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The most beautiful story about friendship ever told.
Manage episode 354125983 series 3318170
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EPISODE!
What is a perfect memoir? According to us, it’s this book right here: Stay True by Hua Hsu. This is a story about friendship, growing up, and seeing the world through an Asian-American lens. Hua sheds light on a very poignant time in his life—college. Discovering himself amid the flurry of pop culture ‘zines was hard enough, but losing a friend in a fatal carjacking caused him to have to grow up quicker than most.
This week, we read Stay True by Hua Hsu.
Ella Kopeikin, lover of Cinderella stories and a good friend of mine, came to visit me in-person to discuss this beautiful book.
In this episode we cover:
- The power of friendship that extends beyond the bounds of time.
- Why we should never be allowed to work at a tech company (yes, it did take us an hour to set up two mics…)
- The formula to the perfect memoir
Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will have you taking stock of your own friends and feeling that deep gratitude for each of them.
Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:
- TV SHOW - My So Called Life, Never Have I Ever
- MOVIE - Everything Everywhere All at Once, Reality Bites, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- BOOK - Persepolis (mainly book 2), Everything I Never Told You, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Drink Pairings: good ‘ole PBR
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Once you're done listening, hop onto our Instagram and TikTok @rwreadspodcast to give us your thoughts on the discussion and the book. We look forward to hearing from you!
89 episodes
Manage episode 354125983 series 3318170
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EPISODE!
What is a perfect memoir? According to us, it’s this book right here: Stay True by Hua Hsu. This is a story about friendship, growing up, and seeing the world through an Asian-American lens. Hua sheds light on a very poignant time in his life—college. Discovering himself amid the flurry of pop culture ‘zines was hard enough, but losing a friend in a fatal carjacking caused him to have to grow up quicker than most.
This week, we read Stay True by Hua Hsu.
Ella Kopeikin, lover of Cinderella stories and a good friend of mine, came to visit me in-person to discuss this beautiful book.
In this episode we cover:
- The power of friendship that extends beyond the bounds of time.
- Why we should never be allowed to work at a tech company (yes, it did take us an hour to set up two mics…)
- The formula to the perfect memoir
Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will have you taking stock of your own friends and feeling that deep gratitude for each of them.
Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:
- TV SHOW - My So Called Life, Never Have I Ever
- MOVIE - Everything Everywhere All at Once, Reality Bites, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- BOOK - Persepolis (mainly book 2), Everything I Never Told You, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Drink Pairings: good ‘ole PBR
***
Once you're done listening, hop onto our Instagram and TikTok @rwreadspodcast to give us your thoughts on the discussion and the book. We look forward to hearing from you!
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