Reframing the Inside Joke with R. Eric Thomas
from Reframeables Hosted by Rebecca & Natalie Davey
This week we are reframing pop culture as self-care (or reframing the inside joke) with author R. Eric Thomas. In a wonderfully meandering conversation we talked about faith, office cake, gardening, hiking up (and then running down) mountains, looking to Oprah as a way to prepare for big feelings, and using Chekhov for life metaphors. Finally, we landed on using pop culture references as bridges to help us connect with others. We really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. R. Eric Thomas is a television writer, playwright, and author of Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America. His latest book is Congratulations, The Best Is Over! For four years, Eric was a Senior Staff Writer at Elle.com, where he wrote a column called Eric Reads the News. This past week he gave Reframeables a shout out in his weekly humor newsletter. He lives in Philadelphia, where he is a long-running host of The Moth StorySlams. Links: Eric's newsletter Congratulations, The Best Is Over! Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America For more from Eric, check out his website, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials. If our conversations support you in your own reframing practice, please consider a donation on our Patreon, where you can also hear bonus episodes, or tipping us on Ko-fi. Subscribe to the Reframeables Newsletter. Follow us on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube too.
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This week we are reframing pop culture as self-care (or reframing the inside joke) with author R. Eric Thomas. In a wonderfully meandering conversation we talked about faith, office cake, gardening, hiking up (and then running down) mountains, looking to Oprah as a way to prepare for big feelings, and using Chekhov for life metaphors. Finally, we landed on using pop culture references as bridges to help us connect with others. We really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. R. ...
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- 0:00 This week's episode
- 1:52 The youth these days
- 5:18 The process of becoming
- 8:22 Soup party
- 10:08 Being candid about dissatisfaction
- 18:44 The Three Sisters
- 24:28 Wanting something more doesn't make it come closer
- 29:20 Finding truth and transformation
- 34:12 You have to feel
- 38:44 Big feelings with Oprah and Wendy Williams
- 45:54 Free cake
- 49:46 Seeking transformation and joy
- 53:42 Gardening
- 58:40 Finding community
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