Working: A Memoir About an Identity in Flux

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4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to writer John Cotter, whose new memoir Losing Music tells the story of a mysterious illness that degraded John’s hearing and caused periods of vertigo. In the interview, John explains how writing became a necessary tool that helped him make sense of his illness and his changing world. After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss how creative practices can change drastically as people get older and their lives change. They also expand on a writing tip that Isaac mentions in his interview with John. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, John talks about how his teaching informs his writing and vice versa. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. __ Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The 100, presented by Compaea Zermarkin.
0:02.4	It's a music tournament with amazing cricket.
0:04.9	No, it's a cricket tournament with amazing music.
0:07.4	With explosions.
0:08.9	He means fireworks.
0:10.0	And huge, fiery shooting things.
0:12.5	He means flame machines.
0:14.0	There's also amazing DJs and big, foamy portings.
0:18.2	He means, oh, actually, there are those things.
0:20.8	And best of all, the world-class cricket.
0:23.0	Is that we are the sponsor?
0:25.2	Oh, of course.
0:26.1	The 100, presented by Compaea Zermarkin.
0:29.1	Simples, huh?
0:40.2	What I learned with the losing music project
0:42.8	was how much it helps to feel as though you have to write a book.
0:48.1	It felt as though this was the way I claw myself back to the world.
0:52.9	This is what's happening.
0:54.5	This is who I was, and this is who I've become.
1:00.1	Welcome back to Working.
1:01.2	I'm your host, June Thomas.
1:03.6	And I'm your other host, Isaac Butler.
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