Living, Not Just Surviving: A Life Lesson From Philly to Clive Davis

Summary

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The Breakfast Club – "Living, Not Just Surviving: A Life Lesson From Philly to Clive Davis"

Host: Lauren LaRosa (The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts)
Date: June 23, 2026

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Episode Overview

This reflective and heartfelt episode, hosted by Lauren LaRosa, explores two themes: the power of community and living life to its fullest. Lauren shares her recent experiences at a cancer awareness event in Philadelphia, delves deep into her family’s journey with cancer, and connects these life lessons to the news of legendary music executive Clive Davis’s passing. The episode is a reminder to move beyond survival mode, appreciate community, and truly live—drawing inspiration from real-life heroes, both personal and public.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Sister Strut Philadelphia: Community, Cancer, and Celebration

[03:12–09:33]

• Lauren starts by recapping her "amazing Father's Day weekend" centered on family love and community empowerment:

  • She participated in the Sister Strut 3K walk in Philadelphia, an event supporting breast cancer research sponsored by Power 99 WDAS.
  • Lauren highlights icons such as Frankie Darcelle, Mimi Brown, Lorraine Ballard Morrill, Patty Jackson, Cappuccino, Roxy Romeo, Johani, and Doc B: “If you’ve ever listened to any radio while in Philadelphia, I’m sure that you’ve listened to some of these legendary voices that I’m mentioning.” [03:35]
  • The walk, her first cancer charity event, resonated deeply due to her mother’s cancer survival journey (brain and lung, not breast).

• On the communal healing aspect:

  • “It was just so nice to be around other people who were walking in remembrance of people who fought a good fight, who actually fought the fight themselves and won, or currently going through it, and it be a positive take on cancer.” [05:39]
  • Lauren notes the often-misunderstood reactions people have when hearing about cancer:
    • “The minute that people hear cancer, they literally react as if your life is over…my mom is very much alive, fighting, and God got her.” [05:54]

• Family and community support:

  • Her mother’s energy and engagement despite health struggles inspire Lauren’s gratitude.
  • “My mom woke up that day and was like, 'I’m coming with you.' And I was like, mom, the walk might be too much...But she reminded me, girl, I am. I’m coming.” [08:15]
  • Session ends with shoutouts and an encouragement to follow and support Sister Strut: “The Philadelphia one is legendary though…people were literally seeing my T-shirt after we left and was like, oh my God, how did I miss the walk? I go every year.” [09:23]

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2. Reflections on Life, Death, and the Legacy of Clive Davis

[13:59–18:45]

• As Lauren comes off her “high and that great positive experience,” she connects with the news of Clive Davis’s passing at age 94:

  • “When I say, like, you’re reflecting on life and appreciating life and just having gratitude about things. Things happen so fast. Yes, he was 94 years old. He lived an amazing life.” [14:36]
  • She recounts his impact: responsible for the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson, Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson.
  • Notable industry figures mourn his loss publicly; Jennifer Hudson posts in tribute.

• The lesson on cherishing life:

  • “If I didn’t learn anything from being at that walk over the weekend, it’s like you literally have to live your life to the fullest. And that sounds so cliché when people say it, but when I think about Clive Davis…he was not a person that just let life happen to him. He made life happen.” [15:49]

• Lauren contrasts the grind with intentional living:

  • “I am working very hard right now at this time in my career…Brown Girl grinding is the moniker, you know what I’m saying? But Brown Girl also, we gonna live too. We gonna enjoy the things that we have worked very hard for.” [16:39]
  • She urges listeners to step out of “survival mode.”

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3. Business Behind the Scenes: Turning Ideas into Reality

[10:03–11:58] / [19:43–21:38]

• Lauren repeatedly shouts out Shopify as a key partner in her entrepreneurial journey:
  • “Shopify is literally the platform where I turned this tiny idea into a business.” [10:07]
  • She recalls being overwhelmed by tech, but “Shopify takes all of the guesswork out…I build my own store, I manage my community, own my own customer relationships.” [10:20]
  • Shopify’s integrations (Google, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, ChatGPT), and its AI co-founder Sidekick are highlighted as “like having a genius business partner that never sleeps.” [11:28, 21:07]
  • She expresses pride over the platform’s support for Black Effect Podcast Festival and black-owned businesses.

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4. The Importance of Reflection and Genuine Conversation

[18:45–19:13]; [23:39–24:36]

• Lauren emphasizes intentional reflection, both on the podcast and in her life:
  • “I think anytime you’re with family…doing all the things in the community…that’s what comes with it. But I think it’s okay to reflect sometimes. I’m learning how to do that.” [18:45]
  • She credits conversations with legend Patty Jackson for reminding her to “make sure that the things that we are talking about are things worth being talked about.” [23:48]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On family and fighting spirit:
  “My mom woke up that day and was like, ‘I’m coming with you.’…She reminded me, girl, I am. I’m coming.” – Lauren LaRosa [08:15]

• On the emotional impact of community events:
  “It was just so positive. Like, we’re taking control and taking back our lives. Like, that was the feeling of the morning.” – Lauren LaRosa [06:38]

• On Clive Davis’s approach to life:
  “He was not a person that just let life happen to him. He made life happen.” – Lauren LaRosa [15:49]

• On transitioning from survival to living:
  “We gonna enjoy the things that we have worked very hard for…step out of survival mode.” – Lauren LaRosa [16:39]

• On the importance of genuine conversation:
  “Make sure that the things that we are talking about are things worth being talked about.” – Lauren LaRosa, referencing Patty Jackson [23:48]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [03:12] – Lauren introduces her reflections, shares her excitement about Sister Strut and Philadelphia legends
• [05:39] – Deep dive on sharing her mom’s cancer journey and society’s reactions
• [08:15] – Story about her mother’s determination to join the walk
• [10:03] – “Behind the scenes” of her business journey; Shopify as a tool
• [13:59] – Connecting personal experiences to Clive Davis’s passing and legacy
• [15:49] – Reflections on “living, not just surviving,” inspired by Davis
• [16:39] – About shifting out of nonstop grind, embracing joy
• [18:45] – The necessity and value of personal reflection
• [23:39] – Closing gratitude and commitment to authentic dialogue

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Episode Takeaways

• Celebrate family and draw strength from shared struggles and victories.
• Support causes that connect our stories—like cancer walks—and remember the positive.
• Honor icons like Clive Davis not just by remembering their achievements, but by adopting their approach to living fully.
• Entrepreneurship is more accessible than ever; tools like Shopify can empower anyone.
• Reflection and gratitude are essential, especially amidst a busy grind—take time to notice, appreciate, and share meaning.

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A heartfelt, energizing episode reminding listeners that to honor those we’ve lost and those who inspire us, we must live boldly and build authentic community—at home, in business, and beyond.

Transcript

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Hey, y'.

All, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is another episode of the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. So we always kick the episode off, checking in behind the scenes of the grind. And I am really so excited to do so on today's episode because I'm coming off of an amazing Father's Day weekend. I'm coming off of an amazing just weekend full of, like, family love. All the things we did. Sister Strut in Philadelphia this weekend, shout out to the team at Power 99 WDAs. I just, it was. It was just an amazing, amazing experience. So Frankie Darcelle, she, you know, heads up. She is one of the jocks at WDAs. Legendary on the radio mic. Okay. I got to be alongside her. And Mimi Brown, Lorraine Ballard Morill, Patty Jackson, Cappuccino from Power 99, Roxy Romeo from Power 99, Johani from 1061, Doc B, who I grew up listening to on the radio and going to and sneaking into his parties in dc, who is, you know, the program director down there for the Philly stations. And, like, first of all, let me just take some time to show them love here on the podcast because it felt like family. D.C. was so welcoming. He made sure I had everything I needed. His team shout out to, you know, Stacy, who works alongside him. And I'm saying these names like, y' all know these people. But you guys, if you've ever, you know, listened to any radio while in Philadelphia, I'm sure that you've listened to some of these voices, these legendary voices that I'm mentioning. But we did something called Sister Strut LA. It's a 3K walk in support of breast cancer that raises money for breast cancer research. And it was my first time doing anything like that. Y' all know, I talk so much about my mom's cancer journey, and although she's not a breast cancer survivor, she is a survivor of brain and lung cancer. And when I tell you, it was just so nice to be around

other

people who, you know, were walking in remembrance of people who fought a good fight who actually fought the fight themselves and won or currently going through it, and it'd be a positive take on cancer. I remember when my mom first got diagnosed, I didn't even want to tell people, and I hated telling people what was happening, because the minute that people hear cancer, they literally react as if your life is over. Like, people will react to me as if my mom was like, not here anymore. And I'm like, my mom is very much alive, fighting, and God got her. And it's because cancer is like, such a. It's like, such a thing that we don't understand a lot of, and, you know, there's no cure. It's just all the things that go with it. But it was so powerful to just be in a community full of people who were positively fighting through their journey, their journeys, positively remembering people.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

It was just so positive. Like, it was so. Like, we're taking life literally. Like, we're taking control and taking back our lives. Like, that was the feeling of the morning. We started really early in Philadelphia. Xfinity live in, you know, Lincoln Financial Field, which is actually where the. The Eagles play, for those of you guys who are not familiar with Philadelphia, but that's where the Eagles play. So, yeah, it was a great. It. It was just. I can't put it into words. No better than saying that it was an amazing and positive experience. And to be honest with y'. All. So I. I got a hotel room in Philly Friday night to make sure that I was there. I was up on time Saturday morning because we had to be there so early. And my mom loves going to Philly. She loves walking rocky steps. And, you know, over there by, like, the Philadelphia brotherly love sign. That is infamous as well. This. You know, the whole conversation is very Philly code. If you've never been to Philly, you probably don't know what I'm talking about. But basically, there are certain areas in Philly that my mom just loves going to and walking. And it was a great, you know, weekend. The weather was amazing. So she was like, I want to go. So I'm thinking she's gonna come. You know, we'll do a. You know, are walking around a bit, spend time together in the hotel. She'll sleep while I'm up, having to be at this, you know, walk by, like, what, like 8 o' clock in the morning, I come back, we'll grab food, get to do a little bit more in Philly before we leave. My aunt had a birthday party this weekend. She turned 90. My grandmother's sister. Happy birthday to my Aunt Liz. And it wasn't even that.

My mom woke up that day and

was like, I'm coming with you. And I was like, mom, the walk might be too much because she can't do a lot of walking, you know, ever since, you know, coming up out of everything. But she's still mobile, able and doing all of the things. And she reminded me like, girl, I am. I'm coming. So we went to the walk. They actually had like a fitness workout for like the first hour and a half. And it was so great to just be up early getting my body moving. My boyfriend's mom also came as well too, and his cousin came as well. So we were all there together. My cousin came as well. It was just a really great community fellowship moment in the name of cancer research and all of the things. But it felt good to be, like, taking care of ourselves. Like, we were exercising, we were up early, we're walking, it's like positive energy. So we're filling ourselves up with that. So, yeah, so make sure you guys go and support and follow sister Strut. S I S T A S T R U T they do these walks in various locations. The Philadelphia one is legendary though. Like, people were literally seeing my T shirt after we left and was like, oh, my God, how did I miss the walk? I go every year. Yes. So shout out to them.

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Okay, so quick behind the scenes moment about my business because people always ask

me, like, how do I actually run everything?

So Shopify is literally the platform where I turned this tiny idea into a business. Before this, I was really just like popping up at any in person event, any vending opportunity I could, which I still do. But I wasn't really as focused online. I was like, you know, the websites are going to be too much to build out. I'm not like a super techy person, even though I can make things cute. And I didn't want to put up a website that would run my customers away. I wanted it to be efficient, to be easy and Shopify helped me build brown girlgrinding.com out. Once I switched to Shopify, it finally clicked like, okay, I can actually do this. It's not about it being tough, it's about using the right platform to make it easy. Shopify takes all of the guesswork out. I build my own store, I manage my community, own my own customer relationships. Plus this is my favorite thing. Shopify gets my products everywhere. I'm able to link stuff through Google, YouTube, TikTok, Shop the Shop app, even ChatGPT and Instagram, which is very important for me. And Shopify's AI co founder Sidekick, game changer, let me tell y'.

All.

Right, so it's helped me not only optimize my site, but it helps me look at my sales trends, it updates my product skills. All the stuff I'm absolutely not an expert in. But it's like having a genius business

partner that never sleeps.

And right now the Bronco grinding storefront and the Black Effect storefront is busy and Shopify is handling all of the heavy lifting. I love that for us. I am pumped, like so pumped that Shopify is going to show up at the Black Effect Podcast Festival this year in a big way. And I will be there preaching this platform to all of the small black owned businesses that partner with us. So if you've been sitting on an idea or if you're ready to scale, which you've already started, this is your sign. Go to shopify.com Ben if I can

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[Lauren LaRosa]

So I'm coming off of that high and that great positive experience and kind of just being very appreciative of life. I think, you know, being in those type of situations and meeting, you know, cancer survivors and people that are figuring it out and, you know, hearing from families of people that did not figure it out, it makes you really appreciate life. And then news broke today that Clive Davis, legendary music executive and, you know, icon, known for a lot of the music acts that he brought to the world and his infamous Grammy parties, passed away at age 94. If you're not familiar with Clive Davis, he is responsible for Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson. He founded Bad Boy with Diddy, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson. Not, I mean, we know Jennifer Hudson from coming through the American Idol train, but clap. Davis did a lot in her career as well. I saw a post that she put up in remembrance of him today, but it was announced that he passed away at his home in New York today, Monday, June 22, 2026. And, you know, so there, there, there's a ton of in, in memory of him happening right now. Now, no cause of death has been revealed at this time, but Clive Davis was recently hospitalized. And, and that's like, what I mean by, you know, when I say, like, you're reflecting on life and appreciating life and just having gratitude about things. Things happen so fast. Yes, he was 94 years old. He lived an amazing life. Was still very, you know, as present as he could be, was showing up to different industry events and trying to host his events. But he was just in the hospital over Memorial Day weekend. That was a few weeks ago, Almost a little bit. Almost about a month ago. And around the beginning of this one, around the beginning of June, I think it was like June 4th or 5th, he was released from the hospital. Now, when he went to the hospital earlier this month, a rep for Clive Davis said that he was battling a upper respiratory infection. But they said that he was fine, he was in good spirits, that he would just be released, you know, within the 24 to 48 hours that he had been taken to the hospital, that they just took him to the hospital honestly at the time, just as like a protocol thing. And then here we are a few weeks later talking about his passing and talking about him in. In memorandum. So, you know, just if I. If I didn't learn anything from being at that walk over the weekend, it's like you literally have to live your life to the fullest. And that sounds so cliche when people say it, but when I think about Clive Davis, when I heard about his passing today, I literally was like, God rest his soul. But I thought about the. The full life that he lived, the labels he worked at and helped to establish and put on the map, the careers that he helped to establish and put on the map, the experiences in life. Because he, you know, was not a person. Just like let life happen to him. He made life happen. All of those things are things that I thought about when I heard about his passing. And I think, you know, for all of us, we should, you know, always just try our best to live and not just survive. And I think I'm coming up out of that now where, you know, I'm not always feeling like I have to be in survival mode. I am working very hard right now at this time in my, you know, career. If you guys can't hear it in my voice that I barely have coming out of the weekend that I had, I'm working very hard right now, for sure, but I. I have, you know, been very intentional about. Yes, I'm working very hard. Brown Girl grinding is the moniker, you know what I'm saying? But Brown Girl also, we gonna live too. We gonna enjoy the things that we have worked very hard for. So I hope that all of you guys are doing that as well. Again, I think, you know, Sister sht, the organization that I mentioned, even if you don't know, anyone that is battling any type of cancer has or, you know, whatever, and at this point, I feel like cancer has so been so rampant in people's families, it's kind of almost hard to believe that people don't still a great organization to support because community is everything I'm looking at. People literally just speak out in remembrance of Clive Davis. And I'm thinking about community and the way that you impact people and influence people while you're here and what in turn, you know, that does for people as they get out and try to learn and survive and not just. Not just survive, but actually live. And I think we all should be thinking about that.

So there's you know, I'm a little

reflective in this episode. I think anytime you with family and you know, kind of, you know, doing all the things in, in the community that that is, that's what, that's what comes with it. But I think it's okay to reflect sometimes. I'm learning how to do that. We check in behind the scenes at the beginning of this episode because I literally have to teach myself still and, and reflect and remember and check in. So make sure you guys are doing that too.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

home, welcome to paradise.

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Same family.

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That's all that matters to me.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, so quick behind the scenes moment about my business because people always ask

me, like, how do I actually run everything?

So Shopify is literally the platform where I turned this tiny idea into a business. Before this, I was really just like popping up at any in person event, any vending opportunity I could, which I still do, but I wasn't really as focused online. I, I, I was like, you know, the websites are going to be too much to build out. I'm not like a super techy person, even though I can make things cute. And I didn't want to put up a website that would run my customers away. I wanted it to be efficient, to be easy. And Shopify helped me build brown girlgrinding.com out. Once I switched to Shopify, it finally clicked like, okay, I can actually do this. It's not about it being tough. It's about using the right platform to make it easy. Shopify takes all of the guesswork out. I build my own store, I manage my community, own my own customer relationships. Plus, this is my favorite thing. Shopify gets my products everywhere. I'm able to link stuff through Google, YouTube, TikTok, Shop the Shop app, even ChatGPT and Instagram, which is very important for me. And Shopify's AI co founder, sidekick, game changer, let me tell y', all, right? So it's helped me not only optimize my site, it helps me look at my sales trends, it updates my product skills, all the stuff I'm absolutely not an expert in. But it's like having a genius business

partner that never sleeps.

And right now the Bronco grinding storefront and the Black Effect storefront is busy and Shopify is handling all of the heavy lifting. I love that for us. I am pumped, like so pumped that Shopify is going to show up at the Black Effect Podcast Festival this year in a big way. And I will be there preaching this platform to all of the small black owned businesses that partner with us. So if you've been sitting on an idea or if you're ready to scale, which you've already started, this is your sign. Go to shopify.com Ben if I can

do it, you can do it too.

[UnitedHealthcare Representative]

Health insurance matters, especially for athletes. But healthcare isn't some one size fits all proposition, even though it's been treated that way forever. Thankfully, UnitedHealthcare has been rethinking things. As young female athletes, a lot of us grew up without fully understanding what our sports demanded from our bodies. We weren't taught enough about proper fueling, recovery or even how women's bodies develop over time. And when injuries happened, the focus was mostly physical, but the mental side totally ignored. But when you're all about being an athlete and you suddenly can't compete, that's tough. It's one reason many women don't return to sport after serious injuries. But things are improving. Research is starting to focus on female athletes, not just treating them like smaller versions of men. But there's still a gap. Real recovery takes a connected care team, and UnitedHealthcare is working to make that kind of support more accessible so every athlete keeps moving forward. Learn more about how UnitedHealthcare is committed to [e-mail] care yes,

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it's me again.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We prepped.

[Sexual Health Advocate]

Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow.

[Audience Member / Listener]

It's the time for empowerment and I've

[Sexual Health Advocate]

got a message for you.

[Audience Member / Listener]

You gotta think about sexual health no

[Sexual Health Advocate]

matter what, when, when, or with who. Yeah, yeah.

[Audience Member / Listener]

To all your lovers out there, there ain't no judgment.

[Sexual Health Advocate]

This is your cue.

[Audience Member / Listener]

It's time to talk about pre special prophylaxis, a part of HIV prevention.

[Healthcare Provider Announcer]

Talk to a health care provider and visit carefortheculture.com to learn more.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Lauren LaRosa. This has been another episode of the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. I tell you guys every single episode how much I appreciate y'.

All.

But if we are reflecting, I'm thinking about the first week, the first month of this podcast when we were new and growing. And we as we still grow and as we still newly take up space in a presence and building out. I. I love telling you guys how much I appreciate you guys because I think it all counts. Talking to Ms. Patty Jackson from WDAS, who is a renowned, you know, radio icon in the Philadelphia area. One of the things that I took from just hearing her voice, in a way, it touched me was how important it is whenever we crack these mics to make sure that the things that we are talking about are things worth, you know, being talked about. So, yeah, I'm Lauren LaRosa. This has been another episode. I hope you guys have enjoyed my low riders. I'll see you in my next one.

[Audience Member / Listener]

Yes,

[Empowerment Campaign Voice]

it's me again.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And we prepped.

[Audience Member / Listener]

It's the time for empowerment.

[Sexual Health Advocate]

And I've got a message for you.

[Audience Member / Listener]

You gotta think about sexual health no matter what.

[Sexual Health Advocate]

When we winner. With who. Yeah. Yeah.

[Audience Member / Listener]

To all you lovers out there, ain't no judgment.

[Sexual Health Advocate]

This is your cue.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Guess who, guess who's.

[Audience Member / Listener]

It's time to talk about pre special prophylaxis, a part of HIV prevention.

[Healthcare Provider Announcer]

Talk to a healthcare provider provider and visit carefortheculture.com to learn more.

[UnitedHealthcare Representative]

So women are not smaller versions of men. I mean, you already know that, but sports medicine has only recently started to clue in. Thankfully, UnitedHealthcare totally gets it. As young female athletes, a lot of us weren't taught enough about everything our sports demanded from our bodies. But things are improving, and United Healthcare is working to make support more accessible for every athlete. Learn more about how UnitedHealthcare is committed to [e-mail] care hi, it's Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder.

[Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder]

We cruised around LA in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and dove into the fascinating life of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.

[UnitedHealthcare Representative]

Want the full story? Take a listen.

[Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder]

She starts dating Howard Hughes, and in fact, she helps him design a faster plane. So she finds the fastest bird and the fastest fish and sketches out a drawing of what the two would look like as a plane. And that becomes the plane that we know today. And he calls her a genius. Check out our new episode, spotlighting groundbreaking innovators like Hedy and Lamarr and Billie Jean King.

[UnitedHealthcare Representative]

Presented by the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

[Audience Member / Listener]

Goodbye.

[Kel Penn]

Hey, everyone, it's Kel Penn. I'm inviting you to join the best sounding book club you've ever heard with my podcast, Hearsay, The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. Every episode, I nerd out with amazing guests and dive into the best new audiobooks available on Audible. It's the book club for your ears. Listen to Earsay, the Audible and iHeart audiobook club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.