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
'Nope,' Austen adaptations, and the end of the Choco Taco
‘Fanti’ podcast hosts Tre’vell Anderson and Jarrett Hill join us to unpack the week. Then, Vulture’s Carrie Wittmer walks us through a timeline of Jane Austen film adaptations. Plus, Gloria Liu tells…
00:34:17 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Bennifer, 'Crawdads' and getting caught in the rain
The co-hosts of Celebrity Book Club, Lily Marotta and Stephen Phillips-Horst, join us to unpack the week that was.
Then, The New York Times Magazine writer Marcela Valdes tells us about the efforts…
00:36:24 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
James Webb FTW
Podcasters Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer stop by to talk about Emmy nods and snubs, the incredible images from the James Webb space telescope, and the best conversation-starters. Then, we che…
00:25:03 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
A peek behind the librarian desk
We teamed up with WBEZ’s Curious City to answer a listener's question about how librarians always seem to know what we want to read before we do.
00:11:41 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Let it out
We check in on how YOU are feeling. Plus, bestselling author Susan Cain tells us why she is happy to be melancholy.
00:24:40 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
How are you REALLY?
The news is a lot right now, so we're checking in. Send your voice memos to nerdettepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com for Friday's episode.
00:01:32 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
What to read this summer
Book Riot’s Liberty Hardy reads hundreds of books a year. She tells us the best new books of this summer.
00:15:54 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
What is your daily EGOT?
EGOTS for everyone! This week, ‘City Cast Chicago’ host Jacoby Cochran and Vox’s Jonquilyn Hill join the panel to talk about the week in pop culture. Then, Linda Holmes tells us about her new book ‘F…
00:35:11 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
They weren’t heroes but they saved lives
First, we talk about updating the Bechdel test and re-embracing Kate Bush with bestselling author and host of ‘Bad With Money’ Gaby Dunn. Then, we hear about the new HBO documentary ‘The Janes,’ whic…
00:36:53 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Tom Perotta on ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’
The New York Times bestselling author reflects on his writing before and after the #MeToo movement.
00:22:43 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
What if phones but too much
We talk about the cake throwing incident at the Mona Lisa and all of the TV you should watch this summer. Plus, a viral tweet says there are only 35 premises in all of literature, and … it's not far …
00:27:06 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
Nerdette Book Club: ‘This Thing Between Us’
Ready or not, book club is taking on the horror novel ‘This Thing Between Us’ by Gus Moreno. We chat with two horror enthusiasts, Chicago bookseller Javier Ramirez and writer Gabino Iglesias.
00:28:41 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Masks are still a good idea
Yes, COVID is still a thing. Nerdette’s “resident epidemiologist” Dr. Emily Landon gets us up to speed.
00:25:31 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Aim for just okay
Writer Amil Niazi tells us why ditched ambition for mediocrity. Plus, we talk to Emma Straub, author of one of this year's most anticipated books, 'This Time Tomorrow.'
00:25:52 |
Fri 20 May 2022
What to eat right now
We round up the best cookbooks of the year so far. Plus, chefs give us their recommendations for cooking with late spring vegetables.
00:28:42 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Music dance experience!
Here is an episode that you can dance to! J.P. Brammer and Daniel Lavery unpack the week in pop culture. Then, Sofía Valdés tells us about her lush new EP. Plus, we have the soundtrack for your summe…
00:32:45 |
Fri 06 May 2022
Nerdette Book Club: Gus Moreno on ‘This Thing Between Us’
Gus Moreno joins us to talk about his terrifying debut novel.
00:25:47 |
Tue 03 May 2022
What's happening?
Elon Musk attempts a Twitter takeover. Plus, Julia Child’s legacy 60 years after her television debut.
00:32:32 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Pachinko’
Our panel discusses the multigenerational epic and whether or not the television adaptation measures up.
00:42:12 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Grow Along With Us
We unwind from another tumultuous almost-spring with the producer and host of the podcast ‘Normal Gossip.’ Topics include our (irrational?) love of houseplants, our ambivalence about Season 2 of ‘Rus…
00:14:32 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
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