EPISODE NUMBER 500!

Nov 26, 2020 | E:500

On today's episode, the nerds talk about how this podcast came to be, say thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen, and share some of their favorite memories from the 5 years of doing this little side project.

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Memories discussed on today’s episode

Interviewing George Saunders (ep. 105) and Lois Lowry (ep 412) over the phone
Adam's first trip to NYC - James Patterson (Ep. 28) and Brad Meltzer
Getting to interview JILL FOR HER FIRST MEMOIR (ep. #79)
Interviewing Colson Whitehead (ep. 135) and Matthew Desmond (ep 171) on the same day
Driving around Leigh Bardugo (ep 54) in Adam’s Ford Focus
Doing our Trans authors (ep 452) / antiracist reading list (ep 450) episodes
Interviewing childhood heroes Mikel Jollett (ep. 447) and Ben Folds (ep. 377)
Interview with Jessamyn Stanley, live (Ep #126)
Interviewing Jennifer Weiner (Ep. 342) and then finding out later she has read my running book and then mentioned it in the New York Times
Interviewing Emily Duncan (Ep #326) in Colorado, despite the fact that she’s also in Ohio and we have a personal connection
Interview with YAA GYASI (Ep #477)
Live events episodes
Alan Cumming (ep. 73)
Jodi Picoult (ep. 64)
Jojo Moyes (ep. 386)
Elvis Duran (ep. 384)
Lee Child (ep. 71)

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