Nerdette Book Club: ‘I Have Some Questions for You,’ discussed!

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Since Rebecca Makkai’s novel ‘I Have Some Questions for You’ follows a podcast host who is investigating a crime, we decided to ask two podcast hosts who have done the same to talk about it! Jonquilyn Hill is the host of the Vox podcast ‘The Weeds’ and the former host of the WAMU podcast ‘Through the Cracks.’ Jason Moon is a reporter and producer at New Hampshire Public Radio, where he hosts ‘Bear Brook.’ Spoiler warning! We discuss what happens in this book in detail. You can find our spoiler-free interview with author Rebecca Makkai in our feed. Next month, we are reading ‘Better the Blood’ by Michael Bennett! Read it, then send us a voice memo at NerdettePodcast at gmail.

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0:00.0	Education this week is a weekly newsletter for parents navigating schools
0:04.4	in Chicago and the suburbs from reporters at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun Times.
0:09.6	Sign up now just in time for back to school at WBEZ.org slash education news.
0:20.0	From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson and this is the Nerd Out Book Club.
0:24.6	It's just like a regular book club except you don't have to share your snacks.
0:28.5	This month's selection is Rebecca McKay's novel. I have some questions for you.
0:32.8	It is a boarding school murder mystery. It's about Bodie who is invited back to
0:38.3	Granby, the boarding school that she attended to teach a class about podcasting.
0:42.6	When Bodie was a student, her former roommate, Thalia, was murdered.
0:46.6	A Granby staffer, a black man, was convicted of the crime.
0:49.9	That is all I'm going to say for now though, this is a spoilery conversation that abounds.
0:55.7	So if you haven't read this book yet and you don't want to know what happens,
0:59.4	go back in the feed and listen to my interview with the author Rebecca McKay.
1:03.0	That is spoiler free because we are going to get into it today.
1:07.2	I am super excited to introduce you to this month's readers.
1:10.1	With us, we have Jacqueline Hill.
1:11.8	She is the host of the Vox Podcast, The Weeds and the former host of the WAMU podcast
1:16.4	through the cracks. JQ, hello.
1:18.7	Hello, it's so good to be here.
1:20.8	Yay, thank you for reading a whole last book and coming to talk about it.
1:24.2	It is lengthy.
1:25.2	It is lengthy.
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