
What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [VIDEO]
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss her new novel and how she approaches the alchemy of writing fiction. The three also discuss the challenge of exchanging opposing ideas in today’s world, when joke telling may be crossing the line, and why Chimamanda declines to be on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 2: How does Chimamanda approach the alchemy of writing fiction?
So in other words, the way that America thinks that it is still leading the world is the same way that I think certain people in America think that they're incredibly sophisticated in their thinking, but actually it's very provincial and simple. Yes, that I can agree with. On that note.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
For real, this was too much fun for me.
Thank you very much.
What Now with Trevor Noah is produced by Spotify Studios in partnership with Day Zero Productions. The show is executive produced by Trevor Noah, Sanaz Yamin, and Jody Avigan. Our senior producer is Jess Hackle. Claire Slaughter is our producer. Music, mixing, and mastering by Hannes Brown. Thank you so much for listening. Join me next Thursday for another episode of What Now? What Now?
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Chapter 4: How does Chimamanda view the intersection of fame and art?
So in other words, the way that America thinks that it is still leading the world is the same way that I think certain people in America think that they're incredibly sophisticated in their thinking, but actually it's very provincial and simple. Yes, that I can agree with. On that note.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
For real, this was too much fun for me.
Thank you very much.
What Now with Trevor Noah is produced by Spotify Studios in partnership with Day Zero Productions. The show is executive produced by Trevor Noah, Sanaz Yamin, and Jody Avigan. Our senior producer is Jess Hackle. Claire Slaughter is our producer. Music, mixing, and mastering by Hannes Brown. Thank you so much for listening. Join me next Thursday for another episode of What Now? What Now?
Thank you.
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