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  • This week we are joined by Jean Meltzer! Jean has the unique distinction of being the world’s only Emmy-award winning, chronically-ill and disabled, rabbinical-school drop-out. She is the author of the internationally bestselling book The Matzah Ball, Mr. Perfect on Paper, and Kissing Kosher, and the recipient of several writing honors including Amazon Best Romance, Apple Best Book of October, Apple Best Audiobook of the Year, and Booklist Top Ten Romances for 2023. Her fourth book, Magical Meet Cute, published August 27th, 2024. 

    Jean is an experienced speaker, having shared her incredible story of chronic disability and found Judaism with countless organizations across America, from Jewish philanthropic groups to Google. She is also the founder Jewish Joy, LLC and the creator of Jewish Women Talk about Romance Books and The Jewish Joy Book Club, a monthly meet-up of over two thousand women reading novels that focus only on Jewish Joy and celebrating Jewish life. In July 2024, she also launched The Jewish Joy Box, the first Jewish book box exclusively focused on joy. (www.thejewishjoybox.com)

    In addition, Jean continues to use her large social media platform for advocacy. In 2023, she became a founding member of The Artists Against Antisemitism, which works with a diverse group of artists to combat antisemitism through fundraising and education. She is also the host of the podcast, Chronically Fabulous with Jean Meltzer, produced in partnership with Zev Hurwich at Aeaea LLC, which highlights tips, tricks, and achievements of the chronically disabled.

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in New Jersey, writing as escapism, being business savvy, having a chronic illness, antisemitism, authenticity, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Jean’s regiment to manage her busy life while also being disabled. Give this episode a listen! 

    Recommendations From This Episode:

    Magical Meet Cute 

    Shiva Baby

    When Harry Met Sally

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  • This week we are joined by Helen Laser! Helen is  an Audie Award Finalist and multiple Audiofile Earphones Award winner. Her  commercials have aired on TV, radio, and online/social media, including commercials for Tide, Advil, Annie's Homegrown, Dunkin Donuts, IHOP, and many more! Helen narrates for Audible Studios, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Simon and Schuster, Deyan, Podium, Tantor, Harper, Macmillan, Blackstone, Brilliance, Dreamscape and for a variety of clients in podcasts, e-learning, and more. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss voicing different characters from a young age, being silly and self conscious, performing in regional theater, having encouraging parents, being a late bloomer, union vs nonunion actors, and so much more. You don’t want to miss out on hearing Helen’s Broadway Chicken character. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    www.helenlaser.com

    Audible - Helen Laser

    The Singer Sisters

    Behind Every Good Man

    Netflix Presents: The Characters

    Thank You For Listening

    The Last Five Years 

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  • This week we are joined by Tagan Shepard! Tagan Shepard (she/her) is the author of eleven books of sapphic fiction, including the 2019 Goldie winner Bird on a Wire. When not writing about extraordinary women loving other extraordinary women, she can be found playing video games, renovating the fixer-upper house her wife convinced her to buy, or sitting in DC metro traffic. She lives in Northern Virginia with her very patient wife and two ridiculous cats. www.taganshepard.com

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in rural Virginia, “code switching” to be friends with everyone, being a storyteller, gender expression, being a womens soccer fan, and so much more! You don’t want to miss our discussion about why Tagan wrote her first book and the importance of sapphic romance novels. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    www.boldstrokesbooks.com

    Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

    Face/Off 

    Sapphic Lit Pop Up Bookstore

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  • This week we are joined by Peng Shepherd! Peng Shepherd is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of All This and More, The Cartographers, and The Book of M.

    Her novels have been acclaimed as a “Best Book of the Year” by the Washington Post, a “Best Book of the Summer” by the Today Show and NPR, and featured in the New York Times, the LA Times, and on Good Morning America, as well as a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. Her work also has been translated into more than ten languages, and optioned for TV and film. Make sure to check her out! 

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Phoenix, wanting to be a writer from a young age, being introverted, performing ballet, book tours, enjoying science fiction and fantasy, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about why Peng didn’t start writing until later in life. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode:

    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    Challengers

    Boswell Book Company

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  • This week we are joined by Ryan Erwin! Ryan Erwin is a comedian who travels the country performing for colleges, corporate events, cruises and comedy clubs. He has been featured on DryBar Comedy with his first special (Vertical Claps) debuting in 2019 and his second special (The Shape of Wear) was released in April 2024. Make sure to check him out!

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Utah as a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, going on a mission to Uruguay, having to be the interpreter for deaf parents, being a Big Brother and Survivor superfan, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about why Ryan left the LDS Church. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    CODA

    Sound of Metal

    The White Lotus

    Under the Banner of Heaven

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  • This week we are joined by Natalie Naudus! “A fave among audiobook listeners” (Buzzfeed), Natalie Naudus is one of the most beloved audiobook narrators working today. She has won an Audie award and nine Earphones awards, and maintains a robust social media following. She lives with her family on a mountain in Virginia. Gay the Pray Away is her debut novel.

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Virginia as a member of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, having to “witness” to people in the neighborhood, being able to take piano lessons and go to college, being an opera singer, coming out as queer later in life, and so much more! You don’t want to miss our discussion about the importance of books to Natalie. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode:

    Gay The Pray Away

    One Last Stop

    Educated by Tara Westover

    The Glass Castle

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  • This week we are joined by James L. Sutter! James L. Sutter is a cocreator of the bestselling Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. He's the author of the queer young adult romance novels Darkhearts and The Ghost of Us, as well as the fantasy novels Death's Heretic and The Redemption Engine. His short stories have appeared in Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, the #1 Amazon bestseller Machine Of Death, and more. James lives in Seattle, where he's performed with bands ranging from metalcore to musical theater.

    In this episode, we discuss growing up around Seattle, being an extreme extrovert, intentional communities, taking creative risks, writing YA queer novels, being an early bloomer, being bisexual, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about the ins and outs of tabletop role playing games. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    Darkhearts 

    The Ghost of Us

    To Cheer as They Leave You Behind

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    The Great Believers

    Rough Draft Bar & Books

    QED - Astoria

    Old Town Books - Alexandria 

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  • This week we are joined by Betty Corrello! Betty Corrello is a writer, comedian, and proud Philadelphian. She is the author of Summertime Punchline (2024) and 32 Days in May (Spring 2025). Despite her hardened exterior, Betty is biologically 95% marshmallow. Her greatest passion is writing stories where opposites attract, but love is chosen. When she’s not writing, she can be found fretting about niche historical events most have forgotten­­––or petting her very tiny dog. 

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Philadelphia, being obsessed with your hometown, wanting to be a novelist, the process of being an author, writing genre-fiction,being a self-conscious kid, going to Catholic school, loving Whose Line is it Anyway?, and so much more! You don’t want to miss our discussion about which character in her book, Summertime Punchline, Betty relates to the most. Give this episode a listen! 

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    Summertime Punchline

    Inside Amy Schumer

    Don’t Think Twice

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  • This week we are joined by Annabel Monaghan! Annabel Monaghan is the national bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Her latest novel, Summer Romance, topped the lists of Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Washington Post, & Amazon Editors.  Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss being raised by a single mother, starting to write at six years old, the writing cycle experience, teaching novel writing, having children, joining Elin Hilderbrand for a book signing, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about the impact of not having a television growing up. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    Nora Goes Off Script

    Same Time Next Summer

    Summer Romance

    The Pivot Year

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  • This week we are joined by Gab Saper. Gab Saper is a personal stylist whose focus is to empower you to embrace your body through style and have a f*cking blast doing it. Working with Gab is not about keeping up with trends or what you “should be” wearing – it's about guiding you to the next evolution of your style. When your work together is done, your wardrobe will enable you to look and feel like your best self, with minimal effort. Gab was once featured in The New York Times for her very tiny, very organized apartment. Make sure to check out her free guide called "How To Feel HOT Again without getting overwhelmed, draining your 401k or wearing uncomfortable pants!"

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Dallas, Texas, being raised in a Mexican Jewish household, being a traditionally trained ballerina from ages two through 16, leaving the corporate world to become a personal stylist, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about how Gab became a stylist and why body acceptance is so important to her. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    Ugly Betty

    Quince 

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  • This Week we are joined by Meg Shaffer! Meg Shaffer is the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, a Book-of-the-Month finalist for Book of the Year, a #1 Barnes & Noble bestseller, and a Reader’s Digest Best Book of the Year. She holds an MFA in TV and Screenwriting from Stephens College. Her second novel, the fantasy The Lost Story, will be published in July 2024 by Ballantine. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss writing under a pen name, loving sharks, loving books and wanting to be a writer from a young age, studying theology, writing fan fiction and romance novels, being an extreme introvert, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Meg’s writing process. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    The Wishing Game

    The Lost Story

    Catching The Big Fish

    Geek Girl

    On Writing

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  • This week we are joined by Julia Whelan! Dubbed "The Adele of Audiobooks" by The New Yorker, Julia Whelan is an author, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and acclaimed audiobook narrator of over 600 titles. Her performance of her own debut novel, the international bestseller My Oxford Year, garnered a Society of Voice Arts award. Her 2022 novel, Thank You For Listening, was a Best-of-the-Year pick at Amazon, Audible, and NPR as well as a Goodreads Choice Award nominee and winner of the Golden Poppy. She is the founder of Audiobrary, a new audio publishing company and app, and her latest books – the 8-part romance audio series Casanova LLC and the annotated Victorian poetry anthology The Poetry Of My Oxford Year – debuted exclusively on Audiobrary. She is also a Grammy-nominated audiobook director, a former writing tutor, a half-decent amateur baker, and a certified tea sommelier. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode we discuss being an only child, having a storytelling impulse, getting into acting to play different roles, having a degree in creative writing, the process of narrating, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Julia standing up for narrators everywhere and fighting for getting the respect and compensation they deserve. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    Julia Whelan’s Audiobrary 

    My Oxford Year

    Thank You For Listening

    The Four Winds

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  • This week we are joined by Will Purpura! Will Purpura is a comedian based in New York, NY. Will has a high-energy positive act that's fun for everyone. Will has been featured in the Westside Comedy Festival (LA) the North Carolina Comedy Festival (Greensboro), West End Comedy Festival (Atlanta) and Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin TX). In 2023, Will placed First in the A-List Comedy Competition in Atlanta. Make sure to check him out!

    In this episode, we discuss using habit trackers, having a go big or go home mentality, being an introvert, stepping out of your comfort zone, being an only child, reading Calvin and Haobbes, making strong connections, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Will coming out as bisexual later in life. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    The Introvert Advantage: How To Thrive in an Extrovert World

    Darkhearts 

    Field of Dreams

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  • This Week we are joined by Claire Alexander! Claire is a standup comedian who can be seen performing regularly at comedy clubs QED and The Tiny Cupboard Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, at her weekly comedy show “Drule” at Fette Sau in Williamsburg, as well as at other clubs and independent shows all over New York City city. Claire is also a headline contributor for Reductress, a staff writer for The Dump, a late night talk show podcast, and a contributing writer for the popular queer publication, GoMagazine. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Connecticut, growing up in a “no TV” household, having ADHD, wearing a brace for scoliosis, obsessing about women’s sports, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Claire’s experience performing at New York City’s famous Apollo Theater. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    Full Court Press

    Love and Basketball

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  • This Week we are joined by Sara Kunz! Sara is 2x Discovery Channel Primitive Survivalist, Therapist in training, and Speaker extraordinaire. Sara is also the creator and performer of 3 solo shows blending standup comedy and circus stunts, performing in over 20 countries, 6 languages, and she even won some awards along the way! Now Sara helps individuals transform obstacles into adventures to reconnect with the passion and power of life and work. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Hawaii, being athletic and into musical theater, going to college at 16 years old, going to China to study contortionism, having PTSD, being a survivalist, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Sara’s experience on Naked and Afraid! Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations From This Episode: 

    Naked and Afraid - S.16, Ep.3 - Broke Back Jungle

    Naked and Afraid - S17.E2 - There Will Be Blood

    The Challenge - seasons 30 - 40

    The Comfort Crisis

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  • This week we are joined by Annie Russell! Annie Russell is a comedian and editor, currently working as a senior producer at Storycorps, where her work can be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is an experienced public radio editor, reporter and producer. She’s worked on a variety of short and long term projects, comedy podcasts, news stories and audio work.

    She was previously an editor at NPR affiliates KQED in San Francisco, WBEZ in Chicago and Vermont Public Radio. She hosted The Pub, a podcast about public media for Current.org. In past lives she’s worked as a freelance podcast producer, live sound engineer, social worker, music director, and video store clerk.

    She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Westchester, New York, being an organized control freak playing in bands and loving Indie Rock, misogyny in the music industry, working in public radio, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about when Annie worked in social work and the wild tasks she was given. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    Fountain House

    Normal Gossip

    How to Build a Girl - Caitlin Moran

    Empire Records

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  • his week is all about getting to know hosts Carly Montag and Emily Walsh. Do you think you know us? Guess again! In this episode, we play some rounds of “We’re Not Really Strangers” and discuss whether we’re morning or night people, our feelings about plants, our celebrity crushes, compliments we’ve gotten, advice we could give, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about whether we’re more scared of success or failure. This is such a fun episode. Enjoy!

    Recommendations from this episode:

    Home Is Where The Bodies Are

    Lonesome Dove

    The Woman in Cabin 10

    Nora Goes off Script

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  • This week we are joined by Dan Frank! Dan Frank is a standup comedian who has been featured at the Tiny Cupboard Penthouse Festival, GEM Fest, PN & Friends, and toured for the musical/comedy act Queer MF across the Southwest/West Coasts. His comedy mostly deals with his family, his experiences from pretending to be straight, and how everyone thinks he’s related to Anne Frank. Make sure to check him out!

    In this episode, we discuss growing up in Long Island and Vermont, being queer and religious, being musically inclined, overthinking everything, having a name that is close to a historical figure, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about why Dan was banned from Grindr! Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    Mama’s Boy: A Story From Our Americas - Dustin Lance Black

    Steve Martin’s Banjo Albums

    Cleat Cute - Meryl Wilsner

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  • This week we are joined by Ruth Ware! Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway, The Turn of the Key, One by One, The It Girl and Zero Days have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times, and have sold more than six million copies. Her books have been optioned for both film and TV, and she is published in more than 40 languages. Make sure to check her out!

    In this episode, we discuss traveling for work, having both social and solo modes, being in the headspace for writing, setting boundaries, the importance of supporting independent bookstores, fan fiction, being a modern day Agatha Christie, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about how Ruth transitioned from writing children’s books to thrillers. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    In a Dark Dark Wood

    The It Girl

    Baby Reindeer

    The Traitors

    The Butcher Game   

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  • This week we are joined by Imogen Church! Imogen is the voice of some of your favorite audiobooks! She trained as an actress at The Drama Centre London, has worked extensively in theatre, film, commercials, comedy sketch work, and works regularly as a voice artist! Imogen is also the author of Audible Original “Death and the Burlesque Maiden” and “Boop” on Xigxag.

    In this episode, we discuss learning to read from books on tape, training as an actress, being shy and socially awkward, being good at voices and accents, being an extroverted introvert, shopping at thrift shops, writing horror comedy, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about the audiobook narration process and how Imogen finds and practices different characters. Give this episode a listen!

    Recommendations from this episode: 

    In A World

    Bridgerton

    How I Met Your Mother

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