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EPISODE · May 4, 2020 · 39 MIN

E17. "A Change Of Verbs" - What if you just said what you meant?

from Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Discussions · host Kolby Granville

Named “Top 15 Podcast” for 2020!STORY SUMMARY: The main character is a passive University Professor with a nagging wife. For some reason he decides today will be different and he goes through the entire day saying, and doing, what he actually feels. The day goes amazingly well, with classes, with colleagues, and he decides this will start a new chapter in his life.DISCUSSION: Mixed reactions on this story. On the one hand, isn’t it his own fault for not always saying what he meant and letting people walk over him. Did this unhappiness come on slowly? He doesn’t treat his wife very well, and, perhaps, too much of his attraction is only physical. Is this just an extrovert writer telling introverts, if you just were more like me, you’d be a happier? Isn’t this all on a scale, you have to balance saying what you mean, with being respectful of others.BOOK LINK: Download the accompanying short story here.MAGAZINE: Sign up for our monthly magazine and receive short stories that ask ethical and philosophical questions.SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon.FOLLOW: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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“What if you just said what you meant?” Kolby, Jeremy, and Ashley discuss the choices in the short story "A Change of Verbs" by Tom Teti.

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