Today, we’re diving into Seek the Traitor's Son — the sweeping new romance/fantasy/sci-fi epic from Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent series.

Veronica shares why she spent years steering away from the things that actually made her happy as a writer, how COVID shaped the story's central premise, and what it means to write a male romantic lead whose superpower is radical empathy.

Today, we&rsquo;re diving into Seek the Traitor's Son &mdash; the sweeping new romance/fantasy/sci-fi epic from Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent series.
Veronica shares why she spent years steering away from the things that actually made her happy as a writer, how COVID shaped the story's central premise, and what it means to write a male romantic lead whose superpower is radical empathy.

Earsay: The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club is the ultimate book club for audiobook lovers. Hosted by Kal Penn, each episode invites you into the club, where iHeartPodcast hosts, celebrated authors, and very special guests get together to nerd out about the Audible titles they can’t stop listening to. From thrillers and comedy to reimagined classics and exclusive Audible Originals — you’ve heard the books, now hear the Earsay!

Earsay: The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club is the ultimate book club for audiobook lovers. Hosted by Kal Penn, each episode invites you into the club, where iHeartPodcast hosts, celebrated authors, and very special guests get together to nerd out about the Audible titles they can&rsquo;t stop listening to. From thrillers and comedy to reimagined classics and exclusive Audible Originals &mdash; you&rsquo;ve heard the books, now hear the Earsay!

Earsay: The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club

“Seek the Traitor’s Son” with Veronica Roth

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David Sedaris has notes: on "welcome in," on the machine that took your coffee order, on the airport tip screen, on everyone under 40. But underneath the complaints in his new collection, The Land and Its People, is something softer: the person he married, the lost friends in his address book, the sense that he's entering the hard part of getting older.

David joins the show to talk about manners and tastelessness, why he'd rather say "this is the person I married" than "husband," and what he learned about landing a joke from watching Whoopi Goldberg.

David Sedaris has notes: on "welcome in," on the machine that took your coffee order, on the airport tip screen, on everyone under 40. But underneath the complaints in his new collection,&nbsp;The Land and Its People, is something softer: the person he married, the lost friends in his address book, the sense that he's entering the hard part of getting older.
David joins the show to talk about manners and tastelessness, why he'd rather say "this is the person I married" than "husband," and what he learned about landing a joke from watching Whoopi Goldberg.

“The Land and Its People” with David Sedaris

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/576bd22d-9f70-458e-aa86-b4ac0021da57/transcript

Kal sits down with psychotherapist Elliott Connie — host of the iHeartPodcast Family Therapy — to talk about Kevin Hart's Audible Original memoir Kids Make Me Angry.

It's a funny, heartfelt conversation about breaking cycles, healthy masculinity, and why the right question can change everything.

Kal sits down with psychotherapist Elliott Connie &mdash; host of the iHeartPodcast Family Therapy &mdash; to talk about Kevin Hart's Audible Original memoir Kids Make Me Angry.
It's a funny, heartfelt conversation about breaking cycles, healthy masculinity, and why the right question can change everything.

“Kids Make Me Angry” with Elliot Connie

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Today, we're joined by novelist Daniel Mason to explore the quietly enchanted world of Country People, his warmest and funniest novel yet.

An academic California family lands in rural Vermont for a year while the father takes up scything and seeks out the “country people” who can maybe inspire him to finish his dissertation.

Daniel talks about the secret society of Hollow Earth believers at the story's heart, what drew him to writing a novel so different from his previous work, and why a man who has spent fourteen years not finishing his dissertation might not be a failure after all.

Today, we're joined by novelist Daniel Mason to explore the quietly enchanted world of Country People, his warmest and funniest novel yet.
An academic California family lands in rural Vermont for a year while the father takes up scything and seeks out the &ldquo;country people&rdquo; who can maybe inspire him to finish his dissertation.
Daniel talks about the secret society of Hollow Earth believers at the story's heart, what drew him to writing a novel so different from his previous work, and why a man who has spent fourteen years not finishing his dissertation might not be a failure after all.

"Country People" with Daniel Mason

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/bec45818-6822-4ee8-ab64-b48f016d012c/transcript

“Seek the Traitor’s Son” with Veronica Roth

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