Bookish with Sonya Walger https://www.bookishpodcast.net/ en Authentic Management Could you pick the 5 books that have shaped you most? Every week actress and avid reader Sonya Walger invites a guest to explore their five most formative books and how they affected their lives. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/96460096-9a59-11e7-85fb-8f3d4abede3b/image/Bookish_image_April_21.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Bookish with Sonya Walger https://www.bookishpodcast.net/ yes episodic A podcast for people who love people who love books Authentic Podcast Network Could you pick the 5 books that have shaped you most? Every week actress and avid reader Sonya Walger invites a guest to explore their five most formative books and how they affected their lives. Could you pick the 5 books that have shaped you most? Every week actress and avid reader Sonya Walger invites a guest to explore their five most formative books and how they affected their lives.

]]> Sonya Walger sonyawalger@mac.com Huma Abedin https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service and national politics, beginning as an intern in First Lady Hillary Clinton’s office in 1996. After four years in the White House, she worked in the U.S. Senate as Senior Advisor to Senator Clinton and was Traveling Chief of Staff for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2009, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of State. Huma served as Vice Chair of Hillary for America in 2016, resulting in the first woman elected nominee of a major political party. She currently serves as Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff. Born in the United States and raised in Saudi Arabia, Huma moved back to the U.S. in 1993. She lives in New York City with her son, Jordan. She is the New York Times best-selling author of BOTH/AND: A Life in Many Worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 14 Authentic Podcast Network Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service and national politics, beginning as an intern in First Lady Hillary Clinton’s office in 1996. After four years in the White House, she worked in the U.S. Senate as Senior Advisor to Senator Clinton and was Traveling Chief of Staff for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2009, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of State. Huma served as Vice Chair of Hillary for America in 2016, resulting in the first woman elected nominee of a major political party. She currently serves as Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff. Born in the United States and raised in Saudi Arabia, Huma moved back to the U.S. in 1993. She lives in New York City with her son, Jordan. She is the New York Times best-selling author of BOTH/AND: A Life in Many Worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service and national politics, beginning as an intern in First Lady Hillary Clinton’s office in 1996. After four years in the White House, she worked in the U.S. Senate as Senior Advisor to Senator Clinton and was Traveling Chief of Staff for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2009, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of State. Huma served as Vice Chair of Hillary for America in 2016, resulting in the first woman elected nominee of a major political party. She currently serves as Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff. Born in the United States and raised in Saudi Arabia, Huma moved back to the U.S. in 1993. She lives in New York City with her son, Jordan. She is the New York Times best-selling author of BOTH/AND: A Life in Many Worlds.

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]]> 3970 yes John Simm https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ John Simm is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the master in Doctor Who, and DS Roy Grace in Grace. His other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. He has been nominated for a BAFTA for best actor and the Lawrence Olivier Award for best actor.  John's Books Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, 1951 Salem's Lot by Stephen King, 1975 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866 East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 1952 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 01 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000 full 3 13 Authentic Podcast Network John Simm is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the master in Doctor Who, and DS Roy Grace in Grace. His other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. He has been nominated for a BAFTA for best actor and the Lawrence Olivier Award for best actor.  John's Books Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, 1951 Salem's Lot by Stephen King, 1975 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866 East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 1952 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices John Simm is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the master in Doctor Who, and DS Roy Grace in Grace. His other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. He has been nominated for a BAFTA for best actor and the Lawrence Olivier Award for best actor. 


John's Books

Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, 1951

Salem's Lot by Stephen King, 1975

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 1952

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]]> 3892 yes Dan Houser https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is one of my closest friends, Dan Houser. Dan created a cultural phenomenon. He is the former lead writer and creative director of Rockstar Games and he was the head writer and creative director of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. GTA5 is the most successful entertainment product in history. It has sold over 150 million copies. Red Dead Redemption 2 made a billion dollars in three days. Dan is my dearest friend from Oxford and Godfather to my daughter. Dan's Books Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome, 1933 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847 Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1934 The Thin Red Line by James Jones, 1962 Middlemarch by George Eliot, 1872 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000 full 3 12 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is one of my closest friends, Dan Houser. Dan created a cultural phenomenon. He is the former lead writer and creative director of Rockstar Games and he was the head writer and creative director of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. GTA5 is the most successful entertainment product in history. It has sold over 150 million copies. Red Dead Redemption 2 made a billion dollars in three days. Dan is my dearest friend from Oxford and Godfather to my daughter. Dan's Books Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome, 1933 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847 Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1934 The Thin Red Line by James Jones, 1962 Middlemarch by George Eliot, 1872 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is one of my closest friends, Dan Houser. Dan created a cultural phenomenon. He is the former lead writer and creative director of Rockstar Games and he was the head writer and creative director of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. GTA5 is the most successful entertainment product in history. It has sold over 150 million copies. Red Dead Redemption 2 made a billion dollars in three days. Dan is my dearest friend from Oxford and Godfather to my daughter.

Dan's Books

Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome, 1933

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1934

The Thin Red Line by James Jones, 1962

Middlemarch by George Eliot, 1872

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]]> 4343 yes Aimee Mullins https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is Aimee Mullins. Aimee is an American athlete, actress, model, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs when she was one year old. She was told that she would use a wheelchair for the rest of her life but by the age of two she was walking with prosthetics. She went on to be the first amputee to compete against able bodied athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association events. She competed in the Paralympics. She has modeled on the catwalk for Alexander McQueen. She has starred as an actress in many tv shows and movies. Aimee is a motivational speaker and has given multiple TED talks.  Aimee's Books The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden by Mary Chase, 1968 Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory, 1485 The Second Circle by Patsy Rodenburg, 2008 CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders, 1996 Liar’s Club by Mary Karr, 1995 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000 full 3 11 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is Aimee Mullins. Aimee is an American athlete, actress, model, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs when she was one year old. She was told that she would use a wheelchair for the rest of her life but by the age of two she was walking with prosthetics. She went on to be the first amputee to compete against able bodied athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association events. She competed in the Paralympics. She has modeled on the catwalk for Alexander McQueen. She has starred as an actress in many tv shows and movies. Aimee is a motivational speaker and has given multiple TED talks.  Aimee's Books The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden by Mary Chase, 1968 Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory, 1485 The Second Circle by Patsy Rodenburg, 2008 CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders, 1996 Liar’s Club by Mary Karr, 1995 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is Aimee Mullins. Aimee is an American athlete, actress, model, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs when she was one year old. She was told that she would use a wheelchair for the rest of her life but by the age of two she was walking with prosthetics. She went on to be the first amputee to compete against able bodied athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association events. She competed in the Paralympics. She has modeled on the catwalk for Alexander McQueen. She has starred as an actress in many tv shows and movies. Aimee is a motivational speaker and has given multiple TED talks. 


Aimee's Books

The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden by Mary Chase, 1968

Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory, 1485

The Second Circle by Patsy Rodenburg, 2008

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders, 1996

Liar’s Club by Mary Karr, 1995

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]]> 4094 yes Krista Tippett https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ This week my guest is Krista Tippett, creator and host of the spiritual nourishment podcast, On Being. She has interviewed everyone of spiritual consequence from the Dalai Lama to Mary Oliver. She was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal at the White House, given by Barack Obama. She has won a Peabody award. She reported and wrote for The Times, Newsweek, the BBC, the International Herald Tribune, and Die Zeit. Krista has authored many books, and her book Einstein's God, was a New York Times bestseller.  Krista's Books Let your Life Speak by Parker Palmer, 1999 My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, 2017 When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, 1996 Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1929 The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000 full 3 10 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is Krista Tippett, creator and host of the spiritual nourishment podcast, On Being. She has interviewed everyone of spiritual consequence from the Dalai Lama to Mary Oliver. She was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal at the White House, given by Barack Obama. She has won a Peabody award. She reported and wrote for The Times, Newsweek, the BBC, the International Herald Tribune, and Die Zeit. Krista has authored many books, and her book Einstein's God, was a New York Times bestseller.  Krista's Books Let your Life Speak by Parker Palmer, 1999 My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, 2017 When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, 1996 Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1929 The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is Krista Tippett, creator and host of the spiritual nourishment podcast, On Being. She has interviewed everyone of spiritual consequence from the Dalai Lama to Mary Oliver. She was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal at the White House, given by Barack Obama. She has won a Peabody award. She reported and wrote for The Times, Newsweek, the BBC, the International Herald Tribune, and Die Zeit. Krista has authored many books, and her book Einstein's God, was a New York Times bestseller. 

Krista's Books

Let your Life Speak by Parker Palmer, 1999

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, 2017

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, 1996

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1929

The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, 2015

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]]> 3960 William H. Macy https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is my friend Bill, better known as William H. Macy. Bill is an American writer, actor, and director. He has written films, tv series, and screenplays. He has won two Emmy awards, and has been nominated for 15. He has won four screen actors guild awards. He was nominated for an Academy award for best supporting actor for his performance in Fargo.  Bill's Books The Kid Who Batted a Thousand by Bob Allison and Frank Ernest Hill, 1951 Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1903 Electric Universe by David Bodanis, 2004 American Buffalo by David Mamet, 1961 Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlasky, 2002 Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky, 1997 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000 full 3 9 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is my friend Bill, better known as William H. Macy. Bill is an American writer, actor, and director. He has written films, tv series, and screenplays. He has won two Emmy awards, and has been nominated for 15. He has won four screen actors guild awards. He was nominated for an Academy award for best supporting actor for his performance in Fargo.  Bill's Books The Kid Who Batted a Thousand by Bob Allison and Frank Ernest Hill, 1951 Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1903 Electric Universe by David Bodanis, 2004 American Buffalo by David Mamet, 1961 Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlasky, 2002 Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky, 1997 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is my friend Bill, better known as William H. Macy. Bill is an American writer, actor, and director. He has written films, tv series, and screenplays. He has won two Emmy awards, and has been nominated for 15. He has won four screen actors guild awards. He was nominated for an Academy award for best supporting actor for his performance in Fargo. 


Bill's Books

The Kid Who Batted a Thousand by Bob Allison and Frank Ernest Hill, 1951

Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1903

Electric Universe by David Bodanis, 2004

American Buffalo by David Mamet, 1961

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlasky, 2002

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky, 1997

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]]> 4071 Douglas Stuart https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is Scottish writer Douglas Stuart. Douglas' debut novel, Shuggie Bain was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize. It was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Pen/Hemingway, the National Book Critics Circle, and named a notable book of the year by The New York Times and The Washington Post.  Douglas' Books Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst Young Adam by Alexander Trocchi The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 8 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is Scottish writer Douglas Stuart. Douglas' debut novel, Shuggie Bain was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize. It was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Pen/Hemingway, the National Book Critics Circle, and named a notable book of the year by The New York Times and The Washington Post.  Douglas' Books Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst Young Adam by Alexander Trocchi The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is Scottish writer Douglas Stuart. Douglas' debut novel, Shuggie Bain was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize. It was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Pen/Hemingway, the National Book Critics Circle, and named a notable book of the year by The New York Times and The Washington Post. 


Douglas' Books

Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines

The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst

Young Adam by Alexander Trocchi

The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway

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]]> 3704 yes Chris Anderson https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is British American businessman Chris Anderson. Chris is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Canada. He is also the founder of Future Publishing. He published a book, TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, which immediately became a New York Times best seller.  The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis, 1956 How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker, 1997 The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, 2006 The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch, 2011 The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz, 2009 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 7 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is British American businessman Chris Anderson. Chris is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Canada. He is also the founder of Future Publishing. He published a book, TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, which immediately became a New York Times best seller.  The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis, 1956 How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker, 1997 The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, 2006 The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch, 2011 The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz, 2009 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is British American businessman Chris Anderson. Chris is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Canada. He is also the founder of Future Publishing. He published a book, TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, which immediately became a New York Times best seller. 


The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis, 1956

How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker, 1997

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, 2006

The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch, 2011

The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz, 2009

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]]> 3642 yes Isha Sesay https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ Isha Sesay is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent who became a TV news star in 2014 when she led a CNN team to a Peabody award for her coverage of the kidnapping of 276 school girls in Nigeria. Isha stayed with the story over the years and spent time with the girls that escaped, as well as with the families of the girls that are still unaccounted for. She put her experiences into a book, Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram. Isha also launched an educational humanitarian nonprofit organization called W.E. Can Lead, which was created to support African girls in receiving educational support so that they can become future leaders.   Isha's Books Beloved by Toni Morrison, 1987 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, 2016 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1985 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 6 Authentic Podcast Network Isha Sesay is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent who became a TV news star in 2014 when she led a CNN team to a Peabody award for her coverage of the kidnapping of 276 school girls in Nigeria. Isha stayed with the story over the years and spent time with the girls that escaped, as well as with the families of the girls that are still unaccounted for. She put her experiences into a book, Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram. Isha also launched an educational humanitarian nonprofit organization called W.E. Can Lead, which was created to support African girls in receiving educational support so that they can become future leaders.   Isha's Books Beloved by Toni Morrison, 1987 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, 2016 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1985 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Isha Sesay is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent who became a TV news star in 2014 when she led a CNN team to a Peabody award for her coverage of the kidnapping of 276 school girls in Nigeria. Isha stayed with the story over the years and spent time with the girls that escaped, as well as with the families of the girls that are still unaccounted for. She put her experiences into a book, Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram. Isha also launched an educational humanitarian nonprofit organization called W.E. Can Lead, which was created to support African girls in receiving educational support so that they can become future leaders.  


Isha's Books

Beloved by Toni Morrison, 1987

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, 2016

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1985

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]]> 3321 yes Carol Dysinger https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is Carol Dysinger, Director of the short documentary, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone if You're a Girl. This film won the Academy Award for best short documentary as well as the BAFTA for best short, and best documentary short from the IDA and the Tribeca Film Festival. She is the recipient of multiple awards, among them the David Payne Carter award for excellence in teaching and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is Associate Professor at NYU Film School. Under My Skin: Volume One of My autobiography, to 1949, by Doris Lessing, 1994 The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing, 1962 Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, 1847 Middlemarch, by George Eliot, 1871 The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, 1964 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 5 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is Carol Dysinger, Director of the short documentary, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone if You're a Girl. This film won the Academy Award for best short documentary as well as the BAFTA for best short, and best documentary short from the IDA and the Tribeca Film Festival. She is the recipient of multiple awards, among them the David Payne Carter award for excellence in teaching and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is Associate Professor at NYU Film School. Under My Skin: Volume One of My autobiography, to 1949, by Doris Lessing, 1994 The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing, 1962 Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, 1847 Middlemarch, by George Eliot, 1871 The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, 1964 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is Carol Dysinger, Director of the short documentary, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone if You're a Girl. This film won the Academy Award for best short documentary as well as the BAFTA for best short, and best documentary short from the IDA and the Tribeca Film Festival. She is the recipient of multiple awards, among them the David Payne Carter award for excellence in teaching and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is Associate Professor at NYU Film School.


Under My Skin: Volume One of My autobiography, to 1949, by Doris Lessing, 1994

The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing, 1962

Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, 1847

Middlemarch, by George Eliot, 1871

The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, 1964

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]]> 3975 yes Rory Stewart https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is Rory Stewart, British academic, diplomat, explorer, author, soldier, and politician. Rory is a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he teaches politics and international relations. He has served as a Minister in four different departments of the UK government, including Secretary of State for International Development. He resigned from this role when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. He was also a Member of Parliament. He has walked across Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, and written a best selling book, The Places In Between, about his experiences. Rory's Books Tristram Shandy by Lawrence Sterne, 1759 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877 The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt, 1860 The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, 1940 The Master and his Emissary by Ian McGilchrist, 2009 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 4 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is Rory Stewart, British academic, diplomat, explorer, author, soldier, and politician. Rory is a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he teaches politics and international relations. He has served as a Minister in four different departments of the UK government, including Secretary of State for International Development. He resigned from this role when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. He was also a Member of Parliament. He has walked across Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, and written a best selling book, The Places In Between, about his experiences. Rory's Books Tristram Shandy by Lawrence Sterne, 1759 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877 The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt, 1860 The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, 1940 The Master and his Emissary by Ian McGilchrist, 2009 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is Rory Stewart, British academic, diplomat, explorer, author, soldier, and politician. Rory is a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he teaches politics and international relations. He has served as a Minister in four different departments of the UK government, including Secretary of State for International Development. He resigned from this role when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. He was also a Member of Parliament. He has walked across Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, and written a best selling book, The Places In Between, about his experiences.


Rory's Books

Tristram Shandy by Lawrence Sterne, 1759

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877

The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt, 1860

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, 1940

The Master and his Emissary by Ian McGilchrist, 2009

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]]> 3406 yes Darin Strauss https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My guest this week is best selling author Darin Strauss. His book Half a Life received the National Book Critics Circle award for memoir. He is also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards. Darin is an Associate Professor of writing at NYU.  Darin's Books Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877 Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov, 1957 Like Life by Lorrie Moore, 1990 Collected Stories by VS Pritchett, 1990 Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, 1978 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 3 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is best selling author Darin Strauss. His book Half a Life received the National Book Critics Circle award for memoir. He is also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards. Darin is an Associate Professor of writing at NYU.  Darin's Books Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877 Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov, 1957 Like Life by Lorrie Moore, 1990 Collected Stories by VS Pritchett, 1990 Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, 1978 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is best selling author Darin Strauss. His book Half a Life received the National Book Critics Circle award for memoir. He is also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards. Darin is an Associate Professor of writing at NYU. 


Darin's Books

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1877

Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov, 1957

Like Life by Lorrie Moore, 1990

Collected Stories by VS Pritchett, 1990

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, 1978

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]]> 3344 yes Marion Turner https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ This week I spoke with Dr. Marion Turner, a professor of English Literature at Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Her latest book, Chaucer: A European Life is a major biography of the great medieval poet. Her book was chosen as Book of the Year in 2019 in The Times, The Sunday Times, and the TLS. In 2020 it was shortlisted for the Wolfson History prize and for which she was awarded the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize. Marion's Books The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis, 1950 A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf, 1929 Emma, Jane Austen, 1815 The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, 1392 The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro, 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 2 Authentic Podcast Network This week I spoke with Dr. Marion Turner, a professor of English Literature at Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Her latest book, Chaucer: A European Life is a major biography of the great medieval poet. Her book was chosen as Book of the Year in 2019 in The Times, The Sunday Times, and the TLS. In 2020 it was shortlisted for the Wolfson History prize and for which she was awarded the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize. Marion's Books The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis, 1950 A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf, 1929 Emma, Jane Austen, 1815 The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, 1392 The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro, 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I spoke with Dr. Marion Turner, a professor of English Literature at Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Her latest book, Chaucer: A European Life is a major biography of the great medieval poet. Her book was chosen as Book of the Year in 2019 in The Times, The Sunday Times, and the TLS. In 2020 it was shortlisted for the Wolfson History prize and for which she was awarded the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize.

Marion's Books

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis, 1950

A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf, 1929

Emma, Jane Austen, 1815

The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, 1392

The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro, 2015

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]]> 4116 yes Garrett Reisman https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ My first guest of season 3 is my friend and colleague, Garrett Reisman. Garrett is a NASA veteran who flew on all three space shuttles. During these missions Garrett performed three space walks. After leaving NASA Garrett joined Elon Musk at SpaceX, most recently as the Director of Space Operations, and now a Senior Advisor. He now works full time as a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC. I met Garrett on my show, For All Mankind, where he serves as Consultant, Producer, and sometimes actor. Garrett's Books Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1939 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, 1900 Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, 2002 Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman, 2017 Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000 full 3 1 Authentic Podcast Network My first guest of season 3 is my friend and colleague, Garrett Reisman. Garrett is a NASA veteran who flew on all three space shuttles. During these missions Garrett performed three space walks. After leaving NASA Garrett joined Elon Musk at SpaceX, most recently as the Director of Space Operations, and now a Senior Advisor. He now works full time as a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC. I met Garrett on my show, For All Mankind, where he serves as Consultant, Producer, and sometimes actor. Garrett's Books Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1939 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, 1900 Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, 2002 Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman, 2017 Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My first guest of season 3 is my friend and colleague, Garrett Reisman. Garrett is a NASA veteran who flew on all three space shuttles. During these missions Garrett performed three space walks. After leaving NASA Garrett joined Elon Musk at SpaceX, most recently as the Director of Space Operations, and now a Senior Advisor. He now works full time as a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC. I met Garrett on my show, For All Mankind, where he serves as Consultant, Producer, and sometimes actor.

Garrett's Books

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1939

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, 1900

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, 2002

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman, 2017

Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow

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]]> 3783 yes Season 3 Preview Episode https://bookishwithsonyawalger.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:15:17 -0000 trailer 3 Authentic Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 191 Eric Garcetti My final guest of season 2 is Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles. Mr. Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of LA; a member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2013 and won re-election in 2017. He is married with one daughter and it was my absolute honor and pleasure to talk to him about his formative books in the Rare Books room of the Central Library in downtown LA.  Eric's Books • Ficciones, by Jorge Luis Borges, 1941 • Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson, 1983 • Stone, Paper, Knife by Marge Piercy, 1983 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 12 Authentic Podcast Network My final guest of season 2 is Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles. Mr. Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of LA; a member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2013 and won re-election in 2017. He is married with one daughter and it was my absolute honor and pleasure to talk to him about his formative books in the Rare Books room of the Central Library in downtown LA.  Eric's Books • Ficciones, by Jorge Luis Borges, 1941 • Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson, 1983 • Stone, Paper, Knife by Marge Piercy, 1983 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My final guest of season 2 is Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles. Mr. Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of LA; a member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2013 and won re-election in 2017. He is married with one daughter and it was my absolute honor and pleasure to talk to him about his formative books in the Rare Books room of the Central Library in downtown LA. 

Eric's Books

• Ficciones, by Jorge Luis Borges, 1941

• Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson, 1983

• Stone, Paper, Knife by Marge Piercy, 1983

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]]> 2987 no Amanda Foreman This week my guest is historian Dr. Amanda Foreman. Amanda is author of award-winning best sellers, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire as well as the BBC/Netflix series The Ascent of Woman. She writes a column for the Wall Street Journal and her next book, The World Made By Women is scheduled to be published later this year.  Amanda's Books • A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1905 • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813 • The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954-1955 • Britons: Forging the Nation 1707–1837 by Linda Colley, 1992 • In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory In Women's Development by Carol Gilligan, 1982 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 11 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is historian Dr. Amanda Foreman. Amanda is author of award-winning best sellers, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire as well as the BBC/Netflix series The Ascent of Woman. She writes a column for the Wall Street Journal and her next book, The World Made By Women is scheduled to be published later this year.  Amanda's Books • A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1905 • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813 • The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954-1955 • Britons: Forging the Nation 1707–1837 by Linda Colley, 1992 • In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory In Women's Development by Carol Gilligan, 1982 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is historian Dr. Amanda Foreman. Amanda is author of award-winning best sellers, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire as well as the BBC/Netflix series The Ascent of Woman. She writes a column for the Wall Street Journal and her next book, The World Made By Women is scheduled to be published later this year. 

Amanda's Books

• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1905

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813

• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954-1955

• Britons: Forging the Nation 1707–1837 by Linda Colley, 1992

• In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory In Women's Development by Carol Gilligan, 1982

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]]> 3470 no Iggy and Phoebe and Jack and Hayden Iggy (10) and Phoebe (8) are brother and sister; Jack (11) and Hayden (10) are best friends. Their Books: • Ig 1: The Odyssey (Graphic Novel version), by Homer. Illustrated by Gareth Hinds: 2010 • Ig 2: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein: 2013 • Phoebe 1: Raymie Nightingale, by Kate DiCamillo: 2016 • Phoebe 2: Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo: 2000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 10 Authentic Podcast Network Iggy (10) and Phoebe (8) are brother and sister; Jack (11) and Hayden (10) are best friends. Their Books: • Ig 1: The Odyssey (Graphic Novel version), by Homer. Illustrated by Gareth Hinds: 2010 • Ig 2: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein: 2013 • Phoebe 1: Raymie Nightingale, by Kate DiCamillo: 2016 • Phoebe 2: Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo: 2000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Iggy (10) and Phoebe (8) are brother and sister; Jack (11) and Hayden (10) are best friends.

Their Books:

• Ig 1: The Odyssey (Graphic Novel version), by Homer. Illustrated by Gareth Hinds: 2010

• Ig 2: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein: 2013

• Phoebe 1: Raymie Nightingale, by Kate DiCamillo: 2016

• Phoebe 2: Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo: 2000

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]]> 3359 no Piers Torday This week my guest is my friend novelist Piers Torday. Piers’s first book The Dark Wild won the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize. His books include The Dark Wild trilogy, There May Be a Castle, A Wisp of Wisdom and Winter Magic.  Piers' Books • The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, by Beatrix Potter: 1908 • The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst: 1988 • A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell: 1951-1975 • The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert: 2014 • The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 9 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is my friend novelist Piers Torday. Piers’s first book The Dark Wild won the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize. His books include The Dark Wild trilogy, There May Be a Castle, A Wisp of Wisdom and Winter Magic.  Piers' Books • The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, by Beatrix Potter: 1908 • The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst: 1988 • A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell: 1951-1975 • The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert: 2014 • The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is my friend novelist Piers Torday. Piers’s first book The Dark Wild won the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize. His books include The Dark Wild trilogy, There May Be a Castle, A Wisp of Wisdom and Winter Magic. 

Piers' Books

• The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, by Beatrix Potter: 1908

• The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst: 1988

• A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell: 1951-1975

• The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert: 2014

• The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016

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]]> 4216 no Emily Mortimer In this episode I talk to my friend, actress, screenwriter and producer Emily Mortimer. Emily’s many credits include Doll and Em, The Newsroom, Shutter Island, Lars and the Real Girl, Lovely and Amazing, and the new Mary Poppins. Emily's Books • A Hero of Our Time, by Mikhail Lermontov: 1839 • Tale Of Mr. Tootleoo, by Bernard & Elinor Darwin: 1925 • Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861 • Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford: 1960 • The River Cafe Cookbook, by Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray: 1996 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000 full 2 8 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode I talk to my friend, actress, screenwriter and producer Emily Mortimer. Emily’s many credits include Doll and Em, The Newsroom, Shutter Island, Lars and the Real Girl, Lovely and Amazing, and the new Mary Poppins. Emily's Books • A Hero of Our Time, by Mikhail Lermontov: 1839 • Tale Of Mr. Tootleoo, by Bernard & Elinor Darwin: 1925 • Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861 • Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford: 1960 • The River Cafe Cookbook, by Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray: 1996 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode I talk to my friend, actress, screenwriter and producer Emily Mortimer. Emily’s many credits include Doll and Em, The Newsroom, Shutter Island, Lars and the Real Girl, Lovely and Amazing, and the new Mary Poppins.

Emily's Books

• A Hero of Our Time, by Mikhail Lermontov: 1839

• Tale Of Mr. Tootleoo, by Bernard & Elinor Darwin: 1925

• Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861

• Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford: 1960

• The River Cafe Cookbook, by Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray: 1996

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]]> 4496 no Nancy Baker Cahill This week I talk to my friend, multidisciplinary artist Nancy Baker Cahill. Nancy is an award-winning artist and founder of the 4th Wall AR art app. Nancy's Books • To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee:1960 • Inferno, by Dante Alighieri: 14th Century • The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning, by Maggie Nelson: 2011 • Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole: 1980 • Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, by Gregory Boyle: 2011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 7 Authentic Podcast Network This week I talk to my friend, multidisciplinary artist Nancy Baker Cahill. Nancy is an award-winning artist and founder of the 4th Wall AR art app. Nancy's Books • To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee:1960 • Inferno, by Dante Alighieri: 14th Century • The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning, by Maggie Nelson: 2011 • Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole: 1980 • Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, by Gregory Boyle: 2011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I talk to my friend, multidisciplinary artist Nancy Baker Cahill. Nancy is an award-winning artist and founder of the 4th Wall AR art app.

Nancy's Books

• To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee:1960

• Inferno, by Dante Alighieri: 14th Century

• The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning, by Maggie Nelson: 2011

• Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole: 1980

• Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, by Gregory Boyle: 2011

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]]> 4142 no John Burnham In this episode I talk to novelist John Burnham Schwartz. John’s works include Bicycle Days, Reservation Road, Claire Marvel, The Commoner and Northwest Corner.  John's Books • The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion, by Ford Madox Ford: 1915 • Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, by Anton Chekhov, complied in 1979 • The Regeneration Trilogy, by Pat Barker [Regeneration: 1991; The Eye in the Door: 1993; The Ghost Road:1995] • Seize the Day, by Saul Bellow: 1956 • Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee: 1999 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 6 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode I talk to novelist John Burnham Schwartz. John’s works include Bicycle Days, Reservation Road, Claire Marvel, The Commoner and Northwest Corner.  John's Books • The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion, by Ford Madox Ford: 1915 • Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, by Anton Chekhov, complied in 1979 • The Regeneration Trilogy, by Pat Barker [Regeneration: 1991; The Eye in the Door: 1993; The Ghost Road:1995] • Seize the Day, by Saul Bellow: 1956 • Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee: 1999 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode I talk to novelist John Burnham Schwartz. John’s works include Bicycle Days, Reservation Road, Claire Marvel, The Commoner and Northwest Corner. 

John's Books

• The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion, by Ford Madox Ford: 1915

• Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, by Anton Chekhov, complied in 1979

• The Regeneration Trilogy, by Pat Barker [Regeneration: 1991; The Eye in the Door: 1993; The Ghost Road:1995]

• Seize the Day, by Saul Bellow: 1956

• Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee: 1999

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]]> 4084 no Barbara Bestor This week my guest is award-winning architect Barbara Bestor. Barbara is the principal of Bestor Architecture, and the vision behind LA landmarks such as Intelligentsia Coffee, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and the headquarters for Beats by Dre and Nasty Gal.  Barbara's Books • The Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse: 1938 • The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James: 1902 • Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, by Robert Venturi: 1966 • Five California Architects, by Esther McCoy: 1975 • The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler: 1939 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 5 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is award-winning architect Barbara Bestor. Barbara is the principal of Bestor Architecture, and the vision behind LA landmarks such as Intelligentsia Coffee, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and the headquarters for Beats by Dre and Nasty Gal.  Barbara's Books • The Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse: 1938 • The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James: 1902 • Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, by Robert Venturi: 1966 • Five California Architects, by Esther McCoy: 1975 • The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler: 1939 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is award-winning architect Barbara Bestor. Barbara is the principal of Bestor Architecture, and the vision behind LA landmarks such as Intelligentsia Coffee, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and the headquarters for Beats by Dre and Nasty Gal. 

Barbara's Books

• The Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse: 1938

• The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James: 1902

• Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, by Robert Venturi: 1966

• Five California Architects, by Esther McCoy: 1975

• The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler: 1939

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]]> 4040 no Dawn O'Porter This week I talk books with novelist, journalist and fellow podcaster, Dawn O’Porter. Dawn writes about feminism and women’s lifestyle for numerous publications, hosts the podcast Get It On and is the author of 4 novels, most recently the bestseller, The Cows. Dawn's Books • A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf: 1929 • Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte: 1847 • We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver: 2003 • Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson: 1985 • Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore, by Terry Newman: 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 4 Authentic Podcast Network This week I talk books with novelist, journalist and fellow podcaster, Dawn O’Porter. Dawn writes about feminism and women’s lifestyle for numerous publications, hosts the podcast Get It On and is the author of 4 novels, most recently the bestseller, The Cows. Dawn's Books • A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf: 1929 • Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte: 1847 • We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver: 2003 • Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson: 1985 • Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore, by Terry Newman: 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I talk books with novelist, journalist and fellow podcaster, Dawn O’Porter. Dawn writes about feminism and women’s lifestyle for numerous publications, hosts the podcast Get It On and is the author of 4 novels, most recently the bestseller, The Cows.

Dawn's Books

• A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf: 1929

• Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte: 1847

• We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver: 2003

• Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson: 1985

• Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore, by Terry Newman: 2017

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]]> 3997 no Danzy Senna This week my guest is novelist Danzy Senna. Danzy’s works include Caucasia (winner of Whiting Award, LA Times Book of the Year), Symptomatic, Where Did You Sleep Last Night? and You Are Free.  Danzy's Books • Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin: 1956 • Quicksand, by Nella Larsen: 1928 • The Easter Parade, by Richard Yates: 1976 • The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith: 1955 • A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh: 1934 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 3 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is novelist Danzy Senna. Danzy’s works include Caucasia (winner of Whiting Award, LA Times Book of the Year), Symptomatic, Where Did You Sleep Last Night? and You Are Free.  Danzy's Books • Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin: 1956 • Quicksand, by Nella Larsen: 1928 • The Easter Parade, by Richard Yates: 1976 • The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith: 1955 • A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh: 1934 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is novelist Danzy Senna. Danzy’s works include Caucasia (winner of Whiting Award, LA Times Book of the Year), Symptomatic, Where Did You Sleep Last Night? and You Are Free. 

Danzy's Books

• Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin: 1956

• Quicksand, by Nella Larsen: 1928

• The Easter Parade, by Richard Yates: 1976

• The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith: 1955

• A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh: 1934

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]]> 3682 no Damon Lindelof This week I talk to my former boss, writer-producer Damon Lindelof. Co-creator and showrunner of Lost, Damon is currently adapting The Watchmen for HBO and counts Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, The Leftovers (HBO) and Star Trek into Darkness among his many writing and producing credits. Damon's Books • The Stand, by Stephen King: 1978 • The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand: 1943 • Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: 1987 • Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861 • The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 2 Authentic Podcast Network This week I talk to my former boss, writer-producer Damon Lindelof. Co-creator and showrunner of Lost, Damon is currently adapting The Watchmen for HBO and counts Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, The Leftovers (HBO) and Star Trek into Darkness among his many writing and producing credits. Damon's Books • The Stand, by Stephen King: 1978 • The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand: 1943 • Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: 1987 • Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861 • The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I talk to my former boss, writer-producer Damon Lindelof. Co-creator and showrunner of Lost, Damon is currently adapting The Watchmen for HBO and counts Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, The Leftovers (HBO) and Star Trek into Darkness among his many writing and producing credits.

Damon's Books

• The Stand, by Stephen King: 1978

• The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand: 1943

• Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: 1987

• Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens: 1861

• The Underground Railroad, by Coleson Whitehead: 2016

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]]> 3592 no Kate Walsh In this first episode I talk to my good friend, actress Kate Walsh. Kate's Books • Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck: 1945 • Howards End, by EM Forster: 1910 • Barrel Fever and Other Short Stories, by David Sedaris: 1994 • Away, by Amy Bloom: 2007 • A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan: 2011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0000 full 2 1 Authentic Podcast Network In this first episode I talk to my good friend, actress Kate Walsh. Kate's Books • Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck: 1945 • Howards End, by EM Forster: 1910 • Barrel Fever and Other Short Stories, by David Sedaris: 1994 • Away, by Amy Bloom: 2007 • A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan: 2011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this first episode I talk to my good friend, actress Kate Walsh.

Kate's Books

• Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck: 1945

• Howards End, by EM Forster: 1910

• Barrel Fever and Other Short Stories, by David Sedaris: 1994

• Away, by Amy Bloom: 2007

• A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan: 2011

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]]> 3529 no Season 2 Preview Episode Joe Betance and I discuss upcoming episodes and Season 2 highlights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:11:00 -0000 full 2 Authentic Podcast Network Joe Betance and I discuss upcoming episodes and Season 2 highlights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Joe Betance and I discuss upcoming episodes and Season 2 highlights

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]]> 2318 no Robin Coste Lewis In this final episode, my guest is Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, author of Voyage of the Sable Venus, Robin Coste Lewis. Robin’s Books • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson • The Poetry of the Negro 1746-1949 by Langston Hughes • The Black Stallion by Walter Farley • Tar Baby by Toni Morrison • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0000 Robin Coste Lewis full 1 12 Authentic Podcast Network In this final episode, my guest is Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, author of Voyage of the Sable Venus, Robin Coste Lewis. Robin’s Books • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson • The Poetry of the Negro 1746-1949 by Langston Hughes • The Black Stallion by Walter Farley • Tar Baby by Toni Morrison • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this final episode, my guest is Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, author of Voyage of the Sable Venus, Robin Coste Lewis.

Robin’s Books

• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson

• The Poetry of the Negro 1746-1949 by Langston Hughes

• The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

• Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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]]> 4272 Sonya Walger In this episode, I am the GUEST! interviewed by my wonderful producer & friend, Joe Betance. Sonya’s Books • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak • A Feast for All Seasons?? (children’s cookbook – my mum is scouring her bookshelves to locate the exact title!) • The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James • Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates • Last Night by James Salter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0000 Sonya Walger full 1 11 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode, I am the GUEST! interviewed by my wonderful producer & friend, Joe Betance. Sonya’s Books • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak • A Feast for All Seasons?? (children’s cookbook – my mum is scouring her bookshelves to locate the exact title!) • The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James • Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates • Last Night by James Salter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, I am the GUEST! interviewed by my wonderful producer & friend, Joe Betance.

Sonya’s Books

• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

• A Feast for All Seasons?? (children’s cookbook – my mum is scouring her bookshelves to locate the exact title!)

• The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

• Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

• Last Night by James Salter

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]]> 3954 Jared Harris In this episode I interview actor/director Jared Harris.  Jared’s Books • The Greek Myths by Robert Graves • Love Honor and Dismay by Elizabeth Rees Harrison • Audition by Michael Shurtleff • Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion by Joseph Campbell and Diane K. Osbon • Travels (Vintage Departures) by Michael Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0000 Jared Harris full 1 10 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode I interview actor/director Jared Harris.  Jared’s Books • The Greek Myths by Robert Graves • Love Honor and Dismay by Elizabeth Rees Harrison • Audition by Michael Shurtleff • Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion by Joseph Campbell and Diane K. Osbon • Travels (Vintage Departures) by Michael Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode I interview actor/director Jared Harris. 

Jared’s Books

• The Greek Myths by Robert Graves

• Love Honor and Dismay by Elizabeth Rees Harrison

• Audition by Michael Shurtleff

• Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion by Joseph Campbell and Diane K. Osbon

• Travels (Vintage Departures) by Michael Crichton

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]]> 4566 Cass Sunstein This week my guest is Harvard legal scholar and prolific author Cass Sunstein.  Cass’s Books • Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham • Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett • A Theory of Justice by John Rawls • The Morality of Law by Lon L. Fuller • Possession by A. S. Byatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0000 Cass Sunstein full 1 9 Authentic Podcast Network This week my guest is Harvard legal scholar and prolific author Cass Sunstein.  Cass’s Books • Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham • Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett • A Theory of Justice by John Rawls • The Morality of Law by Lon L. Fuller • Possession by A. S. Byatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week my guest is Harvard legal scholar and prolific author Cass Sunstein. 

Cass’s Books

• Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

• Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett

• A Theory of Justice by John Rawls

• The Morality of Law by Lon L. Fuller

• Possession by A. S. Byatt

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]]> 4451 Jenni Konner This week I interview showrunner, writer and producer Jenni Konner. Jenni showran and wrote the HBO series Girls and together with Lena Dunham is the co-founder of Lenny Letter and the Random House imprint, Lenny Books.  Jenni’s Books • Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher • American Pastoral by Philip Roth • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso • Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:44:00 -0000 Jenni Konner full 1 8 Authentic Podcast Network This week I interview showrunner, writer and producer Jenni Konner. Jenni showran and wrote the HBO series Girls and together with Lena Dunham is the co-founder of Lenny Letter and the Random House imprint, Lenny Books.  Jenni’s Books • Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher • American Pastoral by Philip Roth • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso • Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I interview showrunner, writer and producer Jenni Konner. Jenni showran and wrote the HBO series Girls and together with Lena Dunham is the co-founder of Lenny Letter and the Random House imprint, Lenny Books. 

Jenni’s Books

• Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher

• American Pastoral by Philip Roth

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

• Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill

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]]> 3301 Jon Hamm This week I interview actor Jon Hamm. Hamm's credits include Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Absolutely Fabulous; the Movie, Baby Driver. Jon’s Books • The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers • The World According to Garp by John Irving • A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving • The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:00:00 -0000 S1, E5 full 1 7 Authentic Podcast Network This week I interview actor Jon Hamm. Hamm's credits include Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Absolutely Fabulous; the Movie, Baby Driver. Jon’s Books • The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers • The World According to Garp by John Irving • A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving • The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I interview actor Jon Hamm. Hamm's credits include Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Absolutely Fabulous; the Movie, Baby Driver.

Jon’s Books

• The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

• The World According to Garp by John Irving

• A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

• The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

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]]> 4268 Mireille Enos This week I interview my friend (and erstwhile co-star) Mireille Enos. Mireille's credits include Big Love, The Killing, World War Z and The Catch.  Mireille’s Books • The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr. • Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy • One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:00:00 -0000 S1, E6 full 1 6 Authentic Podcast Network This week I interview my friend (and erstwhile co-star) Mireille Enos. Mireille's credits include Big Love, The Killing, World War Z and The Catch.  Mireille’s Books • The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr. • Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy • One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week I interview my friend (and erstwhile co-star) Mireille Enos. Mireille's credits include Big Love, The Killing, World War Z and The Catch. 

Mireille’s Books

• The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr.

• Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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]]> 3945 Sean Carroll My guest this week is physicist and author at Caltech, Sean Carroll. Sean's books include Spacetime and Geometry; From Eternity to Here and The Big Picture: On the origins of Life, Meaning, & the Universe itself. Hardly intimidating at all........ Sean's Books • One Two Three ... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow • Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen • Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon • Time and Chance by David C. Albert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000 Sean Carroll full 1 6 Authentic Podcast Network My guest this week is physicist and author at Caltech, Sean Carroll. Sean's books include Spacetime and Geometry; From Eternity to Here and The Big Picture: On the origins of Life, Meaning, & the Universe itself. Hardly intimidating at all........ Sean's Books • One Two Three ... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow • Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen • Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon • Time and Chance by David C. Albert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices My guest this week is physicist and author at Caltech, Sean Carroll. Sean's books include Spacetime and Geometry; From Eternity to Here and The Big Picture: On the origins of Life, Meaning, & the Universe itself. Hardly intimidating at all........

Sean's Books

• One Two Three ... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow

• Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

• Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

• Time and Chance by David C. Albert

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]]> 3665 Julie Bowen Actress Julie Bowen is my guest this week. Julie is best known for her roles on Ed, Lost, Boston Legal and Modern Family,  Juile's Books • The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett • Wifey by Judy Blume • Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger • Riven Rock by T.C.Boyle • Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000 S1, E4 full 1 4 Authentic Podcast Network Actress Julie Bowen is my guest this week. Julie is best known for her roles on Ed, Lost, Boston Legal and Modern Family,  Juile's Books • The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett • Wifey by Judy Blume • Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger • Riven Rock by T.C.Boyle • Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Actress Julie Bowen is my guest this week. Julie is best known for her roles on Ed, Lost, Boston Legal and Modern Family, 

Juile's Books

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

• Wifey by Judy Blume

• Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

• Riven Rock by T.C.Boyle

• Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

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]]> 4393 David Goyer In this episode I interview writer/director/producer David Goyer at his home in LA. David is best known for his work on the Blade trilogy, Dark Knight trilogy and FlashForward (where he and I met).  David's Books • The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolf • The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov • A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor • Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond • The Keep by Jennifer Egan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000 S1, E3 full 1 3 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode I interview writer/director/producer David Goyer at his home in LA. David is best known for his work on the Blade trilogy, Dark Knight trilogy and FlashForward (where he and I met).  David's Books • The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolf • The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov • A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor • Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond • The Keep by Jennifer Egan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode I interview writer/director/producer David Goyer at his home in LA. David is best known for his work on the Blade trilogy, Dark Knight trilogy and FlashForward (where he and I met). 

David's Books

• The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolf

• The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov

• A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

• Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

• The Keep by Jennifer Egan

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]]> 3939 Felicity Huffman In this episode, I talk to actress Felicity Huffman. Her credits include Desperate Housewives, Transamerica and American Crime.  Felicity's Books • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl • Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis • Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert • The Last Lion by William Manchester • Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott • Stand Before Your God by Paul Watkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000 S1, E2 full 1 2 Authentic Podcast Network In this episode, I talk to actress Felicity Huffman. Her credits include Desperate Housewives, Transamerica and American Crime.  Felicity's Books • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl • Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis • Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert • The Last Lion by William Manchester • Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott • Stand Before Your God by Paul Watkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, I talk to actress Felicity Huffman. Her credits include Desperate Housewives, Transamerica and American Crime. 

Felicity's Books

• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

• Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

• Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

• The Last Lion by William Manchester

• Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott

• Stand Before Your God by Paul Watkins

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]]> 3619 Chris Weitz Chris Weitz is a film producer, screenwriter, author, actor and film director. He and his brother, Paul wrote a little known movie called American Pie, and also together adapted and directed About a Boy which went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. He directed New Moon from the Twilight series, the film adaptation of The Golden Compass and co-wrote Rogue One; A Star Wars Story. He was generous enough to be my guinea pig and tell me about his 5 most formative books.  Chris's Books • Seed of Zeus: Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Greek Mythology by Mark Diller • Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian • Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens • Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey • Don Juan by Lord Byron • The Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:32:00 -0000 S1, E1 full 1 1 Authentic Podcast Network On the premiere episode of Bookish, I talk to director and writer Chris Weitz. Chris's credits include American Pie, About a Boy, New Moon, The Golden Compass and Rogue One. Chris Weitz is a film producer, screenwriter, author, actor and film director. He and his brother, Paul wrote a little known movie called American Pie, and also together adapted and directed About a Boy which went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. He directed New Moon from the Twilight series, the film adaptation of The Golden Compass and co-wrote Rogue One; A Star Wars Story. He was generous enough to be my guinea pig and tell me about his 5 most formative books.  Chris's Books • Seed of Zeus: Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Greek Mythology by Mark Diller • Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian • Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens • Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey • Don Juan by Lord Byron • The Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Chris Weitz is a film producer, screenwriter, author, actor and film director. He and his brother, Paul wrote a little known movie called American Pie, and also together adapted and directed About a Boy which went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. He directed New Moon from the Twilight series, the film adaptation of The Golden Compass and co-wrote Rogue One; A Star Wars Story. He was generous enough to be my guinea pig and tell me about his 5 most formative books. 

Chris's Books

• Seed of Zeus: Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Greek Mythology by Mark Diller

• Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

• Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

• Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

• Don Juan by Lord Byron

• The Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax

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]]> 3744 Introducing Bookish, trailer for S1 Subscribe now to Bookish, a new podcast hosted by actress Sonya Walger. Each week she interviews a guest about the five books that have shaped them most.  Releases weekly starting Monday 25th September.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:12:36 -0000 Introducing Bookish, starting September 25 trailer 1 Authentic Podcast Network Subscribe now to Bookish, a new podcast hosted by actress Sonya Walger. Each week she interviews a guest about the five books that have shaped them most.  Releases weekly starting Monday 25th September.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Subscribe now to Bookish, a new podcast hosted by actress Sonya Walger. Each week she interviews a guest about the five books that have shaped them most.  Releases weekly starting Monday 25th September.  

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