Ep. 7: An in-depth interview with ‘Price Is Right’ viral video star Danielle Perez, along with Hannah Gansen, and recommendations for books by Joe Hill and Meg Wolitzer.

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In episode seven we get our first big “celebrity” interview when we’re joined by internet sensation Danielle Perez from the infamous ‘Price Is Right!’ viral video in which she won a treadmill, despite being in a wheelchair. In this in-depth interview, we find out what it’s like to “go viral”, and the surreal circumstances that lead from a funny game show “fail” to her video appearing on huge media outlets such as ‘The Huffington Post’, ‘World Star Hip Hop’, ‘Reddit’, and eventually going viral around the world before finally landing her on the stage of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ All in the span of 48 hours! It’s been a crazy week for Danielle and we get to hear all about it in this, her first full length interview since the madness began.

Eventually we do get to the books, and we’ve got some great ones to recommend. The very funny Hannah Gansen recommends the books of Joe Hill, including ‘Heart Shaped Box’ and ‘Horns’, and Danielle recommends ‘The Interestings’ by Meg Wolitzer, a fascinating look at what it means to be creative, what it takes to live a happy life, and the difficulties that arise when you desire both.

Joe Hill - William Morrow - ISBN 978-0-06-114793-7 (Heart Shaped Box)

Meg Wolitzer - Riverhead Books - 978-1-59448-839-9 (The Interestings)!