written by ERICA DICK. July 30th, 2020
Running out of ways to stay busy in quarantine? Here are my top 5 picks for podcasts and books that tell stories so intriguing time will fly out the window.
Podcasts
- Skinny Confidential: The bubbly Lauryn Evarts Bosstick and her brilliant husband Michael Bosstick host this lifestyle podcast. From itness influencers, mental health experts and daily routines, each episode is something entirely new and unpredictable.
- Armchair Expert (and Experts on Experts): Actor Dax Shepard and his fearless sidekick Monica Padman host comedians, actors, writers and specialty experts in this long form podcast. Although each episode ranges from 1-2 hours, each minute is riveting and informative. So informative, in fact, that they even do a fact check at the end of each episode.
- How I Built This: Interviewer Guy Raz hosts entrepreneurs from the companies you know and love. He has an amazing ability to ask just the right questions and brings you the stories on how the most successful businesses came to be.
- Diet Starts Tomorrow: This spinoff of the Betches brand brings you all the relevant and vetted information about health and wellness trends. Hosted by the hilarious Aileen Cooperman and Sami Fishbein, it’s like listening to your best friends tell stories in your living room
- With Whit: The Hills star Whitney Port brings the most raw topics to life on her podcast. She covers everything from racism to nutrition to skincare with her sweet charm and humor.
Books
- Normal People: A fiction book that looks at the relationship of two young people in Ireland learning how to manage their love and friendship.
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A therapist’s memoir of her own experience in therapy and a deep dive into her clients stories.
- Crazy Rich Asians: A fun and light trilogy about an Asian American girl learning about her Fiancé’s crazy rich family in Singapore
- Conversations with Friends: Fiction novel about four friends and their convoluted but enticing relationship
- When Breath Becomes Air: Heartbreaking and incredibly written memoir about a Neurosurgeon diagnosed with Lung Cancer
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