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
Vibe shift, anyone?
The planets are aligning. Are you ready for a new vibe? Kat Chow and Margaret Willison discuss. Then, Jennifer Egan tells us about her new book ‘The Candy House.’ Plus, the history behind the “adopt …
00:31:34 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
April is the cruelest month. Make a smoothie.
Emily St. John Mandel tells us about her new book ‘Sea of Tranquility.’ Plus, we dig into the significance of the new Amazon union.
00:33:23 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Nerdette Book Club: 'Notes on an Execution'
Our book club dives into ‘Notes on an Execution’ by Danya Kukafka and contends with our cultural obsession with crime stories.
00:28:34 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Is it a podcast or is it cake?
We talk to Dylan Marron about his podcast ‘Conversations with people who hate me.’ Plus, are travel guidebooks dead? Or are they cake?
00:30:44 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Whole grain flour is in bloom
Is whole grain flour the secret to the best chocolate chip cookie? Plus, the woman who swims in Lake Michigan every day.
00:18:47 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Hearts and crafts: Nerdette live!
Listen to our live event on crafting and activism with Shannon “Badass Cross Stitch” Downey.
00:21:28 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Free the f-word
Nerdette’s “resident epidemiologist” answers your questions on the lifting of mask mandates. Plus, we listen to the pop stars singing “F U.”
00:26:39 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
The beauty of “Big Emotions”
We talk about the catharsis of crying at the movies and trade recommendations for what to watch this weekend.
00:31:28 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Nerdette Book Club: Danya Kukafka on ‘Notes on an Execution’
We talk to the author about her decision to upend the tropes of crime fiction in her new novel.
00:22:32 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Pandemic plot points: a dilemma
Are you ready to read or watch content about the pandemic? Plus, we take a look at equal pay in soccer and beyond.
00:28:37 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Nerdette Book Club: ‘S*** Cassandra Saw’
We dig into Gwen E. Kirby's 'S*** Cassandra Saw' with Glory Edim of Well Read Black Girl and Jess Zimmerman, author of 'Women and Other Monsters.'
00:30:08 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
Should the Winter Olympics exist?
Today Explained podcast hosts Noel King and Sean Rameswaram round up the news of the week with us. Then, we talk to one of the showrunners behind the bear hug of a show Somebody Somewhere from HBO. P…
00:28:47 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
What not to wear: Olympics edition
We talk about the Olympics and the Oscars with the hosts of Slate’s ICYMI podcast, Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher. Plus, two delightful interviews with the singer Shamir and the board ga…
00:33:39 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Money is a 5 letter word
Did Wordle sell out? And what’s going on with banned books? We get into it. Plus, three delightful knitting designers tell us about their craft.
00:26:59 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Nerdette Book Club: Gwen E. Kirby on ‘S*** Cassandra Saw’
We talk to Gwen E. Kirby about her debut short story collection.
00:22:03 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
January continues
“For Colored Nerds” hosts Eric Eddings and Brittany Luse discuss some weird and wonderful things from the week.
Book Riot’s Liberty Hardy shares some of the best books coming out in the early months…
00:31:31 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’
Authors Adriana Herrera and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney join us to unpack the twists and turns of Xochitl Gonzalez’s dazzling debut novel.
00:30:44 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Let them eat crow
This week, we pay tribute to the late fashion icon André Leon Talley, discuss a troublesome murder of crows and dive into the new book How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Plus, we talk t…
00:29:46 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
What to expect when you’re expecting Omicron
Nerdette’s "resident epidemiologist" Dr. Emily Landon is back to cut through the noise and help us navigate the pandemic now.
00:22:18 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
New year, new apocalypse!
We ring in the new year with a panel discussion on the huge snowstorm in the mid Atlantic and the death of the BlackBerry. Author Catherine Price explains why fun is an essential part of life. And wh…
00:28:31 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
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