1 hr 52 min

Educated Book Review | Yasmina & Koen (Ep. 3‪)‬ Open Thought

    • Society & Culture

Yasmina and Koen discuss "Educated" by Tara Westover. Although 4 months late, they share their thoughts on Tara Westover's memoir and unfold how her story has changed the way they view their life.

Links:
Educated: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550168/educated-by-tara-westover/
Hidden Brain Between Two Worlds: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/between-two-worlds/

"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them."
- Oscar Wilde

Timestamps:
01:00 Introduction and an apology :(
02:20 Summary 
25:00 The Weaver Story
34:00 Gene's bipolar disorder
41:00 Tara learns about the Holocaust
48:00 Pasta Talk
51:44 "How does this relate to your life?"
1:13:00 Explaining emotions and problems across the generational gap.
1:13:00 You are not fools gold. You are gold
1:24:00 Hidden Brain: Between Two Worlds. Family fragmentation when moving up the socioeconomic ladder. 
1:33:00 Parenthood and recognizing/admitting flaws
1:39:00 Closing Thoughts and Ratings
1:48:00 Quotes 
1:52:00 Next Episode

Yasmina and Koen discuss "Educated" by Tara Westover. Although 4 months late, they share their thoughts on Tara Westover's memoir and unfold how her story has changed the way they view their life.

Links:
Educated: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550168/educated-by-tara-westover/
Hidden Brain Between Two Worlds: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/between-two-worlds/

"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them."
- Oscar Wilde

Timestamps:
01:00 Introduction and an apology :(
02:20 Summary 
25:00 The Weaver Story
34:00 Gene's bipolar disorder
41:00 Tara learns about the Holocaust
48:00 Pasta Talk
51:44 "How does this relate to your life?"
1:13:00 Explaining emotions and problems across the generational gap.
1:13:00 You are not fools gold. You are gold
1:24:00 Hidden Brain: Between Two Worlds. Family fragmentation when moving up the socioeconomic ladder. 
1:33:00 Parenthood and recognizing/admitting flaws
1:39:00 Closing Thoughts and Ratings
1:48:00 Quotes 
1:52:00 Next Episode

1 hr 52 min

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