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Talking to Strangers: crazy youth, non-traditional weddings and feeling misunderstood with Josh Withers
Season 1, Ep. 30
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This week on Book(ish) I sit down with ex-radio personality and current marriage celebrant Josh Withers to discuss Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Our conversation ranges over not wanting to be just a nerd, the lie that is the desire for a “non-traditional” wedding and trying to communicate with others. Enjoy!
Content warning: this book discusses sexual assault and pedophilia so our conversation does briefly touch upon these topics.
Books mentioned:
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You by Mike McHargue
Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus by Jared Byas
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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