Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Since 2014, her podcast Talk Nerdy has been a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
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4.8(144 reviews)
610 episodes
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YouTube85
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Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Since 2014, her podcast Talk Nerdy has been a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.
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Publishing Since
3/19/2014
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
Rarity w/ Zoe Nyssa
Cara Santa Maria interviews anthropologist Dr. Zoe Nyssa about her book "Rarities," exploring conservation science and its unintended consequences.
July 7, 2026
Power of Life w/ Jessica Riskin
Cara Santa Maria interviews Jessica Riskin, Professor of History at Stanford University, about her book exploring Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's revolutionary ideas on the invention of biology.
June 29, 2026
We Are All Mutants w/ Roxanne Khamsi
Cara Santa Maria interviews science journalist Roxanne Khamsi about her book exploring how our ever-mutating cells shape health and evolution.
610 total episodes available with 89 transcripts
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