Danny Pellegrino, THE JOLLIEST BUNCH: Unhinged Holiday Stories
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In this special podcast episode presented by Nordstrom, Zibby speaks with Danny Pellegrino about his hilarious collection of essays, THE JOLLIEST BUNCH: UNHINGED HOLIDAY STORIES. Danny explains that the book, inspired by his own family, is a humorous yet heartfelt look at the chaos and emotions surrounding the holiday season. It includes anecdotes (like a hectic cross-country road trip) and the familiar stress of holiday hosting. The book aims to capture both the joy and the pressure of holiday traditions. Danny also discusses his career as a podcaster, his passion for cooking, and his desire to write a children's book about rodents. He concludes by offering advice to aspiring authors, stressing the importance of authenticity and writing from the heart.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
| 0:21.9 | Our books are already out now. |
| 0:23.5 | You can check it out on ZippyBooks.com. |
| 0:25.6 | And we have a magazine called Zibby Mag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle |
| 0:31.2 | features. |
| 0:31.8 | That's at Zibbingag.com. |
| 0:33.1 | We have classes at Zippy Classes.com. |
| 0:35.4 | And I recently opened a bookstore in L.a called zibby's bookshop |
| 0:40.3 | at one one one three montana avenue at 11th street in san monica i hope that you are able to |
| 0:47.0 | enjoy some of our other offerings but this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in |
| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is basically |
| 0:56.5 | my favorite thing. Enjoy. This special episode is presented by Nordstrom and ACAST Creative. |
| 1:07.6 | I'll start with the bio of Danny Pellegrino. Danny Pellegrino is a comedian, |
| 1:11.8 | writer, and the host of the popular pop culture podcast, Everything iconic. His first book, |
| 1:17.0 | How Do I Unremember This, was the New York Times bestseller and Target Book Club pick. This follow-up |
| 1:22.5 | is a collection of hilarious and heartfelt holiday stories called The Jolest Bunch out October 24th of this year. |
| 1:30.9 | Welcome, Danny. Thanks so much for coming on Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss the Joliest |
| 1:35.2 | Bunch Unhinged Holiday Stories. Thank you so much for having me, Zibi. I'm so excited to talk to you, |
| 1:40.7 | and I'm a huge fan of your work, so thank you for having me. Oh, thank you. I feel like I know you so well now. I know everybody says this after they read your books, but I really, I feel like I know your mom so well and I know you and your family. And oh my gosh, the one, the part of the book with the strand of the three, with the three lights that are still out and missing your |
| 2:01.1 | mom. Oh my gosh. I was so sad reading it anyway. Most of it was so funny, but I mean. |
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