Podcast Episodes

Chapter 28: Mark Manson on constant cursing and clearing clutter

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Season 1 Episode 28

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Have you heard of a book called '​The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck​'?

I'm guessing you have since it's sold, uh, 16 million copies since it came out in 2016. There hadn't been a non-fiction book…

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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Chapter 147: Nickisha the Dog Walker on dangerous drivers and dog doo diligence

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Season 1 Episode 147

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Let's go for a walk!

 

I've sometimes imagined 3 Books as a long walk with a friend. So today—let's take one! Nickisha moved to Toronto from Jamaica when she was 16 to reunite with her mom and after …

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chapter 26: Angie Thomas on righting racist wrongs and remembering radicals

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Season 1 Episode 26

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No one does it like Angie.

Racial tensions, police shootings, citizen uprisings. Does this sound like the setting of a YA novel? How about three of them? Her debut '​The Hate U Give,​' her sophomor…

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Chapter 146: Emily Nagoski on exuberant erotic exploration

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Season 1 Episode 146

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Is porn good sex education? Why does body autonomy matter for kids? Does talking about sex kill the mood?

Emily Nagoski has the answers!

Emily is a sex educator and activist whose mission is to te…

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chapter 25: James Frey on drunk, defiant differentiation

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Season 1 Episode 25

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What do you know about James Frey?

Or what do you think you know about James Frey?

I'm guessing it's not nothing. Everyone has an opinion! When I first spotted '​A Million Little Pieces​' on my wi…

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Chapter 145: Lindyman leverages long-lasting lessons on living a limitless life

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Season 1 Episode 145

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Don't use mouthwash.   Why?   It's not Lindy.   At least that's what Paul Skallas, a Chicago-born technology lawyer who goes by Lindyman online, says. I was fascinated to read a New York Times profil…

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chapter 22: Tim Urban on shivering in shorts and shifting from sheep to chef

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Season 1 Episode 22

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We live in interesting times.    And they're getting interestinger!   I keep my eyes open for big thinkers to help guide and inform me as I keep trying to make sense of the world.
My friend Tim Urba…

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Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Chapter 144: Nick Sweetman on breaking boundaries with brilliant birds

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Season 1 Episode 144

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​Nick Sweetman​ is one of Toronto's most prominent graffiti artists.

Last February I was walking down Lansdowne Avenue in Toronto with my friend ​Michael Bungay Stanier​, who was our guest back in ​…

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Chapter 18: David Sedaris on holding happiness hostage and healing holes in our hearts

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Season 1 Episode 18

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Who else loves David Sedaris?

I discovered him in 1997 when an old mentor/editor at Golden Words, my college humor papers, suggested I pick up his book 'Naked' to become a better writer myself.

I fo…

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Published on 1 year ago

Best Of 2024: Neil Pasricha plucks pithy pointers to prime ponderings

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Season 1

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Happy Solstice!   As we do every December solstice it's time for our 7th Annual "Best Of" episode of 3 Books.   3 Books is our 22-year-long conversation to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative…

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Published on 1 year ago