EPISODE NUMBER 500!

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. Sponsor: Headspace – visit http://headspace.com/pbn for a free one-month trial with access to meditations for every situation 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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices