Today we’re joined by the delightful Danny Pellegrino, author of How Do I Un-Remember This?: Unfortunately True Stories, a collection of essays about growing up as a closeted gay kid in small-town Ohio. We discuss the need to spotlight books in pop culture, the responsibility of media to tell stories that include gay characters, and how we handle grief. Traci also urges Danny to start his own LGBTQIA+ book club, watch out Reese!
The Stacks Book Club selection for April is Doppelgangbanger by Cortney Lamar Charleston. We will discuss the book on April 27th with Nate Marshall.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find everything we talked about on Amazon.
- How Do I Un-Remember This? by Danny Pellegrino
- Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino
- “Ep. 199 – A Tapestry of Microaggressions with Kendra James” (The Stacks)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus, 1992)
- New York University (New York, NY)
- The Second City
- The Groundlings
- Stand Up NY (New York, NY)
- The Real Housewives (Bravo)
- The Bachelor (ABC)
- Reese Witherspoon’s book club
- Andy Cohen
- Anderson Cooper
- Matt Bomer
- Andy Cohen’s book imprint
- Father of the Bride (Charles Shyer, 1991)
- Luca (Enrico Casarosa, 2021)
- La Quinta Resort (Palm Springs, CA)
- Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
- Sally Field
- Hallmark Channel holiday movies
- GAC network
- Source Books
- Sean Cody
- “Power of the B-I-T-C-H w. Danny Pellegrino” (Keep It!, Crooked Media)
- Swish by Joel Derfner
- David Sedaris
- Barnes & Noble
- Borders Bookstores
- Miss Piggy interview with Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino, Danny Pellegrino)
- Rosie O’Donnell interview with Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino, Danny Pellegrino)
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Cheez-It Grooves
- Ryan Phillippe
- Danny on The View (ABC)
- Danny on the Drew Barrymore Show (CBS)
- The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson
- Bonnie Hunt
- Phoebe Robinson
- Lucille Ball
- “Ep. 202 – Even the Bachelorette Gets Insecure with Rachel Lindsay” (The Stacks)
- Bea Arthur
- Indiebound
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