On this week's entry to the Chicagoist Podcast Series, the Chicago Nerd Social Club recently celebrated their first birthday! We've mentioned them before when they were just getting started up, so we thought we'd check in with them to see how that first year has gone, what they're up to these days, and get all sorts of philosophical about just what a nerd truly encompasses these days anyways. Co-founder Rachel Baker spoke with us at length about all these things and more. more ›

Being a nerd was hard back in the day, but it seems nerddom is becoming popular and trendy. It is now more acceptable to let your nerd hang out. more ›