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Greta Johnsen
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May 9, 2016 • 35min
GoT 6.3: Oathbreaker
The recently risen is walking away, but to where? What is Cersei up to in King's Landing? Just how good can Arya be at blind stick fighting after such a brief training montage? And will Max von Sydow ever let Bran get to the top of the tower? Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me's Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they analyze these and other topics from the most recent episode from Game of Thrones' sixth season, "Oathbreaker."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 6, 2016 • 42min
Politics On TV: West Wing's Joshua Malina And Madam Secretary Creator Barbara Hall
First, we obsess over The West Wing with Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway, hosts of the recap podcast The West Wing Weekly. We discuss the musicality of Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue, the importance of W.G. Snuffy Walden’s scoring, and exchange serious trivia. Then, Tricia talks with the creator of Madam Secretary Barbara Hall.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 2, 2016 • 45min
GoT 6.2: Home
Gasp! Well, the thing happened: What does it mean for Westeros? What of the Night's Watch oath? And did he come back...different? Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me's Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they analyze this and other topics (Wun Wun! Hodor speaking the other words! Impossibly rickety bridges!) from the second episode of Game of Thrones' sixth season, "Home."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 28, 2016 • 41min
Stephen King, Anna Quindlen And Garden Gnomes
We talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Anna Quindlen about how to raise feminist sons and why she doesn’t care what other people think of her. Then, King of Horror Stephen King tells us about his short-legged obsession. And Greta calls a hotline to talk to a dream interpreter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 28, 2016 • 44min
601 The Red Woman: Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? This and more on this week's Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 25, 2016 • 44min
GoT 6.1: The Red Woman
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? This and more on this week's Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 18, 2016 • 40min
GoT 6.0: Season 6 Prologue
This week, a quick catch-up on Season 5 (to get your bearings before Season 6 begins), and a prologue to Season 6. Plus, which characters from the Seven Kingdoms most resemble the 2016 presidential candidates? Peter shares his thoughts. Join Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal along with Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for the return of their popular Game of Thrones recap show. Find Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones With Peter Sagal via iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | TumblrSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 18, 2016 • 45min
GoT 5.11: Season 5 Epilogue
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for an epilogue episode of Nerdette Recaps. Listener Q&A about the finale of Game of Thrones from our live event at plus a follow up conversation about all the things that happened in Winterfell because, um, there were technical difficulties at Cards Against Humanity HQ.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 18, 2016 • 54min
GoT 5.10: Mother's Mercy
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 10, Mother's Mercy, the season 5 finale of Game of Thrones. They discuss who is actually dead, who is in trouble, who they couldn’t care less about. That, plus what to read/watch while we wait for season 6. wbez.org/nerdetterecapsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 18, 2016 • 55min
GoT 5.9: The Dance of Dragons
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal joins Nerdette's Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda for a recap of Season 5, Episode 9, The Dance of Dragons: In which we confirm that Stannis is the worst, compare Arya’s new job to the tamale guy, and predict who will die in the season finale. wbez.org/nerdetterecapsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.