The Act of Estrangement

Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Danny Lavery welcomes Sophie Lewis, the author of essays about octopus sex, theoretical screeds about capitalism, and numerous texts about family abolition, including the 2019 book Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family. Lavery and Lewis give advice to a letter writer who is wondering how to set boundaries with a family that is siding with her abusive father. They also discuss a “soft version” of family abolition, and take a deep dive into the novel, Detransition, Baby. Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday, sign up now for just $1 for your first month. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Danny Dyer, and welcome to What's That Smell?
0:07.6	Smell with a hint of burgers, it's my barbecue apron.
0:10.8	Luckily, I can make this smell like freshly picked lilies.
0:14.0	Just pop it in the washing machine, add some surf tropical lily laundry detergent and
0:18.4	oh, my fave, it smells like my dream holiday.
0:23.3	Get long-lasting fragrance with natural essential oils with surf laundry detergent.
0:28.0	You can make anything perth of surf.
0:30.8	Just a reminder that big mood, little mood with Daniel M. Lavery happens twice a week.
0:35.0	Slate Plus members get an additional mini episode or little big mood every Friday.
0:39.8	Sign up now to listen at slate.com slash mood.
0:58.0	Hello, and welcome to big mood, little mood with Danny Lavery.
1:07.5	I am the aforementioned Danny Lavery.
1:10.5	And with me in the studio this week, not just in the studio, but in my home, in my apartment
1:15.1	looking at me wonderfully across the table is Sophie Lewis, the author of various essays
1:20.8	about octopus sex, theoretical screeds about capitalism, and numerous texts about family
1:26.1	abolition, including the book Fulcer, I guess you now, feminism against family.
1:31.0	Sophie, welcome to the show.
1:33.0	Hello, Danny.
1:34.0	Thanks for having me.
1:35.4	Welcome to the show and welcome to my home.
1:38.7	It's so good to see you in my home because I don't have people in my home anymore.
1:43.2	It's wild.
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