111: Cold Comforts: Maryellen, The One and Only

Of all the questions put out into the world, some confound, others

inspire, and a few just beg for follow up. But only Val Tripp would be

bold enough to ask (through Maryellen Larkin): "how hard could it be

to cut bangs?" Maryellen knows that nothing is fair in fourth grade,

including the fallout from a quick and hasty morning haircut. We cover

Maryellen's debut book, The One and Only, and her rapid-fire meet,

lesson, and surprise plots. Though Maryellen proves to be a good

student and critic of the Cold War, we question what has been learned

about covering hard topics in the 30+ years of developing AG books.

This episode goes deep into Maryellen's moment (the year 1954) and

includes a discussion of current trends in reality television.

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