Shared Narratives with Lilly Wyden

Join Lilly as she sits down with Matt Kaye, Cofounder and CEO of Bindery Books. You’ll hear about the role of books and reading in his coming out journey, how he’s turning the book business on its head by building Hello Sunshine meets Random House meets #BookTok, the value of influencers in determining which books should be published, how Hollywood is utilizing social media to find fans and what they want to consume, the changing definition of author in a AI-driven world, why we might see more books “published” as podcasts, and more. Join and shop Bindery Books here.

Join Lilly as she sits down with Andrew Zucker, a writer and podcast host. You'll hear about how he’s been in the podcast business since middle school, his story on the croissants that took a $500 ride to the Hamptons, how he decides when something is a real story vs. a fleeting moment, the allure of covering Old Hollywood and Conde Nast at their peaks, why people invite strangers to their weddings, the rise and fall of Planet Hollywood, the nostalgia of Rainforest Cafe, and more. Subscribe to Andrew’s Substack and listen to Andrew’s podcast, The Golden Age with Andrew Zucker.

Join Lilly as she sits down with Kim Murstein, Creator of Excuse My Grandma. You'll hear about how creators build their brands and work with brands, how she navigates generational differences with her Grandma, her experience signing with WME and what creators should expect from a talent agency, how brand partnerships actually work, which new categories she wants to expand into, who her North Star is in the content creator world, the power of capitalizing on fame and escape velocity at the right time, the white space around dating and relationship advice, and more. Follow Excuse My Grandma on Instagram and Excuse My Grandma on TikTok.

Join Lilly as she sits down with Aaron Parnas, journalist and creator behind The Parnas Perspective. You'll hear how he graduated college at 18 and law school at 21, his take on whether political reporting influences power or is just reactive to it, his advice for how people in office should utilize social media, which politicians he thinks people should watch, the news story he just broke and exclusive details he shared with me on why the topic hit so close to home, and much more. Subscribe to Aaron’s Substack, The Parnas Perspective.

Join Lilly as she sits down with Ben Witte, Founder & CEO of Recess. You'll learn how he’s building Red Bull for relaxation, why consumer as a category goes in and out of fashion, the power of brands as media companies, the trade-offs of tapping into topical trends vs. sticking to evergreen marketing, his thoughts on whether virality can be manufactured, the importance of earned secrets and creating a timeless brand, and more 

Join Lilly as she sits down with Mark Moran, a licensed attorney, former Wall Street investment banker, and reality TV alum from HBO’s FBOY Island. He now leads an investor relations firm, is co-authoring a political manifesto on the lost generation of young men and is exploring a run for Congress in Virginia. You'll learn about his ideas to create a Cyber Force and a Court of the Internet, the power of civic participation, his use of social media as a pulse check for ideas, and more.