27 MAY 2024 · This episode of Talk Nerdy is a live recording from https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-age-of-magical-overthinking-amanda-montell-cara-santa-maria-tickets-872985512167, The Age of Magical Overthinking | https://amandamontell.com/ & Cara Santa Maria. Amanda is a podcaster and the author of “https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976.” We discuss what’s at stake when the psychological tools that once served us short-circuit. Follow Amanda: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell

20 MAY 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://www.annashechtman.com/ and Cornell University assistant professor in the https://english.cornell.edu/anna-shechtman, Anna Schechtman. They discuss her newly released book, https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-riddles-of-the-sphinx-anna-shechtman?variant=41070704099362. Follow Anna: https://x.com/annashechtman

13 MAY 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://www.sarah-thornton.com/, Sarah Thornton. They talk about her newly released book, “https://www.amazon.com/Tits-Up-Workers-Surgeons-Designers/dp/0393881024.” Follow Sarah: https://twitter.com/EyesThornton

6 MAY 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://www.alexstapleton.com/about-1, Alex Stapleton. Stapleton directed one part of the HBO documentary trilogy https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas. We discuss her installment, https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas/season-1/2-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil which chronicles the energy industry’s impact on the African American community https://scriptmag.com/filmmaking/a-complex-story-that-needs-to-be-written-in-history-a-conversation-with-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil-documentarian-alex-stapleton. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and is released on https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas/season-1/2-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil. Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/hellostapleton

29 APR 2024 · In this week’s episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara celebrates the show’s 500th episode with the help of her friend and https://elibosnick.com/about-eli/ Eli Bosnick (https://www.patreon.com/GodAwful, https://scathingatheist.com/, https://audioboom.com/channels/4846754-the-skepticrat, https://www.citationpod.com/, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-old-dads/id1627427933, https://danddminus.libsyn.com/). Sourced from listener questions, Eli turns the tables on Cara to "Ask Me Anything" and celebrate this milestone. Follow Eli: https://twitter.com/elibosnick.

22 APR 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by psychologist Netta Weinstein. She is the director of the https://www.soarinsolitude.info/’ project and co-author of the book, “https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/solitude/D5401B02BA84CBCB3C86FAF4966C6AE5.” Follow her work: https://twitter.com/SOARinSolitude

15 APR 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://drerinzimmerman.com/, Erin Zimmerman. We talk about her new book, “https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733928/unrooted-by-erin-zimmerman/” Follow Erin: https://twitter.com/DoctorZedd

8 APR 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://www.juliberwald.com/about/, Juli Berwald. They discuss her book; “https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621177/life-on-the-rocks-by-juli-berwald/.” Follow Juli: https://twitter.com/juliberwald?lang=en

1 APR 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by California-based writer, performer, and trans-activist Julia Serano. Julia is the author of four books, including a new edition of “https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/” Follow Julia: https://twitter.com/JuliaSerano

25 MAR 2024 · In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by https://danielarus.csail.mit.edu/index.php/about-daniela-2/research-2/ and the first female director of https://danielarus.csail.mit.edu/, Daniela Rus. We talk about her new book, “https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324050230/.” Follow Daniela’s work: https://twitter.com/MIT_CSAIL