Live from QED w/ Anita Powell
Recorded live from the QED Conference in Manchester, UK, this episode of Talk Nerdy features community engagement advocate and menopause activist Anita Powell. She tells Cara about her work in diversi...
6 Nov 202352min
Mother Tongue w/ Jenni Nuttall
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Oxford professor and medeival literature researcher Dr. Jenni Nuttall to talk about her new book, "Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Wor...
30 Okt 20231h 9min
Good Dogs w/ Jessica Pierce
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by bioethicist Dr. Jessica Pierce to talk about her new book, "Who's a Good Dog?: And How to Be a Better Human." They discuss the complex ethics of dog-hu...
23 Okt 20231h 11min
Eight Bears w/ Gloria Dickie
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Gloria Dickie, a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. They talk about her new book, "Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imper...
16 Okt 20231h 3min
Women Soldiers w/ Lena Andrews
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Lena Andrews, foreign policy expert and military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency. They talk about her new book, "Valiant Women: The Extr...
9 Okt 202356min
Handmade Materials w/ Anna Ploszajski
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by materials scientist Dr. Anna Ploszajski to talk about her new book, "Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making." They discuss the scien...
2 Okt 202359min
Recognizing Our Humanity w/ Michèle Lamont
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Michèle Lamont, Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. They talk about her new book, "Seeing Oth...
25 Sep 20231h 5min
Natality w/ Jennifer Banks
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Jennifer Banks, senior executive editor at Yale University Press. They talk about her new book, "Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth." Follow Jennif...
18 Sep 20231h 6min
