Talking to Strangers: crazy youth, non-traditional weddings and feeling misunderstood with Josh Withers

This week on Book(ish) I sit down with ex-radio personality and current marriage celebrant Josh Withers to discuss Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Our conversation ranges over not wanting to be just a nerd, the lie that is the desire for a “non-traditional” wedding and trying to communicate with others. Enjoy! 


Content warning: this book discusses sexual assault and pedophilia so our conversation does briefly touch upon these topics. 


Books mentioned:

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You by Mike McHargue

Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus by Jared Byas

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 


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