Ep. 108 Priya Parker on Meaningful Gatherings in the Time of Corona

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Priya Parker, the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, is helping us take a deeper look at how we can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time. Not only do we discuss Priya's amazing book, but we also talk about connecting with purpose when we cannot be physically together. She shares insight into her new podcast Together Apart which is about gatherings in the time of Coronavirus. We also look ahead to how we will gather after COVID-19.

Remember, The Stacks Book Club selection for April is Trust Exercise by Susan Choi, we will discuss the book with Brandon Taylor on April 29th.

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Connect with Priya: Twitter | Instagram | Website |Together Apart Podcast

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Stacks a podcast about books and the people who read them.
0:07.0	I am your host Tracy Thomas and today we're doing something a little different.
0:10.0	I'm joined by Priya Parker, the author of The Art of Gathering.
0:13.2	She's a facilitator and an expert on getting together.
0:16.2	And we talk a lot today about how we can gather in more meaningful ways
0:20.2	during this time of coronavirus.
0:22.2	We also talk about her beautiful book and her
0:25.1	brand new podcast called Together Apart which also looks into specific gatherings
0:29.7	during COVID-19. Everything we talk about today can be found
0:32.9	in the link in the show notes.
0:34.1	Shopping through those links
0:35.2	can earn the stacks a small commission
0:36.8	at no cost to you,
0:38.1	plus shopping through Bookshop.org
0:40.1	help support your local bookstores.
0:42.3	Okay, now it's time for my conversation with Priya Parker.
0:45.0	All right, everybody, I am here with Priya Parker.
0:49.0	She is the author of The Art of Gathering.
0:51.0	Priya, thank you so much for being here today.
0:53.8	Thank you for having me.
0:54.8	I am thrilled.
0:56.0	I have actually read your book twice because I think it's so amazing and just so well done.
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