Live in Chicago with Samantha Irby

It's Been a Minute

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🗓️ 1 June 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Here's a break from the news: Comedian and author Samantha Irby joins Sam live on stage at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music in partnership with WBEZ. Her recently re-published book is called "Meaty." Plus special guest Jennifer White drops by to dish about two famous Chicagoans — the subjects of WBEZ's "Making Obama" and "Making Oprah" podcasts. Back with our regular weekly wrap next Friday.

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0:00.0	Hey all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders, it's been a minute.
0:04.6	Normally on the show, I break down the week of news with two guests, but today we're
0:08.9	going to mix it up a bit.
0:10.2	This episode is Pretty News Free.
0:12.4	I taped it live in front of an audience in Chicago a few weeks ago, and partnership
0:16.5	with the wonderful folks at NPR Member Station WBZ.
0:20.4	What you're going to hear is a conversation I had on stage with Samantha Erby.
0:23.9	She's a comedian and a New York Times best-selling author.
0:26.8	Erby also blogs for the culture site, Shondaland, and she is currently working on making her
0:31.6	writing a TV show.
0:34.1	Sam and I cover a lot of ground in this chat.
0:36.3	We talk about how she grew up poor in Chicago, about her hilarious writing, which is full
0:40.7	of stories of bad breakups and slow recovery.
0:43.8	And then, after that, we have a special guest who joins us to play a very special addition
0:49.0	of my favorite game, Who Said That.
0:51.1	It's an Oprah or Obama edition of the game because Chicago.
0:54.9	All right, enjoy the show.
0:56.9	Hey y'all, this is Sam Zun Daddy, and live from the Old Town School of Folk Music in
1:04.8	Chicago, Illinois.
1:05.8	He is my favorite nephew and your host, Sam Sanders.
1:12.6	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
1:21.0	It's been a minute.
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