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Greta Johnsen

Nerds, Self, Improvement, Pop, Books, Wbez, Technology, Nerdette, Society & Culture, Culture, Tv & Film, Tv, Nerd

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Emily St. John Mandel tells us about her new book ‘Sea of Tranquility.’ Plus, we dig into the significance of the new Amazon union.

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0:00.0	You may not know this, but with WBEZ, you can check up on the news live anytime you want,
0:07.4	with the WBEZ app or at 91.5 on your car radio, whether you be in it or stream it.
0:13.3	The news is on WBEZ.
0:21.1	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.
0:23.8	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:24.8	We did it.
0:25.8	We made it to another weekend.
0:26.8	Coming up, Emily St. John Mandel is going to tell us about her new book, Sea of Tranquility.
0:31.5	We keep coming back to the multiverse.
0:32.9	I feel like we need to make this happen in a more official way.
0:35.6	Plus, we'll get some context around the Amazon workers who voted to unionize last week.
0:40.5	And the fact that they were not only able to win, but when when established unions haven't
0:44.5	been able to have a victory like this yet is a really big deal.
0:48.4	But first, we're going to check in with two excellent humans about some stuff they're digging
0:52.4	these days.
0:53.5	With us today, we have Delia Kai.
0:55.3	She's a staff writer for Vanity Fair.
0:57.0	Delia, welcome.
0:58.2	Hello.
0:58.8	Thank you so much for having me.
0:59.8	Thanks for coming on.
1:00.6	We also have Vulture Podcast Critic Nick Qua.
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