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

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The women who painted themselves against all odds

Self portraits, LEGOs, and cancel culture. The Nerdette panel is back to unpack the week.
Oct. 15

Listen — 31:43
Yes, that is a goat. Listen to find out why.

This week, we take a look at complicated friendships in our lives: unvaccinated friends, Facebook friends, and ‘bad art friends.’
Oct. 8

Listen — 31:42
Nerdette Book Club: Ryka Aoki on ‘Light From Uncommon Stars’

We discuss deals with the devil, intergalactic warfare, and defiant joy with author Ryka Aoki.
Oct. 5

Listen — 25:52
What it means to be the first

We talk to two trailblazing guests: former NCAA swimmer Schuyler Bailar and tubist Richard Antoine White.
Oct. 1

Listen — 18:13
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Crying in H Mart’

Lit Society Pod co-hosts Kari Herrera and Alexis Honoria join Greta to process Michelle Zauner’s new memoir.
Sept. 28

Listen — 56:06
When Reality Meets TV

It’s all TV and trees this week! We’re joined by culture reporter Hannah Giorgis, canopy ecologist Meg Lowman, and two “Bachelor”-ologists.
Sept. 24

Listen — 33:20
The Doctor Is In — Again!

Nerdette’s resident epidemiologist is back! We talk to infectious disease expert Emily Landon about the Delta variant and how much we should be bracing ourselves for winter.
Sept. 17

Listen — 21:40
When The Pressure’s Just Too Much

On this week’s episode, we talk about hitting your limit and what to do next.
Sept. 10

Listen — 34:28
Queens Of Pop And Vampire Slayers

We talk music news with Jasmine Garsd (NPR) and Jill Hopkins (Vocalo), check in with actor Harvey Guillén (‘What We Do in the Shadows’), and walk through an American Medical Association report that …
Sept. 3

Listen — 34:12
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Klara And The Sun’

It’s our long-awaited episode on ‘Klara and the Sun’! We dive into Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest with ‘Divergent’ author Veronica Roth and writer Anita Felicelli.
Aug. 31

Listen — 48:15