January, 2022 | School for Good Living Podcasts

David Henkin is a life-long historian specializing in uncovering the ancestral events that are the roots to many of the social norms of today. He has published many of his findings in books that are available nationwide. I invited David onto the show today because I read his latest book “The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are” and found it incredibly insightful. In the book David explains the events that led to the phenomenon of the entire world unanimously adopting the structure of the seven-day week, and the many revisions that structure has gone through over the years that made it what it is today.

In this interview I am joined by David to talk about his book, the origins of the modern week, and the implications of his claims for the average person. We dig into the likelihood that the week may face another revision in our lifetimes, as well as the chance that the week could become obsolete all together. Our discussion also explores the way that the modern week has become engrained in society, religious practice, and our identities.

“You can call it different names. You can disagree about where it starts. You can disagree about what it means, but no one disagrees with the structure of the week!”

This week on the School for Good Living Podcast:

The origin of the modern week.
How the seven-day week has influenced modern society.
Our dependency on structure.
The likelihood of the week experiencing another major change.
How the week could be better.

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168. Suzanne McConnell – Pity The Reader: On Writing With Style

Suzanne McConnell is the author of “Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style”. Suzanne was a student and a friend of Kurt Vonnegut’s, and she was asked to write this book by Kurt’s Trust. Kurt is the author of Slaughterhouse-five and several other works of primary fiction, but also nonfiction. He shares many stories from his life in ways that were sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, but almost always entertaining. In this book, Suzanne includes Kurt Vonnegut’s instructions and advice about writing, work and family balance, and sharing our talents.

In this interview for the School for Good Living Podcast, Suzanne joins Brilliant Miller to discuss what Suzanne learned from Kurt Vonnegut and how to earn a living as a creative, those financial considerations as a writer, love, finding a community, or building one. Suzanne talks about how Kurt dealt with depression as so many creatives do, and how he thought about love and sharing our talents. Throughout the interview, Suzanne and Brilliant uncover many of the Keys to Good Living that can be learned from Kurt Vonnegut, his life, his family life, and especially his writing.

“The most meaningful aspect of our styles, which is what we choose to write about, is utterly unlimited”

This week on the School for Good Living Podcast:

Who is Kurt Vonnegut and what is his work about?
Meeting Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne’s relationship with him.
Why Suzanne wrote “Pity the Reader”
How to write with style.
Sharing our talents.
Balancing work and family.
Finding a community and building one.

Month: January 2022

169. David Henkin – The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are

168. Suzanne McConnell – Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style