Nerdette

  • 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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  • Stephen Dubner: Freakonomics

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

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  • Mary Roach: Pop Science

    Pop science author Mary Roach talks about answering gross questions most of us are too afraid to ask. Plus the AMC show Halt And Catch Fire.

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  • Peter Sagal: Hipster Nerd

    NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! host Peter Sagal was a nerd before it was cool. He talks Game of Thrones and why nerds should go outside.

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