Launch Podcast
1) Introducing Imagined Life
What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of the latest podcast from Wondery, IMAGINED LIFE takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. It’ll b...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Launch Live from the Los Angeles Festival of Books | 8
Surprise, it's a bonus episode! A couple weeks ago, John and Launch Executive Producer Ben Adair sat down at the Los Angeles Festival of Books to give a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of Lau...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Introducing Safe For Work
Sometimes the workplace can get crazy and messy, there's where the podcast Safe For Work comes in. Join the former head of marketing for Nike, NatGeo, and the Oprah Winfrey Network, Liz Dolan and reco...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) A New Chapter | 7
When you really think about something, the chances of anything happening are so small. But people are planners. We make things happen. Where fate and plans align, that can be something special. Consid...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Questions and Answers | 6
John took Arlo on the road, hitting nine cities in thirteen days. We're absolutely sure that this is what rock stars feel like. These are some of the questions and answers that you sent in via email a...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) On The Road | 5
So, this is it. This is the day. After two years of writing and editing, proofreading and obsessing, Arlo Finch is finally out in the world. This book has gone from being an idea to an actual physical...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Paper and Glue | 4
This is the exclusive Inside Hollywood edition of printing and distributing books. Even Connie doesn’t know how it works. Paper factories make logs into pulp and presses make pages into books. The boo...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) A Book By Its Cover | 3
In this episode, we’re going to be judging a book by its cover, and we talked to Vivienne To, artist hired to come up with the design for Arlo Finch. We’ll also be nerding out over fonts and grammar....Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) The Shadow of Harry Potter
Saying “It’s like Harry Potter” is a useful way to describe a book, but He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named should absolutely not be named in children’s publishing. Like Facebook or Instagram, it’s the unicorn t...Show More
10) A Boy in The Woods
Arlo Finch sprang from a phone call in an Austin hotel room in October 2015 during an epic thunderstorm. Screenwriter John August spent the next month tracing Arlo's journey over seven chapters and re...Show More