Epilogue: The Power of Positive Thinking

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

After Shows, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Kristen and Jolenta dive into listener feedback about The Power of Positive Thinking. Plus, they call up Trysh Travis, cultural and literary historian in the Center for Women’s Studies at the University of Florida. Trysh helps the ladies put the book into historical context by explaining the aspirations and anxieties of readers in the 1950s. To learn more about Trysh’s research, head here. Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is currently available for pre-order. Come out to their book launch party, at The Strand bookstore in New York City on Friday, March 20 at 7 pm. Get tickets on The Strand website here. You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month. Zola, the home of all things wedding. Sign up at ZOLA.com/btb today to get your FREE personalized paper samples. Then use code SAVE50 to get 50% off save the dates. Squarespace, the all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a beautiful website. Head to Squarespace.com/BYTHEBOOK for a free trial. And when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code BYTHEBOOK to save 10% off of your first purchase of a website or domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains barnyard language and some adult content.
0:04.3	So, maybe listen on headphones if you're at work or around small children.
0:08.8	Now, here's a show.
0:10.5	Hey, Jolenta.
0:11.7	Hey, Kristen.
0:12.8	It has been one week since we lived by the power of positive thinking and you know what that means.
0:18.2	It's positively time for another by the book Many Episode.
0:21.9	Your life is going down the drain.
0:27.9	You're in so much pain.
0:30.4	You need some help.
0:32.4	O'er yourself help.
0:36.8	By the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book.
0:48.8	That's right.
0:49.9	It's time for another by the book, Apple Log.
0:52.5	This week, we're hearing from all of you out there about our most recent book, The Power
0:56.8	of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
0:59.7	What?
1:00.7	Before we get to this week's responses, we're once again putting the book into historical context
1:05.2	with the help of historian Trish Travis.
1:07.8	Reminder, Professor Travis is a 20th century U.S. cultural and literary historian with a
1:14.3	focus on gender and popular culture.
1:16.7	Her sub-specialties are the history of medicine with a focus on therapy, addiction and recovery
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