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Pod Save America
It was written over 3.5 years and is a fictional novel based on the news media in DC, specifically a commentary on ratings and what it's like to be a woman in the news business. It was inspired by the author's own experiences and those of others in the industry.
Mostly this book started with your book...what made you channel the experiences you had in the news business into a fictional novel?
— Episode: “Impeach ‘em if you got ‘em.”
Episode: “Impeach ‘em if you got ‘em.”
It was written over 3.5 years and is a fictional novel based on the news media in DC, specifically a commentary on ratings and what it's like to be a woman in the news business. It was inspired by the author's own experiences and those of others in the industry.
Mostly this book started with your book...what made you channel the experiences you had in the news business into a fictional novel?
...it took three and a half years to write...but it's satisfying now that it's out...I also thought that I could get another audience engaged in the news with a novel in a way that I couldn't if I wrote non-fiction.
...first it's about a young woman reporter who's always wanted to cover the White House and she gets the opportunity just as the first lady disappears and so she's chasing the scandal of the missing first lady...
...her management sets her up in a competition to get the White House gig, she has to compete against a former reality TV star turned journalist and whoever gets the highest ratings wins, so it's a commentary a little bit about operating inside an industry that's so focused on ratings...
...and also what it's like to be a woman in this world and that's easy...it's way better than being a dude.
