The year was 2008, and as an unknown politician was taking the world by storm with hope and change, a young twenty-something Minda Honey was crossing over state lines to establish a new life with her high school sweetheart on the West Coast of California, only to find the origin of her debut memoir The Heartbreak Years.

Minda Honey graces her presence in the City Beautiful for a live podcast recording at Zeppelin Books. Orlando was the second stop on her nine-city book tour, and we made sure to roll out the red carpet for a Vulgar Geniuses' first. We talked about everything from her past relationships and being vulnerable on the page while maintaining her gift of humor and wit.