142. Meg Wolitzer (writer) – Messages From Another Planet
Love is like umami. Adulthood is accepting the schmo you are. Wordplay and worldbuilding with novelist Meg Wolitzer.
April 7, 2018
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142. Meg Wolitzer (writer) – Messages From Another Planet
Summary
Ambition and loyalty. What we want versus what we already have and should be grateful for. When there’s conflict here, in some ways it's a tension between loyalty to others and loyalty to ourselves…or maybe loyalty to who we are now versus another possible future self. Have I overcomplicated my life out of impatience and ingratitude? Have I broken something precious beyond repair? Or on the other hand, am I missing out on the life I’m supposed to have? Sometimes I think a lot of the trouble comes from the misunderstanding that these have to be opposing forces at all.
These kinds of questions and choices are at the heart of Meg Wolitzer’s novels, of which there are many. She’s the author of THE INTERESTINGS and her latest, THE FEMALE PERSUASION.
Surprise conversation-starter clips in this episode:
Tali Sharot on confirmation bias and why facts don’t win fights,
Michelle Thaler on how success and failure coexist in everyone
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