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Adam Driver *Is* Hot And, Yes, Also A Centaur

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

Tv & Film, Self, Nerd, Books, Technology, Tv, Improvement, Culture, Wbez, Society & Culture, Pop, Nerdette, Nerds

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week we check in with Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago, and WBEZ politics reporter Mariah Woelfel about the CDC’s re-masking guidelines, the Jan. 6 hearing, and that Adam Driver centaur ad. Then, Carleton University journalism professor Sarah Everts joins to talk about her new book ‘The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.’ AND, Gabrielle Bluestone (aka the VICE reporter who broke the story on Fyre Festival) explains why we just can’t stop falling for scams.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdad, I'm Greta Johnson, we made it to another weekend coming

0:08.5

up.

0:09.5

We're going to hear from someone who literally wrote an entire book all about sweat.

0:14.6

Everybody's always hating on sweat, and I think we all need a little perspiration pep talk.

0:19.6

And then we'll unpack the nature of a really good scam.

0:23.0

They're called scam artists or con artists for a reason, like there is an art to it and

0:27.2

it does require a confidence and a charisma.

0:30.8

And you know, it's the same thing that we value in successful CEOs and leaders.

0:35.1

But first, it's our panel on the week that was.

0:38.0

With us this week, we've got Jacobi Cochrane, who's the host of the CityCastChicago podcast,

0:42.1

Jacobi.

0:43.1

Hey, thanks for having me back.

0:44.5

Those first two topics sound interesting to say.

0:46.9

Good.

0:47.9

I'm glad you think so.

0:48.9

That means I made a good sell, right?

0:50.9

We also have with us WBEZ Political Reporter Mariah Wolfe, Mariah.

0:54.9

Hello.

0:55.9

Hey, thanks for having me back to you.

0:57.2

So a huge story from this week, obviously, was the release of new COVID guidance from

1:02.2

the CDC.

1:03.2

They kind of backtracked on what they said a couple months ago.

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