Ep 166 - When Women Were Birds, by Terry Tempest Williams

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Terry Tempest Williams' When Women Were Birds is about the power of words, the power of nature, the power of women, and the power of silence. It's not always fun to read, but it's always got something to say. That's not always the case for Andrew and Craig at parties, though.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	We reached a turning point several years ago in our relationship where you just decided
0:47.7	to troll me 24-7.
0:50.8	Was that a turning point or was it just like steady as she goes?
0:55.9	You just leaned into it at one point.
0:58.2	There was no more pretense.
0:59.9	Well, there was a moment and I think it was when I don't know if you asked my opinion
1:05.4	on whether you're sure in your pants matched because you have some very slight colorblindness
1:12.1	to use.
1:13.1	And I was like, yeah, it looks fine.
1:15.9	And then you didn't know if I was being serious or not.
1:19.2	And I discovered the depth to which that sort of thing bothered you.
1:23.5	Yes.
1:24.5	And now I'm not going to do that to you all this time because we still have to be friends
1:28.3	at the end of the day.
1:32.8	But when the time is right, then I know what like exhaust vent to fly down and like shoot
1:41.0	and turn off my targeting computer and shoot a torpedo and blow your death star of emotions.
1:45.9	Welcome to Overdo.
1:47.9	This is a podcast about the books that you've been meeting to read.
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