Guest Picks: Mary Roach

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 12, 2010

Mary Roach is a fan of pot bellies. Find out what other favorite things she revealed after her appearance on The Leonard Lopate Show.

What have you read or seen over the past year (book, play, film, etc…) that moved or surprised you?

District 9

What are you listening to right now?

The Leonard Lopate Show!

What’s the last great book you read?

Poorly Made in China (nonfiction, by Paul Midler)

What’s one thing you’re a fan of that people might not expect?

Pot bellies

If you only had one day left, how would you spend it in New York City?

Walk around with a bag of chestnuts and absorb the fabulousness.

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