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Dead To Me is back for its third and final season and we’re catching you up on where it left off, recapping episode one, and predicting where we think it’s going this season. This show has always been a dark comedy with plenty of plot twists, but at its core it’s about grief, loss and the enduring friendship between Jen and Judy, played by the amazing Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. We h...

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are beyond thrilled to chat with  Meaghan Oppenheimer, who adapted Carola Lovering's book Tell Me Lies for Hulu and serves as the series co-executive producer and showrunner.  Warning: this episode has spoilers so if you still haven’t binged this incredible series check it out, listen to our recaps, then come back to hear all of Meaghan’s insider ins...

On today’s episode of Complicated Conversations we are excited to chat with Kennedy Ryan about her new novel, Before I Let Go, a  moving story of love, loss and a second chance at love for a divorced couple.  We chat with Kennedy about the inception of this novel, which was resurrected from an early draft of a story she initially wrote 15 years ago; how she leaned into joy and friendship in the cr...

The White Lotus Recap Ep 3: Tossing The Masculinity Word Salad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we welcome Lauren Nossett, author of THE RESEMBLANCE.  We chat with Lauren about how this story started with the voice of her protagonist, Marlitt; why she wanted to explore the complicated nature of the mother-daughter relationship; the polarizing nature of Greek life on university campuses and the real life examples that infused her fiction; why Laure...

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are thrilled to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer to discuss her new novel, CURSED, the sequel to her young adult retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that began in GILDED. We chat with Marissa about where we find gifted storyteller, Serilda, in this second book in the duology; why she wanted to explore motherhood; where we find Gild...

Carinn is unhappy with the lack of new information revealed in this episode, but Kate holds out hope with the Tanya/Greg bomb. Is Cameron the same manbaby as Shane? Is Harper going to go completely overboard? Who understands Portia? There's enough to keep us going, but by the end we're both asking, ok, so now what? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choic...

We’re back with our Friday Preview of what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this weekend. We discuss Selena Gomez’s documentary, My Mind & Me; the announcement of Ashley Audrain’s new book, The Whispers; Kennedy Ryan’s soon to be released novel, Before I Let Go, that had Kate up past her bedtime; Julia’s Whelan’s first novel, My Oxford Year; Carinn’s obsession with the the song “Mastermin...

“Two exes wake up together with wedding bands on their fingers – and no idea how they got there.” That’s the premise of The Rewind, New York Times best-selling author Allison Winn Scotch’s new novel. On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are thrilled to chat with Allison about this return to her romantic comedy roots, which is described as The Hangover meets When Harry Met Sally - how am...

It’s time to return to The White Lotus! This time around we’re in beautiful Sicily with a whole new ensemble cast of wealthy guests (plus the incomparable Jennifer Coolidge back as Tanya). It’s still a story of the haves vs the have nots, but the theme this season isn't money, but sex (infidelity, desire and how it affects relationships). There are a lot of quintessential tells that this continues...

Carinn starts this episode with a literal song and dance to show off her Halloween costume, but next time she's going to have to splurge more on production. (You have to watch the Insta clip to get this.). After that we discuss who the Bad Sisters are in other lives (U2 Bono's real life daughter and Normal People Connell's mom), From Scratch, Tell Me Lies, Girls 5 Eva, Funny You Should Ask, Carinn...

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we are doubly thrilled to welcome sisters Tembi and Attica Locke about their new Netflix series, From Scratch, which is based on Tembi’s New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name. We didn’t think our hearts could be any more full after watching this beautiful, epic story of love and loss, but discussing it with Tembi and Attica brought us to e...

Gwen Stefani said it best: this sh!t is bananas. Warning -- every single spoiler imaginable here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In anticipation of Season Two, we're refreshing the antics of Season One. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listening to Taylor Swift's MIDNIGHTS!! Reading: IT STARTS WITH US by Colleen Hoover, CURSED by Marissa Meyer Watching: Rosaline, the movie adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel, more Bad Sisters, From Scratch on Netflix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This show gets it all right -- the parties, the hot relationship sex, the deep insecurity and resulting rampant overcompensation. We dig into an extra heavy dose of armchair psychology on this one. Tell us, what do you think we're seeing at the end of Episode 9?? We have some theories, but we need more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we chat with Veronica Roth, the New York Times best-selling author of the #1 bestselling Divergent series, the Carve the Mark duology, Chosen Ones, and the short story collection The End and Other Beginnings. We discuss her latest novel, POSTER GIRL, a dystopian mystery with so many relatable themes. We chat with Veronica about her protagonist, Sonya, a...

Watching: the 'From Scratch' adaptation on Netflix an Bad Sisters on Apple tv. Reading: Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Lighter by yung pueblo, Minghella on Minghella Typewriter tea wisdom: we all want to be understood, to be acknowledged, to be loved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we are joined by New York Times bestselling author Sophie Cousens. She is the author of This Time Next Year and Just Haven’t Met You Yet. We talk with her about Before I Do, her new novel that asks the question: what would you do if “the one that got away” turned up the night before your wedding?! We chat with Sophie about “mommy issues” and the way he...

On this Complicated Conversation we are thrilled to have Jessica Knoll with us! Jessica is the New York Times best-selling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister. She adapted Luckiest Girl Alive for the screen and executive produced the movie starring Mila Kunis, out now on Netflix. We chat with Jessica about how she fought to write this screenplay and what she learned from the expe...

Luckiest Girl Alive, The Perfect Find, Southern Charm reunion, Good Inside by Dr. Becky, We Can Do Hard Things discuss HELP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These three episodes really brought Carinn and Kate back to their own college (and life) experiences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luckiest Girl Alive movie on Netflix, Call Her Daddy's interview with Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez's response, Before I Do and our personalities, Celeste Ng's new novel and hearing no. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking about New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory’s new novel, Drunk on Love! If you haven’t listened to our spoiler-free interview with Jasmine yet, check it out now. If you’ve read the book then listen to this because we still have so much to discuss! *After we gush about what a feel good novel this is, we discuss our complicated woman, Margot. (04:14) * We also can’t skip o...

Behind the scenes at PFW, we're gushing about RHOBH, The White Lotus, Two Nights In Lisbon, Physical with Rose Byrne, Part of Your World, and Poster Girl. NO SPOILERS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices