Nerdette

  • 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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  • WBEZ Nerdette Holiday Special

    This episode is a mix of old and new, with some of our favorite conversations from 2013 all wrapped up into one hour.

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  • Stefan Fatsis: Scrabble Battle

    Greta attends a Scrabble tournament and we talk to Scrabble evangelist and author of ‘Word Freak’ Stefan Fatsis.

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  • Gillian Anderson: Fish Love

    Gillian Anderson, aka Agent Scully of X-Files, nerds out about the ocean’s health and talks about playing smart characters.

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  • Doris Kearns Goodwin: History

    Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin nerds out about baseball, muckraker Ida Tarbell and more. Plus a dinosaur discovery!

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  • Anne Curzan: Word Nerd

    We talk to linguistics professor Anne Curzan. She wrote an article about the newest use of the slash (it’s not just punctuation anymore).

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  • Seth Reiss: The Onion

    Seth Reiss, head writer for The Onion, talks about their encyclopedia, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and gives great homework.

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  • Emma Christensen: Homebrewing

    Folks from Business Insider chat about their list of the most famous books set in each state; then, homebrewing with Emma Christensen.

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  • Thomas Maier: Masters of Sex

    ‘Masters of Sex’ author Thomas Maier helps us get to know another great Lady Nerd of History: Sex researcher Virginia Johnson.

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