Surprise! You’re A Genius
You didn’t know? Nerdette podcast talks with two new MacArthur “geniuses” about their important work and what it’s like to get that call.
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Your Weekend Starts Here: Movies, TikTok And Fat Bears! (Oh My!)
Nerdette assembled a bunch of fun people to take a look back at a wild week — but in a merry, pop culture way, not a CAPS LOCK newsy way.
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Listen — 28:30It’s Autumn, So We Asked For Cold-Weather Pandemic Advice From An Infectious Disease Expert
Outdoor hangs are getting frosty and the holidays are just around the corner. So we asked Dr. Emily Landon how we should navigate the fall.
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Listen — 19:57Comics, Conspiracies And Pandemics Star In Gillian Flynn’s ‘Utopia’
Flynn also wrote the 2012 mega-hit ‘Gone Girl.’ She admits her new TV series, out now on Amazon Prime, may hit too close to home for some.
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Listen — 22:26Listen: A Discussion On ‘The Shadow King,’ Recently Shortlisted For The 2020 Booker Prize
We break down the Booker shortlisted novel ‘The Shadow King’ with Lydia Levy, founder of the African literature review website Omusana.
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Listen — 41:29‘I’m Not Woke. I’m Aware.’ Chicago Comedian T. Murph Reflects On Hulu’s ‘Woke’
In ‘Woke,’ a life-changing event upends one man’s life. Nerdette talks with Chicago comic T. Murph about his role and the show’s message.
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Listen — 22:19How The Bechdel Test Changed One Woman’s Career
As a film professor, Sarah Kozloff learned ‘The Lord of the Rings’ fails an easy gender equality test. So she wrote her own fantasy series.
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Listen — 17:54This Double Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Isn’t Going To Eat Itself
Nerdette talks with baker and cookbook author Shauna Sever about how to bake away your feelings this fall.
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Listen — 21:29Nerdette Book Club: Read ‘The Shadow King’ From Author Maaza Mengiste
Mengiste’s novel tells the stories of Ethiopian women warriors who fought against Italian occupation.
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Listen — 22:26Is It Too Early To Talk About Fall Books?
Of course it isn’t! We got ahold of NPR books editor Barrie Hardymon to get recommendations for some great autumn reads.
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