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Elizabeth Gilbert rocketed to fame for her best-selling romp “Eat, Pray, Love.” Her  latest memoir has a very different tone. “All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation” details her journey to heal from sex and love addiction. It is also about the love of her life, Rayya Elias, a Syrian-born recovering addict and musician. Elizabeth Gilbert joins us for a live broadcast in front of an audience at the Literary Arts bookstore.

Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, All the Way to the River, is an unflinching personal account of addiction, grief, and healing. The book tells the story of her relationship with Rayya Elias, first her hairstylist and friend, and later her romantic partner, who died of pancreatic and liver cancer in 2018. Gilbert writes about leaving her marriage for Rayya, the devotion and chaos of that love, and her own dangerous impulses. The Eat, Pray, Love author spoke with Tonya Mosley about her recovery from sex and love addiction, caregiver collapse, and why she isn't reading book reviews.Also, John Powers reviews the FX series The Lowdown, starring Ethan Hawke. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, All the Way to the River, is an unflinching personal account of addiction, grief, and healing. The book tells the story of her relationship with Rayya Elias, first her hairstylist and friend, and later her romantic partner, who died of pancreatic and liver cancer in 2018. Gilbert writes about leaving her marriage for Rayya, the devotion and chaos of that love, and her own dangerous impulses. The Eat, Pray, Love author spoke with Tonya Mosley about her recovery from sex and love addiction, caregiver collapse, and why she isn't reading book reviews.Also, John Powers reviews the FX series The Lowdown, starring Ethan Hawke. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

If you know Elizabeth Gilbert's name, it might be for her book Eat, Pray, Love. Earlier this month, Gilbert published a very different memoir: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation. It centers around her relationship with her partner, the writer Rayya Elias and the aftermath of her cancer diagnosis. Elizabeth Gilbert joins us to talk about the intense, very harrowing book. Content Warning: This episode dives into some very intense topics including: addiction, cancer, sex, suicide, death and violence.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Fulfillment by Lee Cole. Two half brothers lead very different lives. When they converge on their mother's home in rural Kentucky, the rivalry between them intensifies with potentially terrifying consequences. This is a story about class, privilege, family, brotherhood and ordinary people living ordinary, messy lives - and what it takes to find fulfilment. All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert - who is of course the author of the bestselling Eat, Pray, Love. This is another deeply personal story, about her relationship with Rayya Elias - which was one of co-dependence, serious addictions and a spiral of self destruction. Rayya was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and after her death Elizabeth shone a spotlight on their affair and managed to recover through a determined adherence to a 12 step programme. It's a really brave book, harrowing at times and ultimately fascinating. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Connecticut native and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir All the Way to the River tells the story of her late partner, Rayya Elias. The two began as fast friends, then fell in love. But as they faced tragedy together, their shared struggles with addiction put them on a collision course with catastrophe. This hour, Gilbert joins us to talk about Rayya – “the love of her life” – and what she discovered about herself, about love, and about the sanctity of truth in writing this deeply personal memoir. GUESTS: Elizabeth Gilbert: author of the new memoir, All the Way to the River. She is also the author of several other bestselling novels including Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description: As a luminary in contemporary literature, Elizabeth Gilbert's writing has shaped the zeitgeist through adventure, spiritual exploration, creativity, and what it means to live a life of integrity. Her work consistently resonates with a global audience, prompting introspection and inspiring personal journeys of self-discovery. In this episode, Elizabeth Gilbert delves into the intricate narratives woven within her latest book, All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation.  Liz traces the evolving nature of her bond with Rayya Elias, illustrating how the relationship transitioned from a cherished best friend to a trusted neighbor, then blossomed into a profound creative muse, and ultimately became a romantic partner—her "person."  This deeply significant relationship unfolded against the harrowing backdrop of Rayya's terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis and her courageous, yet often arduous, battle with addiction.  In a conversation full of heart and unabashed vulnerability, Liz reflects on her own struggles with people-pleasing, addiction, and finding emotional and spiritual sobriety, discussing what it looks like to take accountability for one's own well-being to write a life story that ends with dignity. Thought-provoking Quotes: “If you're very lucky, you might just meet one person in your life who you can go all the way to the river with.” – Elizabeth Gilbert “There's not a jury in the world who wouldn't have agreed that I had every right to see myself as a victim in that story but I still didn't see my role in the insanity. It took me years of grieving and anger and processing to see it.” – Elizabeth Gilbert “There is no such thing as a relationship between an incredibly healthy person and an incredibly dysfunctional person. There's an incredibly dysfunctional person and a person who is very far from themselves engaging in that relationship with that incredibly dysfunctional person.” – Elizabeth Gilbert “I've used people as though they are drugs, to shore up my incredibly gaping insecurity wound. So I'm going to either use someone as a sedative, somebody who makes me feel really safe, or I'm going to go find somebody to use as a speed ball of excitement and danger, somebody who's very bad for me. I would just try to find the person who could make my levels feel right.” – Elizabeth Gilbert “Like many humans, I am extremely faulty at knowing what's going to make me happy.. I anticipate that something will make me happy and it almost kills me.” – Elizabeth Gilbert Emotional sobriety, for me, is taking complete accountability for my own nervous system and not ever accusing anybody of disrupting it. A simple thing that I've learned to say is not ‘You need to stop behaving the way that you're behaving', but ‘I love you and I need to go.'” – Elizabeth Gilbert To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s one thing you definitely know about Elizabeth Gilbert. She wrote Eat Pray Love - a book that became a global phenomenon, a movie, and a blueprint for millions of women seeking transformation. It made Liz one of the most famous writers in the world. But behind that fame was a deeper story - one Liz never told. Until now. In her new memoir, All the Way to the River, Elizabeth Gilbert tells the truth about the love of her life, her best friend-turned-partner, the late Rayya Elias. It’s a story that’s fierce, complicated, and far from the romantic ideal many people projected onto them. It’s also about Liz’s own descent into addiction; not to drugs or alcohol, but to sex and love. “I am a sex and love addict,” she writes. “I have caused tremendous harm to myself and others.” In this brutally honest conversation, Liz opens up to Holly about the darkest chapters of her life; the chaos of living with a partner relapsing into addiction, the shame of her own destructive patterns, and the moment she contemplated something unthinkable. But this is also a story about healing, truth, and grace. About the kind of honesty that can save your life. And about what happens when you stop running, and finally let yourself be seen. This is Elizabeth Gilbert like you’ve never heard her before: Unfiltered. Grieving. Funny. Fierce.And ready to tell the whole truth. THE END BITS: Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here. Discover more Mamamia podcasts here. Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP. Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review CREDITS: Guest: Elizabeth Gilbert Host: Holly Wainwright Executive Producer: Naima Brown Senior Producer: Bree Player Audio Producer: Jacob Round Video Producer: Josh Green Recorded with Session in Progress studios. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

442. Elizabeth Gilbert on Losing the Love of Her Life  Elizabeth Gilbert comes to Glennon's home to talk about her love with Rayya Elias—the joy, the devastation, and the truth-telling that came after. Liz opens up about the brutal reality of addiction—Rayya's drug addiction and her own love addiction—and how their secret lives collided. This is a conversation about intimacy, betrayal, codependency, survival, and recovery. And it's about how even the hardest truths, once spoken, can set us free. About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of nine previous works of fiction and nonfiction, which collectively have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, spent more than 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and been translated into more than fifty languages.  She has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award. With more than 20 million views of her TED Talk and 2.7 million followers on her social media accounts, she continues to be one of the most beloved and influential writers of our age.. Her new memoir: ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER: Love, Loss, and Liberation is available now.

Are you seeking inspiration to live more authentically and courageously? This week, Sarah Grynberg is joined by one of the world's most beloved authors, Elizabeth Gilbert. Known for her bestselling books Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic, Elizabeth has become a beacon of wisdom on love, creativity, and the courage to live an authentic life. Her work resonates deeply with millions, offering a masterclass in vulnerability, resilience, and the magic inherent in the human experience. In this intimate and transformative conversation, Elizabeth opens up about some of the most pivotal moments of her life, she candidly discusses the profound grief and healing process following the loss of her lover and best friend, Rayya Elias, and how that journey reshaped her understanding of love and connection. They also explore the rock bottoms she has faced, including the dissolution of her marriage, and how those moments of despair became catalysts for self-discovery and renewal. If you're in fearless pursuit of a life well-lived, this episode will remind you to honour your inner voice, embrace the messiness of life, and dare to follow the path that calls to you, even when it's unconventional. You can embrace your own journey with courage and curiosity, to find the magic in your everyday life and write your own story. Elizabeth Gilbert is touring Australia early 2025. Get tickets HERE. Purchase Sarah's Meditations here.  Instagram: @sarahgrynberg   Website: https://sarahgrynberg.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/sarahgrynberg Twitter: twitter.com/sarahgrynberg    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a two-for-one, and that's because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I've curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #430 "Elizabeth Gilbert's Creative Path: Saying No, Trusting Your Intuition, Index Cards, Integrity Checks, Grief, Awe, and Much More" and episode #300 "Jack Kornfield — Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy in the Present"Please enjoy!Sponsors:AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim (1-year supply of Vitamin D (and 5 free AG1 travel packs) with your first subscription purchase.)Helix Sleep premium mattresses: https://helixsleep.com/tim (25–30% off all mattress orders and two free pillows)LMNT electrolyte supplement: https://drinklmnt.com/Tim (free LMNT sample pack with any drink mix purchase)Timestamps:[05:36] Notes about this supercombo format.[06:38] Enter Elizabeth Gilbert.[07:04] Liz shares who Rayya Elias was and how she's remembered her in story at The Moth.[14:53] What kind of stories and storytellers make Liz break out in applause?[21:05] What has Liz learned from Martha Beck?[23:49] Staying true to one's inner compass and saying "No" without remorse.[27:03] The simple "No" via Byron Katie.[33:07] The wisdom of the body.[36:56] Enter Jack Kornfield.[37:24] Jack's connection with hang gliding and paragliding.[40:06] Jack's childhood, abusive father, and role as family peacemaker.[45:12] "If you're going to be angry, do it right."[47:48] Jack's transition from pre-med to Asian studies at Dartmouth.[49:28] From hippie to Buddhist monk.[50:57] Psychedelics' influence on Jack's spiritual path and current stance.[59:53] Meeting Stanislav Grof.[1:03:32] Finding and studying under Ajahn Chah.[1:05:59] Rookie monk training in Thailand and enduring suffering.[1:13:49] Long silence periods and out-of-body experiences.[1:16:37] Mystical experiences aren't always pleasant.[1:19:15] Tim's experience at Spirit Rock.[1:20:10] Challenges during training in Thailand and Burma.[1:24:47] "Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed..."[1:29:55] Advice for deep inner work with real-life responsibilities.[1:42:04] Compassion vs. empathy.[1:46:19] Technology's role in developing compassion.[1:47:26] Lovingkindness meditation for Westerners.[1:56:04] Attending the first White House Buddhist Leadership Conference.[1:57:59] The mission of CASEL.[1:59:18] Introducing mindfulness practice and love as a superpower.[2:10:11] Returning to self-discovery after derailment.[2:15:57] Apparent derailment as necessary communication.[2:19:17] Self-talk for managing inappropriate anger.[2:37:21] Returning to the US to study clinical psychology.[2:42:50] Using forgiveness to help veterans and at-risk youth.[2:45:30] Why community support beats community apathy.[2:49:23] Lack of significant initiation rituals in modern society.[2:53:10] Recommended book for newcomers to Jack's work.[2:57:48] Jack's billboard.[2:59:02] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, Margaret Atwood, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Anne Lamott, Sarah Silverman, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For this week's episode, I had the deep honor and privilege to interview Marc J. Francis, an extremely mindful human being, documentary director, producer, and cinematographer who has won worldwide critical acclaim for his films.As a storyteller and seeker of wisdom Marc shines a light on the human condition by exploring the extraordinary stories of marginalized characters and unsung heroes in his signature immersive and intimate style. His most recent film 'Walk With Me' about Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as narrator, launched at the SXSW Film Festival and was a global box office hit before being released on Netflix and Amazon. Its sister project ‘Walk With Me In Sound' is a meditative audio experience, due for release in 2021 by Penguin Random House and Sounds True. His current directorial work includes a documentary featuring Elizabeth Gilbert (Author: ‘Eat, Pray, Love') and her former Syrian-American partner Rayya Elias - who passed away after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Capturing Rayya's final months with those closest to her, the film will be a profound insight into what it means to grieve and to live life fully. Marc's early directorial work includes 'Black Gold'; described as “riveting and draw-dropping” (LA Times), it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival winning worldwide critical acclaim, and went on to be released in over twenty countries around the world. Black Gold, which follows the campaigning efforts of an Ethiopian coffee union leader, is credited with propelling the Fair Trade movement. Marc followed up with ‘When China Met Africa,' -  a multi-broadcast project with the BBC, Arte France, and the Sundance Institute.As an Executive Producer and story consultant for filmmakers and production companies, Marc has established relationships with leading broadcast and distribution organizations worldwide, including the BBC and The Guardian, and helped others shape and tell their own stories. He is also the co-founder and creative director of his own production company - Speakit.During our conversation, the energy of mindfulness and presence was powerful, and the wisdom that Marc shared with us about, faith in spite of fear, trusting yourself, following the call of your soul, and living a life of true fulfillment vs. empty success, is a needed conversation that the world needs these days more than ever before.If you want to learn more about Marc, follow and visit his social media:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcjfrancis- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcjfrancis/- Webpage: https://www.marcjfrancis.com/Visit https://delaflorteachings.com/faith to receive the “21 Days of Faith in Action Course” as our gift to you.

Original Air Date: June 10, 2019International best-selling author of the phenomenon “Eat Pray Love,” Elizabeth Gilbert returns to Super Soul to discuss her novel, “City of Girls.” Set in New York City during the 1940s, the epic story follows 19-year-old Vivian Morris as she comes of age during World War II. The book follows her all the way through 2010. Elizabeth says Vivian's quest to find her authentic self and challenge the societal expectations of the time mirrors her own life story. Elizabeth explains why she believes in the importance of creating work that inspires women to be their authentic selves. In a candid and emotional conversation, Elizabeth also provides an update on her personal life, sharing how she finds peace and healing after the death of her best friend and partner, Rayya Elias.

Yin Chang (founder of the charity Heart of Dinner, host of acclaimed literary podcast 88 Cups of Tea, and of course the unforgettable "Nelly Yuki" on Gossip Girl) and Moonlynn Tsai (restauranteur, most recently opening Manhattan's James Beard-nominated Malaysian culinary destination Kopitiam) visit the Gayborhood to share all about their #LovingChinatown initiative, which has brought more than 25,000 free meals to the elderly Asian-American community in New York since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Plus, you won't want to miss one of the best Burning Man stories you'll ever hear! Visit @heartofdinner on Instagram to learn how you too can get involved no matter where you live in the Gayborhood, and follow @yin.i.am and @moonlynntsai to learn more about all their many endeavors across the culinary, philanthropic, and entertainment worlds. After you listen to the episode, go learn everything you can about the people highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Moonlynn's tributes to Angela Dimayuga, Anita Lo, and Mulan, plus Yin's "two for one special" of iconic couples... Elizabeth Gilbert & Rayya Elias, Maria Bello & Dominique Crenn, and Abby Wambach & Glennon Doyle . And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

Four years ago Sam stumbled upon a book called “Big Magic”. From it, Talk Easy was born. Today we come full circle in sitting with beloved writer Elizabeth Gilbert. Both in her fiction and non-fiction work, Gilbert seeks a kind of radical honesty. She’s irrepressibly curious, a searcher of stories. On this week’s podcast, those stories come in all different shapes and sizes: an appreciation for her current solitude; a re-examination of how her parents shaped the woman she is today; why she felt like a failure after getting a divorce, followed by the freedom she found on the heels of “Eat, Pray, Love”. Gilbert also candidly reflects on the love of her life—Rayya Elias—who sadly passed away two years ago.

With her book #eatpraylove @elizabeth_gilbert_writer essentially wrote the manifesto for what to do when your life goes off the path you had expected it to go on. Here she talks about how her biggest mistake back then was thinking that she needed to stop going after one year. And that our lives don’t end in tidy happy ever after packages. We talked about her grief over the last year, in the wake of the death of her partner and best friend Rayya Elias, of how depression is often caused by blocking all feelings, about when grief feels like rage, how she deals with fear, what she thinks about #metoo, about female promiscuity, and her new book #cityofgirls which is about women and friendship, and how women can survive the consequences of their at times bad choices. This interview originally appeared in the Sunday Independent. Big big thank you to @cormac.kinsella for all your help setting this up #elizabethgilbert #podcast

International best-selling author of the phenomenon “Eat Pray Love,” Elizabeth Gilbert returns to “SuperSoul Sunday” to discuss her latest novel, “City of Girls.” Set in New York City during the 1940s, the epic story follows 19-year-old Vivian Morris as she comes of age during World War II, and follows her all the way through 2010. Elizabeth says Vivian’s quest to find her authentic self and challenge the societal expectations of the time mirrors her own life story. Elizabeth explains why she believes in the importance of creating work that inspires women to be their authentic selves. In a candid and emotional conversation, Elizabeth also provides an update on her personal life, sharing how she finds peace and healing after the death of her best friend and partner, Rayya Elias.

ATHENS, N.Y. / BAY AREA, Calif. — Shiina, 25, is a massage healer and singer-songwriter splitting time between the Bay Area and Los Angeles. She first discovered Big Magic (2016) about a year ago. I read it over this past Christmas and finished it right before the new year. This episode is dedicated to Elizabeth Gilbert's late partner, Rayya Elias (1960–2018). Intro song: "Queer Love" by Sheena Conroe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7rBGufphGY Subscribe to 1storypod on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1storypod/id1238415112?mt=2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/1storypod?lang=en / http://1storyhaus.com

Did you miss us? Love lost (Taylor and Tom Hiddleston!), love found (Elizabeth Gilbert and Rayya Elias?) and love...truly we don't know ("Minka Kelly, Wilmer Valderrama ‘Stopped Dating’ After Brief Romance Rekindling"). Meanwhile, we totally missed the Who-y line-up of this season's Dancing With the Stars, the time Molly Sims barfed on the highway and...Burning Man. Kinda.

The author of BIG MAGIC and the multi-talented Rayya Elias on the sheer joy of creation. This is an installment of Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert. For more information on Elizabeth Gilbert, please visit: www.elizabethgilbert.com.

Rayya Elias is the author of the incredible memoir, Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair, and Post Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side. She's a musician, filmmaker, hair artist, and all around awe-inspiring human being. She talks to the girls about scaring off ghosts, her relationship with her best friend, Elizabeth Gilbert, emotional sobriety, living on the streets, forgiveness, what recovery looks like for her now and the NFL. Learn more about her at: www.rayyaelias.com. Music by Radiation City.

The author of Big Magic and the multi-talented Rayya Elias on the sheer joy of creation. Want more Magic Lessons? Find Elizabeth Gilbert’s podcast here: http://apple.co/2aJgLyd

Born in Syria, moving to Detroit as a child, and running away to New York in her twenties to become a rock star: Rayya Elias built up a lifetime of stories by the time she was 25, and a few more in the decades after. Her brash, brutal memoir Harley Loco – probably the only book you’ll read this year titled after the author’s prison nickname – doesn’t stop there. Elias’s book stomps through a lifetime’s worth of self-discovery: identity in migrant communities, an addiction story with a happy ending, and how to support yourself as an amateur hairdresser in the old, dirty anddangerous NYC. She’ll be joined by her friend Elizabeth Gilbert, who encouraged Elias to tell her story.  Rayya Elias is a hair stylist, filmmaker, musician and most recently, author. Her first book is Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair, and Post Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side. Elizabeth Gilbert is an author and journalist, best known for her international bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Time Magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She went on to write two other books, Committed and The Signature of All Things, which also became widely acclaimed bestsellers.

On the podcast this week sports writer Titus O'Reilly drops by to wrap up the week in Sports. Comedian Kate McLennan drops by for her segment "Little Bloody Wonder", in which she dissects the new phenomenon of buskers doing circus performances at intersections. Sean 'The Birdman' Dooley unpacks the viral photo of the Weasel that was riding on a Woodpecker's back and Filmmaker and writer Rayya Elias drops by to talk about her book "Harley Loco", a memoir of "Hard living, Hair and Post-Punk from the Middle East to the Lower East Side".

Rayya Elias was born in Syria, then came to Detroit with her family just in time for the riots of the late '60s. As a young adult, she got involved in the local punk scene, then escaped to New York City to start her life over. Harley Loco takes readers back to a time when downtown Manhattan was a creative hotbed and a danger zone, with a powerful story of addiction and recovery and hard-won lessons -- which we talk about, along with the story of Elizabeth Gilbert's pivotal role in Elias's development as a memoir writer.