Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-11-26
Books mentioned on 149. Is It Harder to Make Friends as an Adult? (Replay)
How do friendships change as we get older? Should you join a bowling league?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bowling Alone
Bowling Alone by Robert D.
Discussed“Bob putam who wrote bowling alone about how as you know I guess Mike that Americans are spending time alone”
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Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated
Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated by Robert D.
Discussed“Let me then give the Bob Putnam answer; Bob Putnam, who wrote Bowling Alone about how, as you know, I guess Mike, that Americans are spending time alone that they used to spend with friends, and this is going to get all the way back to pubs and churches.”
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The Great Good Place
The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg is a sociological study that examines the vital importance of informal public gathering spaces—such as coffee shops, bookstores, and hair salons—that sit outside the home and the workplace.
Discussed“Ray oldenberg who wrote The Great good place and talked about the loss of third places”
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Blood, Bones, & Butter
Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton is a celebrated food memoir that details the author's unconventional path to becoming a chef and running her restaurant.
Discussed“and of course I read blood bones and butter chefing if it's even a verb chefing”
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth explores the power of passion and perseverance, arguing that long-term success often depends more on enduring dedication than on innate talent alone.
Discussed“in the second half of the show Angela shares that she wrote only one book grit and won't write another because the first nearly killed her”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Angela shares that she wrote only one book, Grit, and won't write another because the first nearly killed her; she is now in the middle of writing her second book.”