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What in God's Name A Novel

Simon Rich

Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as "God") has been phoning it in. Lately, he's been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it's not to resol...

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

It was the basis of the first season of the show Miracle Workers, and Daniel Radcliffe enjoyed its humor, warmth, and cynicism. He found it an incredible skill to make someone laugh out loud in a novel or short story.

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I read the book, What In God's Name? That the first season of the show was based on.

— Episode: Daniel Radcliffe

Episode: Daniel Radcliffe

It was the basis of the first season of the show Miracle Workers, and Daniel Radcliffe enjoyed its humor, warmth, and cynicism. He found it an incredible skill to make someone laugh out loud in a novel or short story.

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I read the book, What In God's Name? That the first season of the show was based on.

And I was just like, this is, it's very, I think making somebody laugh out loud from a novel or from a short story is such an incredible skill.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Mitra Jouhari discussed her writing work on the upcoming TBS show 'Miracle Workers', which is based on a book and centers around Heaven as a company.

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She is writing for the upcoming show on TBS, Miracle Workers, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

— Episode: "Romp" (w/ Mitra Jouhari)

Episode: "Romp" (w/ Mitra Jouhari)

Mitra Jouhari discussed her writing work on the upcoming TBS show 'Miracle Workers', which is based on a book and centers around Heaven as a company.

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She is writing for the upcoming show on TBS, Miracle Workers, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

The premise is basically Heaven is a company and God is the CEO and he's out to lunch trust fund and he decides he doesn't want to keep Heaven open anymore when he finds out that people on Earth he doesn't want to keep Earth open anymore because he finds out people on Earth aren't very happy and don't like him very much so angels from the prayers department make a bet with God and if he can make a miracle happen he'll keep Heaven open and he's like yeah sure the miracle is to make two humans who prayed to be with each other kiss so it's like very sweet and wacky and fun it's a really I had such a good time and it's based on a book so I think I'm not ruining anything

Episode: "Romp" (w/ Mitra Jouhari)

The podcast discussed Mitra Jouhari writing for the upcoming TBS show "Miracle Workers," which is based on a book and features Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi.

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She is writing for the upcoming show on TBS, Miracle Workers, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

The premise is basically Heaven is a company and God is the CEO and he's out to lunch trust fund and he decides he doesn't want to keep Heaven open anymore when he finds out that people on Earth he doesn't want to keep Earth open anymore because he finds out people on Earth aren't very happy and don't like him very much so angels from the prayers department make a bet with God and if he can make a miracle happen he'll keep Heaven open and he's like yeah sure the miracle is to make two humans who prayed to be with each other kiss so it's like very sweet and wacky and fun it's a really I had such a good time and it's based on a book so I think I'm not ruining anything

On Being with Krista Tippett

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On Being with Krista Tippett

This book, which came to the author in one night, explores the idea of God through different names, based on individual experiences. It was written during the Persian Gulf War, reflecting the author's thoughts on people using God's name to justify war.

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Well the book is called In God's Name and it's probably one of the only stories I have written that came to me all in one piece.

— Episode: [Unedited] Sandy Eisenberg Sasso with Kr...

Episode: [Unedited] Sandy Eisenberg Sasso with Krista Tippe...

This book, which came to the author in one night, explores the idea of God through different names, based on individual experiences. It was written during the Persian Gulf War, reflecting the author's thoughts on people using God's name to justify war.

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Well the book is called In God's Name and it's probably one of the only stories I have written that came to me all in one piece.

I actually remember the night it happened, I couldn't get to sleep and the story kept repeating itself over and over in my head.

So in the story, people call God by different names each person naming God out of his or her experience.

And they would have this constant argument until at the end all the people came together and they looked in a lake that was like a mirror, God's mirror.

And I feel that children look into God's mirror. We just need to give them a chance to tell us what they see.

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