Episode 249: Turning Data into #Narrative with Ron Lieber

In this episode, we go seriously pro, talking to Ron Lieber, the Your Money columnist for the New York Times and the author of <a href="https://ronlieber.com/books/the-price-you-pay-for-college/">The Price You Pay for College</a> and <a href="https://ronlieber.com/books/the-opposite-of-spoiled/">The Opposite of Spoiled</a>. Ron shares his system for writing information and data-packed chapters&#8212;or columns&#8212;while making them relatable and digestible. Pro tip: it starts with &#8220;strip-mining&#8221; the brains of the top five experts you can find&#8212;and, as Ron says, being in the business of asking uncomfortable questions. Other great moments&#8212;waterproof shower crayons and how to highlight a tweet without interrupting the reading of your audio-book. <br/><br/><a href="https://ronlieber.com/">Find all things Ron here.</a> <br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Ron: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593087725">Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal</a> by Melissa Korn&#160;and&#160;Jennifer Levitz<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781982116293">Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions</a> by Jeffrey Selingo<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780857197689">The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness</a> by Morgan Housel<br/><br/>Jess: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780143126058">Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them</a> by Joshua Greene<br/><br/>KJ: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781250088758">The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel</a> by Jodie Archer&#160;and&#160;Matthew L. Jockers&#160; <br/><br/>So, did you know Jennie Nash grossed over $400K as a book coach in 2020? If that makes your ears perk up&#8212;and I bet it did&#8212;and you&#8217;re intrigued by the idea of working with writers, helping people realize their dreams and making money doing it, head to <a href="http://bookcoaches.com/amwriting">bookcoaches.com/amwriting</a> to l