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Recorded in front of a live audience at Latitude festival, comedian and writer Katherine Ryan tells Yomi why no-one should be scared to be disliked. Katherine is a stalwart of all the big TV comedy panel shows, she's presented numerous other programmes, and last year she wrote, starred in and executive produced her own sitcom, The Duchess, about a single mum living in London, which leapt to the top of the Netflix charts. She's also toured sold out venues across the world with her stand-up shows, she hosts the chart-topping candid conversation podcast, Telling Everybody Everything AND she's also found time to write her first book - The Audacity - a hilarious autobiography where she details her journey from a naïve ex-Hooters waitress fresh off the boat from Canada to comedy megastar. It's out on September 30th and you can pre-order it here: https://bit.ly/KRAudacity. Katherine's book choices are: ** How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran** Bossypants by Tina Fey** Yes Please by Amy Poehler ** Everybody Died So I Got a Dog by Emily Dean ** Jessica Simpson‘s autobiography Open BookEvery week, join journalist and author Yomi Agedoke, and inspirational guests, including Elizabeth Day, Sara Pascoe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as they celebrate the best books written by women. The Women's Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years, and this series will offer unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2021 Prize winner. This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You know her from roles on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and particularly in Clueless as Cher's nemesis Amber. Elisa Donovan thought she had her life and career all figured out until her father was diagnosed with cancer at the same time that Sabrina was canceled. In her book Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement from the Other Side, she tells the story of how, after her father's death, she began a relationship redemption with him that she never thought possible, via dreams, visitations, and signs. In this conversation, she tells us about her path to the iconic role of Amber, how her dad's death changed her ideas about success, ways she's communicated with her father since his passing, and her plans to develop her memoir into a film that will be her directorial debut. Read more about it: Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement from the Other Side by Elisa Donovan Elisa Donovan on Twitter Celebrity Book Club podcast Bossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Poehler Just the Funny Parts: ... and a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club by Nell Scovell
Episode 3 Show Notes - Nonfiction Traci is listening to: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Ellie is listening to: Open book by Jessica Simpson Traci is reading: The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (released June 23, 2020) Also mentioned by Megan Miranda: All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger Ellie is reading: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Also mentioned: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Nonfiction Traci mentioned: America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie The Library Book by Susan Orlean The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini Educated by Tara Westover Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule I’ll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Office by Andy Greene Nonfiction Ellie mentioned: East of Eden by John Steinbeck Becoming by Michelle Obama The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa Jo Baker Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist Inheritance by Dani Shapiro The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Bossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Pohler The New One by Mike Birbiglia Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook by ˙ Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski When Breath becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Books Also Mentioned: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Using the Amazon affiliate links costs the same for you but we receive a small portion back. Thank you for supporting our show! Happy Reading!
SHOW NOTES Do you close the doors of opportunity on yourself? In today’s episode of Ellas, I sit down with Venezuelan actress and comedian, Laura Di Lorenzo, about the importance of placing self-confidence and self-love into your craft. Laura is the co-creator of The Chonga Girls and shares how she found her passion for comedy and co-creating these enigmatic and hilarious chongas at a young age. We also talk about collaborating with her best friend and co-creator of The Chonga Girls, Mimi Dávila and maintaining a supportive friendship. Laura also reveals the exciting next steps for The Chonga Girls and developing new skills along the way. She also goes deep about the steps she takes to have self-love and self-confidence and how that helps her comedy. Laura also shares advice to fellow Latinas that might be going through layovers and how to find the light during this hard time. Listen to the episode to discover when The Chonga Girls will release their short film and Laura’s UCB stand up appearance! In this episode we talk about... 1:58 - Laura Di Lorenzo shares how she discovered her passion for comedy 3:22 - Who and what is a chonga? Listen to find out! 4:50 - Find out how Laura and Mimi Dávila created Chongalicious 9:41 - Listen to how The Chonga Girls took a decade break and made their comeback 12:44 - Laura shares how she balanced Laura’s Corner and The Chonga Girls 14:46 - Discover Laura’s journey at We Are Mitú and creating Mirta 17:55 - Listen to how being laid off from We Are Mitú was a blessing in disguise for Laura 21:41 - “Focus on yourself and if you’re a creative person, then what’s the next thing you can do?” 22:33 - Go see Laura’s show “Characters Welcome” at UCB 24:37 - Laura opens up about having a supportive creative family and her love for comedy 28:18 - Listen to how Laura is working to be an actress and comedian in Hollywood 31:01 - Are you collaborating with a friend? Laura shares how Mimi and she collaborate and keep their friendship alive 36:20 - Find out the amazing journey of Laura and Mimi writing their movie script 40:47 - Laura reveals what The Chonga Girls movie is about! Listen now! 42:22 - Discover when The Chonga Girls short film will be released! 43:30 - Listen to how The Chonga Girls were awarded the Tecla Award 45:37 - Laura shares what she’ll be focusing on in 2020 and advice to creative latinxs 48:18 - If you’re a comedian, listen to how Laura develops her craft and grows as a character actress 51:46 - Laura talks about how she needs to stop closing the doors on herself 53:22 - Listen to the small steps that Laura does to push herself to be better 54:28 - Self-confidence and self-love are important ingredients to succeed! 56:12 - Laura gives her younger self vital advice RELEVANT LINKS Laura Di Lorenzo Mimi Dávila Chongalicious New World School of the Arts We Are Mitú Laura’s Corner Chonga Girls The Chonga Diaries TECLA Awards Sabado Gigante Anton Chekhov Fergalicious Pero Like Jenny Lorenzo Listen to my interview with Jenny Lorenzo Chonga Girls Are Back AGAIN The Chonga Girls in Pero Like The Chonga Girls ASMR Abuelas One-Up About LENT Uprights Citizens Brigade Characters Welcome Shel Silverstein Falling Up I Love Lucy Shirley Temple Jerry Lewis Save the Cat The Comic Hero’s Journey Bossy Pants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Poehler Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally WANT MORE? Follow Laura: @lauradi.lorenzo Follow The Chonga Girls: @TheChongaGirls See Laura at UCB: Buy Your Tickets! Watch The Chonga Girls: The Chonga Girls Follow Ellas: @EllasThePodcast Follow Brenda: @bren_jai
It’s November! We’re ready to say goodbye to the leaves on the trees and say hello to all of the nonfiction books we’ve been meaning to read. In this episode, we answer a listener question about how to select audiobooks for road trips, chat about what we like in our nonfiction, and walk you through our TBR lists for this month. Show Notes: Bossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Poehler Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Phillips www.audibletrial.com/hereadsheread When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow Educated by Tara Westover The Autobiography of Malcolm X You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt Grant by Ron Chernow Relentless Strike by Sean Naylor Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin What Unites Us by Dan Rather The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton Bad Blood by John Carreyou The Outsider by Stephen King On Writing by Stephen King Eloquent Rage by Brittany Cooper So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain www.patreon.com/hereadsheread
While we 100% believe that everyone should read whatever they want, experience has shown us that lots of guys gravitate toward certain kinds of reads. Listen for our ideas for books for men, and we’ll close with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The New York Times Best SellersDark Matter by Blake Crouch Ann’s picks: The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke– Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke– James Lee Burke books The Good Lord Bird by James McBride– National Book Award– James McBride books Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen– Pirates of the Caribbean series (film)– Carl Hiaasen articles at the Miami Herald– Jimmy Buffet albums and books– The Big Lebowski (film)– Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen– Episode 32 – Fall 2016 Book Preview Halle’s picks: Doc by Mary Doria Russell– Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell– Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry– The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt– Tombstone (film) The Quiet Game by Greg Iles– John Grisham books The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey– Inspector Alan Grant series by Josephine Tey– Josephine Tey books– Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel– Richard III by William Shakespeare Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah– Bossypants by Tina Fey– Yes Please by Amy Poehler– The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Hang with me and YouTube star, actress, and debut author Arden Rose (ALMOST ADULTING is out now!) about the sometimes insidious nature of the beauty industry, things we wish we could tell our younger selves, the scourge of tribalism, and more! Arden Rose Show Notes Let’s Learn Japanese (TV show) Dr. Seuss Redwall by Brian Jacques J.R.R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Eragon by Christopher Paolini TED talk with former member of the Westboro Baptist, Megan Phelps-Roper "The Most Hated Family in America," the Westboro Baptist documentaries by Louis Theroux Myers-Briggs Type Indicator PewDiePie Bossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Poehler