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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.

    Oct. 9, 2020 read more
    Listen — 28:30
  • It’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.

    Oct. 2, 2020 read more
    Listen — 19:57
  • Comics, 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.

    Sept. 29, 2020 read more
    Listen — 22:26
  • Listen: 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.

    Sept. 25, 2020 read more
    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.

    Sept. 22, 2020 read more
    Listen — 22:19
  • How 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.

    Sept. 18, 2020 read more
    Listen — 17:54
  • This 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.

    Sept. 15, 2020 read more
    Listen — 21:29
  • Nerdette 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.

    Sept. 11, 2020 read more
    Listen — 22:26
  • Is 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.

    Sept. 4, 2020 read more
    Listen — 20:36
  • How The 1990s Shaped Feminism Today

    Author Lisa Levenstein tells Nerdette the 1990s were a pivotal time in feminist history. “The biggest change was really a culture change.“

    Sept. 1, 2020 read more
    Listen — 18:40
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