Zoom Faux Pas
Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery
Slate Podcasts
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Prudence is joined this week by Milisa Burke, a Brooklyn based tech worker, and part of the program committee for New York’s Asian American International Film Festival.
Prudie and Burke tackle letters about what to do when you accidentally screen share erotic fan fiction during a zoom business meeting, how to tell your friend to stop pretending to be Black in an online group about Black women’s hair, should you try to lose weight even though you think it’ll make your spouse feel bad, should you send a birthday card to your estranged mom, what to consider with an abusive, drinking husband who occasionally tries to get help.
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Read Daniel Lavery's latest book, a memoir/essay collection about pop culture, religion, and transition called “Something That May Shock and Discredit You,” available through Bookshop or Amazon.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.6 | Just a reminder that the Dear Prudence podcast happens twice a week. |
| 0:07.0 | Slate Plus members. |
| 0:08.2 | Get an additional mini episode every Friday. |
| 0:10.8 | Sign up now to listen at slate.com slash PruityPod. |
| 0:17.8 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:19.0 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:20.0 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudy. Dear Prudence Dear Prudence Dear Prudence |
| 0:21.7 | Dear Prudence |
| 0:21.7 | Dear Prudence |
| 0:22.6 | Dear Prudy |
| 0:23.6 | Do you think that I should contact him again? |
| 0:28.4 | Help |
| 0:28.7 | Thanks |
| 0:29.6 | Thanks |
| 0:30.1 | Thank you Hello and welcome back to the Dear Prudence Show. |
| 0:44.8 | I am your host, Dear Prudence, also known as Daniel M. Lavery, and with me in the studio this week is Melissa Burke, a Brooklyn-based tech writer and part of the program committee for New York's |
| 0:54.5 | Asian American International Film Festival. Melissa, welcome. Thank you. I'm not actually a tech writer. |
| 1:00.7 | Oh, did I say writer instead of worker? You do. Friends, listeners to the show, I just like you all |
| 1:06.2 | to know that this is actually our second take because we got about a third of the way through the |
| 1:10.2 | episode when I got a very nice text from Phil saying just a gentle check-in to make sure you're recording. |
| 1:15.8 | To which I responded, fuck. |
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