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I thought she sounded intelligent and seems to be a natural story-teller! I found her accent to be quite genuine as well; after all, she has lived in Europe and the USA. I am going to buy the book.

excellent interview. regarding her "pseudo-aristocratic accent", i couldn't disagree more. listening to her, it strikes me how remarkably similar she sounds to her sister anjelica.

jack jones from ny ny - I don't find this vapid at all - it's pretty traumatic not knowing who your family was or where you belong. Nor is she affected, you can just hear england and ireland in her speech. You wouldn't call someone who spent time with Texans pretentious if you heard a little Texas slip out, would you?

I've never heard someone throw out so many famous names before in such a short period of time.

And it doesn't help that she knows these people...

Truly vapid. This is a waste of resources.

Someone deserves a real chewing out for this.

Shame on you WNYC..

And btw, Allegra should NOT talk about her book, if she wants people to actually read it.

this is the worst interview i've ever heard on this show --of which i am normally a fan. with all due respect, this is an empty, useless, exercise. and with all due respect, the pseudo-aristocratic accent is nauseating. what's the point of this interview? it's a waste of your members' money. really, this is a low point.

"you lived with angelic huston...what was that like?" please....

Today, the genetic father of a child is referred to as the biological or birth father, not the "real father" unless he also actually parented the child. To distinguish the birth father from the father who actually raised the child, the latter is called the "adloptive father," even if he is, unfortunately, an intimidating one. They are BOTH REAL!