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Wife of the Party

# 396 - Book Club: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Wife of the Party

Berty Boy Productions

Comedy, Self-improvement, Comedy Interviews, Education

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The ladies and I discuss Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, exploring cultural differences, the misrepresentation of geishas, and other key themes throughout the book. Purchase “Memoirs of a Geisha” here Amazon - https://amzn.to/4fceB6D Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/97615/9780679781585 --------------------------------------------------- Sponsors ASPCA Pet Insurance - To explore coverage, visit https://ASPCApetinsurance.com/WIFE BetterHelp - Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://betterhelp.com/wife --------------------------------------------------- Our Next book club will be “You, Your Husband, and His Mother” by Dr. Tracy Dalgleish  Amazon - https://amzn.to/3VbSi8c Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/97615/9798217045600 --------------------------------------------------- Stream LUCKY on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81713944 PERMISSION TO PARTY WORLD TOUR is on sale now: http://www.bertbertbert.com/tour --------------------------------------------------- LeeAnn Kreischer talks to friends about marriage, family, and being married to the life of the party, comedian Bert Kreischer! --------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW LEEANN: Facebook▶ https://www.facebook.com/wifeotp  Instagram▶ https://www.instagram.com/leeannkreischer  iTunes▶ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wife-of-the-party/id1343348729  Official Website & MERCH▶ https://www.wifeotp.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast! #wifeoftheparty #podcast #leeannkreischer #bertandleeann      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, before we start the podcast, I just wanted to let you all know that my husband, Burt Kreischer, is starting his new permission to party world tour in Rockford, Illinois on September 18th with all new material. He's been off the road for almost a year, and he's ready to get back out there, and I'm ready for him to get back out there. Tons of dates and cities. Go to burr-burr-berber.com to find a show near you.

0:21.8

I was just like, oh, my God.

0:23.6

If we have to hear about his eel searching for her cave one more time, I was like, gag.

0:31.0

So you loved it.

0:32.1

I'm bringing the opinions.

0:33.1

I love the opinion.

0:36.7

So she's sleeping by herself.

0:38.7

And so she's crying a little bit at night.

0:40.8

Yeah.

0:41.4

She's still not eating normally.

0:44.6

And I just think she's a little lost.

0:46.9

I think she's a dog that likes other dogs more than she likes other humans, actually.

0:52.0

Mack likes humans more than dogs.

0:54.3

I think Izzy likes dog more than humans.

0:56.6

I think she's a pack.

0:58.8

I mean, Izzy loves us.

1:00.2

But Bert and I were just yesterday driving around going,

1:03.3

they are very different animals.

1:06.2

Like Mac, I think Mac really thought he was a person.

1:28.9

Like, he was. Absolutely. He thought he was a person. Yeah. Or Izzy's pretty, she knows she's a dog. You know. She's like, where's the squirrel? Who do I chase? Mac really, I think Mac really thought he was a human being. And that he should sit at the table when we did. And, we did and you're on the couch, I'm on the couch. And the house is very quiet without him. You know, as soon as the

1:35.0

back door opened, he barked. It didn't matter if it was me. It did not matter. He barked.

1:39.8

Izzy never barks at anything. Like it's just silent. So he left a really big hole. And, you know,

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