EPISODE · Sep 29, 2019 · 1H 10M
69 // This Is Water
from Just Winging It · host John Abdulla & Patrick Greene
In 2005, the writer David Foster Wallace gave a commencement speech that would take on a life of its own, traveling far beyond the audience he delivered it to that day. It spread all across the world and would deeply influence countless people. Patrick shares how he came to discover the speech and why it and Wallace's work left such a lasting mark on his life. He and John unpack the significance of this speech and how it informs their lives as parents. Listen to the full speech or watch this short film with an abridged version of the speech.
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In 2005, the writer David Foster Wallace gave a commencement speech that would take on a life of its own, traveling far beyond the audience he delivered it to that day. It spread all across the world and would deeply influence countless people. Patrick shares how he came to discover the speech and why it and Wallace's work left such a lasting mark on his life. He and John unpack the significance of this speech and how it informs their lives as parents.Listen to the full speech or watch this short film with an abridged version of the speech.
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