Podcasts about self absorbed sixteen writers

People are curious about the choice to be childfree. Harv and Elena discuss it with Meghan Daum, editor of Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids. Sociologists Dr. Amy Blackstone and Dr. Kimya Dennis share some insight into their respective research about childfree people.

People are curious about the choice to be childfree. Harv and Elena discuss it with Meghan Daum, editor of Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids. Sociologists Dr. Amy Blackstone and Dr. Kimya Dennis share some insight into their respective research about childfree people.

"My womb has always been empty, but my life is full." - Jeanne Safer Listener Maxine Sims joins Auntie Julia all the way from the UK to discuss the first selection of the Not The Mama Book Club, "Selfish, Shallow and Self Absorbed - Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids" by Meghan Daum. They talk about main themes threaded throughout all of the essays such as self realization, having "it all," and the writers relationships with their own mothers. Maxine and Julia select their favorite essays and discuss them in further detail as well. The decision to not have children isn't always a singular moment in one's life. It can be a series of small choices, realizations, disappointments and victories. February's Not The Mama Book Club selection is "Confessions of a Childfree Woman" by Marcia Drut-Davis. Check out our website notthemamapod.com and Insta stories for more information! Thanks for listening and happy reading!

In this 80 minute episode we talk about Essay Collections! We get into some deep topics this time, talking about precarity, race relations, and cultural differences between Canada and the USA. We also wonder if it’s possible to find books about feminism that blow your mind when you’re already familiar with the idea. Plus! The three kinds of CanLit and knowing what a zine isn’t. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Books We Read This Month My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids edited by Meghan Daum We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The TED Talk version Beyoncé - ***Flawless ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul Rape Culture Is Surveillance Culture Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents by Ellen Ullman Toy Time!: From Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: A Look Back at the Most- Beloved Toys of Decades Past by Christopher Byrne This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race by Naben Ruthnum Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit The original essay Browse: The World in Bookshops edited by Henry Hitchings Other Media and Authors We Mention Hark! RJ’s holiday music podcast Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis Mary Roach The New Kings of Nonfiction In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction David Sedaris So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed Joe Sacco Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers The Secret Loves of Geek Girls Dave Barry Chuck Klosterman Why I am no Longer Talking to White People About Race (Meghan is talking about this book when she mentions the British conservative politician who thinks people should just get better jobs instead of more affordable housing) Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit Bear by Marian Engel Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System by Sonya Huber Best American Science and Nature Writing Series The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture Rise of the Videogame Zinesters by Anna Anthropy Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate by Zoe Quinn Links, Articles, and Things Book Riot Insiders Forum Hogan's Alley, Vancouver “Hogan's Alley was the first and last neighbourhood in Vancouver with a substantial concentrated black population.” What Is CanLit? by Douglas Coupland “CanLit is when the Canadian government pays you money to write about life in small towns and/or the immigration experience. If the book is written in French, urban life is permitted, but only from a nonbourgeois viewpoint.” Questions What’s the difference between essays and chapters? Is a blog post an essay? How long can an essay be? Is long form journalism an essay? Is a journal issue an essay collection? Do you like it when authors use personal and self-reflective frameworks as part of the essay format? Are you attending ALA in New Orleans? Want to be on this podcast? Get in touch! Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, May 1st when we’ll talk about Separating the Art from the Artist! Then come back on Tuesday, May 15th when we’ll be talking about Comedic/Humourous Science Fiction and Fantasy.

We're back with more recommendations for Book Riot's 2018 Read Harder Challenge! Today we are tackling:  A classic of genre fiction A book you can read in one sitting An essay anthology An assigned book you hated (or didn't finish)   The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien Watership Down by Richard Adams Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie The Old man and the Sea by Ernest hemingway We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson The ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Fire This Time, edited by Jesamyn Ward Rereadings, edited by Annie Fadiman Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, edited by Roxane Gay Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to have Kids, edited by Meghan Daum Double Bind: Women on Ambition, edited by Robin Romm Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Tripods trilogy by John Christopher

Hitting some stumbling blocks when it comes to starting something BIG? Momma B is here to help with advice for your creative pursuits, professional endeavors, and personal plans. This episode also includes solid advice from all-star guests like world-touring DJ Atish Mehta, New York Times illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, Zak and Shira from the Pregnant Pause podcast and Doree Shafrir, author of the novel Startup. Complete show notes, questions and more available: www.advicefrom.mom/listen/ Meet the wise guests of this episode: Doree Shafrir is a Senior Tech Writer at BuzzFeed News and author of the novel, Startup. [https://www.doree-shafrir.com/book/]. She and her husband make a podcast together called “Matt and Doree's Eggcellent Adventure: An IVF Journey“: https://art19.com/shows/matt-and-dorees-eggcellent-adventure Wendy MacNaughton is an illustrator and graphic journalist. You’ve probably seen Wendy’s illustrations in The Wall Street Journal, Lucky Peach, Bon Appetit, and at Basecamp Hotels. See more of thoughtful great work here: http://wendymacnaughton.com Atish Mehta is a DJ and an electronic musician. You can find more of his songs [https://soundcloud.com/atish] and you can see him live at an upcoming show http://bandsintown.com/atish Zak Rosen and Shira Heisler make a podcast called “Pregnant Pause with Zak & Shira” [https://www.pregnantpausepodcast.com]. In their advice, they reference the book Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids: https://www.amazon.com/Selfish-Shallow-Self-Absorbed-Sixteen-Decision-ebook/dp/B00JI0W6VE You can find more of Zak’s audio work here: https://www.zakrosen.com .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. Momma B’s goodie bag of links My mom loves to find articles for you from “the popular press”: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/04/26/becoming_a_parent_means_a_new_family_member_and_new_sense_of_self.html https://psychcentral.com/lib/are-you-ready-to-be-a-parent/ Momma B’s favorite rock opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikdSxaOcR6U Babystep Homework: Invisibilia’s double episode on emotions: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing by Juliet Hinely. Mixing & mastering by Jake Young. Publicity by Jane Riccobono. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. The theme music is by Love, Jerks—www.lovejerks.com. The song throughout this episode is Rebel in Motion by Scissors for Lefty—www.scissorsforlefty.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.

Zak and Shira inch toward a decision while Meghan Daum, essayist and editor of “Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids,” stops by to tell her story. 

Jacqui and LeMar talk about #ShoutYourAbortion, the uptick in second-term abortions and the student protest of a concealed campus carry law in Texas. PLUS, Jacqui’s Book Club is back in session with Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision NOT to Have Kids. Related Links Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the […]

This week Meghan Daum talks about a brand new collection of essays she edited titled "Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids." Daum also discusses an earlier book of her own essays, "The Unspeakable." Featuring Tom Lutz, Laurie Winer, and Seth Greenland.