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
Nerdette Book Club: Sabrina Imbler on ‘How Far the Light Reaches’
February’s book club pick is ‘How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures’ by Sabrina Imbler. From a mother octopus, to shimmering salps on the shores of a queer beach, to predatory worms,…
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Tue 07 Feb 2023
Special: NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’
We are bringing you an episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast! Everyday, that podcast highlights a recent story or interview about books from NPR. Listen to host Leila Fadel speak with author Geo…
00:09:31 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic,’ discussed!
We discuss the nostalgia and magic in ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic’ by Kevin Wilson. Our panelists this month are Angie Kim, author of ‘Miracle Creak,’ and Gwen Kirby, author of ‘S*** Cassandra Saw.…
00:37:21 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Taking down anti-fat bias with Aubrey Gordon
Our weekly panel chat is back! NPR’s Code Switch hosts B.A. Parker and Lori Lizarraga join us to discuss the week’s pop culture news. We cover the Academy Award nominations, cultural expectations for…
00:29:15 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Undercover: The art of adaptation
In the final installment of our “Undercover” series, we head to the movies (or just your living room couch)!
Some of today’s biggest films and TV shows are adaptations of books. So what does it tak…
00:18:56 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Undercover: How audiobooks bring a story to life
For our special series “Undercover,” we are taking a deep dive into some of the different ways a book comes to life!
This week, we’re peeking behind the curtain to learn more about one of Greta’s f…
00:18:42 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Nerdette Book Club: Kevin Wilson on ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic’
Nerdette Book Club is back for another year of reading!
Our January pick is ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic’ by Kevin Wilson. It’s about Frankie, a misfit teen girl in rural Tennessee, and the one su…
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Tue 10 Jan 2023
Undercover: The thorny business of book blurbs
Nerdette is embarking on "Undercover," a three-part series into the different ways a book comes to life.
First up, we take a look at a seemingly small, but very important element of a book: blurbs.…
00:11:50 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Special: Making Rihanna
Happy Holidays! Team Nerdette is taking a break this week and we're bringing you a special episode from our friends at WBEZ's Making podcast. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was just 16 when she signed a record …
00:41:29 |
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Nerdette Book Club: 'Trust,' discussed!
Nerdette Book Club’s December selection, Hernan Diaz’s critically-acclaimed ‘Trust,’ is a novel that invites readers to question the very act of reading.
The historical novel is actually four differ…
00:30:31 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
The best TV shows of 2022
Now that it's officially winter, there's no better time to catch up on the best TV series of the year. The New Yorker’s Inkoo Kang is back to wrap up the best in television of 2022, including a come…
00:26:18 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
The best books of 2022
MJ Franklin, editor at The New York Times Book Review, joins Greta to discuss the best books of 2022. Plus, listeners chime in with their own book recommendations. You can find a list of all the book…
00:22:02 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
The best podcasts of 2022
From Italian true crime to juicy gossip, Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah is back to share his top 5 podcasts of the year! You can find Nick's full list at our website: https://tinyurl.com/273xeerc
00:25:39 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Nerdette Book Club: Hernan Diaz on ‘Trust’
December's Book Club pick is ‘Trust’ by Hernan Diaz. It's one of Greta's favorite books of the year.
In this spoiler-free episode, Hernan discusses the rhetoric of male power and who does – and do…
00:20:51 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
The story behind the behind
This week, Jasmine Garsd, host of NPR’s The Last Cup, and Brandon Pope, host of WBEZ’s Making, drop in to discuss the World Cup, a lawsuit against Velveeta and the word of the year: gaslighting.
The…
00:25:16 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm’
Nerdette Book Club is back for a spoiler-filled episode to discuss this month’s pick, ‘Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm’ by Laura Warrell.
Public radio reporter Sonari Glinton and host of NPR’s 1A, Jenn W…
00:34:10 |
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Taking joy seriously with Ross Gay
Poet Ross Gay joins us to talk about his new essay collection, 'Inciting Joy,' and the beauty of finding solace and solidarity in complex life experiences.
Plus, we hear from Nerdette listeners abo…
00:19:38 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
‘She Said’ reignites conversations around #MeToo
‘Who? Weekly’ hosts Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber stop by to share their favorite celebrity gossip of 2022. They also offer highbrow and lowbrow viewing recommendations for the upcoming holiday week…
00:23:02 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
The holidays, Covid and you
Nerdette’s “resident epidemiologist,” Dr. Emily Landon of University of Chicago Medicine, explains everything you need to know about navigating Covid, the flu and RSV this holiday season.
00:15:14 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Life is stressful, but baking doesn’t have to be
We unwind from election week with 'Parenting is a Joke' podcast host Ophira Eisenberg and 'Fake the Nation' host Negin Farsad. Then, Claire Saffitz tells us about her new cookbook 'What's for Dessert…
00:31:17 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
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