{"id":427472,"date":"2019-11-06T15:13:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/?p=427472"},"modified":"2019-11-06T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:13:01","slug":"tmr-10-6-the-simple-things-ducks-newburyport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/2019\/11\/06\/tmr-10-6-the-simple-things-ducks-newburyport\/","title":{"rendered":"TMR 10.6: “The Simple Things” [DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad and Brian break format a bit and discuss a number of the concerns, anxieties, and social issues that the narrator of\u00a0Duck, Newburyport\u00a0<\/em>thinks about. From spiders to Morning Routine videos, active shooter situations to Trump feeling up Kurt Suzuki, this episode is a deep, yet funny, dive into our neuroses and fears.<\/p>\n

If you’d prefer to watch<\/em> the conversation, you can find it on YouTube<\/a> along with all our past episodes<\/a>. Next week’s episode (up to page 487) will be broadcast live here<\/a>. And you can discuss this book at the reactivated Goodreads Two Month Review Discussion Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week’s music is “Good Scare<\/a>” by Torres.<\/p>\n

Follow Open Letter,<\/a> Chad Post,<\/a> and Brian Wood<\/a> for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.<\/p>\n

Be sure to order Brian’s book, Joytime Killbox<\/em><\/a>, which is now officially available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions<\/p>\n

You can also support this podcast and\u00a0all\u00a0<\/em>of Open Letter’s activities by making a tax-deductible donation through the University of Rochester<\/a>. (Or by attending our gala<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

You can find all the Two Month Review posts by clicking here.<\/a> And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes.<\/a> It really helps people to discover the podcast.<\/p>\n