Aug 26 2019 45 mins
Michael joins his name-twin on the greatest adventure undertaken by humankind
and finds him companionable, warm, and wise in Carrying the
Fire, while Emily breaks down the walls of the
“chick lit” ghetto to revel in City of Girls, a
surprising story of feminine sexual liberation. They talk about utopian
projects, the curse of popularity, non-traditional chosen families, and the
value of blending the sciences and the humanities.
Show Notes.
Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner.
Dear Columbia, Michael Collins’s short
personal reflection on Columbia, the command module he piloted in orbit around
the moon.
Michael Collins narrates a Google
Doodle
for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar mission.