Episode 56: A few favorite memoirs, a disagreement, and book reviews

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In today’s episode, Curtis and Chelsey are sharing recommendations in their mutual favorite genre: memoir. Despite the fact that we both love this genre, our tastes vary wildly. We like to think that’s why you stick around here, listeners. So expect a wide range of memoirs today as we share three favorites and three to-be-read titles.    PS: You’ll hear our podcast mascot, Penny breathing and whining on the track. She says hello, pay attention to me please. Enjoy the puppy ambience.    Books mentioned in this episode:   Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger The Institute by Stephen King The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien   Curtis favorites: One Bullet Away by Nathaniel Fick I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara  Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf   Chelsey Favorites: Here for It by R. Eric Thomas  End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood by Jan Redford Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi    Curtis TBR: Faith of my Fathers by John McCain Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance Between the World and Me by Ta Nehesi Coates You Can't Make This Up by Al Michaels    Chelsey TBR: Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby  Good Talk by Mira Jacobs  The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones   Buddy read: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin