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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 52 MIN

Amy Chozick — With Friends Like You - with Adrienne LaFrance

from Politics and Prose Presents · host Politics and Prose

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a gripping debut that defies all expectations—a story of feverish obsession, new motherhood, and a friendship pushed to the edgeEmily is unmoored as a new mother in Manhattan—exhausted, broke, and slipping away from her well-meaning husband. She becomes fixated on finding the one person who ever truly understood her: her college roommate Daisy who vanished years ago after dancing at a seedy strip club off campus.In her desperate search for Daisy, Emily tumbles from new-mom message boards into a world of porn, secrets, and a high-end escort service for global billionaires, hitting one dead end after another—until the unthinkable happens: Daisy suddenly reappears.Daisy infuses Emily’s life with newfound purpose and community as the two launch a new mothers’ group in a vacant luxury skyscraper (matcha on tap, vibrators on offer). But the joy of their reunion soon fades, revealing deep cracks in their friendship. Is Daisy the key to Emily’s happiness—or is she unraveling her world? And where has Daisy really been all these years?Amy Chozick is a bestselling author, screenwriter and award-winning journalist who has covered the biggest stories in politics, business and media for The New York Times. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Chasing Hillary, which she adapted into the HBO Max series The Girls on the Bus. In addition to the Times, Amy’s writing has appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and other publications. Amy is currently adapting With Friends Like You into a major motion picture with Fifth Season and Academy Award-winning producer Brad Weston. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.Chozick will be in conversation with Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor of The Atlantic, where she was previously a staff writer. She still reports regularly and writes about a wide range of topics: political violence, technology, the Pacific region, American comedy, and culture. PURCHASE:https://politics-prose.com/book/9798217046546?ic_referral=IHcBgzlbOOQcDq8vzWkOABLQajEVmTrAwHH2Eo7Ra_gwMx1ryf0xmrb0G1ZcrDJeL0awqFRQ8qRgMaGgrKD3VnZ8WRVvce0FYiZjcULInT_CuJvPrdCfE5MDHc7oZZD4levJHPA

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