Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Cara Santa Maria

shoptalknerdy@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Talk Nerdy brings a clinical and science-communication lens to interviews with authors, researchers, and professors. It’s a strong platform for experts who want to explain their work to a curious, mainstream audience in a credible, accessible way.

Metrics

Episodes: 609

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.4k followers

Contact Information

shoptalknerdy@gmail.com

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Host

Cara Santa Maria - Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Her podcast Talk Nerdy is a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Typically authors and/or professors/researchers with expertise and a public-facing body of work (often tied to a book).
Required Achievements:  
Published book, Academic or research leadership, Public communication/advocacy work

Recent Guest Discussions

Chad M. Topaz - Data And Justice; Inequity; Systems/complexity Approaches To Creating Change

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Allison M. Alford - Adult Daughters And Empowerment; Themes From Her Book On “good Daughtering” And Feeling Enough

Recent Topics

Science, Psychology, Public Health, Environment, Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
:

Power of Life w/ Jessica Riskin

July 07, 2026

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University, Jessica Riskin. They discuss her latest book, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.Follow Jessica’s work: @JessicaRiskin

We Are All Mutants w/ Roxanne Khamsi

June 29, 2026

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist, author, and contributing writer at The Atlantic, Roxanne Khamsi. We discuss her latest book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health. Follow Roxanne: @roxannekhamsi

Intersectional Cosmology w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

June 15, 2026

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by theoretical physicist, and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. They discuss her newest book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie. Follow Chanda: @chanda

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