When you say the name Whoopi Goldberg it’s hard not to smile. The name is filled with heart, laughter, and a joyous sense of fun, just like the woman herself. Born Caryn Johnson, her memoir Bits and Pieces is a love letter to her mother and brother, the two people who molded her into the hilarious, honest and morally centered person she is today. She has also written a graphic novel about menopause (sure, why not?) called The Change, which is a declaration that women of a certain age (and color) can don a cape and fight bad guys with hot flashes, if they so choose. Join us for a laugh and some terrific storytelling.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg
• The Change: A Graphic Novel by Whoopi Goldberg, Jaime Paglia and Sunkanmi Akinboye
• Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? By Whoopi Goldberg
• If Someone Says "You Complete Me,” RUN!: Whoopi’s Big Book of Relationships by Whoopi Goldberg
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• The Godfather by Mario Puzo
• The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

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