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Welcome to the Sound of Young America. I'm Jesse Thorn. My guest on the program this week,

one of the biggest stars, well probably the biggest star we've ever had on the show and certainly

the biggest porcine star. You might have seen her on the Muppet Show in her many movies or television

guest appearances. Now she's got a brand new book called The Deva Code. It's the one, the only,

the legendary Miss Piggy. Miss Piggy, welcome to the Sound of Young America. It's so great to have you.

Yes, hello, hello. We were going to say the 10,001 things that frogs and men do but you know,

we thought that might be a little, I don't know, trite. A little over the top maybe? Yes, yes.

Let's talk a little bit about the very beginning of your career. When did you decide that you wanted

to become a star? I believe it was minute one of day one and that was really half of it right

there just making that decision and then the rest was very easy actually. I just had to wait for

the proper time. I had to wait for that moment when the public was ready from why? It sounds like

it sounds like from what I've read that you had, you know, I'm no Barbara Walters but it sounds

like you had a little bit of a difficult childhood. No, you are no Barbara Walters, that's for sure.

Your voice is much lower first of all and no, but I did have a difficult childhood. It's true. I

don't really like to talk about it much. I lost my father at a very young age and in a farming

accident there was a tractor involved. I really don't like to talk about it in interviews though.

So let's just fast forward to when I'm famous, okay? Okay, sure, you bet. Your big break

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