Late Night Lit: Ari Shapiro | Clint Smith
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On this month's edition of our podcast devoted to literature, Late Night's Sarah Jenks-Daly talks to NPR host Ari Shapiro, who just released a book of memoir essays, The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening.
She also chats with Clint Smith, whose new poetry collection Above Ground is available now.
Plus, legendary author Margaret Atwood shares a book recommendation for Late Night Lit listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Sarah Hagi, co-host of Wundery's podcast, |
| 0:02.7 | Scample Insurs. |
| 0:03.6 | In our recent two-part series, Three Weddings and a Funeral, |
| 0:06.4 | we dive into the story of a German con man |
| 0:08.4 | who built an entire life on fake names, lies, and schemes, |
| 0:11.7 | and the unlikely true-kind twist |
| 0:13.5 | that brought this decades-long charade crashing down. |
| 0:16.0 | Listen to Scample Insurs on Amazon Music |
| 0:18.2 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
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| 0:23.0 | Enjoy ad-free listening, exclusive content, |
| 0:25.5 | vinges, and more. |
| 0:26.8 | Join Wundery Plus in the Wundery app or on Apple podcasts. |
| 0:33.2 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:33.8 | Seth Meyers here. |
| 0:34.7 | Welcome to another edition of Late Night Lit, |
| 0:36.8 | our monthly podcast series, celebrating books and authors. |
| 0:40.1 | Here to discuss what's new in the world of books |
| 0:42.3 | is Late Night's own literary expert, Sarah Janks Daily. |
| 0:45.9 | Take it away, Sarah. |
| 0:49.2 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:50.0 | I'm Sarah Janks Daily, supervising producer at Late Night. |
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