World of Stories Margrit Talpalaru and Eileen Liu

As Margrit and Eileen wrap up season two, we look forward to some things we're hopeful about in a post-pandemic world. Things like compassion and understanding, redefining family and relationships, greater accessibility, and dare we say it... lower real estate prices? 
Recommendation of the Episode: Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life).
Question of the Episode: What are your hopes for a post-pandemic world? 
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What does it mean to be happy and healthy? Especially during a pandemic? Margrit & Eileen break down ideas about well-being, including a critique of the wellness industry. 
Recommendations of the Episode: The Depression Project on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/realdepressionproject/) and Nedi Nezu: Good Medicine by Tenille K. Campbell (https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/N/nedi-nezu-Good-Medicine).
Question of the Episode: What are some of your well-being needs? 
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Our number one fan returns to World of Stories! Special guest Ann Gagné joins Margrit and Eileen to talk about precarious work in academia, accessibility in education and beyond, touch and tactility in a pandemic, and so much more! Be sure to check out Ann's new books, The Canadian Precariat (https://www.ubcpress.ca/the-canadian-precariat) and Embodying the Tactile in Victorian Literature (https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793617309/Embodying-the-Tactile-in-Victorian-Literature-Touching-Bodies-Bodies-Touching). 
Recommendations of the Episode: Academic Ableism by Jay Timothy Dolmage (https://www.press.umich.edu/9708722/academic_ableism), On Being Included by Sara Ahmed (https://www.dukeupress.edu/on-being-included), and Feel Ways: A Scarborough Anthology (https://www.mawenzihouse.com/product/feel-ways/). 
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Margrit & Eileen chat about perfectionism and the internal and external pressures to live up to unrealistic and unattainable expectations. They talk about the false equivalency of perfection equalling professionalism and how perfectionism is both the result of and cause of metal health issues. Finally, in a pandemic where so many of our interactions are through video conference, perfectionism has been taken to a whole new level.

Recommendations of the Episode: (It's Great to) Suck at Something by Karen Rinaldi and easy crafting activities, like connect-the-dots.

Question of the Episode: Do you suffer from perfectionism? How do you combat it?

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Margrit & Eileen welcome Lee Czechowski to the podcast! Lee (they/them) is a queer mixed Anishnaabe/Settler midwifery student at Laurentian University. They love singing, puns, puzzles, coffee, and their three cats. When they used to have spare time, they spent it hiking, driving across the country, and building the best little queer haven in Northern Ontario.
We talk about working in a hospital during a pandemic, the gender-stereotypes in midwifery, being an advocate for queer and trans parents, and finding joy during difficult times. 
Recommendations of the Episode: Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature (https://www.ubcpress.ca/sovereign-erotics) and A History of My Brief Body by Billy Ray Belcourt (https://billy-raybelcourt.com/a-history-of-my-brief-body). 
Full transcript available at www.WorldOfStories.org/S2E7.

What is the meaning of friendship? What are the different types of friendship? What important are friendships compared to other types of relationships? Margrit & Eileen chat about how the pandemic has strengthened some friendships and strained others; society's hierarchy of relationships that often puts friendships at the bottom; and what this means for community building. 
Recommendations of the Episode: Elementary (https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Season-1/dp/B009IJJ5B4) and Sense8 (https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80025744).
Question of the Episode: How has the pandemic changed your friendships and what role do your friends play in your life? 
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