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Hearts and crafts. This is a collage of photos of crafts that listeners made. The crafts include embroidery, cross stitch and prints.

Nerdette listeners are so talented!!!

Monica Ihrke, Kathryn Wene, Sharri Thurber Zink, Shannon Downey, Cari Wheat Roberts, Sarah Lipuma

Hearts and crafts. This is a collage of photos of crafts that listeners made. The crafts include embroidery, cross stitch and prints.

Nerdette listeners are so talented!!!

Monica Ihrke, Kathryn Wene, Sharri Thurber Zink, Shannon Downey, Cari Wheat Roberts, Sarah Lipuma

Hobbies make you live longer. Here’s how to get started

Creative hobbies can be inexpensive, low stakes and social.

Nerdette listeners are so talented!!!

Monica Ihrke, Kathryn Wene, Sharri Thurber Zink, Shannon Downey, Cari Wheat Roberts, Sarah Lipuma

   

Crafting can be the low-commitment, low-stakes and low-cost relationship you need in your life.

Reset discovers more on how to grow your creative side, and maybe learn a new skill.

GUESTS: Greta Johnsen, host of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast

Donna Palicka, owner of Sister’s Art Studio

Shaun Devine, founder and instructor of Chicago School of Woodworking

Andy Kuby, turning saw instructor at Chicago School of Woodworking

Chris Busse, owner of Penguin Foot Pottery

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