510 episodes

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Cara Santa Maria

    • Science
    • 4.8 • 74 Ratings

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.

    Sharing Space w/ Cady Coleman

    Sharing Space w/ Cady Coleman

    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by former NASA astronaut, retired United States Air Force colonel, scientist, and pilot Cady Coleman. They discuss Cady’s forthcoming book, “Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change.” Releasing July 2, 2024. Follow Cady: @Astro_Cady

    • 55 min
    Becoming Earth w/ Ferris Jabr

    Becoming Earth w/ Ferris Jabr

    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science writer and author Ferris Jabr to discuss his forthcoming book, “Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life.” Follow Ferris: @ferrisjabr

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Refrigeration w/ Nicola Twilley

    Refrigeration w/ Nicola Twilley

    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and podcaster Nicola Twilley to talk about her new book,”Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves.” Follow Nicola: @nicolatwilley

    • 59 min
    Humans & Robots w/ Leila Takayama

    Humans & Robots w/ Leila Takayama

    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by cognitive and social scientist, Dr. Leila Takayama. They talk about Leila's work exploring human-robot interaction. Follow Leila: @leilatakayama

    • 1 hr 3 min
    We Can Reason w/ Janalee Morris

    We Can Reason w/ Janalee Morris

    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by educator and learning specialist, Janalee Morris. They discuss Cara’s recent trip to speak at the Western Canadian Reason Conference, as well as Janalee’s work with protected groups in Canada to provide equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility to education and programming to faculty, staff, and students.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Magical Overthinking w/ Amanda Montell

    Magical Overthinking w/ Amanda Montell

    This episode of Talk Nerdy is a live recording from Toronto Public Library’s virtual event, The Age of Magical Overthinking | Amanda Montell & Cara Santa Maria. Amanda is a podcaster and the author of “The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.” We discuss what’s at stake when the psychological tools that once served us short-circuit. Follow Amanda: @amanda_montell

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
74 Ratings

74 Ratings

Mousey🐭🐱 ,

Amazing

You are such an amazing pet who talks about such important and interesting topics with equally interesting people ❤️

benhohnen ,

Great content.

New ads are disappointing. Very invasive.

For me the ads destroy the flow of the show. Will be listening elsewhere.

Peter C Parsons ,

Great Interviews Lead to More Books

Be careful when you listen to Talk Nerdy.

Cara habitually interviews interesting guests, many of whom have written books.
I am increasingly finding myself compelled to buy the books, and all have been great reads!

Thanks Cara for your engaging and enthusiastic interviews. I hope I can thank you personally in Melbourne later this year.

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