From cancer to #MeToo: How Katie wrote about the hard stuff in her memoir
Next Question with Katie Couric
Katie Couric Media
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🗓️ 4 November 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This week on Next Question with Katie Couric, part 2 of Katie’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of her memoir, “Going There.” Last week introduced listeners to her book team, Lucy Kaylin and Adriana Fazio (if you haven’t listened to that episode yet, go check it out first for helpful context and some fun stories). This week, Adriana, Lucy and Katie dive into the tough stuff — like writing about the death of Katie’s husband Jay to cancer at just 42, and processing the downfall of Matt Lauer. They also talk about how writing the book in 2021 — during a pandemic and racial reckoning — shed some much needed light on past interviews and moments in Katie’s life.
You can buy “Going There,” by Katie Couric, on Amazon, your local bookstore or wherever you like to buy books. You can also find out where Katie is stopping on her book tour and how to get tickets by going to Ticketmaster.com/goingthere. Happy reading!
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| 0:30.1 | Hi, everyone. I'm Kitty Curric and this is Next Question. |
| 0:34.4 | Today on the show, part two of our behind the scenes look at the making of my memoir going there. |
| 0:40.2 | Now, last week I introduced you to my team, Lucy Kaelin and Adriana Fazio. |
| 0:45.4 | If you haven't listened to that episode yet, you might want to check it out first. |
| 0:49.0 | It will give you some helpful context and some fun stories. |
| 0:52.8 | It's in your feed now. |
| 0:55.0 | Meanwhile, this week, Lucy, Adriana and I dive into the tough stuff, |
| 0:59.8 | like writing about my husband, Jay's death, 20 some odd years later, |
| 1:05.0 | and the downfall of Matt Lauer. |
| 1:07.6 | But first, we pick up where we left off, |
| 1:10.7 | talking about the structure of the book, |
| 1:12.8 | and why it was so helpful to reevaluate past interviews and moments in my life |
| 1:18.2 | from our current lens of 2021. |
| 1:22.2 | I think, as I said, one of the interesting aspects of writing this |
| 1:27.0 | was to be able to look through the lens of 2020 and 2021, |
| 1:32.9 | and really 2019, and all the things that were happening in the culture |
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