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?
Angela Duckworth discussed Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam and Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton. Mike Maughan discussed The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg. Also mentioned: Grit by Angela Duckworth.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bowling Alone
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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The Great Good Place
Discussed“Ray oldenberg who wrote The Great good place and talked about the loss of third places”
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Blood, Bones, & Butter
Discussed“and of course I read blood bones and butter chefing if it's even a verb chefing”
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Grit
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”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grit
“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.”