Are you there spring?! It’s me, Greta.

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Niala Boodhoo, host of the podcast Axios Today, and Inkoo Kang, TV critic for The New Yorker, recommend the best things to read, watch, and listen to right now. Then, director Kelly Fremon Craig shares her experience adapting Judy Blume’s seminal 1970 novel ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.’ for the screen. You can find the complete list of recommendations at our website: https://trib.al/NFBwbMU

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0:00.0	Talent that hasn't been seen ever before.
0:03.0	She had the talent.
0:04.0	It was evident that she had major talent.
0:08.0	I already knew this guy was talented and hilarious,
0:10.0	but that's like another wing of the Smithsonian inside of him.
0:17.0	The greatest talent in history dissected.
0:20.0	Hear the origin stories of iconic figures on making
0:23.0	from WBEZ Chicago.
0:25.0	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerd Ed.
0:37.0	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:38.0	We did it.
0:39.0	We made it to another weekend.
0:40.0	Coming up, it only took 50 years,
0:42.0	but Judy Bloom's classic novel.
0:44.0	Are you there, God?
0:45.0	It's me, Margaret.
0:46.0	Is now a major motion picture,
0:47.0	and we are going to talk to the director.
0:49.0	We must!
0:50.0	We must!
0:51.0	We must!
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