Being a "heterodox thinker" often involves being exceedingly content with a whole bunch of people disliking you. Sometimes it's people to the Right of you, then people to the Left, and folks who were your strongest allies two days ago may suddenly hate your guts next Thursday. This is not to say that people who are consistently in one camp aren't principled - far from it. It's more that all of that "going against the grain-ing" can be rather... draining. Author and podcast host Meghan Daum shares what drives her to keep speaking about so many unspeakable things.

The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum - Substack

The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars, by Meghan Daum

The State of American Friendship: Change, Challenges, and Loss - Survey

I Don't Know What To Think Anymore: A Few Words From Your Host - The Unspeakable Podcast

Nuance: A Love Story, by Meghan Daum

I Left New York for Greener Pastures — and a Puppy, by Meghan Daum

Self Care: A Novel, by Leigh Stein

They Shall Not Grow Old, a documentary by Peter Jackson

The Delve podcast, with guest Meghan Daum

meghandaum.com

Meghan's Twitter: @meghan_daum

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