Nerdette Book Club: Hernan Diaz on ‘Trust’

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

Tv & Film, Self, Nerd, Books, Technology, Tv, Improvement, Culture, Wbez, Society & Culture, Pop, Nerdette, Nerds

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

December's Book Club pick is ‘Trust’ by Hernan Diaz. It's one of Greta's favorite books of the year. In this spoiler-free episode, Hernan discusses the rhetoric of male power and who does – and doesn’t – have the power to tell their own story. Stay tuned for a spoiler-filled episode later this month, but before then, tell us what you think! Email your thoughts about ‘Trust’ to NerdettePodcast [at] gmail [dot] com for a chance to be featured in the final book club discussion of the year!

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0:00.0	When it's your job to ask people questions,
0:03.0	there's nothing like here in this.
0:05.0	It's like a great question.
0:06.0	That's such a good question.
0:08.0	Yeah, that's a great question.
0:09.0	You asked such great questions.
0:11.0	That's a good, excellent question.
0:12.0	Thank you so much for these very thoughtful questions.
0:15.0	Throughout the week on the rundown podcast,
0:17.0	you get to hear some of your favorite Chicago
0:19.0	wants to talk about their work
0:21.0	in a way that they haven't really thought about it before.
0:23.0	Listen, like and subscribe,
0:25.0	wherever podcasts are available.
0:30.0	From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson.
0:36.0	And this is the Nerd At Book Club.
0:38.0	It's just like a regular book club,
0:39.0	except sometimes the author stops by.
0:41.0	It is somehow already December of the year 2022.
0:45.0	And our book club selection this month is
0:47.0	Arnon Diaz's Trust.
0:49.0	This is a book best enjoyed
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