Judy Blume + Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Kelly Fremon Craig, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET (film)

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Judy Blume’s beloved bestselling classic, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, is hitting the big screen, and Zibby was lucky enough to interview Judy (who she idolizes!!) and the movie’s talented screenwriter and cast. Zibby and a few other podcast hosts ask Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson about the books and films that shaped them, behind-the-scenes filming mishaps, and their connection to their on-screen characters. Then, Judy talks about watching the movie for the first time, her favorite scenes, being a working mom in the 60s, and getting her first bra!

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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 Zibbymag.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 1-1-1-3 Montana Avenue at 11th Street in San Monica. I hope that you are able to enjoy some of
0:47.9	our other offerings. But this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in 2018.
0:56.1	And no matter what I do, this is basically my favorite thing. Enjoy.
1:03.1	Hi, everybody. Today we have a special double episode, all devoted to Judy Blum,
1:10.0	who I am beyond honored to have interviewed twice,
1:13.8	albeit briefly, in four days, even though my whole life it has been my dream to interview her.
1:19.4	The first episode is this one, and it is about the movie, Are You There, God? It's me, Margaret.
1:25.9	Of course, this was one of my absolute favorite books growing up,
1:28.7	like probably all of yours. And, well, I shouldn't assume that. But anyway, it was one of mine.
1:32.9	And Judy Blum has been just top of my list forever. And I was asked to watch the movie early,
1:41.1	and then I got to attend this very fancy Zoom press junket, which I'd
1:46.7	never really done before, where alongside a couple other journalists who were all from sort of
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