Nerdette Book Club: ‘Klara And The Sun’
It’s our long-awaited episode on ‘Klara and the Sun’! We dive into Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest with ‘Divergent’ author Veronica Roth and writer Anita Felicelli.
Greta Johnsen
Host
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Is Anything Even Good Anymore?
WTTW anchor Brandis Friedman and WBEZ reporter Araceli Gómez-Aldana talk to us about Lil Nas X’s new gig with Taco Bell, if anything we watch is “good” in the age of armchair critics, and why the baby from the cover of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ isn’t smiling anymore. Then, TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk christens a new genre we can get behind (White Man As Obstacle) and author Jess Zimmerman takes a feminist spin on Greek myths.
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#RushTok 101
We’re back with a panel! This week, we talk COVID, Jeopardy!, and #RushTok with WBEZ daily newsletter writer Hunter Clauss and New York Times TV critic Margaret Lyons. Then, Eve Ewing tells us about ‘Maya and the Robot,’ her lovely new book for middle grade readers.
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Is the New Nicolas Cage Movie … Actually Good?
This week, it’s all about summer movies. First, we check in with TIME’s Eliana Dockterman about what’s been good, what to avoid, and what the deal is with that whole ScarJo/Disney lawsuit situation. Then, we ask film critic Robert Daniels about his favorite movies of 2021 so far.
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All Hail the Slacker Picnic
This week, two of our favorite eaters — Bon Appetit senior staff writer Alex Beggs and New York Times restaurant critic Tejal Rao — tell us why the best picnics might just be the least photogenic ones. They’re all about tiny swimsuits, big sandwiches, cold wine in insulated water bottles, and minimal, minimal effort.
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Nerdette Book Club: The Best Books Of 2021 So Far
Two excellent readers join Greta to discuss some of the best books of the year so far.
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Adam Driver *Is* Hot And, Yes, Also A Centaur
We unpack the week that was with Jacoby Cochran and Mariah Woelfel! Plus, why do people fall for scams?
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Nerdette Book Club: ‘Version Zero’
We unpack the twists and turns of David Yoon’s latest novel with Sameer Pandya and Elise Hu.
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LISTEN: Olympics, Aliens And Joy Revolution
The Olympics are still on! Aliens could be real! David and Nicola Yoon have a new publishing imprint! Join us!!!
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The Billionaire Space Race Is Yawn! I Mean On!
Plus, a new anthology reclaims King Arthur and Anna North joins to dispel the myth of lockdown as sabbatical once and for all.
