Rock critic Jessica Hopper is Kool-Aid Man

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2015

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Yes, rock critics are nerds too. We talk to Jessica Hopper, author of 'The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic' about finding your voice, busting through barriers and life changing mix tapes.

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0:13.6	Hello you're listening to Nurdette from
0:19.2	W be easy in Chicago. I'm Greta Johnson.
0:21.7	And I'm Tricia Bobita.
0:23.0	This week we talk with Jessica Hopper.
0:25.0	She's the author of the first collection of criticism by a living female rock critic.
0:30.0	I mostly listen to tapes while I was delivering the newspaper.
0:33.7	Very rock and roll.
0:35.1	All that and more this week on nerd-ed.
0:37.1	Because everybody's a little nerdy about something.
0:40.0	Make it snappy, nerd!
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0:46.0	NER! You're listening to Nurdette, I'm Greta Johnson here with Tricia Bobita.
0:50.0	This week we are joined by Jessica Hopper.
0:53.2	Her new book is the first collection of criticism by a female living rock critic.
0:57.3	We think that's true, it's also the title of the book.
1:00.9	Jessica worked for Rookie, now she is the senior editor over at Pitch Fork and editor-in-chief of the
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