminism, giddy optimism, and riotous laughter
This brilliant British columnist is incisive, tenacious, inspiring, and hilariously fun. Caitlin Moran talks with us about her definition of feminism, why cynicism is the worst, and how the most effe…
Thu 23 Jul 2015
Science on the beach with Clare Fieseler
Ecologist Clare Fieseler grew up as a secret geek on the Jersey Shore. Now she travels to the world's most beautiful places in the name of science.
Fri 17 Jul 2015
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