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A Valentine's Day Re-release: Alain de Botton on keeping love alive Feb 14, 2022

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Valentine's Day has got Angela thinking about an old conversation with philosopher Alain De Botton: If you've ever been in love, had your heart broken, been in a relationship, or yearned for one, this week's episode is for you -- in other words, if you're a human, you'll benefit from listening to the wise words of world-renowned philosopher and writer Alain de Botton. Next week: Sheila Heti, and God's first draft.
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Maeve Higgins on her big family, migration, and making fun of Angie. Feb 08, 2022

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This week on Lit Up, Angela speaks with comedian, podcaster, actor, and her friend Maeve Higgins. Angie and Maeve talk about her big family, how going back to school to study migration has influenced her comedy, and about the time she accidentally ingested THC. She also unmasks Angie as a loving friend who nevertheless finds any opportunity to give Maeve a hard time. Maeve's book, Tell Everyone On This Train I Love Them, is available now, and you can purchase it wherever you get your books. Next Week: Sheila Heti.
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Wajahat Ali on 9/11, being American, and how his sense of humor landed him love. Jan 25, 2022

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This week on the pod, Angela speaks with Wajahat Ali, author of the new book Go Back To Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations On How To Become American. Angie and Wajahat talk about how it took 3 months (but really forty years) to write the first draft of his book, how his sense of humor landed him love, and what being Muslim in America looks like after 9/11. Go Back To Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations On How To Become American is available now. Click to purchase it right there! Next time: Maeve Higgins!
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Book and TV critic Hillary Kelly on her most anticipated books of 2022, and why she doesn't *get* books about happy people. Jan 11, 2022

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It's a new year, and we're so excited to be joined by HIllary Kelly, a book and TV critic at Vulture, The New Yorker, and LA Times. Angela and Hillary talk about the books they missed in 2021, and what to look forward to in 2022. They also talk about the hype machine, talking about books others pretend to like, how doing a profile of Claire Vaye Watkins helped her get over her own fears, and why she doesn't know what books about happy people want from her. Books discussed in this episode: Bewilderment by Richard Powers I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin So Long, See You Tomorrow by Richard Maxwell Middlemarch by George Eliot Hillary's favorites from last year: Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen Hillary's picks for next year: The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather Havrilesky Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton The Candy House by Jennifer Egan To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Thanks so much for listening! In two weeks, we'll be speaking with Wajahat Ali, author of the forthcoming Go Back To Where You Came From.
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Angela got you a Christmas present! Plus an end-of-year review. Dec 21, 2021

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Angela and Liam, our producer, finally met in person this week after over a year of working on the pod together! Angie and Liam jumped on the mics to talk about some of their great memories from a year of podcasting. Then they give you a Christmas present (scroll down in the feed to see what it is!). All the episodes we talked about are available at lituppodcast.com or wherever you like to listen! (PS You may occasionally hear an echo of Liam. Technical issue on our end. Blame the eggnog.)
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Uli Beutter Cohen on subways, stillness, and the next 10 thousand years. Dec 07, 2021

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This week on the podcast Angela chats with Uli Beutter Cohen, who spent the last 7 years riding the subway and asking people what they were reading. This led to her acclaimed Instagram account Subway Book Review, and her new book Between The Lines: Stories From The Underground. Angie and Uli discuss their favorite subway stations (obviously), the need for Savasana, and what the next 10 thousand years might look like. We'll be back in two weeks with a Christmas present for you.
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Ann Patchett on a remarkable friendship, the importance of Snoopy in her life, and much, much more. Nov 23, 2021

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This week Angela talks to Ann Patchett about her book These Precious Days. Angie and Ann discuss her remarkable friendship with Sooki Raphael, whose work graces the cover of Ann's book. They also talk about why writing about happy people seems like a radical thing to do lately.
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Emily Ratajkowski on why writing feels like a feminist act. Nov 09, 2021

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This week Angela talks to model, entrepreneur and writer Emily Ratajkowski. She's written a new book called 'My Body,' that delves into the way Emily's image has been bought and sold, and the way this has impacted her. Angie and Emily talked about what feminism is, the role of mothers in how we see ourselves, and the writers they both love. You can purchase 'My Body' via the link on our website, LitUpPodcast.com Next time on Lit Up: Ann Patchett on These Precious Days.
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Brendan Borrell on the race to the Covid vacine Oct 26, 2021

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It's a big week here at Lit Up. Angie sits down with Brendan Borrell, author of The First Shots, The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine, a book she is publishing through her job as Editorial Director at Sugar23 books. The First Shots bring us inside the world of the vaccine race, and will soon be adapted for HBO by Adam McKay (Succession, The Big Short, Anchorman). You can purchase the book via the link on our website, lituppodcast.com In two weeks: Emily Ratajkowski on her memoir, My Body.
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Adrienne Westenfeld on Matrix, Harlem Shuffle, My Body, and other books you should read this Fall. Oct 19, 2021

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This week on Lit Up, Angela brings on Esquire editor Adrienne Westenfeld to talk about the books you should read this Fall. Adrienne and Angie also talk about TV, Hobbits, the changing ways men are writing about masculinity, and a lot more. You can read Adrienne's writing in Esquire and on esquire.com Next week: Brendan Borrell and The First Shots, his book about the COVID vaccine race.
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