Summary
Sure, lots of celebrities are hosting conversations and table reads on social media these days. But author and actor John Hodgman has been hanging out on Instagram Live for months already, interviewing random humans and their pets, in a show he calls … wait for it … “Get Your Pets.”
Nerdette host Greta Johnsen talks to Hodgman about why he thinks “Get Your Pets” is maybe, actually some of the most important work he’s done.
Plus, we hear from you about some of the creatures keeping you company these days.
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| 0:00.0 | This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events. |
| 0:05.0 | Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more. |
| 0:09.0 | Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org |
| 0:12.6 | slash events. |
| 0:13.6 | Did I tell you? |
| 0:16.8 | I don't think I did. |
| 0:18.0 | Well, of course I didn't, but I'm so excited. |
| 0:20.2 | I'm going to make a chocolate cake for one in a mug in the microwave tonight and I am so |
| 0:28.8 | Stoked about it |
| 0:31.2 | From W.B. E. Z. Chicago, this is Nurdette. Good morning. I'm Greta Johnson. It is Tuesday, March 31st, and I am on the floor of my bedroom |
| 0:40.0 | closet, which means this must be another edition of Nurdett's Introverts Guide to the Good Life. |
| 0:47.4 | So today we are going to talk all about pets because I don't know about y'all but but as a person who lives alone, I am so grateful for the company of |
| 0:55.6 | my corgy scout and my cat Seth, even though my cat Seth is extremely aggressive. So somebody who's taking pet appreciation to the next level is my buddy John Hodgman. |
| 1:10.0 | Hey Greta, how are you? |
| 1:15.0 | John Hodgman, how's it going? |
| 1:17.0 | Well, you know, it's exactly what it is. |
| 1:20.0 | It's a weird time. |
| 1:22.0 | John is the guy from those Mac versus PC ads back in the early aots. |
| 1:27.0 | He was also on the daily show for a while and he played the Boujy Public Radio Host from Boujie Eagleton on Parks and Rec. |
| 1:33.2 | Welcome to Thought for Your Thoughts. |
| 1:36.2 | I'm your Pawneehan host, Derry Merbils. |
| 1:38.8 | And I'm your Eagletonian host August Clementine. |
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