This week on Hard Knox...music! We’re sharing Amanda’s guest appearance on Life in Seven Songs, a podcast where guests tell their life stories through seven tracks that shaped them. In this episode, Amanda reflects on how music became a lifeline during her years in prison—through the three CDs she was allowed in her cell and even a paper keyboard she used to practice piano. Music connected Amanda to her fellow prisoners, to the outside world, and to the silly, optimistic person she’d always been.
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Free: My Search for Meaning
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How to Forgive the Unforgivable (Anthony Graves)
Anthony Graves spent 18 years in prison—12 of them on death row—for a crime he didn’t commit. In this conversation, he shares how he survived solitary confinement, why he chose forgiveness over rage, and how he’s turned his unimaginable ordeal into a mission for justice, dignity, and healing.
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Bonus Episode: Honestly with Bari Wiess and Amanda Knox
As a bonus for our Hard Knox listeners we are sharing Amanda’s recent appearance on the podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss. Bari is a journalist, author, and founder of The Free Press, known for her fearless interviews and sharp commentary on culture, politics, and free expression. It's a wide-ranging conversation exploring the themes of Amanda’s new memoir, Free: My Search For Meaning. If you already know Amanda’s story, you’ll find new depth here as she talks about surviving prison, reintegrating into society, returning to Italy to confront the prosecutor who put her behind bars, and why she chooses forgiveness over bitterness. It’s a candid, thoughtful exchange, and a chance to hear Amanda reflect on her life in a way that’s both deeply personal and profoundly universal.
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Why Trusting Your Gut Is Harder Than It Sounds (Zosia Mamet)
Zosia Mamet is best known for her starring role as Shoshanna Shapiro in the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning HBO series Girls. In this episode Zosia joins Amanda for a vulnerable and funny conversation about anxiety, imposter syndrome, and what it means to feel “too much” in a world that keeps asking for something else. They explore how control becomes a survival strategy, why writing a memoir can feel like publishing your diary, and how intuition might just be the most radical form of safety.
Mamet released a collection of essays with Penguin Random House in November 2022, titled My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings. Her upcoming collection of essays about the challenge and magic of growing up in show business, titled Does This Make Me Funny?, will be released by Penguin Random House in September of 2025.
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Free: My Search for Meaning
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How to Turn Scandal Into Strength (Monica Lewinsky)
Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox—self-described “Sisters of Ill Repute”—have each reclaimed their own narratives in the face of withering public scrutiny. Now, as executive producers of the new Hulu series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, they come together for a deeply human conversation about surviving public shaming, living with a past you didn’t choose, and why empathy can be a radical force for change. Together, they explore how to hold on to your sense of self in the face of global judgment, and why choosing kindness isn’t weakness—it’s strategy.
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Free: My Search for Meaning
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You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life, but we can all turn adversity into insight, and no one knows this better than Amanda Knox. With a focus on resilience and post-traumatic growth, Amanda and her guests explore the ideas that help us navigate the hardest parts of being human, so we can emerge from our traumas stronger, happier, and better equipped to live a fulfilling life. Each week, subscribers also have a chance to Ask Amanda Anything. Amanda is here to answer your questions, about her, about you, about how to lead a more fulfilling life. And nothing is off the table!
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