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The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Lauren Hough

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.5 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Author Lauren Hough calls her Twitter pal Andy to talk about her new book, "Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing." They also discuss her experiences growing up in a cult, being gay in the military during peak "Don't ask, don't tell," and the power of empathy.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Andy Richter here and this is another episode of the three questions.

0:17.4

And I am very excited to talk to one of my virtual pals.

0:23.6

We aren't IRL friends yet, but someday we're working towards it.

0:28.7

It's the very funny author and Bon Vivant and dog lover, survivor.

0:37.9

Lauren Huff. Hi. Hi. How are you?

0:41.4

I'm good. I'm good. Lauren, you're here.

0:44.4

I mean, aside from the fact that I wanted to talk to you, but you've got a great book out now

0:48.9

calling, uh, leaving isn't the hardest thing, which I read, which I told you in a, in a

0:56.0

DM is really saying something because I have a terrible attention deficit and reading is,

1:04.4

it's unless it's an article, a newspaper article or a magazine article is about four or

1:10.1

five pages long. I have a real hard time sticking to it.

1:15.2

So, but I read your whole book and it is so funny and so, uh, well brave.

1:23.6

You know, I mean, people toss that word around, but it is.

1:26.0

It's a, it's brave, you know, because it's quite a story and there's a lot of warts and

1:31.2

all kind of stuff told about it.

1:33.4

And, um, and it's just a really compelling collection of essays and, uh, and, and thank

1:39.4

you for, uh, providing it for us.

1:41.4

Oh, thank you so much. It means a lot. Thank you.

1:45.5

Oh, sure, sure. Now, where are you right now?

1:48.8

Are you in the East Coast?

1:50.0

Yeah, I'm up in, uh, near, well, near Boston.

1:54.2

I'm at my brother's house.

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