This interview is with Jessica Weisberg.
Jessica Weisberg is an award-winning writer and producer. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, Harper’s, and Atavist, among other publications, and been nominated for a National Magazine Award. She ran the features unit at Vice News Tonight on HBO, for which she was nominated for an Emmy, and is a senior producer at Serial Podcast. Her first book, Asking for a Friend, came out in 2018.
Asking for a Friend is a fascinating read, all about advice givers – people who have offered up advice to others throughout time. Some examples of prominent advice givers featured include:
- Dale Carnegie who wrote, How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Cheryl Strayed, author of Dear Sugar
- Dear Abby, a popular newspaper column in 1950’s
- Life coach Martha Back
Jessica’s favourite quote or manta is:
You can love anyone as long as you hear their story.
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