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!

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 27m. Bisher sind 567 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

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Your Weekend Starts Here: Baby Busts, 'Black Buck' And The Collapse Of Capitalism?


GameStop, GameStop, GameStop. Be gone! Another week is in the books, and we break down the news in vaccine distribution and pandemic fertility rates with WBEZ criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith and soon-to-be City Cast lead producer Carrie Shepherd.


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 January 29, 2021  30m
 
 

Book Club: ‘The Space Between Worlds’


In a lot of ways, The Space Between Worlds is a classic, action-packed sci-fi novel about a multiverse. But as our panelists explain, author Micaiah Johnson skillfully twists a lot of archetypical tropes into something wholly unique. Listen alo


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 January 26, 2021  58m
 
 

A Nerdette Inauguration Special


This year's presidential inauguration managed to muster up as much pageantry as possible, given the circumstances. Despite the pandemic and concerns over national security, the United States saw another peaceful transition of power.  Carol Moseley B


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 January 22, 2021  26m
 
 

The 13th Month Of 2020


Everything keeps getting more intense! So we ask journalists Tricia Bobeda and Kristina Lopez how they're managing their news intake. Then, we talk to Glennon Doyle, author of several books, including Untamed, about why resolutions are not for her. And f


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 January 15, 2021  27m
 
 

Book Club: Micaiah Johnson On Her Debut Sci Fi Novel, ‘The Space Between Worlds’


Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Each month, we read a book and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. This month’s pick is The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson. It’s an alternate-universe story about hundreds of different Earths slig


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 January 12, 2021  19m
 
 

2021 Is A Mess. Here's How To Stay Positive


The first week of 2021 was rough. But, as advice columnists Daniel Lavery and Heather Havrilesky tell us, there's still room for optimism. Then we talk to Dr. Y. Joel Wong, a professor at Indiana University, about the very real science behind positive th


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 January 8, 2021  28m
 
 

This Year Gave Us Some Good Stuff, Too


The year is almost over, which means top 10 lists are rolling in. But what’s it like to pick favorites in such an emotionally intense year? Greta talks with podcast expert Nick Quah, TV critic Margaret Lyons and Vocalo host Jill Hopkins about the best st


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 December 24, 2020  17m
 
 

Book Club: Tana French’s ‘The Searcher’


Author Sarah Vowell and comedian Maeve Higgins visit the Nerdette Book Club for a spoiler-filled analysis of Tana French's plodding murder mystery, 'The Searcher.' Plus, we hear from you!


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 December 22, 2020  36m
 
 

This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain This Weekend Eating The Year's Best Holiday Cookie.


You’ve made it through another week in the year 2020. Congratulations! Join Nerdette for a look back at the week in vaccines, virtual holiday parties and Greta’s new favorite ridiculous TV show, The Wilds, alongside TIME Magazine’s Eliana Dockterman and


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 December 18, 2020  30m
 
 

The Gift Of Dessa


Dessa is a rapper, a singer, an author, a poet, and a whiskey co-creator, among other things. She even participated in an “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”-type procedure in an attempt to remove memories from a painful relationship.


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 December 11, 2020  24m