Episode · EconTalk · 2022-02-28
Books mentioned on Tamar Haspel on First-Hand Food
What did author and Washington Post columnist Tamar Haspel learn from her quest to eat at least one thing she'd grown, caught, or killed every day? For starters, that just-caught fish always tastes better (unless you've caught a false albacore).
Russ Roberts discussed To Boldly Grow by Tamar Haspel, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, and The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. Tamar Haspel discussed One Man's Meat by E. B. White, and criticized Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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To Boldly Grow
Discussed“and the topic of today's conversation is to boldly grow finding joy adventure and dinner in your own backyard”
Where to get it
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One Man's Meat
Discussed“there's a really funny passage in eb white's collection of essays called one man's meat”
Where to get it
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a widely known self-help and organizing guide that encourages individuals to evaluate their material possessions by keeping only those items that spark genuine joy.
Discussed“do you remember i'm sure you do uh the marie condo best seller the life-changing magic of tidying up”
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Discussed“the book obviously um reminded me somewhat of michael easter's book the comfort crisis where he talks about the japanese concept of the misogyny”
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Walden
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is a classic transcendentalist masterwork detailing the author's experiences living in a cabin near Concord, Massachusetts, while reflecting on nature, solitude, and self-reliance.
Critiqued“you say i am on record as believing that henry david throw was a self-important gas bag and walden is unreadable”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“her book is to boldly grow tamar”