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
Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz on 'Trust'
The Pulitzer Prize in fiction was awarded this week to Hernan Diaz’s novel ‘Trust,’ a Nerdette Book Club pick! To celebrate, we are sharing our book club conversation with the author from December of…
00:21:09 |
Wed 10 May 2023
Your summer books preview
Get ready to add a LOT of new titles to your TBR list this summer! Three of the best readers around came on to talk about the book they’re extra excited about: Liberty Hardy, senior contributing edit…
00:37:23 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Nerdette Book Club: Idra Novey on ‘Take What You Need’
Our May book club pick is ‘Take What You Need’ by Idra Novey. The story opens with Leah, who has just learned that her estranged stepmother Jean died falling off a ladder while making a giant, metal …
00:21:50 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Are you there spring?! It’s me, Greta.
Niala Boodhoo, host of the podcast Axios Today, and Inkoo Kang, TV critic for The New Yorker, recommend the best things to read, watch, and listen to right now.
Then, director Kelly Fremon Craig sh…
00:34:19 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
‘Better the Blood,’ discussed!
Book club is back to discuss ‘Better the Blood’ by Michael Bennett! It’s about Hana Westerman, a Māori police detective who is hunting down a serial killer in Auckland, New Zealand.
Angeline Boulle…
00:26:50 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Adult BFFs
The Atlantic’s Shirley Li and ‘Articles of Interest’ host Avery Trufelman stop by to chat about the end of an era for Netflix’s DVDs, the popularity of voice notes, and the woman who spent 500 days i…
00:30:21 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Spoiler alert: It’s Friday
Margaret Willison, communications director and faculty for Not Sorry Productions, and Christina Tucker, host of the podcast ‘Wait, Is This a Date?,’ return to discuss the ethics of TV spoilers, NPR’s…
00:31:41 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
The nerds behind some of the things you love most
We are bringing you a collection of stories from our Nerdy Job series! These profiles are a chance to learn about how a person ended up doing something super cool, surprising, and maybe even a little…
00:14:16 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Nerdette Book Club: Michael Bennett on ‘Better the Blood’
Our April book club pick is ‘Better the Blood’ by Michael Bennett. It is both a page-turning detective novel and a deep exploration of the lasting scars of colonialism. Hana Westerman, a Māori detect…
00:20:32 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
How to be a lazy cook (in the best possible way!)
This week, Justin Richmond, host of the new podcast ‘Started From the Bottom,’ and Bridget Todd, host of the podcasts ‘There Are No Girls on the Internet’ and ‘City Cast DC,’ stop by to talk about an…
00:25:56 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Nerdette Book Club: ‘I Have Some Questions for You,’ discussed!
Since Rebecca Makkai’s novel ‘I Have Some Questions for You’ follows a podcast host who is investigating a crime, we decided to ask two podcast hosts who have done the same to talk about it! Jonquily…
00:38:24 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
I want those three years back!
This week, we are making space to commemorate three years since COVID first hit the U.S. Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast co-hosts Susie An and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang of WBEZ help us to reflect on what …
00:26:31 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
It’s gonna be ok!!!!!!
This week on Nerdette, we feature two of our favorite interviews from 2022, both with people who work to find hope and joy in tandem with difficulty and grief.
First up is Dylan Marron, whose book ‘…
00:27:35 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
How old do you feel?
This week, co-hosts of the podcast ‘Just Between Us,’ Gabe Dunn and Allison Raskin, stop by to talk about the dark side of credit card rewards programs, TikTok’s pros and cons for kids, and how old w…
00:28:09 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Nerdette Book Club: Rebecca Makkai on ‘I Have Some Questions for You’
Our March Book Club book is ‘I Have Some Questions’ for You by Rebecca Makkai! It’s a whodunit that interrogates the true crime genre, the carceral system and #MeToo narratives. The novel follows Bod…
00:18:13 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
Brown butter FTW
This week, we are leaning into baking! First, our panelists, senior producer of WBEZ’s Reset Meha Ahmad and the host of WNYC and Futuro Studio’s La Brega podcast Alana Casanova-Burgess, stop by to ch…
00:26:29 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Nerdette Book Club: ‘How Far the Light Reaches,’ discussed!
Nerdette Book Club is back to discuss ‘How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures’ by Sabrina Imbler! This sparkling essay collection explores themes of community, queerness, and survival…
00:26:00 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Are we having fun yet?
Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago, and Erin Allen, host of WBEZ's The Rundown, join us to unwind from the week! The publisher of author Roald Dahl is making edits to his children’s books to m…
00:31:42 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Go to your room!
NPR political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben and WBEZ host and reporter Araceli Gómez-Aldana join the panel this week! We analyze an extremely comprehensive list of etiquette rules for 2023 from T…
00:30:28 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
A rom-com with a heavy dose of *dram*
This week, Dave Franco and Alison Brie join us to talk about their new rom-com, ‘Somebody I Used to Know.’ Dave and Alison wrote the movie together. They also happen to be married. We chat about how …
00:22:41 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
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