I Choose ... the First Time I Saw Him with Laura Dave
90210MG
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
"The Last Thing He Told Me," bestselling author Laura Dave reveals the sacred ritual she abandoned after becoming a mom and why she just booked herself five days alone in Big Sur to reclaim it. Plus, the surprising inspiration behind Hannah, her lead character's unwavering trust in the midst of chaos.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.4 | You're listening to I Choose Me with Jenny Girl. |
| 0:12.6 | Welcome to I Choose Me, the podcast about making choices, even when they're hard, sometimes dangerous, |
| 0:20.6 | or even necessary to keep you safe. |
| 0:23.7 | Today I'm talking to a compelling novelist whose stories navigate the consequences of choices |
| 0:30.3 | people make, sometimes mysterious and dire, many times for love. |
| 0:37.2 | Laura Dave has written a handful of incredible books, but her most recent, the last thing he told me, |
| 0:43.7 | and its sequel, The First Time I Saw Him, have taken the world by storm. |
| 0:49.1 | I'm so excited to welcome Laura Dave. |
| 0:52.2 | Hi. |
| 0:53.1 | How are you? |
| 0:54.4 | Good. I'm so are you? Good. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm so happy to meet you. |
| 0:56.3 | I'm such a long time fan. |
| 0:58.5 | Oh my gosh. |
| 0:59.4 | Thank you. |
| 1:00.2 | I actually have your memoir. |
| 1:02.8 | Yes. |
| 1:03.9 | And I unpacked my library. |
| 1:06.3 | We just moved home and I was trying to find it to show you because I loved it. |
| 1:11.5 | Oh, thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Wait, I heard this, this crazy thing happened to you because I've |
| 1:17.8 | been hearing it a lot that you had an experience with a podcast scammer. Yes. What the heck happened? |
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