Posts by Live Talks LA

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discussing her book,
I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything

Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre
New Roads School
3131 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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What happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?
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Joanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist. She spent twelve years at The Wall Street Journal, where her personal technology columns and video series made her one of the most-watched voices in consumer tech. She now runs her own media company, producing videos and newsletters that help people navigate the tech reshaping daily life, and serves as NBC News chief technology analyst. Her 2021 documentary E-Ternal won an Emmy for Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage. A two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner and Pulitzer finalist, she often appears on national television, radio, and podcasts like The Vergecast.  She was previously a technology editor at ABC News and The Verge.

discussing his book,
Inside the Box:
How Constraints Make Us Better

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Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center
at Vista Del Mar
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
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How do we do more with less? From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal contentment.
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David Epstein is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Range and the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene. He has master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism and has worked as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and as an investigative reporter for ProPublica.

Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which has been translated into 19 languages and was even the subject of a question on “Jeopardy!” Over 500,000 people have subscribed to his newsletter. His work has been covered by The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Financial Times, and others. Eric has given talks at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Google, the United States Military Central Command (CENTCOM), the Olympic Training Center and the National Security Agency. His latest bestseller, Plays Well with Others, was released by HarperCollins in May of 2022.
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“David Epstein is one of my favorite writers, and Inside the Box is my favorite of his books—wonderfully personal, blessedly practical, full of stories I found myself retelling. A gift for anyone who, like me, needs to be reminded that less can be more.”—Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
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We live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. We have an unprecedented number of options regarding what to do, who to be, and how to spend our time. All that choice is wonderful; it is also overwhelming. The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. In fact, overvaluing complete freedom can be disastrous for everything from starting a company to harnessing creativity to finding personal satisfaction.
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David Epstein argues that all of us—individuals, businesses, institutions, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options. He dives into the science and practice of constraints, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial, whether we’re working with limited resources or using self-imposed boundaries to tap unexpected wells of focus and innovation.
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Original, galvanizing, and deeply researched, Inside the Box tells absorbing stories of people and organizations that embraced constraints to transform themselves, and the world—as well as a few that struggled from a lack of limits. Epstein reveals how boundaries create breakthroughs, and how setting the right constraints can help you become the most creative, productive, and satisfied version of yourself.

discussing her book,
The Art of intentional dressing:
Your Essential Style Guide for Manifesting a Magnetic Life

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Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre
at New Roads School
3131 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Find your personal style, dress for your destiny, and manifest your most magnetic life in this ultimate guide from a renowned celebrity stylist...

Erin Walsh is a highly regarded celebrity stylist and creative director. Her visionary approach to fashion has evolved into a movement centered around the idea that style can empower you to manifest the life of your dreams. Erin’s client list includes modern icons such as Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez. Her style expertise is sought after by publications, podcasts and brands, including Vogue, Bulgari, Shiseido, Versace, Tiffany and Co, Ralph Lauren, and Rare Beauty. She is also the co-founder of SBJCT: Journal, an activism-focused digital platform that features extraordinary people and the subjects that move them. Erin lives in New York City with her husband, photographer Christian Hogstedt, and their three children, Matilda, Jude and Hugo.
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Mindy Kaling is an acclaimed, Emmy-nominated, Tony Award-winning producer, bestselling author, director and actor. Time magazine not only named her one of the most 100 influential people, but her company, Kaling International, was also named one of the 100 most influential companies. Among her many achievements, she most recently launched Mindy’s Book Studio, an imprint dedicated to spotlighting new and underrrepresented voices in fiction and memoir.
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“Erin Walsh, my soul-sister… has given you the tools to literally CREATE your own experience of your day… With Erin’s help, I have found a style which I feel has expanded to fit my life.” —Anne Hathaway

“You will be startled by how deep and profound this hits you.” —Mel Robbins,  New York Times bestselling author.
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Every morning, millions of women get stuck before their day even begins, as they question: What am I going to wear? But behind the clothes burns a deeper question: Who do I want to be?

Celebrity stylist Erin Walsh’s success is driven by her core belief that your closet is a portal of possibilities, offering you daily choices about who you want to be, how you want to feel, and how to dress the part. In The Art of Intentional Dressing, she presents her transformative approach to practicing what she calls “manifestation in fashion form.” Her signature CREATE method will empower you to not only find your personal style, but find your magic—as you step into a life of presence, power, and purpose.

With can’t-miss tips, industry secrets, and deep attention to the mind-body-spirit connection, The Art of Intentional Dressing maps out how to do it.

discussing her book,
And So It Is…: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope

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Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center
at Vista Del Mar
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
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Thursday, May 7, 8pm
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The star of the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.
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Jamie Lynn Sigler is an actress best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos. She is the co-host, with her friend, actress Christina Applegate, the podcast MeSsy, about their friendship and multiple sclerosis. She lives in Austin.

Laura Dave is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Last Thing He Told Me and its sequel, The First Time I Saw Him. Her novels have sold more than six million copies and have been translated into over twenty languages. The Last Thing He Told Me is now a series on Apple TV+, and two of her other novels are set to be feature films at Netflix. 
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“Jamie Lynn’s beautiful, uplifting memoir is a testament to resilience and grace. She shows us how to heal, forgive, and begin again.” – Robin Roberts
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Jamie Lynn Sigler is both the girl-next-door and a superstar. At the the young age of sixteen she was tapped  to star as Meadow Soprano, daughter of mob boss Tony Soprano. By the time the series ended in 2007, Jamie, then twenty-five, suffered from an eating disorder, kept private her diagnosis of MS, and entered a disastrous early marriage—all under the scrutiny of a less-than-kind public eye. Over the next years, Jamie would remarry, become a mother, launch a hugely popular podcast and, most recently, nearly lose her beloved son to a mysterious illness.

Amidst the stardust showered and all the slings and arrows that life has thrown, Sigler emerges with grace and a generosity of spirit that she is ready to share. In this moving and fiercely honest memoir, she reflects on her life and her years on The Sopranos. But this is no tale of woe; Jamie guides us through her darkest moments and comes out the other side emboldened and not embittered. A natural storyteller, she shares memories of her time portraying Meadow Soprano and beyond, including her often painful journey of self-discovery. In this unflinching account, Jamie holds nothing back; her resilience, candor, and her heart-bursting capacity for love shine through on every page.

And So It Is… offers the best of memoir from a cherished voice that invites us to share the most challenging and equally blessed moments of life’s journey. A triumphant story from one of America’s favorite stars.

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discussing her book,
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

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JAMS Performing Arts Center
1650 Pearl St,
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From the social media star behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee—known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue—comes a winning memoir about a twenty something woman’s search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.
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Isabel Klee is a writer and content creator. She documents her experiences rehabilitating dogs on social media through her writing and storytelling. She lives in Brooklyn with her fiancé, Jacob, her dog, Simon, and a rotating cast of foster dogs.
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Kristin Davis is an actress and producer, best known for playing Charlotte York in the award-winning series Sex and the City, its two successful feature films, and in the continuation series, And Just Like That… Her three decades spanning career combined with her dedication to meaningful causes has solidified Davis as a respected and influential presence both on and off screen.
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Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate and moving into a grungy basement apartment in Manhattan. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first post-grad job was becoming an assistant to a dog photographer, and something clicked into place: a career focused on helping dogs was the new dream. Isabel quickly found a passion for rehabilitating rescue dogs and helping them get adopted. At the same time, she was caught up in a whirlwind of friendships, parties, fickle boyfriends and grand romances, which she recounts in honest, tender, and sometimes devastating chapters about the search for love and belonging. Isabel’s first true love, though, was Simon, a fluffy puppy who’d been saved from the meat trade. As the highs and lows of her twenties hit Isabel in wave after wave, it was Simon who kept her grounded. Together, Isabel and Simon created a community of dog-lovers and a tight-knit group of friends pursuing their dreams. In this honest and moving memoir, Isabel weaves together the stories of her foster dogs—and the challenges she helped them overcome—with tales of complicated relationships, hard decisions, and great loves in New York City, all leading to a happy ending not only for the rescue pups, but for Isabel herself.