Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-09-22
Books mentioned on 212. When Do You Become an Adult?
Who decided that we’re fully mature at 18? Should 16-year-olds have the right to vote?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Born a Crime
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the comedian's turbulent upbringing under apartheid in South Africa as the child of a white Swiss father and a Black Xhosa mother.
Recommended“and i think one fascinating thing i listened to recently was from trevor noah who's the comedian wrote one of my favorite books is book bor crime”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grit
“Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one.”