Discussing chapters 1-4 of Severance by Ling Ma. Send me your comments on the podcast, book, or language learning! Web: theenglishchronicles.com Email: theenglishchronicles@gmail.com Instagram: @theenglishchronicles Support this podcast on Patreon. Notes: 1. “Ling Ma,” The University of Chicago Division of the Humanities English, accessed August 7, 2021, https://english.uchicago.edu/people/ling-ma. 2. Courtney Vinopal, “Author Ling Ma Answers Your Questions About ‘Severance,’” PBS News Hour, December 3, 2020, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-ling-ma-answers-your-questions-about-severance. 3. Courtney Vinopal, “How the Final Days of an Office Job Inspired this Apocalyptic Novel,” PBS News Hour, December 9, 2020, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-final-days-of-an-office-job-inspired-this-apocalyptic-novel. 4. Oxford Dictionary, s.v. “Severance,” https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/severance. 5. “Severance Pay,” U.S. Department of Labor, accessed August 7, 2021, https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/severancepay. 6. “Great Recession,” History, accessed August 7, 2021, https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/recession. 7. “Young, Underemployed and Optimistic,” Pew Research Center, February 12, 2012, https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/02/09/young-underemployed-and-optimistic/.