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  • Nate DiMeo: Memory Palace

    Nate DiMeo talks about his podcast Memory Palace, writing for Parks and Recreation and what we can learn from pop music.

    Aug 28, 2014 read more
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  • Elizabeth Gilbert: Polite Botany

    Author Elizabeth Gilbert talks about corgis, fairies, and her latest book about a lady botanist in the 1800s.

    Aug 19, 2014 read more
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  • Lev Grossman & Wonder Woman

    Author Lev Grossman on his new book The Magician’s Land, reviewing books for Time and raising nerdy kids. Then, history of Wonder Woman.

    Aug 15, 2014 read more
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  • Edan Lepucki: Reading List

    A summer reading list from Edan Lepucki, breakout author of the novel California. Then we chat with the hosts of On the Media’s TLDR podcast.

    Aug 5, 2014 read more
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  • Tom Perrotta: The Leftovers

    Tom Perrotta talks about his novel and new HBO show The Leftovers and what he learned from a summer working as a garbage collector.

    July 30, 2014 read more
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  • Richard Linklater: Boyhood

    Richard Linklater explains why it took 12 years to make his new film. Plus, Dan Weissmann on why killing comic characters is good business.

    July 23, 2014 read more
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  • Jessi Klein: Inside Amy Schumer

    Emmy nominee Jessi Klein, a stand up comedian and head writer for Inside Amy Schumer, nerds out about the Marx Brothers, Black Stallion, and more.

    July 16, 2014 read more
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  • Ain’t I A Woman

    Nerdette goes back in time to get to know great lady nerds of history like opera singer Marian Anderson and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

    July 4, 2014 read more
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  • Mad Houses & Mississippi Goddam

    This week, stories of muckraker Nellie Bly, painter Georgia O’Keeffe and jazz singer Nina Simone.

    July 1, 2014 read more
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  • Stephen Dubner: Freakonomics

    Freaks and nerds unite! Freakonomics’ Stephen Dubner teaches Tricia and Greta how to think like a freak.

    June 23, 2014 read more
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