1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: This season. On Next Question with Katie Couric, our first 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: guest is the very popular co anchor of the Today 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Show here on NBC. We're going to dive into ladies 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: and gentlemen here. She is, Well, Katie, cos I don't 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: know if you all have heard, but I've written a memoir. 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: It's called Going There, and it's out on October, which 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: just so happens to be right smack in the middle 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: of our podcast season, So we figured why not just 9 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: go there. I still can't decide whether I'm Katherine or Katie. 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: We'll be looking at some of the biggest news stories 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: I've covered in my career. I'm Katie Kurriic in New Orleans, 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: wearing waiters for the first time in my life to 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: deal with all the flood waters that are still quite 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: high in several areas. I'm close up this morning the 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: Clarence Thomas nomination. The Senate is to vote tonight on 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: whether Thomas should get a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: Early this morning, Matthew Sheppard passed away. The story has 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: captured national attention and sparked a debate over the necessity 19 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: for hate climb legislation and talk to some of the 20 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: people behind those stories, like Anita Hell. The term believe 21 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: all women is just our invitation to put in place 22 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: systems and processes that allow us to be heard and 23 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 1: believed as well as those who are inspired by them. 24 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: You look at so many of Matt's friends and we've 25 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: all kind of gone in our own paths. I was 26 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: just like, I have to save the world. I have 27 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: to do something. But we're also going to get pretty 28 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: personal because I'll be taking you behind the making of 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: my memoir. We really wrote the bulk of this book 30 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: in the middle of a pandemic. Katie is a pack 31 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: rad unlike this is not going to get done. She 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: saved everything. It was a very intense experience. You can 33 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: expect some special guests, intimate details and stuff about the 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: book you won't get anywhere else. And maybe that's because 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: of my our projection to can I lie down? I'm 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: kidding so come from my signature curiosity? Are you still 37 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: so angry at the federal government? I was curious what 38 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: newspapers and magazines did you regularly read. How emotional was 39 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: that for you? Tell me what was going through your mind? 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: Can you explain what internet is? But stay for some 41 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: of my own revealing answers. Find new episodes of Next 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: Question with Katie Curic every Thursday. Subscribe and listen on 43 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: get your favorite shows.