Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
Happy To Be Here is a new interview podcast for the recovering perfectionist and the perpetually curious, full of conversations that make you feel right at home and allow you to learn a little bit about almost anything.Host Greta Johnsen (formerly of Nerdette) invites you to meet journalists, chefs, authors, and all kinds of excellent humans who will delight and inspire you. Packed with recommendations for stuff to eat, read, watch, and enjoy, this show is great for helping you make sure you actually take it easy this weekend, wherever you might happen to be.
Episodes
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Nov 19, 2021 • 17min
A pre-holiday check-up
Winter sure is coming, so Nerdette’s resident epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon is back to answer all of your COVID questions.
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Nov 12, 2021 • 21min
What is this year’s sexiest supply chain?
We’ve all heard way more about supply chains this year than ever before, but how will the shortages and delays affect your holiday book haul? Nerdette goes on a journey through the publishing industry to find out. But first, the panel gets into vaccines for kids and People magazine’s choice for the sexiest man alive, Paul Rudd.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 32min
What is time?
The panel debates daylight saving time, canceling classic rock, and how to stop your job from becoming your life. Plus, we learn how to make beans interesting every day of the week.
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Nov 2, 2021 • 24min
Nerdette Book Club: Sarah MacLean on ‘Bombshell’
We talk to bestselling romance novelist Sarah MacLean about her feminist bodice ripper Bombshell.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 27min
Shove it, Satan
To get into the Halloween spirit, Erik Larson tells us a ghost story and a monster expert explains why werewolves are hot right now.
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Oct 26, 2021 • 39min
Nerdette Book Club: ‘Light From Uncommon Stars’
The Nerdette Book Club unpacks Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki with book nerds Jenn Northington and Christina Orlando.
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Oct 22, 2021 • 30min
Fandom, feminists and fortune telling
This week, our panel takes a stab at renaming Facebook and mulls over the new Dune adaptation starring Timothée Chalamet. Then, we talk about two special guides for life, one on feminism for girls and non-binary teens and another on using tarot for self-care.
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Oct 15, 2021 • 30min
The women who painted themselves against all odds
The duo behind Black Nerd Problems join the panel to unpack the week so you don’t have to. Plus, two authors share stories on women’s self portraits and coming out at any age.
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Oct 8, 2021 • 30min
When life gives you kidneys, make 'bad art friends'
This week, our panel takes a look at some of the most complicated friendships in our lives: Facebook friends, unvaccinated friends, and ‘bad art friends.’ We even talk about some animal ones too, with bestselling author Mary Roach.
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Oct 5, 2021 • 24min
Nerdette Book Club: Ryka Aoki on ‘Light From Uncommon Stars’
We discuss deals with the devil, intergalactic warfare, and defiant joy with author Ryka Aoki.
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