Nerdette Podcasts

We check in on how YOU are feeling. Plus, bestselling author Susan Cain tells us why she is happy to be melancholy.

When a high school all-girls robotics team from Huntsville, Alabama landed a seat at the Tech Challenge World Championships, they weren’t sure they would be able to afford to compete. Lucky for them, their local community came to the rescue. Their presence at the competition made history, and they continue to inspire other young women & girls in th…

Today on a 'thunderous' episode, a man gets arrested for throwing a hot dog, a man loses his mind on a flight, a girl senselessly shot outside a McDonalds, murder weekend in Chicago, and an ancient vampire slayer kit sells for big money. Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, ke…

Animals smuggled at the airport, a woman gets absolutely soaked in urine, R2D2 goes missing, Shottemgottem takes police on a wild chase in the ocean, the pervert skateboarder brags about not taking it easy on little kids and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto appr…

Today a man exposes himself in a last-ditch effort to land a girl, a worker killed over mayonnaise, a drugged-up woman claims snakes ate her clothing to police, a missing watch turns up valued at $16,000, the curious case of a forgotten Burger King and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on t…

The news is a lot right now, so we're checking in. Send your voice memos to nerdettepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com for Friday's episode.

Dave and Busters offering a B&B experience, cheese themed nail polish and ketchup popsicles? Ohio police come up with a creative way to enforce good behavior in children, a big house party gets busted, a trans person crushes another little girls' dreams, a man finds a skull he probably planted and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use…

Today is a special day as I am joined by longtime friend of the show, Scott, to shoot the breeze and talk about all of the insanity of the world. Scott is a cool guy and very open and honest about his life and answered all of Nerds questions about being gay, as well as many other things. We discuss a lot of politics, lgbt issues, and so much more. …

Book Riot’s Liberty Hardy reads hundreds of books a year. She tells us the best new books of this summer.

The hunt for escapees from Alcatraz somehow continues, a bandit makes off with 200k from an Atm, a catfish kills a young boy, a man afraid to pay for drugs looks to the police for help, is this cop racist and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bar…

A delivery driver casually tosses a ps5 over a fence, a naked man dances on a cop car, Florida man kidnapped, 47 cats living in an extremely hot car, an obscene headstone, and the Nerds make it to the beach! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Conn…

A stepfather sues his stepson after heartbreak, a gas thief catches on fire, the .67 gas station employee in hot water over the error, Biden takes away free food from kids unless they can watch drag queens, a kid dies playing hide and seek and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most d…

EGOTS for everyone! This week, ‘City Cast Chicago’ host Jacoby Cochran and Vox’s Jonquilyn Hill join the panel to talk about the week in pop culture. Then, Linda Holmes tells us about her new book ‘Flying Solo.’ Plus, we listen back to our interview with Michael Greyeyes in honor of the release of ‘Rutherford Falls’ season 2.…

When a chance encounter on the internet brought together Anne, a Black female professional fiddle player, and Amanda, the only Black female violin maker in the United States, the serendipity wasn't lost on them. They immediately knew that with the help of their community, they could make history—and inspire others to live out their dreams.…

The Nerds leave the house and quickly remember why they hate dealing with the general public, Nerdette brings more cockroach horror stories, 69 cent gas, what happens when a dog meets a giant gorilla? Christina Aquilera bows to the alphabet insanity, Lizzo backtracks, and is Charlie Sheen a lifer? Listen to the '10ish Podcast' on all podcast provid…

A mysterious Air BnB, a company paying people to infest their homes with cockroaches, Nerdette reads the strangest things found in Ubers, Justin Bieber gets #pfizered, and Nerd Defends Lizzo???? Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Connecticut Canna…

People rescued from a vat of chocolate, a South Carolina teacher in deep shit, someone breaks an insane world record which is one of Nerds worst fears ironically, a Trouble update, and 1 punch man in Brooklyn fatally assaults a 61 year old man! Follow the 'Side Hustle Show' on all podcasts providers and at Sidehustlenation.com Check out our amazing…

First, we talk about updating the Bechdel test and re-embracing Kate Bush with bestselling author and host of ‘Bad With Money’ Gaby Dunn. Then, we hear about the new HBO documentary ‘The Janes,’ which is about a group of women who performed abortions before it was legal. Plus, what are the best summer blockbusters?…

Nerdette tells a yearbook story, another New Yorker tossed into a subway, Nev Campbell says she won't be in Scream 6 (and why the fuck are they still making these awful movies?), a delicious new Wendys Frosty, and a disability scammer caught red handed! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the mo…

The New York Times bestselling author reflects on his writing before and after the #MeToo movement.

Super Nintendo world announces their grand opening, an 8 year old steals a car, Mister no pants man attacks a restaurant, apples airtags cause yet another death, Nerd rants about the clot shot and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Connectic…

We talk about the cake throwing incident at the Mona Lisa and all of the TV you should watch this summer. Plus, a viral tweet says there are only 35 premises in all of literature, and … it's not far off?

A teacher arrested for sending selfies to her student, an absolutely horrid new Mt Dew flavor debuts, a mountain lion enters a school, South Carolina man fires away at passing cars, and Nerd reveals which reality shows are fake. Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approv…

As a non-binary content creator, Laurenzo knows first-hand the struggles that LGBTQ+ youth face and how important it is to have a place where everyone can feel like they belong. That’s why they started the Laurenzo Community, a space for LGBTQ+ people to find and connect with each other online. Laurenzo starts a new GoFundMe each month to cover the…

It's Hump Day, which means everyone is going crazy somewhere, such as a man suing Starbucks for putting meth in his coffee, a man that won the lottery going to prison for murder, a pregnant woman shot by police making its rounds online, another harmful tik tok trend, and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10%…

Ready or not, book club is taking on the horror novel ‘This Thing Between Us’ by Gus Moreno. We chat with two horror enthusiasts, Chicago bookseller Javier Ramirez and writer Gabino Iglesias.

Happy Memorial Day! Florida speedo man causes havoc, hotdog plaster spills out onto a busy road, some art critic attacks the Mona Lisa, Trans Barbie is the latest thing they're using to indoctrinate the kids, a murderous door to door salesman, date gone horribly wrong, and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 1…

We made it! We get an update on the masturbating airline passenger, a nude man caught trespassing, idiots fall off a cliff and one of them survives, a cabin purchased includes rotting deer heads and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Connect…

Yes, COVID is still a thing. Nerdette’s “resident epidemiologist” Dr. Emily Landon gets us up to speed.

Woman has an outburst in McDonalds and twerks about it, 'poopetrators,' a murderer leaps across balconies like a ninja, a desperate wife hires the wrong hitman, Satanic Barbies and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Connecticut Cannabis Comp…

Today a cop masturbates after being called to the scene of a disturbance, a heinous Arbys employee, HOH fines a man over a Let's go Brandon sticker, another disgusting teacher gets arrested for child pornography possession, a pet fawn confiscated at a Wal-Mart and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all…

Writer Amil Niazi tells us why ditched ambition for mediocrity. Plus, we talk to Emma Straub, author of one of this year's most anticipated books, 'This Time Tomorrow.'

Today my guest is Rob from the 'Random Ramblings with Rob' (among his other) podcast. This conversation is a long time coming as we haven't had the chance to catch up in a bit. Nerd kids Rob about his newfound gig as a wrestling announcer, and we cover many topics such as Marvel movies, comics, being 'cool dads,' and much more. Enjoy this entertain…

When Joseph Gutierrez moved to Nashville in 2017, he started to ask himself some honest questions about his new city. He wasn’t sure what the city meant to him, and vice versa. To explore these questions further, he started to have conversations with other local folks from the Asian and Pacific Islander community, and realized there was an existing…

A mom shot over an xbox controller, a 13-year-old married off to a 47-year-old, chickenshit and pee bucket revenge, lots of rappers in trouble or died in Atlanta recently, and more! And is Nerdette here at work for once? Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved prote…

Today the fiber internet guy ruins the day, so another classic VOM show for that ass! Nerd rants about Covid, gives survival tips, and teaches us how to forget the past and move on to a better tomorrow. (At least tries to) Hopefully everything is up and running, but we couldn't leave you hanging. Tell him how his Randy Savage impersonation is by th…

Friday the 13th strikes! Maybe there's something to the curse after all....Nerd almost drowns in a puddle in the bathtub, but survived to take time out and answer a question by multiple people on Twitter about finding God and what the means to him, is it real, a gag? Nerd explains how and why he came to the realization as well as rants about what's…

We round up the best cookbooks of the year so far. Plus, chefs give us their recommendations for cooking with late spring vegetables.

Today I am excited to finally speak with my pal on the show, Stacy Blue Ray! This badass woman has a story that must be heard. If you've ever wonder why things don't always add up in life and felt like something more were afoot, this is an episode you can not miss. Stacy is a Queen, Lyran, Blue Ray, and leading the charge against evil! Check this o…

A burglar mows his victims house before his theft, lightning apparently comes out of toilets, Planet Fitness offers kids free memberships for the summer, a dog saves a woman with dementia, a disgusting transgender pedophile gets busted in New Jersey and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on …

Man hides from police under a sheet in plain sight, a Florida couple fight over foreskin, a new makeup brand hits the market, Dunkin Donuts gets sued, a man rat on himself and more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bars! Connecticut Cannabis Company -…

Here is an episode that you can dance to! J.P. Brammer and Daniel Lavery unpack the week in pop culture. Then, Sofía Valdés tells us about her lush new EP. Plus, we have the soundtrack for your summer!

While in a refugee camp as a child, Chef Alex Hanesakda watched his father cook meals for friends, family, and even strangers. It was in those moments when he learned how food could break down barriers and bring communities together. Now, years later, Alex has started his own restaurant that honors the refugee experience, gives back to the communit…

Today a Florida man sends strangers facetime videos of him loving himself, a body found 40 years later in a barrel that washed up, professional thieves make quick work of an atm, a Mother's Day story and much more! Check out our amazing sponsors! built.com use code 'VOMSHOW' to save 10% on all orders on the most delicious, keto approved protein bar…

Gus Moreno joins us to talk about his terrifying debut novel.