The 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' TV show is very good, and Rufi Thorpe agrees

About this episode

Greta Johnsen interviews author Rufi Thorpe about the adaptation of her novel 'Margo’s Got Money Troubles' into a TV series on Apple TV+.

Host Greta Johnsen talks to author Rufi Thrope, whose novel Margo’s Got Money Troubles was just adapted into a series on Apple TV+ . The show’s cast is stacked -- it stars Elle Fanning as Margo, a young woman who becomes pregnant after an affair with her college professor. She decides to keep the baby, much to the chagrin of her own single mom Shyanne, played by Michelle Pfeiffer. Margo’s absentee former pro wrestler dad, Jinx, is played by Nick Offerman.   Rufi and Greta talk about the magic of seeing a novel in a whole new dimension, what Rufi is working on next, and the utter absurdity of living with the cuddly monster known as the Bull Terrier.   SHOW CREDITS Creator and host: Greta Johnsen Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg Composers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy Thal Show art: Mac Maclean See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Greta Johnsen

Guest: Rufi Thorpe

Topics covered

• TV adaptation
• literature
• parenting
• absurdity of life
• interview

Keywords

• Margo's Got Money Troubles
• Rufi Thorpe
• Apple TV+
• Elle Fanning
• parenting
• TV series
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple TV+

Books & works: Margo’s Got Money Troubles

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