837. – Alexis Okeowo

Alexis Okeowo is a writer for The New Yorker, originally from Alabama, currently living in New York. Her newest book, Blessings and Disasters, is out now. We chat about cortisol levels, millennials putting things in boxes, orange wine at the pub, The Real Housewives Pomodoro Method, she believes Alabama is the perfect slice of America, how to keep your book “moving,” why keep books you don’t like on your shelf? How to make a screen-free life sexier, and moving from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

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