Editor’s Note: This week, Curious City is featuring an episode of one of our favorite WBEZ podcasts, Nerdette. You can read and listen to the the original story here. John Hodgman’s love of Malört is ...

Greta Johnsen is something of an alarm clock for many in Western North Carolina. As the host of “Morning Edition” for WCQS, the National Public Radio station in downtown Asheville, Johnsen is a signal ...

The penultimate season of Game of Thrones comes to a close Monday. If you’re a fan of the show, what did you like or not like about what just happened? What do you think will happen next year when HBO ...

Podcaster Greta Johnsen, host of WBEZ’s Nerdette Podcast, is “obsessed with books,” so it’s a natural fit that the podcast would start its own book club, with discussions each month on the podcast, as ...

The Au. 19 episode of WBEZ’s “Nerdette” podcast has a definite green thumb. Geek girl hosts Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda talk to Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” about growing up on ...

Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. On The Gist, Mike confesses his nerdy fascinations to Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen, hosts of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast. Check back Friday for ...

Greta Johnsen called it a “pie-in-the-sky idea.” The “Nerdette” podcast co-host and WBEZ-FM 91.5 weekend anchor said her team brainstormed ways to celebrate the final season of “Game of Thrones” and ...

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