Jordan Salama is nonfiction writer, journalist and producer. He has written for the New York Times, National Geographic, and Scientific American, and his digital video series (The Lulus TV/América) has more than 1 million total subscribers and 500 million views from around the world. Jordan & Michael discuss his new book (see below for pre-order link), how to remember your life, meeting Lionel Messi, and more!  

Pre-order Jordan's new book "Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676218/every-day-the-river-changes-by-jordan-salama/ 

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00:00:00 Intro   

00:01:30 How we met  

00:03:00 Jordan's background 

00:09:00 Jordan's new book 

00:25:15 How to remember our lives 

00:32:30 Telling authentic stories 

00:37:50 Meeting Lionel Messi 

00:44:00 Jordan's producing work 

00:55:45 Jordan's hobbies   

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My name is Michael Lotito, and I'm a Princeton University graduate & future medical student. Feel free to listen in as I talk with interesting people about their life experiences, passions, and what it means to be human :)     

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Peace,   

ML