263 - Queen of the Literary Scene with Susan Orlean

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4.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Now wait a minute. (Bryan) has a sudden work obligation and can only stay for the introduction (such is the life of a Hollywood A-Lister), but boy is he missing out. We suppose it's only fair, though, since Ronna missed out the first time this absolute literary legend was previously in The Carriage House. Joining us this week is the Queen herself, Susan Orlean! Of course you know Susan as the best-selling author of THE ORCHID THIEF, which was adapted into the Academy Award winning film ADAPTATION with Meryl Streep. She's also the author of THE LIBRARY BOOK as well as a staff writer for THE NEW YORKER. Her new book, JOYRIDE, comes out in October! You can also find her Substack at susanorlean.substack.com Susan and Ronna tackle one question this week, but it's a Dooze McBooze involving someone coming into a large inheritance debating how, or even whether, to help their less well-off siblings. (Bryan)'s Edinburgh show, ARE YOU MAD AT ME, is coming up at the end of the month and plays the Edinburgh Fringe for most of August. Are you going to be anywhere near Scotland in August? Go see (Bryan)! Tickets at bryansafi.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.3	Okay. Oh, who. Hi Rana. Oh, my Rana. Oh, gosh, what day is this coming up?
0:53.3	We're getting very close to your birthday.
0:56.4	This comes out July 15th.
1:00.5	Oh.
1:00.9	Can you imagine?
1:02.1	Two weeks to honor you.
1:03.4	Two weeks.
1:04.7	And in a week and a half, I'll be in Scotland.
1:07.0	Exactly 15 days.
1:08.8	Brian Safi.com.
1:10.5	You know what I would like to do?
1:12.3	I'd like to know, maybe Tony can do a post in the Patreon that sort of says, here are all the
1:21.9	details of Brian's show in Edinburgh, whatever, along with the link.
1:26.2	And then that way, people can post under it and say,
1:29.0	oh, I'm going August 8th. Oh, I'm going the 12th. Oh, that's nice. Do you want to get a drink?
1:34.3	You know, start a little Brian board for that time. My God, I'd be so honored. Isn't that a good idea?
1:41.1	It's a fantastic idea. If you join the Patreon at any level, you would have access to that.
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