National Book Award finalist: “I just wanted to go where the fun was”
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.6 • 924 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
This week, comedian and ‘Glamorous Trash’ host Chelsea Devantez and podcast producer Kristina Lopez stop by to chat about the Senate's extremely chill new dress code, the slow death of paper checks, and the Roman Empire.
Plus, the Nerdette Book Club pick ‘Loot’ by Tania James is one of the top 10 contenders for this year’s National Book Award for fiction! ‘Loot’ is historical fiction at its finest. In this spoiler-free interview with the author, we talk about writing a delightful, propulsive plot that also deals with the legacy of colonialism.
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| 0:37.4 | From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm Greta Johnson. |
| 0:39.0 | We did it. |
| 0:40.3 | We made it to another weekend. |
| 0:45.0 | Coming up, Tanya James was just nominated for the National Book Award for her book, Lute. |
| 0:48.7 | Turns out her writing philosophy aligns very closely with nerdettes. |
| 0:54.9 | I mainly let delight be my guide, like what I was having fun. |
| 0:59.3 | But first, it's our chance to sit back and relax with two excellent humans. |
| 1:04.5 | With us this week, we have a comedian and writer and the host of the glamorous trash podcast, Chelsea Devontas. |
| 1:06.5 | Chelsea, hello. |
| 1:07.6 | Hi, thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:09.3 | Thanks for coming on. |
| 1:10.0 | Also, here is freelance podcast guru Christina Lopez. Hi, thank you so much for having me. Thanks for coming on. Also, here is freelance podcast |
| 1:12.0 | guru Christina Lopez. Christina, welcome back. Hello. Okay, so this week, the United States |
| 1:18.7 | Senate did away with their dress code. Majority leader Chuck Schumer said this week, senators can |
| 1:23.8 | wear whatever they want to work. Staffers do still have to wear like business attire. |
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