Our guest today is actress and comedian, Niccole Thurman, who is best known for being a citizen journalist onThe Opposition with Jordan Klepper, among other things. Niccole talks with us today about finding a creative outlet, dating challenges, and the need for more empathy. Fans of Oprah's Book Club get ready, you may hear some familiar titles as we dive into Niccole's faves.



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Books



She's Come Undone by Wally LambThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAct Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve HarveyThe Woman in the Window by A. J. FinnA Million Little Pieces by James Frey







How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe RobersonWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloYou Are A Badass by Jen SinceroThe Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany HaddishBecoming by Michelle ObamaWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames by David SedarisWhen Breathe Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahGoosebumps by R. L. StineFear Street by R. L. StineI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidBlack, White, and Jewish by Rebecca WalkerAlice WalkerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHey, Little Ant by Phillip M. and Hannah Hoose and Debbie Tilley



Everything Else



The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central)Shrill (Hulu)The Second CitySt. VincentDua Lipa"St. Vincent & Dua Lipa | Masseduction / One Kiss | 2019 GRAMMYs" (YouTube.com)"Lost in Your Light" (Dua Lipa ft. Miguel, 2017)"Fast Slow Disco" (St. Vincent, 2017)Steppenwolf TheatreThe Daily Show (Comedy Central)Fox NewsAlex JonesThe AtlanticHuffPostDrag Queen Story Hour"The Nefarious Workings of Drag Queen Story Time" (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Comedy Central)"Mississippi's Last Abortion Provider" (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Comedy Central)Amazon KindleCardi B Instagram"A Suspense Novelists Trail of Deception" (Ian Parker, The New Yorker)Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)"White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not." (Robin DiAngelo, The Guardian)Oprah's Book ClubThe Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)Josh HutchersonThe New York Times



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