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Title details for So You Need to Decide by Beth Lapides - Available

So You Need to Decide

by Beth Lapides
Beth Lapides
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How many decisions do you make each day? Ten? Twenty? Fifty? How often do you think about the way each of those little and not-so-little decisions reverberate through your life? And how often do you regret a choice you made and wish you could simply choose again?
"One of the better audio-comedy productions in recent memory ... the project is a collection of probing interviews in their original audio, so none of the intensity or intimacy is lost in a translation to print."—Vulture.
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as the "godmother of alternative comedy," Beth Lapides, creator of LA's long-running UnCabaret, delivers a funny and heartfelt meditation on the power of decisions, the place for regret, and the space for grace in the Recorded Books Original So You Need to Decide.
This series of intimate conversations with a diverse group of comedians, writers, and cultural icons revolves around five universal experiences: family, work, love, moving, and spirituality. The decisions that come through in each of these moments are not about the rigidity of control, it's about the fluidity of dancing with the chaos. Lapides invites us to join her and her friends in reflecting on how each decision changes us, altering our path and creating a wholly new journey.
Featuring original interviews with Margaret Cho, Isaac Mizrahi, Bob Odenkirk, Phoebe Bridgers, Baron Vaughn, Aparna Nancherla, Merrill Markoe, and Josh Gondelman, and with research assistance by Mathew Klickstein, So You Need to Decide ultimately challenges the listener to choose how they want to live—bigger or smaller, with artifice or authenticity. Would you rather plumb the depths or float near the surface?
That's a decision only you can make.

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  • Release date

    January 18, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781980088691
      • File size: 237998 KB
      • Duration: 08:15:49

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Beth Lapides, stand-up comedian and creator of the comedy troupe UnCabaret, narrates her own audiobook. It skillfully blends the truth of a memoir and the support of a personal guide to help listeners make life's difficult decisions and live more authentically. Featuring interviews with comedians like Bob Odenkirk, Margaret Cho, and Phoebe Bridgers, the production takes listeners through intimate areas of life while still keeping them laughing. Though not all the interviews come across with completely clear audio and sometimes this feels more like a podcast, Lapides's bright performance is so real and genuine that it minimizes the audio difficulties. Lapides's thoughtful delivery and perfect comic timing make listening to this audiobook a genuine pleasure. V.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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