Hey friends. You may have heard the news that this week, WBEZ announced they're laying off 14 people and cancelling some podcasts. Unfortunately, that includes this show. (1/2)
"Our communities have been perceived as tragic... and I think people are comfortable seeing us that way. And
#RutherfordFalls
denies those storytelling tropes again and again." -
@MichaelGreyeyes
talking about Indigenous representation in our latest episode!
BOOK RECS from
#NerdetteRecaps
to fill the dragon-sized hole in your heart:
- The Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab
- The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin
- The His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman
- And from
@petersagal
: The Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian
That said, we're not going away just yet. For the next month or so, we're going to keep doing what we love, which is bringing you Nerdette. As they say, more to come. ♥ (2/2)
In 2020, the Nerdette team made NINETY episodes. 88 of those involved
@gretamjohnsen
recording in her closet and
@justybull
editing from home. We can't believe we made so much stuff and we're honored and delighted hat so many of you came along with us. Thanks, nerds!
It's over y'all! Tell us how you feel!!
Record yourself on your smartphone and send the audio file to nerdetterecaps @ gmail dot com
You may hear it on
#NerdetteRecaps
tomorrow with
@petersagal
(we also accept original songs with your feelings put to music)
Send it NOW!
The Battle of Winterfell is over, so all that's left to do now is listen to Tricia, Greta and Peter consider the undead, the newly dead, and where we all go from here (besides, you know, King's Landing).
New
#NerdetteRecaps
#GameofThrones
right here:
New ep alert! Our guest is the inimitable, exquisitely intelligent, fabulously kind
@dessadarling
. She talks about her book, her album, and her brain.
"It's a funny activity book about white supremacy. Like, how the f*** are we gonna pull that off?"
-
@kateschatz
on her and
@wkamaubell
's new book 'DO THE WORK!' Hear the full conversation in our latest episode
We are so grateful for the love and support we've received from the Nerdette community over the past week. You are the reason why we do this work! Thank you ♥
"The Shadow King" just made the shortlist for the 2020 Booker Prize. Hear our interview with author
@MaazaMengiste
about the novel's backdrop, themes and intentions:
Here's our hot new
#NerdetteRecaps
episode with
@petersagal
, in which we discuss the piercing scream of a spiralized child-zombie-demon that scared the ever-loving hot pie out of everyone.
"Hey y'all. We need to talk. Who's taking Ghost to the vet on Thursday?"
Join
@petersagal
@gretamjohnsen
and
@triciabobeda
as they take a look at what went down in Winterfell this weekend.
A couple weeks ago we released an episode about CRISPR, the future of science, and our very own
@gretamjohnsen
. It's become one of our most-downloaded episodes ever. On behalf of us here at Nerdette, THANK YOU for listening. via
@NPRone
.
Hey! We're dropping this episode one day early because there's an election going on and this has absolutely nothing to do with it!
Listen to
@petersagal
,
@triciabobeda
and
@gretamjohnsen
analyze the speeches, invoke Leslie Knope and break down ELECTION.
ANNOUNCEMENT: We're coming back with more movie recaps on Oct. 21!
Why? BECAUSE NOBODY ASKED US TO STOP DOING THIS YET.
Check out this trailer and then join
@gretamjohnsen
,
@triciabobeda
and
@petersagal
for new podcast eps later this month.
Comedian John
@hodgman
talks with Tricia about his new book — and then they throw back a few swigs of what Hodgman calls “a delightful, heady blend of pencil shavings and shame.”
This week, Peter Dinklage called out Disney’s Snow White reboot for being a “backward story about 7 dwarfs living in a cave together.” On top of that, remember the rest of the plot?!
@bmluse
gave us a refresher: