Podcasts about talk nerdy

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by microbiologist, science communicator, Adjunct Professor at Indiana University South Bend and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Maggie M. Fink. They discuss her newest co-authored book, “The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life.” Follow Maggie: @MaggieMFink

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, historian, journalist and mystery novelist, Brandy Schillace, PHD. They discuss Brandy's newest book, “The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story.” Follow Brandy: ‪@bschillace.brandyschillace.com

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to review The Coddling of the American Mind, a movie about the dangers of inclusivity that argues for their anti-inclusivity voices to be included. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by microbial biogeochemist, Professor of Earth Science and Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California, Dr. Karen G. Lloyd. They discuss Karen's new book, “Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth.” Follow Karen: @KarenLloyd

Love nerdy, geek culture, tech, gaming, and tabletop RPGs? Then Talk Nerdy to Me is the perfect talk show for you! Dive into the latest in tech news, tabletop RPG gaming updates, and everything related to geek and nerd culture. From discussions on trending topics to deep dives into your favorite fandoms, we cover it all!Join us every month for a new episode, premiering on the first Friday at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET on the Cybernation Uncensored Twitch channel. Don't miss out on all the exciting conversations—whether you're into video games, TTRPGs, tech gadgets, or just love staying in the loop with geek culture, we've got something for everyone!Be sure to subscribe, tune in, and “talk nerdy” with us!Join us!Calling all game masters, players, edgerunners, choombas, wastelanders, vault dwellers, spice traders & space folders! We have a very active community for Cyberpunk, Fallout, Dune & more! If you're looking to join a game, run a game, network, learn something new, contribute an idea, chat or just hang out, we have the home for you! Check out the ttrpg related options below and be sure to say hello!https://discord.gg/VJv4FPChttps://www.twitch.tv/cybernationuncensoredhttps://twitter.com/CNUncensoredhttps://www.patreon.com/CybernationUncensoredhttps://www.youtube.com/cybernationuncensored/joinhttps://www.instagram.com/cybernationuncensored/https://www.facebook.com/CyberNationUncensoredhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2951164338265802Explore our website! https://www.CybernationUncensored.com/ We're a brand dedicated to everything and anything Cyberpunk, dystopian and scifi! We stream live Cyberpunk RED, 2020, Fallout 2D20 & Dune 2D20 gameplay, a Game Master Tips series, Deep Dive series, Night City Live series and a GM Round Table series on the Cybernation Uncensored youtube and twitch channels! We discuss everything and anything Cyberpunk, including but not limited to 2020, RED, 2077, fallout & dune on our Cybernation Uncensored podcast! We also have a Cybernation Uncensored community blog, discord and group! Join us and let's network and have fun! We have a passion for creating Cyberpunk genre content and would really appreciate your support! Sound & music by Syrinscapehttps://syrinscape.com/Because Epic Games Need Epic SoundComplete list of credits here:https://syrinscape.com/attributions/#nerd #geek #ttrpg

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Inaugural J. Mario Molina Professor of the History of Medicine in the Department of the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Mary Fissell. They talk about her book, “Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion.”

Dr. Intern Joan is back and celebrating favorite moments from Season 4! It truly was a season of growth and sharing the nerdiness. Analese is spending the summer on her old xbox and Rob is spending the summer on one-page rules games with his Warhammer minis. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail, updates to D7D 2024, Dr. Intern Joan should play D&D, summer plans, fancy dice sets, going to the movies again, creating threads of the same actor in different films/tv shows (is Steve Urkel a villain??), nerd organizing, video game consoles, family gaming. Talk Nerdy to Me TRAILER SWAP: nerds will love Play Comics podcast, comparing video games based off comics. Give them a listen and a follow!Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by educator,  civil servant, and the 15th Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), John B. King, Jr. We discuss his new book, “Teacher By Teacher: The People Who Change Our Lives.” Follow John: @John.B.King

Daredevil: Born Again Episode 9 Reaction! Did it redeem the season?! Some more topics on the docket this week! - The Last of Us Season 2 started, do you want to talk about it?!- Marvel wants to give Chris Hemsworth's Thor a proper sendoff in an Avengers movie...- The Batman 2 is on the brink of cancellation-Comics of the Week and moreRemember to Like, Comment and Subscribe!---------------------------------Follow us on Social Media!

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by wildlife ecologist, TV presenter, author, and science communicator, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. They discuss Rae's newest project co-hosting NBC's original series Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild.  This new series showcases wildlife success stories across the United States and inspires the next generation of conservationists. Follow Rae: @raewynngrant

It's our newest Top 5, this time NERDING OUT about our favorite bad guys and gals! Dr. Intern Joan is back! Analese is loving the literary baddies and Rob is loves going back to childhood scares.Also in this episode: hockey drinking game or a power hour, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman and great theme songs, goofin and cheesin, true crime, reality tv shows like the Amazing Race, Vecna, The Monkey, crane machines for schools. Talk Nerdy to Me TRAILER SWAP: check out the Total Conundrum podcast, all about the spooky, the unexplained, and a good listen! Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by historian, ecologist, and environmental studies professor at Williams College, Dr. Laura J. Martin. They discuss her book, “Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration.” Follow Laura: @Laura_J_Martin

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Helen King. Helen is a Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at The Open University, and an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England, where she is vice chair of Together. They discuss her newest book: “Immaculate Forms: A History of the Female Body in Four Parts.” Follow Helen: @helenking

Join us on this episode as we celebrate the Florida Gators' thrilling journey to the Final Four!

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by cognitive neuroscientist and neuroimaging expert, Gina Rippon. They discuss her forthcoming book (April 1 2025), “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls”, which is a call to recognize the full spectrum of the autistic experience. Follow Gina: @ginarippon1

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to learn about all the different maladies our cellphones are irradiating our brains with. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Harvard University Professor of the History of Science and author, Rebecca Lemov. They discuss her newest book, “THE INSTABILITY OF TRUTH: Brainwashing, Mind Control and Hyper-Persuasian.” Follow Rebecca: @rebeccalemov

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by New York Times bestselling nature writer, Leigh Ann Henion. They talk about Leigh's newest book, “Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark.” Follow Leigh: @leighannhenion

Due to technical difficulties the Wheel of Indies will return next week, but until then listen as Drew enters a fugue state while talking about anime.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by conservation scientist and award-winning science writer, Lauren E. Oakes. They talk about her latest book on the global reforestation movement, “Treekeepers: The Race for a Forested Future.” Follow Lauren: @OakesLE

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Emory University professor of biology and director of the Infectious Diseases across Scales Training Program, Dr. Jaap De Roode. They discuss his new book, “Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves.”

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Assistant Professor at University of Michigan School of Information, Oliver L. Haimson. They talk about his forthcoming book, Trans Technologies. Follow Oliver: @haimson

Bobbo's trying to turn his floppy disk in to a hard drive but his internet service cant seem to keep up! Luckily when a mixed up cable internet rep solicits his business, Bobbo asks all the right questions. Let's hope they can fix his upload issues so he can download before he goes to bed!   Thanks for joining us for this week's #JCWPodcast #JCWArchive. Please don't forget to Like, Share, and most importantly, Subscribe--to make sure you get the latest John Clay Wolfe Show materials as soon as they're released! So keep an eye out for that hair color...and we'll see you Saturday

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by historian and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA, Dr. Lynn Hunt. They discuss Lynn's newest book, The Revolutionary Self: Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual, 1770-1800.

After travel and illness the boys kick back to talk about some of the random nerdy things going on.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by award-winning author and associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University, Dr. Rina Bliss. They discuss Rina's new book, Humans: A Monstrous History. Follow Rina: Dr.rinabliss

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by British writer, speaker, historian, and monster consultant, Dr. Surekha Davies. They discuss Surekha's new book, Humans: A Monstrous History. Follow Surekha: @surekhadavies

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by historian, BBC broadcaster and writer, Eleanor Barraclough. They discuss Eleanor's new book, Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age .

Dylan is joined by Carson Breber and Logan Camden of Nerd Sesh to discuss allllllll things Thunder! Preseason expectations compared to current analysis, people sleeping on IHart's importance, Chet makes this team SCARY, Dub all-defense?, Shai and Jokic in the best MVP battle of all time, trading for Cam Johnson, Thunder trivia, and more!

It's a new year and we've got some new things to yammer on about for way too much time! But we're cool. Ish.

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science at Pace University, Anne Toomey. They discuss Anne's new book, “Science with Impact: How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy.” 

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Judith Herman MD. They discuss her new book, “Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice."

In this quick nerd alert, Alex will be sharing what's been happening behind the scenes of Talk Nerdy To Me over the last six months, new episodes coming soon, and some opportunities to dive into the neuroscience of changing your brain (& life) LIVE in 2025.If there's a specific topic or guest you really want to learn from in 2025, DM Alex on Instagram at @alex_nashton before January 1, 2025 or comment directly on this episode via Spotify. New Year's Neuroscience of Manifestation Masterclass with Alex Nashton is happening online Friday January 10th 7-9:30pm PST: Click here to save your spot for $33 Breathwork & Meditation Teacher Training with Alex starts online January 23rd. Click here to learn more and save your spot!Before we dive in, I would love it if you could hit pause and leave this podcast a 5 star review and a written review on whatever platform you're listening on. In doing so, you help get this podcast into the ears and brains of more listeners like you. Episode Resources:Apply for a 1:1 Coaching Conversation with Alex hereTALK NERDY ON INSTAGRAMLEARN MORE: www.alexnashton.comJoin Alex's free challenge: 5 Days to Overcome Anxiety

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Lebanese-American writer, Stephanie Gorton. They discuss Stephanie's new book, “The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry that Brought Birth Control to America.” Follow Stephanie: @sdgorton

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Mexican-American architect, attorney, Cornell University professor and National Zoning Atlas founder, Sara Bronin. They discuss Sara's new book: “Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World.” Follow Sara: @sarabronin

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by practicing therapist, writer, speaker on mental health inclusion, and founder of Brown Girl Therapy, Sahaj Kaur Kohli (MaEd, LGPC). They discuss her debut book: “But What Will People Say? Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures.” Follow Sahaj: sahajkohli

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by bestselling writer and Fellow of St Catherine's College, Katherine Rundell. They discuss her newest book, “Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures.” Follow Kate: Katherine.rundell

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by human rights lawyer, scientist, scholar of bias, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, Anu Gupta. They discuss his new book: “Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From--and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel” Follow Anu: @anuguptany

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by natural history writer and author, Josh Davis. They discuss his new book, “A Little Queer Natural History”. Follow Josh: @joshlukedavis.bsky.social

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and professor of history at the University of Delaware, Rebecca L. Davis. They talk about her new book, “Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America.”

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by San Angelo-based oncologist, author and Advocate for Medical Humanities & Ethics, Dr. Fazlur Rahman MD. They discuss his just released book, Our Connected Lives: Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas.

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and assistant professor at the Dept. of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid, Susana Monsó. They discuss her new book, “Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death” which grapples with how animals conceive death—and what it can teach us about our own relationship with mortality. Follow Susana: @SusanaMonso

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by writer and language scientist, Julie Sedivy. They discuss her newest book, “Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love.” Follow Julie: @JulieSedivy

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University and professor at the Yale School of the Environment, Dr. Sunil Amrith. Sunil is the author of five books, and we discuss his newest one, “The Burning Earth: A History.” Follow Sunil: @sunilamrith

On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara finishes her conversation with Brown University Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies, Dr. Tricia Rose. They dive deeper into her book, “Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives—and How We Break Free.” Follow Tricia: @ProfTriciaRose

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace, the story of Christianity, but with more guns. And wrist control. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/