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Season 1, Episode 8: David Sedaris: On Being An Open Book
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David Sedaris is an open book. His confessional approach to writing about love, shame, family, and death has earned him national acclaim. For this episode, we invited Joel Kim Booster, Cindy Pham, Jake Roper, and Francine Simone to explore David’s radical honesty.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
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Episode 2
Why Malcolm Gladwell used to get pulled over by the Police
Episode 3
Why Margaret Atwood waited 30 years to write a Handmaid's Tale Sequel
Episode 4
Why James Patterson used to hate books, and what changed his mind
Episode 5
Melinda Gates: Three barriers that hold women back
Episode 6
Bryan Stevenson: From the courtroom to Hollywood
Episode 7
Jacqueline Woodson: Lying in service of truth
Episode 8
David Sedaris: On Being An Open Book
Episode 9
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Episode 10
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Episode 11
The Bush Sisters: Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Episode 12
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Episode 13
Jason Reynolds: Honesty, Joy, and Anti-Racism
Episode 14
Nick Hornby: The Importance of Empathy in Writing
Episode 15
Barack Obama on Family, Music, Science and Good Leadership
Episode 16
Alicia Garza: How to achieve REAL change
Episode 17
Matthew McConaughey: Finding Greenlights & Accelerating Forward
Episode 18
Bill Gates Talks About How To Avoid A Climate Disaster