Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-08-03
Books mentioned on Molly Jong-Fast on Generational Trauma and Cancel Culture
Ryan talks to journalist Molly Jong-Fast about the generational trauma that we’re passing down, the me too movement, how cancel culture has impacted our society, and more. Molly Jong-Fast is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Wait, What?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Baby on the Fire Escape
Discussed“well you know I was thinking about you because I just read this book uh baby on the fire escape”
Where to get it
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Fear of Flying
Discussed“like when my mom wrote Fear flying in 1973 you know your book got discovered if it got good reviews in the following places and if it didn't no one would ever see it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Normal girl
“I wrote my first book when I was 19 uh normal girl”

