Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by filmmaker and documentarian [https://www.alexstapleton.com/about-1], Alex Stapleton. Stapleton directed one part of the HBO documentary trilogy GOD SAVE TEXAS [https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas]. We discuss her installment, GOD SAVE TEXAS: THE PRICE OF OIL [https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas/season-1/2-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil] which chronicles the energy industry’s impact on the African American community told through her own personal lens [https://scriptmag.com/filmmaking/a-complex-story-that-needs-to-be-written-in-history-a-conversation-with-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil-documentarian-alex-stapleton]. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and is released on HBO and Max [https://www.hbo.com/god-save-texas/season-1/2-god-save-texas-the-price-of-oil]. Follow Alex: @hellostapleton [https://twitter.com/hellostapleton]

In this week’s episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara celebrates the show’s 500th episode with the help of her friend and fellow podcaster [https://elibosnick.com/about-eli/] Eli Bosnick (God Awful Movies [https://www.patreon.com/GodAwful], The Scathing Atheist [https://scathingatheist.com/], The Skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channels/4846754-the-skepticrat], Citation Needed [https://www.citationpod.com/], Dear Old Dads [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-old-dads/id1627427933], D&D Minus [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/]). Sourced from listener questions, Eli turns the tables on Cara to "Ask Me Anything" and celebrate this milestone. Follow Eli: @elibosnick [https://twitter.com/elibosnick].

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by psychologist Netta Weinstein. She is the director of the European Research Council's 'Solitude: Alone but Resilient [https://www.soarinsolitude.info/]’ project and co-author of the book, “Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/solitude/D5401B02BA84CBCB3C86FAF4966C6AE5].” Follow her work: @SOARinSolitude [https://twitter.com/SOARinSolitude]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by evolutionary biologist turned science writer [https://drerinzimmerman.com/], Erin Zimmerman. We talk about her new book, “Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, & the Fight to Save an Old Science [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733928/unrooted-by-erin-zimmerman/]” Follow Erin: @DoctorZedd [https://twitter.com/DoctorZedd]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by ocean scientist and science writer [https://www.juliberwald.com/about/], Juli Berwald. They discuss her book; “LIFE ON THE ROCKS: Building a Future for Coral Reefs [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621177/life-on-the-rocks-by-juli-berwald/].” Follow Juli: @juliberwald [https://twitter.com/juliberwald?lang=en]