I was fortunate enough to sit down with journalist and author Rachel McRady. Over the course of two hours, we discussed her debut novel, Sunseekers, her globe-spanning journalism career, and the personal life that shaped and was shaped by both. It was amazing to talk through all the heavy themes within Sunseekers and how they relate back into our real, every day life.
Sit down and join us as we discuss interviewing celebrities, yearning for the nostalgia of the 90's, and the juxtaposition between grief and hope found in the characters and scenarios of her novel. At the root of it all is how we can make every day count.
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- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:39 - Rachel McRady Intro
- 04:55 - About Sunseekers
- 08:15 - Family & Relationship Dynamics
- 15:00 - The Power of Self-Talk
- 24:00 - The Sunseekers Audience
- 26:00 - The Impetus of the Novel
- 32:35 - Comparing Sunseekers to Pop Culture
- 34:50 - Stream of Consciousness (Gracie)
- 44:45 - Where 'Matt from Ohio' Came From
- 46:50 - A Child Reuniting the Family
- 48:12 - Characters: Protagonists vs Antagonists
- 57:53 - The Existential Themes in Sunseekers
- 01:15:30 - Intro to Rachel as a Journalist
- 01:16:25 - Becoming a Journalist then a Novelist
- 01:33:00 - Rachel's Favorite Things
- 01:44:20 - Aging and Self-Perception
- 01:52:00 - The Meaning of Life and Making Every Day Count
- 02:00:35 - Big John & Fishing Memories
- 02:03:50 - Sunseekers Wrap-Up
- 02:04:10 - Rachel's Upcoming Projects
- 02:07:50 - Following Rachel McRady
- 02:09:20 - The Stories We Tell Ourselves to Live
- 02:11:05 - Outro
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Feb 27 202633 min