<p><em>Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story,</em> named the Tribeca Festival’s 2025 Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award winner, tells the story of a Black pop-culture icon and cookie mogul, through his booms and busts spanning the American century, from the perspective of his daughter, Sarah Amos. <br> <br>Famous Amos was an overnight hit, leading to a life of glamour, prestige, and cookies for Wally and his family—for a while. But all the charisma and fame in the world couldn’t save Wally from a string of bad business decisions and a family fractured by his choices.  <br><br></p><p>From<em> Vanity Fair,</em> this six-part series unravels decades of family drama—alternately hilarious and heartbreaking—against a backdrop of ’70s and ’80s pop-culture nostalgia while asking the question: Can you ever really escape your family’s past?</p><p><br></p>

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The Cookie King 2025-11-05
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My Dad, Famous Amos 2025-10-29
Welcome To The World of Wally “Famous" Amos 2025-10-15

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