The 5 Best Nerdette Podcast Episodes
1) Popular vs. Cool With Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson, senior editor of The Atlantic, tells Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda about his new book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. He explains what makes Adele’s "Hello"&...Show More
2) Book Club: ‘Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation’
Welcome to the Nerdette Book Club! Each month, we read a book and chat about it with a rotating group of panelists. This month’s pick is Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation from ...Show More
Book Club: ‘Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation’
50:20 | Oct 30th, 2020
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3) Introvert’s Guide To The Good Life
September is right around the corner, which means fall is coming. To celebrate, Nerdette host Greta Johnsen talks with Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks, author and illustrator of the new graphic no...Show More
4) Get That Money.
How does one ask their employer for more money? The short answer, according to Refinery29's Lindsey Stanberry, is just do it. "It’s hard. And it’s not fun," Stanberry tells Greta this week. "I mean, y...Show More
5) Redefining Representation With ‘Well-Read Black Girl’
A little while after Glory Edim created an Instagram account under the name Well-Read Black Girl, she said she started getting a lot of messages from young women thanking her for creating a space that...Show More
6) MSCL TV Club: Best weekend ever (Episodes 17 and 18)
In today’s MSCL rewatch episode, Greta Johnsen and Kristen Meinzer discuss My So-Called Life episodes 17 and 18 -- “Betrayal” and “Weekend” -- with Soraya Roberts, a culture writer and contributing w...Show More
7) MSCL TV Club: Angel Science (Episodes 15 and 16)
Greta Johnsen and Kristen Meinzer discuss My So-Called Life episodes 15 and 16 -- “So-Called Angels” and “Resolutions” -- with Jenn White, the host of the NPR show 1A. They talk about the ups and do...Show More
8) GRETAGRAM book club: Tayari Jones on 'Kin'
Host Greta Johnsen talks to Tayari Jones. Her novel Kin is the GRETAGRAM book club selection for March. It’s about two girls grow up in the 50’s in Alabama. They each lost their mothers in different w...Show More
9) MSCL TV Club: Nothing dies harder than potential (Episodes 13 and 14)
Host Greta Johnsen and co-gost Kristen Meinzer discuss My So-Called Life episodes 13 and 14 -- “Pressure” and “On the Wagon” -- with culture writer and podcaster Margaret H. Willison. They talk abo...Show More
10) MSCL TV Club: IS IT A HANG OR A DATE? (Episodes 11 and 12)
Host Greta Johnsen and co-host Kristen Meinzer discuss My So-Called Life episodes 11 and 12 --”Picture Perfect” and “Self Esteem” -- with Christina Tucker!!!! She’s a podcaster and writer who co-host...Show More