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In this recording of a live event in Chicago, actress, gamer and internet royalty Felicia Day talks about being a weird kid, the importance of hard work, and how women can take over Hollywood. She's the author of a new memoir called You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Find Nerdette  via  iTunes  |  RSS  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Tumblr Like Game of Thrones ? Check out our other podcast:...

Remaining Starks unite! What does the mini-reunion mean for Ramsay Bolton and his incessant throwing of shade? What does "Bernie Sparrow" have up his tattered sleeves? And just how loyal are the families of the North to the Stark name? Join  Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me 's  Peter Sagal  and  Nerdette 's  Tricia Bobeda  and  Greta Johnsen  as they analyze these and other topics from the most recent e...

Dan Savage is a relationship advice columnist, the creator of the “It Gets Better” project, and the host of the Savage Lovecast. We talk to Dan about the intersection between nerdiness and kink, the beauty of musical theater, and what it means to be “culturally Catholic.” Plus, a nerd confession from a merman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

The recently risen is walking away, but to where? What is Cersei up to in King's Landing? Just how good can Arya be at blind stick fighting after such a brief training montage? And will Max von Sydow ever let Bran get to the top of the tower? Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me 's Peter Sagal and Nerdette 's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they analyze these and other topics from the most recent ep...

First, we obsess over The West Wing with Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway , hosts of the recap podcast The West Wing Weekly . We discuss the musicality of Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue, the importance of W.G. Snuffy Walden ’s scoring, and exchange serious trivia. Then, Tricia talks with the creator of  Madam Secretary   Barbara Hall . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Gasp! Well, the thing happened: What does it mean for Westeros? What of the Night's Watch oath? And did he come back...different? Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me 's Peter Sagal  and Nerdette 's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they analyze this and other topics (Wun Wun! Hodor speaking the other words! Impossibly rickety bridges!) from the second episode of Game of Thrones ' sixth season, "Home....

We talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer  Anna Quindlen  about how to raise feminist sons and why she doesn’t care what other people think of her. Then, King of Horror  Stephen King  tells us about his short-legged obsession. And Greta calls a hotline to talk to a dream interpreter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join  Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me ’s  Peter Sagal  and  Nerdette 's  Tricia Bobeda  and  Greta Johnsen  as they discuss the premier of  Game of Thrones ' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? Thi...

The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join  Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me ’s Peter Sagal and  Nerdette 's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of  Game of Thrones ' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? This and...

This week, a quick catch-up on Season 5 (to get your bearings before Season 6 begins), and a prologue to Season 6. Plus, which characters from the Seven Kingdoms most resemble the 2016 presidential candidates? Peter shares his thoughts. Join  Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!   host  Peter Sagal  along with  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for the return of their popular  Game of Thrones...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for an epilogue episode of Nerdette Recaps . Listener Q&A about the finale of Game of Thrones from our live event at plus a follow up conversation about all the things that happened in Winterfell because, um, there were technical difficulties at Cards Against Humanity HQ. See Privacy Policy a...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 10, Mother's Mercy, the season 5 finale of Game of Thrones.  They discuss who is actually dead, who is in trouble, who they couldn’t care less about.  That, plus what to read/watch while we wait for season 6.   wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 9, The Dance of Dragons: In which we confirm that Stannis is the worst, compare Arya’s new job to the tamale guy, and predict who will die in the season finale. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 8, “Hardhome.” In which we delight in the interactions between Tyrion and Dany, wonder what’s next for Cersei, and realize none of it actually matters because white walkers. . wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 7, The Gift.  We discuss the great many gifts given and received, debate Stannis' moral standing, maybe almost feel a little bad for Cersei, and predict how the season will end. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 6, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. We lament the treatment of Sansa, scoff at the swashbuckling in Dorne and shower praise on Lady Olenna. We also address some listener questions. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 5, Kill The Boy: In which we discuss who lived and who died since last week's clashes, explore the rocky emotional terrain that is Ramsay Bolton's past, and respond to some listener questions. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 4, The Sons of the Harpy: In which we discuss Jon Snow’s amazing ability to resist LITERALLY ALL temptation to leave the Wall, delight in the trials of Tyrion, and talk to a local professor about her honors college course titled “Game of Thrones, Television, and M...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!  host  Peter Sagal  joins  Nerdette 's  Greta Johnsen  and  Tricia Bobeda  for a recap of Season 5, Episode 3, High Sparrow: In which we praise the young Starks and express concern about these Sparrow fellows. And Peter laments the show's baldist attitudes. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette 's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 2, The House of Black and White.  They praise the evolution of Sansa Stark, discuss the allure of Podrick Payne, and lament the utter boringness of Dorne. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

LET SEASON FIVE COMMENCE! Recap of Season 5, Episode 1, The Wars to Come: in which we discuss where everyone is and what they're up to, pep talks and flashbacks included. Tricia references The West Wing, Peter finds some Hemingway hidden in the script, and Greta says dragons are boring. Then, we lament our least favorite parts of the series so far. Nerdette Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! See Privacy...

Game of Thrones  recaps from  Peter Sagal , host of  Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! , and the hosts of  Nerdette . This week, a prologue to season five of the HBO show. Why the world needs another GoT recap podcast, who GRRM is, and what we love about the lore. SPOILERS ARE COMING. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Our guest is Baratunde Thurston, who runs digital for  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah . He's also got a podcast called  About Race  and is the author of  How to Be Black . He joins us to talk about the role of comedy in uncomfortable conversations about race and politics, the presidential campaign, and what it's like to work on  The Daily Show . Then, a nerd confession FULL of 90's memorabilia. S...

Rebecca Traister gives us an insightful look into the history of unmarried women and their escapades. That's also the focus of her new book:  All the Single Ladies . Plus, we’ve got homework from Stacy Schiff and Sloane Crosley, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Amy Tan tells us how she finds creativity, what can go wrong when one must give a TED talk, and about the unusual the instrument she plays in a band with Stephen King and Dave Barry. Plus, we visit a Rube Goldberg Machine competition, which is just as delightfully nerdy as it sounds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...