Nerdette

Interviews with your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) authors, artists, astronauts and more. From WBEZ.

Team

Greta Johnsen Host
Anna Bauman Producer

Team

Greta Johnsen Host
Anna Bauman Producer

Nerdette is an interview show featuring people you either already love, or will be delighted to learn about.

WBEZ ceased production of Nerdette in May 2024. To Keep track of what former Nerdette host Greta Johnsen is up to now, you can follow her newsletter GRETAGRAM.

And find Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal right here!

Recent

Goodbye for now!

Peter Sagal and co-host emeritus Tricia Bobeda play Burden or Delight!

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

A kitchen therapy session with Tamar Adler

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Greta Johnsen and Amor Towles sit on stage with microphones in conversation.

Nerdette Book Club LIVE with Amor Towles!

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

A joyfully defiant summer playlist

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Beautyland. The book sits on a crowded shelf of books.

Nerdette Book Club discusses ‘Beautyland’

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Scout + Scout the corgi sits on a bed with her head on a stuffed animal. She is gray, black and white with huge wing-like ears.

CORGIS ARE DELIGHTFUL

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Tortured poets and airlines for dogs

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Is mayo a burden or a delight? WE FIND OUT.

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman

Killer gams FTW

Marie-Helene Bertino’s ‘Beautyland’ is one of the best novels of the year

By Greta Johnsen , Anna Bauman , and 1 more

Nerdette is an interview show featuring people you either already love, or will be delighted to learn about.

WBEZ ceased production of Nerdette in May 2024. To Keep track of what former Nerdette host Greta Johnsen is up to now, you can follow her newsletter GRETAGRAM.

And find Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal right here!

Recent

Goodbye for now!

Peter Sagal and co-host emeritus Tricia Bobeda play Burden or Delight!

By Greta Johnsen and Anna Bauman