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EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 13 MIN

S10 E21: Amy Larocca, Karen Hao, and Amanda Hess

from This Is the Author · host Penguin Random House Audio

In this episode, meet award-winning journalists Amy Larocca, Karen Hao, and Amanda Hess. Each of these seasoned reporters have taken deep dives into major new developments in the worlds of culture and technology, and their audiobooks are nothing short of illuminating. Hear Amy Larocca on how the wellness trend has eclipsed fashion as the “it” commodity, Karen Hao on what’s missing from the public discussion of AI, and Amanda Hess on having a child in the digital age, and what was most “confrontational” about recording her audiobook. How to Be Well by Amy Larocca https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599403/how-to-be-well-by-amy-larocca/9798217013388/ Empire of AI by Karen Hao https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/9798217072453/ Second Life by Amanda Hess https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721361/second-life-by-amanda-hess/9798217066155/

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