Adriana Trigiani"s You Are What You Read

35:17

A Legend in Literature: Margaret Atwood

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2024/08/20

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by literary sensation and incomparable storyteller, Margaret Atwood. Margaret is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays, including the award-winning, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and more. Margaret has won the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book

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50:29

Michael J. Fox: No Time Like the Future

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2024/08/13

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by award-winning television and film actor, bestselling author, and champion of Parkinson’s Research, Michael J. Fox. You know Michael from his notable roles as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, Marty McFly in Back to the Future, and more… The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War, and The American President. Michael returned to television in his award-winning lead role in Spin City, and also appeared in Rescue

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33:01

In the game with Gabrielle Zevin

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2024/08/06

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by author Gabrielle Zevin for a conversation about her blockbuster bestselling novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Gabrielle’s novel was an instant New York Times best seller, one of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, and Book of the Month’s Book of the Year. Gabrielle’s other novels include The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Young Jane Young, and Elsewhere. Her books have been translated into over forty

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50:09

Livin' Readin' and Writin' with Matthew McConaughey

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2024/07/30

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Academy Award winning actor and New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey for a conversation about his memoir, Greenlights. You know Matthew from his iconic roles in films like Dallas Buyers Club, A Time to Kill, Dazed and Confused, countless rom coms, and more. In 2009, Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which helps at-risk high school students make healthier mind, body, and spirit

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25:45

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey: The Office Ladies

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2024/07/23

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey… otherwise known as Pam Beesly and Angela Martin from The Office. Beloved for their roles as a receptionist and an accountant at Scranton’s ‘Dunder Mifflin Paper Company’, Jenna and Angela have garnered Emmy nominations, Screen Actors Guild Awards and more. In this conversation, Jenna and Angela take us through their nine seasons filming The Office and the friendship they built beyond the show. Now as

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53:42

Michael McDonald: The King of Blue-Eyed Soul

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2024/07/16

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy Award winner, and platinum selling singer-songwriter, Michael McDonald. Michael was an essential member of Steely Dan and was then invited to join the Doobie Brothers. You know Michael as their trademark singer, keyboardist, and songwriter on numerous Top 40 singles… “Listen to the Music”, “What a Fool Believes”, “Takin’ It to the Streets”, “I Keep Forgettin’”, “Peg”, “It Keeps You Running”,

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55:26

Joyce Carol Oates: Literary Wonder Woman

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2024/07/09

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by literary wonder woman, Joyce Carol Oates. Joyce is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the National Book Award, and the Jerusalem Prize for Lifetime Achievement, among others, and has been nominated several times for the Pulitzer Prize. Joyce has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national best sellers We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, and The Falls. She is the Roger S. Berlind ’52

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49:02

Andrew McCarthy: More than a Brat

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2024/07/02

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by actor, travel writer and director, Andrew McCarthy. Andrew McCarthy is the bestselling author of Brat: An 80's Story, Just Fly Away, The Longest Way Home, and Walking with Sam, and he is an award-winning travel writer as an editor-at-large at National Geographic Traveler magazine. Best known as an actor the past four decades, Andrew has appeared in such iconic films as Pretty in Pink and Less Than Zero. Inspired by his acting career

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58:28

Little Stevie Van Zandt and his Big Ideas

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2024/06/25

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Steven Van Zandt, with his memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. From his time spent as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Artists Against Apartheid, to his television roles as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos and as Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer, we discuss Steven’s long, successful career in the arts. He is the founder of TeachRock, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a rich arts-driven curriculum to bolster students'

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46:59

Luis A. Miranda Jr.: Relentless (Father's Day Edition)

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2024/06/18

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Luis A. Miranda with his new memoir, Relentless. Luis is the father to Luz Miranda-Crespo, Miguel Towns, and Lin Manuel Miranda who you all know as the Grammy, Tony, and Pulitzer-Prize winning creator of Hamilton and In the Heights. Champions of community activism, the Miranda family came together to create The Miranda Family Fund, supporting underserved communities throughout New York City, across the country, and in Puerto

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25:01

Julia Quinn: Bridgerton Forever

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2024/06/14

On this week's bonus episode of You Are What You Read we are joined by Julia Quinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 40 books, including the blockbuster Bridgerton series. Now streaming on Netflix, the television adaptation of Bridgerton is a global phenomenon produced by Shonda Rhimes. In this 2021 conversation, Julia talks to us about the dazzling adaptation of her books and her exciting plans for the future of the Bridgertons. Thanks to our wonderful sponsors! This episode of You Are

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72:06

Griffin Dunne: The Friday Afternoon Club

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2024/06/11

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne to talk about his remarkable new memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club. You know Griffin's work as producer and actor in After Hours; director of Practical Magic and of the documentary The Center Will Not Hold about his aunt, Joan Didion. The son of Dominick and Ellen Dunne and nephew of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, Griffin grew up among literary superstars. His memoir brims with

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36:02

Summer Romance: A conversation with Emily Henry

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2024/06/04

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. You know Emily's blockbuster titles: Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and her latest, Funny Story. Over the years, we've had conversations with Emily about these can't-put-down romances, and now, we bring them to you in a fun, illuminating episode. From Jane Austen to Nora Ephron, we discuss the books and movies that built Emily and launched her into a

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42:24

Let's go to Paris with Ruth Reichl

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2024/05/28

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by chef, food writer and bestselling author, Ruth Reichl with her latest novel, The Paris Novel. Ruth is the former editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, and previously served as restaurant critic for The New York Times, as well as food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. Her popular weekly food newsletter, La Briffe, is hosted on Substack, as is the podcast “Three Ingredients” she produces with Nancy Silverton and

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66:08

LIVE with Whoopi Goldberg at the 92nd Street Y

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2024/05/24

On this week's bonus episode of You Are What You Read, Whoopi Goldberg joins us for another illuminating conversation about her instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. Thank you to our friends at the 92nd Street Y for hosting us for this conversation with such a wonderful audience. To learn more about upcoming cultural events at this venerable New York City institution, visit www.92ny.org/events. Thanks to our wonderful sponsors! This episode of

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50:36

Whoopi Goldberg: Bits and Pieces

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2024/05/21

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by EGOT winner, bestselling author, and dear friend Whoopi Goldberg for a conversation about her new memoir, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. A story about the family, the community and the love that built this great artist, this is a conversation that goes deep. There's laughter (and a few tears) as we look back on Caryn Johnson's remarkable journey to becoming the one and only Whoopi Goldberg. Thanks to our wonderful

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56:14

Today A Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Hilma...

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2024/05/14

On this Mother’s Week edition of You Are What You Read, we are in conversation with literary superstar, short story stylist, and beloved mother, grandmother, author and friend, Hilma Wolitzer. Hilma wrote her first published work when she was nine years old. It was a poem about winter in the Junior Inspector’s Club Journal, sponsored by the New York City Department of Sanitation. Now at 94 years old, Hilma is the author of bestselling novels which include An Available Man, Summer Reading, The

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42:55

Erik Larson: The Master of Nonfiction

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2024/05/07

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by international writing sensation and master of nonfiction, Erik Larson. Erik is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, which include The Splendid in the Vile, The Devil in the White City, and In the Garden of Beasts. Erik is beloved by readers around the world. His books are taught in classrooms, and book clubs flock to study his work. This is a conversation about Erik's latest book, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris,

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50:09

Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal: Storytelling through...

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2024/04/30

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by singing/songwriting duo and dear friends, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal. Together, Rosanne and John have made seven albums including the three-time Grammy winning The River & the Thread, Black Cadillac, The List, 10 Song Demo, Rules of Travel and She Remembers Everything, alongside dozens of projects and thousands of live performances. John was the composer on the Big Stone Gap movie soundtrack, which includes signature hits from

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50:53

The Soul of "The Office": Rainn Wilson

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2024/04/23

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Rainn Wilson, the three-time Emmy nominated actor best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office. Rainn has made audiences laugh over and over again, and now he’s making those same audiences think. On his new podcast, Soul Boom (based on his bestselling book), Rainn seeks out practical and transformative answers to life’s biggest questions. In conversation with some of the greatest minds of our time, Rainn invites us to

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