About A Better Nerd is Possible: Art, Design, Health and Democracy
Come hang out in our clubhouse! Alice and Avery have started a SUPER SECRET book club. Every month, we meet with a mission: explore art, design, health and democracy to find ways nerds can make the world a better place.
Ponder your personal political path. Consider competition, collaboration, and constraints. And look below if you want to discover our SECRET BOOKS this month!
Want to join the club? Read a book! Then email us (coded message or not) at betternerdpod@proton.me
You can find us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betternerdpod) and Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@betternerdpod). If you would like to support more interesting things coming from your favorite possible nerds, you can support us now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cw/BetterNerdPod).
Bookshop.org affiliate links earn us a commission on your purchase. You can find our affiliate shop here:Bookshop.org/shop/betternerdpod (https://bookshop.org/shop/betternerdpod). There you can find a list of all the books we have talked about so far and more lists to be added soon!
Our SECRET BOOKS this month:
Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection (https://bookshop.org/a/126995/9781558969421) by Deepa Iyer
Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design Can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics (https://bookshop.org/a/126995/9780262551144) by Josh Lerner
Also mentioned:
Imaginable: How to Create a Hopeful Future (https://bookshop.org/a/126995/9781954118331) by Jane McGonigal
9 Sept 2026
Dark Larp
Question your fears. Expand your world. And look below if you want to discover our SECRET BOOKS this month!
Want to join the club? Read a book! Then email us (coded message or not) at betternerdpod@proton.me
You can find us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betternerdpod) and Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@betternerdpod). If you would like to support more interesting things coming from your favorite possible nerds, you can support us now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cw/BetterNerdPod).
Bookshop affiliate links earn us a commission on your purchase.
SECRET BOOKS
:
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness (https://bookshop.org/p/books/nightfaring-in-search-of-the-disappearing-darkness-megan-eaves-egenes/5978221c68baf133?ean=9780306835339&aid=126995), by Megan Eaves-Egenes
Nordic Larp (https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95123), ed. Jaako Stenros, Markus Montola
Also mentioned
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy (https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-you-want-to-win-you-ve-got-to-fight-a-guide-to-effective-transportation-advocacy-carter-lavin/37d7a884710d8277?ean=9781642833744&aid=126995), by Carter Lavin
12 Aug 2026
Representation and Repurposing
Examine your biases. Find your power.
In this episode, Avery and Alice begin their journey to make better nerds who can make the world a better place. They discuss recognizing the power to make a difference that often goes unnoticed or unrealized.
Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative, by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk (https://bookshop.org/p/books/making-nonfiction-comics-a-guide-for-graphic-narrative-shay-sarah-mirk/38975f4847b47dbe?ean=9781419769276&aid=126995&listref=super-secret-book-club-picks)
Strike: Labor, Unions and Resistance in the Roman Empire, by Sarah E. Bond (https://bookshop.org/p/books/strike-labor-unions-and-resistance-in-the-roman-empire-sarah-e-bond/982b2a7e601cae9f?ean=9780300288599&aid=126995&listref=super-secret-book-club-picks)
Also mentioned:
Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules, by Shay Mirk
To learn more about gladiators and Roman history, check out this episode of the podcast Half-Arsed History, by Riley Knight (https://halfarsedhistory.net/2024/11/24/episode-335-the-history-of-the-gladiators/).
Want to join the club? Read a book! Then email us (coded message or not) at betternerdpod@proton.me
You can find us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betternerdpod) and Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@betternerdpod). There's nothing posted either place yet, but you can follow us and maybe something interesting will happen. If you would like to support more interesting things coming from your favorite possible nerds, you can support us now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cw/BetterNerdPod).
Bookshop affiliate links earn us a commission on your purchase.
31 Jul 2026
Nerds? It's Possible
Alice and Avery try to explain why you're suddenly in their clubhouse and there's a book in your hands.
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