Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, May 27th,

2024 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria and as always before we dive into this week's episode, I do want to thank those of you who make Talk Nurdy possible.

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All right, let's get into it.

So this is kind of a different one this week.

I had the opportunity to speak with author Amanda Montel, but I did it in a different

setting than usual. I was lucky enough to interview her for a virtual event that was recorded live with the Toronto Public Library.

So what you're hearing now is that event.

We made a deal to be able to play it right here on the show

which is really really wonderful so I want to thank the Toronto Public Library

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