Book · 1976 · Adult
Passages
Passages by Gail Sheehy has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Maurice Ashley (1 episode), Stephen Dubner (1 episode) and Tim Ferriss (1 episode) on No Stupid Questions (1 episode) and The Tim Ferriss Show (1 episode).
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There was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere; it was particularly looking at the passage of time and aging from a female perspective, but it was called 'Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life.' That was 1976.
Stephen Dubner · No Stupid Questions · Sep 2022 Listen at 6:53 Questions about Passages by Gail Sheehy
Who has discussed Passages by Gail Sheehy on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Passages by Gail Sheehy; Maurice Ashley (1 episode), Stephen Dubner (1 episode) and Tim Ferriss (1 episode) have discussed it across 2 podcasts (3 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Passages the most?
No Stupid Questions (1 episode) and The Tim Ferriss Show (1 episode).
Is Passages recommended, or only discussed?
Passages by Gail Sheehy was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2022-09-18.
What do people say about Passages?
Stephen Dubner on No Stupid Questions (2022-09-18): "There was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere; it was particularly looking at the passage of time and aging from a female perspective, but it was called 'Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life.' That was 1976."
When was Passages last mentioned on a podcast?
Passages by Gail Sheehy was last discussed on No Stupid Questions by Stephen Dubner on 2022-09-18.
The best things said about it
And this book, uh Passages, was about the passages of a man's life.
And uh they're two books I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you, Passages and I think it's Gail Sheehy, is that how you pronounce the last name? S H E E H Y.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2020 Stephen recalls that journalist Gail Sheehy wrote the book passages which was published in 1974 not as he stated 1976.
Why people recommend it
Passages by Gail Sheehy is a landmark 1970s cultural study that examines the predictable crises and developmental stages of adult life, with a particular focus on the aging process from a female perspective. On an episode of No Stupid Questions exploring the origins of the midlife crisis, host Stephen Dubner brought up the publication, though a fact-checker subsequently clarified that it was released in 1974 rather than 1976. Dubner and his co-host noted how massively influential and ubiquitous the study was during its era. The book also appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show, where host Tim Ferriss asked Grandmaster Maurice Ashley about works that left a lasting impression on him. Ashley responded by discussing how reading the volume as a teenager offered him profound insights into the different phases and passages of a man's life. Across both shows, the book was remembered as a transformative cultural touchstone that helped generations make sense of adult psychological development.
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Maurice Ashley And this book, uh Passages, was about the passages of a man's life. 1
“And this book, uh Passages, was about the passages of a man's life.”
Stephen Dubner There was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere; it was particularly lookin… 1
“There was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere; it was particularly looking at the passage of time and aging from a female perspective, but it was called 'Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life.' That was 1976.”
Tim Ferriss And uh they're two books I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you, Passages and I think it's… 1
“And uh they're two books I'd love for you to speak to as having an impact on you, Passages and I think it's Gail Sheehy, is that how you pronounce the last name? S H E E H Y.”
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“Stephen recalls that journalist Gail Sheehy wrote the book passages which was published in 1974 not as he stated 1976.”