Ep 216 - A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki
Overdue
Headgum
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2016
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
For our last regular show of 2016, we come to Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being and get schooled on the relationship between the writer and reader and the nature of time itself.
We also touch on Christmas gifts from the future-past, good names for blogs, and more.
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Transcript
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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 | This feels good. |
| 0:41.7 | This feels like we are gathered together around the fireplace. |
| 0:47.8 | Around the moon we put all the chestnuts and we set them on fire like it sets on fire. |
| 0:54.0 | The moon is shining over the snow cover ground and it is not the middle of the day which |
| 1:00.8 | is not the podcasting time. |
| 1:03.4 | What did you get for Christmas yesterday in the future? |
| 1:07.8 | Oh snap. |
| 1:08.8 | We are recording this on the 22nd and it is going to go up on the 26th. |
| 1:15.4 | So what cool thing did you get for Christmas do you think that you are really excited |
| 1:20.3 | about right now? |
| 1:21.3 | Welcome to Overdo. |
| 1:22.3 | This is a podcast about the books that you would even mean to read my name is Craig. |
| 1:24.8 | My name is Andrew. |
| 1:25.8 | And we are going to talk about books later. |
| 1:27.2 | I asked my mom for some touch screen gloves in a new laptop bag. |
| 1:30.6 | It was a very practical list this year. |
| 1:32.2 | Do you think touch screen gloves work? |
| 1:34.4 | I will find out. |
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