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The Taekcast

Ep. 157 - Book Club In The Uncanny Valley w/ Patrick Laird & Peter Overzet

The Taekcast

Davis Mattek

News, Fantasy Sports, Sports, Sports News

4.9808 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Laird joins the show with Peter Overzet to discuss Anna Weiner's book "Uncanny Valley", CoVid-19, civil unrest and much more. The Patrick Laird Book Club book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QYHLP97/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.6

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0:10.1

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0:13.2

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0:18.4

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0:21.8

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0:28.2

Hey everyone, it's Michelle Williams, and I love being able to share my story with you on my

0:33.0

podcast, checking in with Michelle Williams, where my guests and I, we get real as we share the ups and downs of our mental health journeys.

0:40.7

And I'd love for you to join me.

0:42.7

Hey, it's going to be your church and your turn-up.

0:45.3

So listen to Checking in with Michelle Williams every Tuesday, a part of the Black Effect on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Takecast. My name is Davis-Matic. You guys can find me on Twitter at Davis-Matic. In this episode of the show, we have a meeting of the Patrick Laird Book Club. That's right, Patrick back on the show joining me and Peter Oversett to to discuss uncanny valley by anna whiner of course

1:30.5

you know this is a this is a very long podcast and we talk about much more than just what is going

1:36.3

on in the book we talk about a lot of a lot of what is going on in the world today how the

1:41.9

coronavirus has impacted the NFL you you know, just all,

1:44.8

all of the things that we expect to be different or the same in the post-coronavirus world

1:52.1

as it pertains to football and, of course, the civil unrest going on in American streets right now,

1:57.6

and a lengthy discussion of Uncandy Valley by Anna Weiner, of which there is a link to purchase the book in the description of this show if you are so interested, though I think the podcast is going to be an easy listen and enjoyable, even if you have not read the book.

2:14.3

So everyone, thank you very much for listening.

2:17.2

If you want to support the show, a rating and review on iTunes or the Google Play Store,

2:21.9

wherever, that would be a big help. And you can also get bonus episodes of the show on

2:27.4

Patreon.com slash takecast. Everyone, thank you for listening. And let's go ahead and get into

2:33.1

the show

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