Interview: R. Eric Thomas on 'Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America'

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🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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R. Eric Thomas writes a column that is part news, part culture and part celebrity shade for Elle.com. But in his new book, "Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America," Thomas takes a look at his own life. He talks to Sam about his love of words, growing up as a gay black teenager and finding love in an unexpected place. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org.

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0:00.0	I love that there are two sheets of bubble wrap.
0:03.7	These are quality bubble packaging.
0:07.2	You know you've made it when you're recording an unboxing video of your own book.
0:13.8	Obsessed?
0:14.8	Obsessed?
0:15.8	That is exactly what my guest on the show today did a few times.
0:19.4	Yay.
0:20.4	First of all, I walked down in my package room.
0:22.8	I had the flu.
0:23.8	I walked down in basically like my bathroom and I thought I was looking for light bulbs
0:29.0	or something.
0:30.0	There's five boxes from Renthouse and I was like, oh no, this is happening.
0:34.0	As you have the flu.
0:35.0	Oh my gosh, look at this.
0:36.8	Obsessed.
0:37.8	I feel a little bit like I'm like pulling a switch of root because it was not the first
0:43.4	box that I opened.
0:44.4	That's on the video.
0:46.0	But the reactions are genuine.
0:47.1	I know.
0:48.1	I should even say this.
0:49.1	Cancel.
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