Greta Johnsen

Host

Greta hosts and produces WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast and is a fill-in anchor on WBEZ. Prior to joining WBEZ in 2014. Greta hosted Morning Edition at WCQS in Asheville, North Carolina and at KUAC in Fairbanks, Alaska. Greta has a BA in English from Saint Olaf College and a MS in Journalism from Northwestern University. She enjoys waking up early, reading, knitting, and walking her corgi.

Stories by Greta Johnsen

- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
Nerdette Book Club: ‘You Better Be Lightning’

We talk to Andrea Gibson about their gorgeous new poetry collection, ‘You Better Be Lightning.’
Dec. 7 read more
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- Culture & The Arts
Omicronoasis

How do you pronounce Omicron? What’s on your Spotify Wrapped list? We get into it. Plus, we celebrate trailblazing women over 50.
Dec. 3 read more
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- Culture & The Arts
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Bombshell’

The book club digs into the feminist bodice ripper Bombshell by Sarah MacLean. It’s a romp!
Nov. 30 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
PIE FOR BREAKFAST

So you have a fridge full of leftovers … now what? New York Times Cooking experts Melissa Clark and Tejal Rao are on the case.
Nov. 26 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
Chicago’s book nerds are preparing for supply chain weirdness this holiday season

Books aren’t immune to supply chain issues, and holiday shopping might be weird this year.
Nov. 22 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
A pre-holiday check-up

Winter sure is coming, so Nerdette’s resident epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon is back to answer all of your COVID questions.
Nov. 19 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
What is this year’s sexiest supply chain?

Is Paul Rudd really the sexiest man alive? Is pasta a Thanksgiving dish? We get into it. Plus, we make learning about the supply chain fun.
Nov. 12 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
What is time?

The panel debates daylight saving time and canceling classic rock. Plus, we learn how to make beans interesting every day of the week.
Nov. 5 read more
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- Culture & The Arts
Nerdette Book Club: Sarah MacLean on ‘Bombshell’

We talk to bestselling romance novelist Sarah MacLean about her feminist bodice ripper.
Nov. 2 read more
- Nerdette
- Culture & The Arts
Shove it, Satan

To get into the Halloween spirit, Erik Larson tells us a ghost story and a monster expert explains why werewolves are hot right now.
Oct. 29 read more