Death, Sex & Money - How to Be a Man With Bill Withers, Revisited
Death, Sex & Money
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4.6 ā¢ 7.7K Ratings
šļø 4 July 2018
ā±ļø 25 minutes
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We revisit our episode with the Grammy-winning songwriter and singer on his 80th birthday,Ā for a conversationĀ about a life lived with intention and the beauty of the perfect rhyme.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Anna. We've been taking a deep dive into manhood at death sex and money, and it reminded me that the very first episode of this show back in 2014 was one we called How to Be a Man with Bill Withers. It remains one of my all-time favorites. And so in honor of his 80th birthday, which is today, July 4th, 2018, we're sharing that episode with you again. |
| 0:24.8 | Enjoy and happy birthday, Mr. Withers. |
| 0:28.5 | Don't worry about that, sugar. |
| 0:30.2 | If something bothers me, you know, I would say I don't want to talk about that. |
| 0:34.7 | I'm not that fragile, you know. |
| 0:39.5 | This is... |
| 0:40.8 | Death, sex, and money. |
| 0:43.4 | Death is just a part of life. |
| 0:45.5 | The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot... |
| 0:49.2 | Do you like sex. |
| 0:50.4 | And need to talk about more. |
| 0:52.3 | There's more to life than a little money, you know. |
| 0:55.8 | I'm Anna Sale. |
| 0:59.8 | Who in the world would come up with a title like that? |
| 1:04.3 | It's all the essential stuff, right? |
| 1:06.6 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:08.0 | If you reverse them, it's a story of a lot of people's lives. |
| 1:11.8 | That's a story of rock and roll right there. |
| 1:16.8 | This guy knows something about that. |
| 1:19.7 | My name is Bill Withers. |
| 1:22.4 | And you know his song. |
| 1:27.5 | Ain't no sunshine when she's gone. |
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