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Anthony Horowitz, young adult author, screenwriter, book lover Nov 11, 2020

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Anthony Horowitz discovered books as an unhappy kid in school and knew that he would one day grow up to be a writer. More than 50 books later, the author will now see one of his most popular characters -- an unlikely teenage spy named Alex Rider -- come to life in an original series airing on Amazon Prime. His hope though is that the TV series will drive viewers back to the 13-book young adult book series because he believes books are a "remarkable way to use your brain."

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Chris Chalk: Paul Drake on HBO's Perry Mason Nov 06, 2020

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Chris Chalk has a history of starring in shows and films that have a loyal fanbase. He played Gary Cooper on the Aaron Sorkin series The Newsroom, Lucius Fox on the show Gotham and stars as Paul Drake in the HBO series Perry Mason. He also starred as Yusuf Salaam in Ava DuVernay's four-part series When They See Us based on the tragic true story about five teens from Harlem falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Recently, Chris made his feature film debut with Farewell which he made and starred in with his wife, actress K.D. Chalk.

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Craig Melvin: Today Show news anchor and co-host Nov 04, 2020

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Craig Melvin is a broadcast journalist for NBC. On the Today Show, he serves double duty as the news anchor as well as a co-host for the 3rd hour. He is also an anchor on MSNBC Live. He covered a lot of intense stories like the Charleston Church shooting in 2015 as well as the shooting of Michael Brown, the death of Freddie Gray and more recently the death of George Floyd. During our conversation, Craig opens up about how he copes with covering such intense and tragic stories, explains why 2020 is such a significant news year and pridefully discusses his South Carolina roots.

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John Gallagher Jr.: Actor in the film Come Play Oct 30, 2020

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Whether it was starring as Liam Dempsey Jr. in the third season of Westworld on HBO, or popping up in shows and films like Newsroom and 10 Cloverfield Lane, actor and musician John Gallagher Jr. has a pretty eclectic career. All this is bolstered by the fact that he starred in the original Broadway productions of Spring Awakening and American Idiot, based off the album by Green Day. So it comes as no surprise to see Gallagher star alongside Gillian Jacobs in the new inventive horror film Come Play.

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Kron Moore: Victoria Franklin on Tyler Perry's The Oval Oct 28, 2020

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In real life, Kron Moore is charming, intelligent and sweet, but in Tyler Perry's soap opera The Oval she plays Victoria Franklin, the volatile, manipulative and elegant first lady of the United States. The BET show ended its first season this summer, and Moore's performance stood out in particular. Moore also plays Dr. Bridget Chapel in the DC Universe show Stargirl on the CW.

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Lara McDonnell on earning her wings with Disney's Artemis Fowl Oct 23, 2020

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The young Irish actress Lara McDonnell has played a young Anne Brontë in a story about the famous writing sisters and the precocious Matilda in a musical version of Roald Dahl’s classic story. For Disney's live-action adaptation of Artemis Fowl, based on the popular kids series about a budding criminal mastermind, she plays Holly Short -- a police officer in a hidden, high-tech fairy world who pairs up with the young human to, of course, help save the world. One of the best parts of the role: learning to fly.

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Peter Frampton, singer, guitarist, rock icon Oct 21, 2020

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Peter Frampton's 1976 album Frampton Comes Alive! sold millions and gave us three Top 20 singles -- "Do you feel like I do?" "Show me the way," and "Baby, I love your way." But a degenerative muscle disease means the clock is clicking on his guitar playing days. We caught up with the rock legend to hear some of the stories he's included in his new memoir, "Do You Feel Like I Do?" -- including the crazy tale of how he met longtime friend George Harrison of the Beatles. Secret code names and a legendary guitar named Lucy were involved.

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Dawn Porter and Pete Souza: The Way I See It (Re-Release) Oct 16, 2020

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Note from Patrick: You can watch The Way I See It on Fri. Oct. 16 at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC.

The new documentary The Way I See It looks at former presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan through the eyes of photographer Pete Souza. During his time as an official White House photographer, Souza captured the profound, intimate, funny and dignified moments of two of the most iconic presidents in modern history. The Way I See It is directed by Dawn Porter who also made the wonderful and inspiring documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble.

Fortunately for us, both Pete and Dawn are my guests on I'm So Obsessed. We discuss why empathy is important for a leader to have, the passing of John Lewis, the significance of professional athletes protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake and what it is like having President Obama officiate your wedding.

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Kyle Bornheimer, actor, comedian, TV superfan Oct 14, 2020

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Kyle Bornheimer says he's "thrilled" to be part of the current "golden age of television" with roles in TV hits like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Breaking Bad. But he loves going to the movies, too. So with the world in lockdown and the fate of movie theaters uncertain, the actor says we should reboot theaters by offering subscription-based movie passes and showing TV season finales and notable episodes on the big screen too.

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Sam Lansky: author of Broken People: A Novel Oct 09, 2020

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Sam Lansky is a writer, journalist and editor. His new book is Broken People: A Novel follows a writer named Sam as he seeks out a shaman to perform "open-soul surgery". The procedure can fix everything that's wrong with you in three days.

The novel is a follow up to his 2016 memoir The Gilded Razor. We discuss both books as well as Sam's day job as an editor at Time Magazine.

This interview was recorded in July.

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