Eddie Huang is the restaurateur behind New York’s popular Taiwanese-Chinese bun shop BaoHaus. He also hosts the Vice web series called “Fresh Off the Boat.” It’s an irreverent take on food and ethnic assimilation… much like his celebrated new memoir, of the same title (out 1/29). Today we overhear the tale of his first ‘All-American’ dinner. (New York listeners: catch Eddie and Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio in conversation on Tuesday at the Union Square Barnes and Noble.)
On the "Mortified" podcast, brave adults read aloud the most embarrassing moments from their childhood journals. The show's inspired a new book called "My Mortified Life.” Listen to this favorite from the show, perfect for Halloween, about a middle school girl who desperately wanted to be a vampire in the 1990s.
David Litt penned some of former President Obama's most memorable speeches, including his comic turns at White House Correspondents' Dinners. The stories behind those speeches are the stuff of his new memoir, "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years." Listen as he shares a tale that didn't make it into the book… maybe because it involves him stealing.