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Natasha Alford, author of AMERICAN NEGRA, knows what it's like to live between multiple worlds: she's been an "underdog city school poster kid" and Harvard grad; worked at a public school and a hedge fund; and negotiated her identity as an Afro-Latina. Tune in as Alisha and Natasha chat putting yourself first, how memoir writing is like therapy and why it' can be hard (but necessary) to chase your own what ifs.
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It doesn't matter if you're 14 or 40-something: talking about puberty can be awkward. Thankfully, we have guides in the form of Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett - hosts of THE PUBERTY PODCAST and authors of the bestselling THIS IS SO AWKWARD: MODERN PUBERTY EXPLAINED - to help us navigate tricky conversations. Join Alisha, Cara and Vanessa as they discuss making mistakes as moms, why humor can help any situation and why puberty doesn't, in fact, have to be awkward after all.
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Is rejection actually a good thing? Novelist Emma Grey thinks so. The author of THE LAST LOVE NOTE and her daughter Hannah Robertson join Alisha to chat about life, love, picking yourself back up again and the joys of parenting an adult child. A truly heart-warming episode just in time for Valentine's Day.
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Bianca Bosker, author of the New York Times bestselling Cork Dork is back with a new book, GET THE PICTURE, which takes her out of the wine bottle and deep into the wild world of contemporary art. Bianca joins Alisha for a fascinating chat covering everything from the joys of watching paint dry to the validity of ass influencing as performance art.
Stay tuned at the end of the episode for our bonus game "Is It Art?" where Bianca meditates on the relative value of classic paintings, drawings of Pokemon and, of course, bananas taped to walls.
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Book lovers unite! When Mitchell Kaplan opened Books and Books in Miami in the 1980s, the city was far from the cultural mecca it is today. He's been on the forefront of the city's evolution, founding the Miami Book Fair and growing from one shop to a statewide place to be. Mitchell (Alisha's ex-boss!) joins to chat about book bans, the Harry Potter effect and why bookstores are so hot right now.
*Show Notes* Read along with Mitchell's references:
The Year of Dangerous Days: Riots, Refugees and Cocaine in Miami 1980 by Nicholas Griffin
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
My What If Year by Alisha Fernandez Miranda (your host!)

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Actor, comedian and bonafide movie star Kiran Deol is funny. So funny that it was hard to get through this episode without a spit take or two. And while it may sound strange, Kiran turned a horrific assault into stand-up comedy gold that brings both humor and heart to the mic. If you don't believe us, listen as she and Alisha chat everything from the Edinburgh Fringe Fest to Sia's Christmas album and lots more in between.
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