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Nerdette

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Nerdette is a weekly interview show that helps you unwind with fun conversations, inspiring ideas, and delightful recommendations. And join us every month for the Nerdette Book Club!

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes567Founded11 years ago
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This week, we are taking some time to reflect on the past *11 years* of Nerdette by listening to two of our all-time favorite interviews. First, Greta and Stephen King (yes, that Stephen King) bond over their shared love of corgis. Then, poet Ross Ga... more

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This week, senior Reset producer Meha Ahmad and journalist Araceli Gómez-Aldana join us to unpack the week. We get into friendship breakups over Taylor Swift, a new airline for dogs and Olympic fashion. more

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8 days ago
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This week, our friends Dan Pashman, host of 'The Sporkful' podcast and author of the new cookbook 'Anything’s Pastable,' and Helen Rosner, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the newsletter 'The Food Scene,' go all in on food in another roun... more

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15 days ago
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We are unpacking the week that was with Amory Sivertson, host of the WBUR podcasts Beyond All Repair and Endless Thread, and Kristina Lopez, producer of Glamorous Trash. We discuss the reasons why women need more sleep than men, age gap relationships... more

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22 days ago
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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.7k ratings
  • Good for nerds with tender hearts

    This podcast is lovely and feels so comforting. Greta is so kind and good with all her guests. The topic is always interesting, and listening feels a bit like learning cool stuff with a good friend. Highly recommend for my fellow tender hearted nerds!

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    5
    MotherOfPitties
    United States5 months ago
  • After several years of listening, unsubscribing

    Deeply disappointing that a 3-year retrospective of Covid largely pushes hard the “we’re back to normal” narrative, despite the fact that roughly 2000 Americans are still dying of the disease every week, millions are disabled from long Covid with more joining their ranks daily, vaccines have waned in efficacy against the newer variants, repeated “breakthrough” infections have become standard, and the virus has evolved to be much more transmissible. This was one of the podcasts I loved listening ... more

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    2
    artemis736
    United Statesa year ago
  • Elevate Your Language Here, Please

    Constantly shrieking, “ oh my god, oh my god” is tedious enough but to then add “ like “ five times, like, to each, like, sentence is, like, reason for me to, like, press the STOP button and, like, move on to another podcast. Don’t like.

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    Brian Goulet
    United Statesa year ago
  • Love Fridays!

    Always look forward to Nerdette on Fridays. Greta is such a great host, and I love the recap and variety of topics. Always the best book recommendations too!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mrs.W 2008
    United States2 years ago
  • Links please!

    Love listening to Nerdette every Friday. Can you please link the books in the show notes? Thanks!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RiffRandle1234
    United States2 years ago

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