Episodes

  • Taking Fantasy by (Onyx) Storm: Rebecca Yarros

    Taking Fantasy by (Onyx) Storm: Rebecca Yarros
    Jan 28 2025
    Rebecca Yarros is topping best seller lists with her sweeping, Empyrean fantasy romance series, Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and now Onyx Storm. On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we get to know Rebecca beyond the page. She tells us about her journey to becoming an author, her relationship with her dedicated readers, and the inspiration from her big, beautiful family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • FOMO on Eternal Life: A conversation with Father James Martin

    FOMO on Eternal Life: A conversation with Father James Martin
    Jan 21 2025
    On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Jesuit priest, Father James Martin, for a conversation that will lift your spirits and, hopefully, provide some healing in 2025. Father Jim is editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Learning to Pray, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, and Come Forth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • The Master of Thriller: Lisa Jewell

    The Master of Thriller: Lisa Jewell
    Jan 14 2025
    On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels, Lisa Jewell. Lisa is sweeping the nation right now on her paperback tour of None of this is True, and we know some of you are on your way to see her. Lisa has connections with her fans like no other author. In this conversation, we talk about her continued support from readers, from her debut novel, Ralph’s Party, to her most recent thrillers: The Family Upstairs, Then She Was Gone, Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her next novel, Don’t Let Him In, hits bookshelves June 24th, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • The 2025 Anti-Diet with Dr. Will Li

    The 2025 Anti-Diet with Dr. Will Li
    Jan 7 2025
    We are kicking off 2025 with leading physician, scientist, speaker, and author Dr. Will Li with his book, EAT TO BEAT YOUR DIET, this week on You Are What You Read. Are you looking for better ways to monitor your health in the new year? Are you experimenting with new recipes to supplement your diet? Dr. Will Li has the tips and tricks for you, and he lays it all out in this episode. Dr. Li is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than seventy diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. We hope you take away Dr. Li's healthful advice from this conversation and check out his other book, EAT TO BEAT DISEASE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • 2024 Book Wrap-Up with Jake Morrissey

    2024 Book Wrap-Up with Jake Morrissey
    Dec 31 2024
    This New Years Eve we are spotlighting some stand-out titles of 2024 with our dear friend and executive editor of Riverhead Books, Jake Morrissey…and Jake knows books. Jake publishes both fiction and nonfiction in history, science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and literary and historical fiction. He works with a wide range of bestselling and award-winning authors, including Daniel H. Pink, Anne Lamott, James McBride, Priya Parker, Michele Harper, and Marlon James, with whom he cohosts the podcast Marlon & Jake Read Dead People. Books mentioned in this episode: Jake's Books: ENTITLEMENT Rumaan Alam COLORED TELEVISION Danzy Senna SOMEHOW Anne Lamott ALL FOURS Miranda July THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE The Matt Haig WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL by Joe Posnanski THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride WE SOLVE MURDERS Richard Osman FIRST LIE WINS by Ashley Elston GOOD ENERGY by Casey Means SONNY BOY by Al Pacino COUNTDOWN 1960 by Chris Wallace JOLLY OLD SANTA CLAUS Adriana's Books: THE STORY OF SILENT NIGHT I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith THE WAY YOU WEAR YOUR HAT by Bill Zehme REPRIEVE by Agnes DeMille THE RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN STORY by Stanley Green WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by Michael McDonald WALK THROUGH FIRE by Sheila Johnson THE HISTORY OF THE SNOWMAN by Bob Eckstein GIANT LOVE by Julie Gilbert MORNINGSIDE by Aran Shetterly WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE by Julie Satow SICILIAN AVENGERS (books one and two) by Stephen Riggio TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah THE STORY OF THE FOREST by Linda Grant THE QUEEN OF STEEPLECHASE PARK by David Ciminello ROOTS, WINGS AND RECIPES by The Origin Project students ITALIAN SNACKING by Anna Francese Gass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Poppy Harlow: Christmas with the Kids!

    Poppy Harlow: Christmas with the Kids!
    Dec 24 2024
    On this week’s episode of YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ, we are joined by special guest Poppy Harlow with her adorable Christmas story, THE BIGGEST LITTLE BOY, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki. In the spirit of the holiday season, we wanted to bring you a conversation for the kids too! Poppy Harlow is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning and also known for her reporting on Forbes.com. Poppy has been nominated for multiple Emmy awards throughout her career. She often reports from the field during breaking news. She was sent to cover the 2015 Paris terror attacks and anchored from the ground there for two weeks. Poppy also anchored extensive coverage of the Boston marathon bombings. Poppy’s proudest role, however, is to be the mother of her daughter Sienna and son Luca who inspired her to write this book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Remembering Sister Bernadette Kenny: A Philosophy of Care

    Remembering Sister Bernadette Kenny: A Philosophy of Care
    Dec 17 2024
    On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are remembering a dear friend who passed recently, beloved nun Sister Bernadette Kenny. Sister Bernie grew up in Boston and entered the order of the Medical Missionaries of Mary in 1957. For fifteen years, Sister Bernie traveled from Ireland to Tanzania as a midwife, and then moved to Southwest Virginia in 1978 by request of the Richmond Diocese. In 1982, Sister Bernie founded the Health Wagon, a single mobile unit, traveling through small towns to community locations and even providing care in families’ backyards to the medically underserved populations of Southwest Virginia. From preventative care, women’s health, and chronic disease management (the list goes on), to parenting classes, economic health, and even technical education, the Health Wagon has become an invaluable lifesaving resource across the five main counties it serves, and beyond. In 2019, Sister Bernie co-wrote "Better for Being with You: A Philosophy of Care" with Tauna Gulley who worked alongside Sister Bernie in Clinchco, Virginia. In the book, Sister Bernie and Tauna recount three decades of health care work in Southwest Virginia. The great Father John Rausch once said if you want to meet a modern-day saint, have a conversation with Sister Bernie Kenny. We hope you enjoy this conversation with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • The Great American Humorist, Artist and New Yorker Cartoonist Bob Eckstein

    The Great American Humorist, Artist and New Yorker Cartoonist Bob Eckstein
    Dec 10 2024
    On this week’s episode, we are delighted to have award-winning writer and New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein with us. Bob’s illustrations are iconic, immediately recognizable and always hilarious. His work has been exhibited in the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, the Smithsonian Institution, The Cartoon Museum of London, among many others. His work has also appeared in MAD, McSweeney’s, National Lampoon, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, SPY, Wall St. Journal and publications worldwide. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, New York University, Pratt Institute and Yonsei University in South Korea. Bob has worked on over 50 books as either a writer or illustrator or both. A few of his titles include The History of the Snowman, The Complete Book of Cat Names, Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores, and Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums, which we will be discussing at The Bookmark Shoppe in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, December 18th at 7pm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins