May 31, 2021
My guest is Kristin van Ogtrop. In her new memoir, Did I Say That Out Loud?: Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them, she shares a funny and insightful take on being middle age.
Kristin is an old colleague and friend. We first met as young-ish editors at Glamour magazine back in its heyday.
On the pod, we reminisce...
May 24, 2021
In her debut novel GOLD DIGGERS, Sanjena Sathan tells a funny and moving story about growing up Indian American in the suburbs of Atlanta and the costs of the American dream. The book is so good that Mindy Kaling recently announced her production company will adapt it for a TV series. Like her main character,...
May 18, 2021
Before the Big Lie of 2021, there was the Big Lie of 1847. Missionary Marcus Whitman and 11 others were killed by members of the Cayuse tribe, which led Congress to make Oregon a U.S territory and justified countless crimes against Native Americans for decades to come. But as guest Blaine Harden explains in his stirring...
May 11, 2021
How does a writer find their voice? If you're bestselling novelist Emma Straub, you let it find you. Emma is the author of four novels, including her latest All Adults Here, a funny and keenly perceptive novel about a dysfunctional family in a small town in upstate New York. She talks about her upbringing in Manhattan...
May 4, 2021
We all need help navigating our relationships with our loved ones. Marc and Angel Chernoff are experts on this topic. The married couple and life coaches have written a few bestselling books, including their latest 1000 Little Habits of Happy, Successful Relationships. On the pod, we talk about the most common...