Book Interrupted

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September 20, 2021From the Ashes Episode 2
The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on: “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. They talk about examples from the book and delve into topics of writing styles, storytelling and homelessness in the communities where they live.
Discussion Points:
Good bad binary
Interconnectedness and empathy
Jesse Thistle’s writing and storytelling style
Showing and not telling - letting the reader discover the lesson themselves
Homelessness, shelters and the loss of home
Lack of mental health support
Discrimination when applying to rent a house or apartment
Learning to speak about difficult topics
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Skin We're in: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
Nice White Parents
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Nomadland
White Squirrel Brigade
The city with no homeless on its streets, BBC
Built for Zero Canada
...more
48min
September 13, 2021From the Ashes Episode 1
The Book Interrupted women begin their first conversation on their Series 7 book choice: “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “From the Ashes”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of reconciliation, appropriation, the Indigenous experience, community and interconnectedness, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Jesse Thistle
Discussion Points:
Reconciliation and being an ally
How books can come to you at the right time
Spirit animals and appropriation
Community and interconnection
Responsibility and Rights
Individualistic versus collective
We’re all interconnected and related
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
IndigenEYEZ
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
...more
37min
September 06, 2021Sapiens Episode 6
Concluding their series on “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, the women discuss fan responses, preppers, Disney princesses, horror, life insurance, and a whole lot of zombies.
Discussion Points:
Responses to fan comments on social media
Lia’s caricatures of the group members
Shut up statements - “I’m just being honest”
Goosebumps and Fear Street books
Zombies and the Zombie Apocalypse
Preppers and go bags
Life insurance
Suicide is a mental health issue
Disney Princesses
Long term relationships
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Nonviolent Communication Artwork by Lia Macbean - caricatures of the members
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Goosebumps
Fear Street
The Walking Dead
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
28 Days Later
Shaun of the Dead
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Artist Imagines What Would Happen If Disney Princesses Visited A Psychotherapist by Maria Guadarrama
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
...more
26min
August 30, 2021Sapiens Episode 5
Did the women finish reading “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari? They wrap up their discussion on the book and share their final book reports. Topics include: doctor Google, cyborgs, conspiracy theories, critical thinking, journalism, admitting they don’t know everything, and how our search for “likes” and “stars” influence our public behaviour.
Discussion Points:
Did everyone finish reading Sapiens?
Fake it until you make it—has the internet taken away our ability to admit we don’t know something?
Using doctor Google versus relying on experts
Trusting people who admit they are wrong
Lack of funding for journalism and how can we find news sources we trust?
Is critical thinking a good thing?
Conspiracy theories
Are scientific studies biased?
Cyborgs and you
Searching for “likes” and “stars” and how it influences our behaviour
Targeted advertisements from our cell phones listening to us
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Black Mirror
The Matrix
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Inside Out by Demi Moore
...more
52min
August 23, 2021Sapiens Episode 4
Happiness is the feature topic of discussion in this episode of Book Interrupted. Continuing the chats on “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, the women talk about their own search for happiness in their lives and the struggles they’ve had along the way. Peppered in are superheroes, I Dream of Jeannie, the pronunciation of the letter “Z” and whether Kim could be a lizard person in disguise.
Discussion Points:
The importance of our ancestors
Happiness does not depend on objective conditions, but rather depends on the correlation between objective conditions and subjective expectations
Depression
Happiness isn’t the destination, it’s the journey
Finding contentment just with self and being
Would we recommend the book?
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
“A” You’re Adorable by Sharon, Lois & Bram
Back to the Future
Eckhart Tolle
Armchair Expert
I Dream of Jeannie
...more
27min
August 16, 2021Sapiens Episode 3
In this episode of Book Interrupted, the women continue their discussion on “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari and share their personal journals while reading the book. Among other topics, they chat about: the word ‘natural’ and body modifications; the extinction of big animals; gossip and stories; sociopaths; and the transition of power from family and community to the market and state.
Discussion Points:
Personal journals
There is no ‘natural’ way of life
Shut up statements, like “I’m just being honest”, or “it’s natural”
Body modifications, botox, tattoos, and getting breast implants in honour of your grandparents
Human rights as a human construct
The human flood - the extinctions of big animals
The importance of stories and their ability to slowly change the world
Local gossip versus fake news
Sociopaths
Giving power to the market and states, instead of your family and community
Individualistic societies
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor
We Are Lady Parts
...more
43min
August 09, 2021Sapiens Episode 2
The Book Interrupted women discuss “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, storytelling, keepsakes, empathy, and the separatism between nature and man. Lia finishes the episode and shocks the other members by cutting her Sapiens book in half for ease of carrying and reading.
Discussion Points:
Our ability to tell stories unifies us: corporations, money, human rights, government
The collection of data
Re-reading books
Good luck charms/keepsakes - do you give power to your personal objects?
Why we gorge food
Having empathy for people you haven’t met
The separatism between nature and man
Looking at the global community
Cutting large books in half for ease of transport
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
...more
30min
August 02, 2021Sapiens Episode 1
The Book Interrupted women begin their first conversation on their Series 6 book choice: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Sapiens”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of cooperation, tacky gifts, book cutting, collectivism in an individualist culture, and raising children not to be a-holes, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Yuval Harari.
Discussion Points:
The writing style/storytelling
Can you walk and read at the same time?
Cutting big books in half to make them easier to carry around
The tackiest gifts ever
Cooperation amongst large groups of people - how the human race is different than other animals
Raising children not to be a-holes, teaching them to share
Community versus individualism - collectivism in an individualist culture
How every action and behaviour has a ripple effect
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
The Joe Rogan Experience
Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast
Litsy
Yuval Noah Harari: What explains the rise of humans? | TED Talk
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
...more
46min
July 26, 2021Nonviolent Communication Episode 6
The six women discuss feedback they received from Book Interrupted Series 5 on “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life” by Marshall B. Rosenberg, as well as previous series. Amongst chats about the importance of stories, trying to use nonviolent communication in real life, and the stigma of being a stay-at-home parent, they set a new BI challenge: eat something decadent in public and report back.
Discussion Points:
Fan feedback and comments
Is eating a big bag of chips in public brazen?
Enjoying the journey of life
Book Interrupted challenge: eat something decadent in public
Societal pre-conditioning - the stigma of stay-at-home parents and the unemployed
The importance of stories
Trying to use nonviolent communication in real life
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo
Desmond Cole
Ice Cream At Work | Baroness von Sketch Show
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
...more
36min
July 20, 2021 Sapiens EP1
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46min

FAQs about Book Interrupted:

How many episodes does Book Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.