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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Sex, Drugs, And Singing Ovaries


When Teresa Woodruff started working for a biotech company fresh out of graduate school, her employer revealed that the first studies for a new heart attack treatment had been performed on 50,000 men. “And so I kinda raised my hand and said, ‘That’s inte


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 February 2, 2018  25m
 
 

Why Does John Hodgman Like Malört So Much?


Comedian John Hodgman, longtime fan of the lovingly-reviled Swedish spirit called Malört, tells Nerdette, “I’m fascinated with things that are still regional in an increasingly non-regional country.” He also calls the disagreeable beverage "“a delightful


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 December 8, 2017  29m
 
 

Pulitzer-Winner Jennifer Egan Almost Abandoned ‘Manhattan Beach’


Jennifer Egan won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for her novel A Visit from the Goon Squad. Her most recent novel, Manhattan Beach, was among 10 works of fiction long-listed for the 2017 National Book Award. Not too shabby, right? But Egan told Greta that


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 December 1, 2017  27m
 
 

Author Margaret Atwood Says ‘The Harvey Weinstein Moment’ Will Last


“I think it’s going to last more than a moment,” said the celebrated author on this week’s Nerdette. “But how much more than a moment, it remains to be seen."  Nerdette co-host Greta Johnsen talks with author Margaret Atwood about the rece


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 November 22, 2017  26m
 
 

Daveed Diggs Does All The Things


Daveed Diggs says starring in the hit musical Hamilton opened a lot of doors for him. One of those doors? Meeting hip hop legend Busta Rhymes. “Like, I can text Busta Rhymes right now. That? That is a crazy thing to me.” Diggs stopped by WBEZ to talk wit


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 November 17, 2017  27m
 
 

Eve Ewing On Prince, Afrofuturism And Sweaters


Knitting can be dangerous. Just ask author, scholar, and (of course) knitter Eve Ewing. She explains what she calls “the sweater curse” to Nerdette hosts Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen. They also discuss the impact of the late music icon Prince, the ris


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 November 10, 2017  31m
 
 

SCOTUS Edition: Muppets V. Supreme Court Justices


In her seminal work on 'Muppet Theory,' Slate reporter Dahlia Lithwick once wrote that "every living human" can be categorized as either a Chaos Muppet or an Order Muppet. On this super-special Supreme Court edition of Nerdette, lifelong SCOTUS-nerd


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 November 3, 2017  32m
 
 

‘Call Your Girlfriend’ Hangs With ‘Nerdette’ Podcast


Like the Flintstones meeting the Jetsons, Betty and Veronica taking down the Predator alien, and Sabrina the teenage witch dating Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World, nothing beats an epic crossover. That’s why Nerdette hosts Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda


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 October 27, 2017  30m
 
 

Jane The Virgin’s Yael Grobglas Meets Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli


It’s a "dinner and a TV show" kind of night for Nerdette this week. We talk to Jane the Virgin actress Yael Grobglas about what it’s like to play your own twin and creating a villain who people love to hate. Then Iron Chef winner and Chopped judge Alex G


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 October 19, 2017  29m
 
 

Star Trek With Brooke Gladstone


To celebrate the arrival of Star Trek: Discovery, we decided to talk to the biggest Trekkie we know: On The Media co-host Brooke Gladstone. She told us about her all-time favorite characters, why science fiction is so good at capturing a moment in t


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 October 13, 2017  34m