Episode 405
with Cheryl Strayed, Jon Mooallem, and Miniature Tigers
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello admit to wanting more nonessential items while being homebound; Dear Sugar advice columnist and acclaimed writer Cheryl Strayed answers listener questions on how to cope in these complicated times; author Jon Mooallem discusses the survival lessons we can glean from his topical new book "This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, A Voice That Held It Together;" and we hear a new track from Charlie Brand, of indie-pop band Miniature Tigers, plus find out how he’s composing a break-up album in the midst of a lockdown.
Cheryl Strayed
Writer
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild, the New York Times bestsellers Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough, and the novel Torch. Strayed's books have been translated into nearly forty languages around the world and have been adapted for both the screen and the stage. Strayed is the host of the New York Times hit podcast, Sugar Calling and also Dear Sugar, which she co-hosted with Steve Almond.
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Jon Mooallem
Author
Jon Mooallem is a longtime writer at large with The New York Times Magazine and a contributor to numerous other radio shows and magazines, including This American Life and Wired. His first book, Wild Ones was chosen as a notable book of the year by The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, NPR’s Science Friday and Canada's National Post, among others. He tours frequently with Pop-Up Magazine, a live magazine performed on stage, and has collaborated on music and storytelling projects with members of the Decemberists. Website • Twitter
Miniature Tigers
Indie-Pop Band
Miniature Tigers is an American indie pop band based in the Brooklyn borough of New York City that combines elements of indie rock, synth-pop, and dream pop. The band is made up of Charlie Brand (lead vocals, guitar), Rick Schaier (keyboards and guitar), Algernon Quashie (guitar), and Brandon Lee (bass guitar). Listen • Twitter
