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Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

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.

  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Black Beyond Borders w/ Edna Bonhomme
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by American critic, historian of science, and journalist, Dr. Edna Bonhomme. They discuss her latest book, Tending to Our Wounds: A Diasporic Memoir. Follow Edna: @bonhomme
    24 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Sex in Public w/ Angela Jones
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by writer, and Stony Book University professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Angela Jones. They discuss Angela’s latest book, Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives. Follow Angela: @angelajwriter
    17 August 2026, 7:10 am
  • 59 minutes 43 seconds
    Lost in Curiosity w/ Roberta Kwok
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and award-winning freelance journalist, Roberta Kwok. They discuss Roberta’s latest book, Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown. Follow Roberta: @robertakwok
    10 August 2026, 7:10 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Data and Colonialism w/ Roopika Risam
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Associate Professor of Digital Humanities and Social Engagement at Dartmouth, Roopika Risam. They discuss her new book, Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate. Follow Roopika: @roopikarisam
    3 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Accents w/ Valerie Fridland
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, Valerie Fridland. They discuss Valerie’s new book, Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents. Follow Valerie: @liketotallydude
    27 July 2026, 7:06 am
  • 53 minutes 13 seconds
    Arachnomania w/ Maria Tatar
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Harvard professor of Literature and of Folklore and Mythology, Dr. Maria Tatar. They discuss her new book, Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us. Follow Maria: @mariamtatar
    20 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Rarity w/ Zoe Nyssa
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by anthropologist, author, and associate professor of anthropology at Purdue University, Dr. Zoe Nyssa. They discuss her new book, Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences.
    13 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Power of Life w/ Jessica Riskin
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University, Jessica Riskin. They discuss her latest book, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.Follow Jessica’s work: @JessicaRiskin
    7 July 2026, 2:45 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    We Are All Mutants w/ Roxanne Khamsi
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist, author, and contributing writer at The Atlantic, Roxanne Khamsi. We discuss her latest book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health. Follow Roxanne: @roxannekhamsi
    29 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Intersectional Cosmology w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by theoretical physicist, and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. They discuss her newest book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie. Follow Chanda: @chanda
    15 June 2026, 7:37 am
  • 55 minutes 29 seconds
    Unlocking Justice w/ Chad M. Topaz
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute, Chad M. Topaz. They discuss his book, Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change. Follow Chad: @chadtopaz
    8 June 2026, 7:00 am
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