Nerdette Book Club: Tana French’s ‘The Searcher’
Author Sarah Vowell and comedian Maeve Higgins visit the Nerdette Book Club for a spoiler-filled discussion about a plodding murder mystery.
Greta Johnsen
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This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain Eating The Year’s Best Holiday Cookie This Weekend.
How much does your brain work just moving your body? We ask a neuroscientist. Plus, we debate cookie of the year and look back at the week.
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Tana French Describes Her New Mystery Novel, ‘The Searcher’
A retired Chicago cop moves to rural Ireland to escape the daily grind. But duty calls when a local boy goes missing.
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Your Weekend Starts Here: ‘Saved By The Bell,’ Seasonal Songs And Sprinkles
Nerdette analyzes the week in disappearing monoliths and talks with Andrew Bird about his Christmas album. Plus: the history of sprinkles!
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LISTEN: Happy Zoomsgiving From Nerdette To You
Nerdette asked about the things you’re grateful for this year. From cookies to game shows to Zoom conference calls, here’s what you told us.
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Nerdette Recaps ‘Office Space’ With Peter Sagal
Peter, Tricia and Greta revisit this quintessential workplace comedy. Plus we play some patriarchy jingles modified for William Shakespeare.
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Nerdette Book Club: ‘The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue’
We unpack this epic literary fantasy with cultural critic Eva Recinos and Book Riot podcast host Liberty Hardy.
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Nerdette Recaps ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ With Peter Sagal
We break down this delightful little adaptation of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ featuring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger and a whole lot of Tacoma.
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LISTEN: Jeff Tweedy Thinks You’re Great
Jeff Tweedy’s book How to Write One Song has great advice for aspiring musicians. But it’s also about how to scratch any creative itch.
