EPISODE NUMBER 500!

Professional Book Nerds

Ep. #500 - On today's episode, the nerds talk about how this podcast came to be, say thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen, and share some of their favorite memories from the 5 years of doing this little side project.

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Memories discussed on today’s episode

• Interviewing George Saunders (ep. 105) and Lois Lowry (ep 412) over the phone
• Adam's first trip to NYC - James Patterson (Ep. 28) and Brad Meltzer
• Getting to interview JILL FOR HER FIRST MEMOIR (ep. #79)
• Interviewing Colson Whitehead (ep. 135) and Matthew Desmond (ep 171) on the same day
• Driving around Leigh Bardugo (ep 54) in Adam’s Ford Focus
• Doing our Trans authors (ep 452) / antiracist reading list (ep 450) episodes
• Interviewing childhood heroes Mikel Jollett (ep. 447) and Ben Folds (ep. 377)
• Interview with Jessamyn Stanley, live (Ep #126)
• Interviewing Jennifer Weiner (Ep. 342) and then finding out later she has read my running book and then mentioned it in the New York Times
• Interviewing Emily Duncan (Ep #326) in Colorado, despite the fact that she’s also in Ohio and we have a personal connection
• Interview with YAA GYASI (Ep #477)
• Live events episodes
• Alan Cumming (ep. 73)
• Jodi Picoult (ep. 64)
• Jojo Moyes (ep. 386)
• Elvis Duran (ep. 384)
• Lee Child (ep. 71)

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