A Hulu limited series, Georgia Hunter and Thomas Kail, WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by Georgia Hunter, the author of the extraordinary, propulsive novel WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES, and Thomas Kail, the television director who produced its Hulu adaptation. Georgia shares what it was like to interview her grandmother for an English project and discover that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. This led her on a nine-year quest spanning four continents to retrace her family’s steps. Then, the conversation turns to Thomas, who touches on his commitment to authenticity and the emotional impact of the series (especially during the early screenings attended by extended family members).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.6 | Learn more at Zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zivie Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zivie Readers. |
| 0:31.3 | Thomas Kale and Georgia Hunter are doing a joint podcast today to discuss we were the Lucky Ones, which is both a novel and currently a TV show, which I am absolutely obsessed with. |
| 0:45.1 | I posted about it and then people reached out from Hulu and who knew Georgia, the author, and the director. |
| 0:53.1 | And anyway, I got to interview them both, and it was |
| 0:55.5 | sensational because I cannot stop thinking about this family and this story, especially in light |
| 1:02.0 | of everything that is going on in the world today. So here's some background information. |
| 1:06.3 | When Georgia Hunter was 15 years old, she learned that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. |
| 1:11.2 | Her novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, was born of her quest to uncover her family's staggering story. |
| 1:16.9 | A New York Times bestseller, the book has been published in over 20 foreign editions, incorporated into school curriculums, and adapted as a Hulu limited series. |
| 1:26.0 | She lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two |
| 1:28.3 | young sons. Her second book, One Good Thing, is due out in spring of 2025. Director and |
| 1:34.4 | producer Thomas Kale is known for developing and directing the off-Broadway and Broadway productions |
| 1:39.9 | of the Tony-winning best musicals In The Heights and Hamilton. |
| 1:45.0 | Have you heard of it? |
| 1:49.2 | He won the Tony Award for Best Director for Hamilton and was nominated for In The Heights. |
| 1:51.6 | Most recently, Kale directed the Broadway musical, Sweeney Todd. |
| 1:55.0 | On Broadway, he also directed the new plays Lombardi and Magic Bird |
| 1:59.0 | and produced and directed the improv comedy show Freestyle Love Supreme, which was the recipient of a special Tony Award. |
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