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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!
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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. Then, Maura Cheeks tells us about her debut novel Acts of Forgiveness. The book imagines a world where the U.S. government awards cash reparations …
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Today a marathon runner shits himself, stolen vibrators, a 13 year old arrested for selling roses outside a Wal-Mart, wasted pizza dough, a wild story sent in and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery…
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Woman loses diamond in cookie dough, baja Doritos, Oreo the cat wastes taxpayer money, an Uber driver caught up in a scam meets her demise, a Florida man becomes Oscar the Grouch and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tik…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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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 round of our favorite game: Burden or Delight. Plus, producer Anna Bauman adventured to Indianapolis thi…
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Family on vacation claims they were recorded by rental property owner, New Jibbitz, a son stabs his 8/10 mom 70 times, a teacher helps her son pimp students, a bible thumping on Easter, and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rum…
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Man warns people he is going to act up, then does so and kills someone at a party, a Doctor tells a patient to commit suicide, a man pulls a gun over receiving a discount, a porch pirates clever disguise, a woman removed from a plane over her attire and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELI…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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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 and “Stick Nation.” Then, Vulture film critic Alison Wilmore tells us about why women in action mov…
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Rich teen kills rival and has lots of help covering it up, an Easter Egg hunt stabbing, a snake freed from a car, a 13 year old kills their mom over their cell phone, a Florida woman update and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr…
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Our April selection is Marie-Helene Bertino’s gorgeous and entrancing novel 'Beautyland.' It’s about Adina, who realizes she is actually an alien disguised as a young girl living in Philadelphia. Her task is to send reports on humanity back to her home planet via fax machine. The novel is tender, full of heart and weird in the best possible way. Li…
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Women getting punched in the face randomly in New York, 5 trans players on one team dominate tournament and injure real women, disgusting new seltzer by 7-11 incoming, Lizzo quits being famous apparently, women are stoned again out East, man gets freaky with an eel and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save U…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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A knock on the door leads to a murder, a man falls off a telephone pole, P. Diddy gets raided, a Kid sues his school over trans 'rights,' Kevin Bacon heads to prom and Dollar Tree feels the inflation crunch! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parl…
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Our March book club pick is Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel ‘Martyr!’ It’s about Cyrus, who was born in Iran and moved to the midwest as a child after his mom died. She was one of the victims of the real-life event where the United States Navy shot an Iranian passenger-plane out of the sky reportedly by accident. The book picks up when Cyrus is in his 20…
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Nerds review Ghostbusters, a school bars up the bathrooms, a neighbor kidnaps a 2 year old and refuses to return it, peeps perfume, a man sees people for the demons they really are, a child brings a gun to school by accident and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your bes…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, two of our favorite guests, City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran and Not Sorry Productions faculty member Margaret Willison, stop by to play a game of Burden or Delight. We discuss wide-legged jeans, sourdough starters and a few other unhinged topics. Plus, we are super excited to introduce an upcoming segment with chef and cookbook wri…
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Squatters in Nyc steal 1 million dollar home, Ethiopians make it rain at the ATM, chipotle employee masturbates on the sales floor, Tyson foods turns their back on Americans, LGBTQ idiots target and harass and 80 year old for telling the truth and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS …
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Woman dies at work retrieving her airpod, a prisoner is forced to lick his own urine off the floor, a mom tries to sell her baby, rats get high at police station, a man masturbates on produce, Lil Nas X runs a marathon and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best frie…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, senior correspondent at Vox Alex Abad-Santos and Bridget Todd, host of the podcasts ‘City Cast DC’ and ‘There Are No Girls on the Internet,’ spill the tea on Kate Middleton’s photoshop debacle, a proposed TikTok ban and the World Banana Forum. Plus, Noel Fielding stars in the new Apple TV+ comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures…
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Nerds battle a snack and bring you a plethora of insane news topics from around the globe on YOUR Wednesday edition of the Voices of Misery podcast! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmise…
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Jenny Glick MA, MSC, LMFT, CST is a writer, torchbearer, and change catalyst for grown-ass women. With over 25 years showing incredible women how to unlock rich, resonant lives, (without all of the fluff-you-up-coachy-empowerment-bullshit) Jenny helps you thrive in fulfilling partnerships, align with the compass and map of your own being, and come …
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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We unpack the week with Ronald Young Jr., host of ‘Weight For It,’ and Arionne Nettles, head of Northwestern’s audio journalism program and author of the upcoming book ‘We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything.’ We chat about the fallacy of airplane mode, tweens at Sephora and the popularity of owl ring bearers. Plus, author Xoch…
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A wannabe standup flashes knife when denied set time, a man drives through a gas station because he can't get beer, box cutter slashings are all the rage in NY, some idiots got married in a bathroom, nude bowling, and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ T…
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Nerdette Book Club’s March selection is ‘Martyr!,’ the first novel from poet Kaveh Akbar. Our team chose it because it is vibrant, incisive and the perfect combination of devastating and funny. Listen to this spoiler-free conversation and read along with us! Then, send us a voice memo with your thoughts on the book. We’ll be back on the last Tuesda…
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Underwhelming Willy Wonka experience goes viral, a murder for hire, a man tries to buy a car with a 78 million dollar check, disgusting company sells sex toys for disgusting people, weak Democratic leader begs gang leaders to have a week long ceasefire, a school fundraiser crosses the line and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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Tenured cop throws it all away over a prostitute, man with 100's of bugs living in his nose, a D&D employee scalded by coffee thrown by customer, woman throws Christmas trees and blows her insurance claim, a fight at a wedding, some sweetness and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS t…
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Nerdette Book Club is keeping things moving in 2024 with Kiley Reid’s sophomore novel, ‘Come and Get It.’ It’s a juicy, messy novel that takes place on a college campus and explores issues around class, ambition and constantly-shifting power dynamics. Our readers this month are the hosts of WBEZ’s ‘The Rundown’ podcast, Erin Allen and Adora Namigad…
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Nerds talk about Artificial intelligence not being what they say it is, and how it discriminates, 'Chizza,' Microsoft paying whites less than minorities and bragging about it, cussing parrot update, see thru baseball pants and the toughest 'AITA' topic yet! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICI…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, comedian and Fake the Nation host Negin Farsad and Ted Talks Daily host Elise Hu join us to discuss a week’s worth of litigious news. We learn about the guy who’s suing Powerball for posting the incorrect numbers, the dating app users who say the platforms are too addictive, and the proposed “right to disconnect” law protecting workers i…
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Man gets out of prison and steals 10 corvettes, a girls basketball team gets brutalized by a trans player and has to forfeit, a man in a kilt shoves items where the sun don't shine, a cop spooked by acorns and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/M…
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Nasa wants to waste a year of yoiur life, a married couple of over 50 years fight over a postcard, a 90 year old woman fired for not using pronouns, maggots on a plane, Nerd lost his mind and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/R…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, Niala Boodhoo, host and editor of the Axios podcast 1 big thing, and Aubrey Gordon, subject of the upcoming documentary 'Your Fat Friend' and co-host of Maintenance Phase, stop by to chat about retailers cracking down on frequent returns and the new dating app for people with good credit scores. Then, MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow and …
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Mom rats her kid to save her own ass, a trans firefighter bitches about what their insurance doesn't cover, Christ told a man to charge his phone, buckets of body parts discovered in a factory, Joel Osteens church is home to a trans person going nuts with a rifle, a homeless man gets lucky and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our…
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Dad saves his son from being kidnapped in broad daylight, a man spends his 100th birthday at Mcdonalds, update on the Mcdonalds rape case, another update on the trans that lost their balls, hunters feed their neighborhoods, and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, Rhaina Cohen, author of 'The Other Significant Others,' and The Stacks host Traci Thomas stop by to talk about the sports game happening this Sunday, whether aging Millennials are becoming culturally obsolete, and why algorithm recommendations might feel kind of … off. Plus, we take a listen to audio Valentines from Nerdette listeners to…
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Nerd and returning champion Lexis Sharde reunite and once more dive into talk about what she has been up to (and her exciting new venture) all things comedy, parenthood, and so much more. Always nice to catch up with an old friend. Check out Lexis and contribute to the comedy club funding at the link below! https://www.lexyscomedyclub.com/ nomnomco…
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Our February selection is Come and Get It by Kiley Reid! Reid’s debut novel, ‘Such a Fun Age,’ was a salacious, fizzy novel about the messy power dynamics of work and life, and her second book is no different. Set on the campus of the University of Arkansas, the multi-perspective book revolves around Millie, a fifth-year senior saving up to buy a h…
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Cop delivers Uber eats to Snooki, parents paying their adult childrens bills, Valentine goodies, Target pulling Black History Month item over mislabeling, a man beats off in his uber and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble…
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Nerds determine who is the Asshole in their weekly, live AITA episode! Check out our amazing sponsors! nomnomcom use our code 'VOMSHOW' to save UP TO 50% on DELICIOUS treats for your best friend~ Twitter/Mewe/Parler/Gettr/Rumble/tiktok: @voicesofmisery Gmail: voicesofmiserypodcast@gmail.com Instagram: voices_of_misery Discord server: voices of mise…
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This week, we are beating the winter blahs and leaning into coziness. First, we talk to City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran and WBEZ’s Araceli Gómez-Aldana about ads upending streaming services, a $3,000 train trip and cozy rituals. Then, Bon Appétit food editor Shilpa Uskokovic shares some of her favorite cold weather recipes. Here they are… Dar…
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