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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 47 MIN

Jonathan Gluck, Journalist and Author of An Exercise in Uncertainty

from Get Real with Jim Weiss · host iHeartPodcasts and Bubbler

In today's episode, Jim is speaking with Jonathan Gluck about his new memoir An Exercise in Uncertainty. Gluck is a leading journalist, writing for publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Vogue. He also served as the deputy editor of New York Magazine. Two decades ago, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable blood cancer, and told he had over a year to live. At its core, his memoir asks: how do we live our mortality? Tune in as we learn about coping with uncertainty with the incomparable, Jonathan Gluck. 1. How a slip on the ice led to an early cancer diagnosis 2. What treatable but not curable means and how his doctors have managed multiple myeloma over many years 3. How to cope with constant uncertainty 4. Why work can be a lifeline during long-term illness 5. How illness impacts a marriage and family, and the tools that help keep relationships strongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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