Nerdette

  • Dungeons & Dragons and STEM

    Tricia dives into the world of Role Playing Games with expert guides from One Shot podcast and The Atlantic’s Olga Khazan highlights women in STEM jobs.

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  • Judy Chaikin: Girls in the Band

    Director of Girls in the Band helps us get to know the hippest women who played in big bands. Then Emily Pilloton’s shop class for teens.

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  • Competitive Puzzlers & Brains

    We discuss Wicker Kittens, a documentary about competitive jigsaw puzzlers, and how the Human Connectome Project is mapping the brain.

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  • Lady Robots & AV Club

    What’s the deal with women robots? Then we nerd out about the Oscars - the nominees and the awards - with A.V. Club editor A.A. Dowd.

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  • Romance & Horror Films

    Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum on the science of attraction and filmmakers fess up about the romance of horror movies.

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  • Tavi Gevinson: Music & Art

    Tavi Gevinson, founder and editor of Rookie Mag, talks about music, TV and more that she’s obsessing over lately.

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  • Fangasm & Harry Potter World

    Two professors turned Supernatural fangirls and we get to know the brilliant voice behind the new “Ladies Against Humanity” Tumblr.

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  • Women of Civil Rights Movement

    From Ella Baker to Abbey Lincoln, Lena Horne to Dorothy Height, let’s get to know women central to the civil rights movement.

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  • Meg Lowman: Rainforest & Bugs

    Canopy Meg Lowman talks about climbing trees, convincing her kids to count bugs and rainforest conservation. Plus Tracy Letts gives homework.

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  • 2014 TV Picks and PR Pitches

    It’s time for our favorite TV from 2013 and WBEZ political reporter Alex Keefe counts down the best of the worst story pitches in his inbox.

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