# Pods Fight Poverty w/ Miriam Laker

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Podcast: [Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-nerdy-with-cara-santa-maria-170727)
Published: 2025-12-22T08:00:08+00:00
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## Resource

In this week’s episode of Talk Nerdy, we revisit a 2022 episode with former Research Director at GiveDirectly , Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta. Talk Nerdy is joining podcasts across the globe in the Pods Fight Poverty Campaign. If you’re able, please consider helping 3 villages in Rwanda out of extreme poverty by donating to givedirectly.org/nerdy. Follow: @ GiveDirectly

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