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Nerdette

Cozying up with Ann Patchett

Nerdette

WBEZ

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

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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0:00.0

Talent that hasn't been seen ever before.

0:03.2

She had the talent.

0:04.8

It was evident that she had major talent.

0:08.4

I already knew this guy was talented and hilarious,

0:10.5

but that's like another wing of the Smithsonian inside of him.

0:17.0

The greatest talent in history dissected.

0:20.4

Hear the origin stories of iconic figures on making

0:23.4

from WBEZ Chicago.

0:25.4

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.2

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nernan.

0:37.2

I'm Greta Johnson.

0:38.2

We did it.

0:39.0

We made it to another weekend.

0:40.2

And I am so excited about this week's guest.

0:43.6

She is one of my favorite authors and she has written

0:46.6

what I think might just be my favorite of her books.

0:50.4

I am talking about Ann Patchett.

0:52.4

Her ninth novel, Tom Lake, came out earlier this month.

0:55.8

And it is about a family that's brought together to their

0:58.8

Northern Michigan cherry orchard during the quarantine days

1:02.6

of the pandemic.

1:03.6

They don't have the staffing they usually have

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