499 episodes
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Cara Santa Maria
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4.7 • 927 Ratings
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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.
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Unrooted w/ Erin Zimmerman
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by evolutionary biologist turned science writer, Erin Zimmerman. We talk about her new book, “Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, & the Fight to Save an Old Science” Follow Erin: @DoctorZedd
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Coral Reefs w/ Juli Berwald
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by ocean scientist and science writer, Juli Berwald. They discuss her book; “LIFE ON THE ROCKS: Building a Future for Coral Reefs.” Follow Juli: @juliberwald
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Transgender Activism w/ Julia Serano
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 “Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity.” Follow Julia: @JuliaSerano
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Our Future with Robots w/ Daniela Rus
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by roboticist and the first female director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Daniela Rus. We talk about her new book, “THE HEART AND THE CHIP: Our Bright Future with Robots.” Follow Daniela’s work: @MIT_CSAIL
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Unclaimed w/ Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by sociologists Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans to talk about their book, “THE UNCLAIMED: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angel.” The book sheds light on the 150,000 Americans that go unclaimed each year with a special focus on the lost citizens of Los Angeles County. Follow their work: @pamelajprickett @StefanTimmerma6
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Our Moon w/ Rebecca Boyle
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and author Rebecca Boyle to talk about her debut book, "OUR MOON: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are”. Follow Rebecca: @rboyle31
Customer Reviews
A constant stream of well researched evidence based books.
This podcasts makes finding interesting and accurate non-fiction on a plethora of different subjects easy. It makes my life so much easier!!
PLEASE let your guests speak!
I just listened to this podcast for the first time. Dr Ashley Shew was a fascinating expert guest, but she rarely got the chance to delve into her ideas in depth. Instead, she was constantly interrupted by the host, who chattered on at great length, injecting tangentially relevant personal anecdotes and facile analogies. It was really rude and disruptive to both the guest and the audience. I agree with much of the host’s perspective, but wouldn’t spend my time listening to her views rather than her invited experts’. I value informative podcasts and find the roster of past guests intriguing, but don’t think I can deal with the frustration of hearing them in “ conversation” with such an annoying interlocutor.
Lose the VOCAL FRY!
The subject matter is great but Cara’s extreme case of “vocal fry” makes it a hard to listen to. Perhaps a speech therapist could help her be the best version of herself.