Episode · Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang · 2024-03-21

Mandy Moore on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang: books mentioned

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The time has come. The sisters have been teasing this episode for weeks and we will finally get the answer to the most pressing question that has ever been posited on this podcast: was that really Mandy Moore's Xanga?

Mandy Moore discussed The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Notebook

    Nicholas Sparks · at 26:04

    The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is a contemporary romance novel that follows the enduring love story of an impoverished young man and a well-to-do young woman across decades.

    Discussed
    “For sure, yeah, but I had read, of course, this Nicholas Sparks book! It was like targeted for someone like me, my age! And I was like, I have to do this!”
    Where to get it
  2. A walk to remember

    Nicholas Sparks · at 26:05

    A Walk to Remember is a poignant romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks that chronicles the transformative power of young love and personal redemption in a small southern town.

    Discussed
    “but I had read of course this Nicholas Sparks book it was like targeted for someone like me my age um and I was like I have to do this”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A walk to remember
“And then how does it... like the choice 'cause Walk to Remember was the first movie, right? Princess Di? Oh my God!”
Passing A walk to remember
“But I literally remember saying to myself, I was like should I watch A Walk to Remember? Because I was like it literally used to solely exist for me as an outlet to—that catharsis!”