WADE ROUSE is the internationally bestselling author of ten books, which have been translated into 20 languages, including his latest novels, The Heirloom Garden (April 2020) and The Summer Cottage. Wade chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, as a pen name to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his fiction. Also a noted humorist of four memoirs, Wade was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards in Humor (he lost to Tina Fey) and was named by Writer’s Digest as “The #2 Writer, Dead or Alive, We’d Like to Have Drinks With” (Wade was sandwiched between Ernest Hemingway and Hunter Thompson). For more, visit violashipman.com or waderouse.com.
Wade remembers crafting a valentine mailbox in school that attracted the attentions of a fellow student who liked him — and a bully who did not. In my grade school, it was...
Wade is convinced Gary has gone too far with an unexpected holiday gift for his parents, but their reaction turns out to be the real surprise. “No!” I said to Gary and the dog...
Author Wade Rouse was faced with underwhelming attendance at his earliest readings, so he did everything it took to make his events sensational. Wade Rouse’s Events Are Not...
Wade’s visits from his eccentric Great Aunt Blanche gave him some of the happiest moments of his childhood — and the promise of a beautiful future. Here’s Blanche! Great...
After a lifetime of saving as if disaster was just around the corner, Wade finally splurges on a dream car and gives his father the ride of his life. My father had a strict...
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Listeners of Sirius know John Arthur Hill for his weekly, witty repartee and queer comedic look at life and pop culture as co-host on Andy Cohen Live and on his own show, The John Hill Show. Social media lovers know John for his sexy thirst traps, viral song parodies, and funny one-on-ones. Musical theatre aficionados have seen John in Broadway’s Hairspray and The Boy from Oz and from Off-Broadway’s Bare. Reality TV fans have seen his work on Top Chef, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, Project Runway, Watch What Happens Live, and more. Combine all of that with John’s live touring shows and stand-up, you wonder how this man has time to sleep…and workout. He is an entertainment industry renaissance man and his journey to today has been a winding one.
In this episode, we talk about his growing up in Texas, being raised in a Christian environment, his theatre life including Broadway with Hugh Jackman, his sober journey, getting into radio and TV production, body image, being authentically comedic, dealing with haters, maintain mental health, his latest standup show John Hill is Gooning, dating, and much more.
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