John welcomes Aline Brosh McKenna to the City of Lights, where they answer listener questions about cheating reality and bilingual characters.
They then invite a special guest on to talk about adaptation and autobiography. When writing about your own life, how much do you need to worry about portraying your friends and family?
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**UPDATE 1-08-17:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2017/scriptnotes-ep-282-the-one-from-paris-transcript).