Your Weekend Starts Here: ‘Buffy,’ ‘Tarzan,’ And Cat Problems Solved

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Joss Whedon is not the feminist showrunner we thought he was, but is that a surprise? Plus, remembering the complicated legacies of two of America’s first female doctors. Then, a cat expert offers some advice to owners whose cats don’t love their home-based lifestyles.

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0:00.0	This fall, WBEZ invites you to our upcoming live events.
0:05.0	Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more.
0:09.0	Check out the full calendar now at WBEZ.org slash events.
0:17.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson, and we made it to Friday again.
0:23.0	Coming up, we're going to learn about the first female doctor in the United States.
0:26.0	People say, you know, so if you had coffee with Elizabeth and Emily, what would you ask them?
0:30.0	I'm not sure I'd really want to have coffee with them, but I admire them so deeply.
0:35.0	Plus, we've got some cat advice from a very punk rock expert.
0:40.0	But first, our panel about the week that was.
0:43.0	With us today, we have Meha Ahmad, a producer for WBEZ's Midday Talk Show Reset.
0:48.0	Meha, hello.
0:49.0	Hey Greta.
0:50.0	And for her first time on our Nerdette panel, we've got the host of the NPR show,
0:54.0	one A, Jen White, Jen, hello.
0:57.0	Hello.
0:58.0	Jen.
0:59.0	Hello.
1:01.0	Okay, so I think this week we just have to start with the weather because it is just weathering kind of everywhere.
1:08.0	We've got storms across the US.
1:10.0	Some of them have been devastating, especially in Texas, where millions of people are without power and water.
1:16.0	Jen, this is something that you've been talking about on the show this week.
1:19.0	What have you been hearing?
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