Sally Rooney and Visiting the Student Dentist with Alyssa Limperis Turek Books Podcast

Comedian, writer, and actor, Alyssa Limperis whose special “No Bad Days” is airing on Peacock, joins Joshua to tell him about her hang ups toward having to finish things in life and how it makes the commitment of choosing a book treacherous. Josh tells Alyssa about his emotional support books on his nightstand and how he reads multiple books like others surf tv channels. Alyssa shares her appreciation for Sally Rooney books and how they were all she read one year and this sparks lighthearted conversation about the recent Paul Mescal dating rumors. The guest and host also get into enduring a similar loss at the same time, grief and how it shapes our reading behaviors, and how Alyssa is mortified Joshua visits a student dentist, “A student hairdresser, maybe!” They also give each other books!
Books talked about include:
“Normal People” by Sally Rooney 
“Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo, 
“Them” by Jon Ronson
“Letters to a Young Poet” by Rilke
“The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
“Of Walking In Ice” by Werner Herzog

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