Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

For the final episode of this first season of The Places That Scare Us, I’m joined by Fiona Barrows - for a conversation in which we delve into how we’re feeling in amidst such uncertain times, what I learned in making this podcast, and figuring it out as we go.

What we talk about in this episode

  • My fears in making this podcast
  • The Places That Scare Us: Fitting in, standing out, and feeling the feelings, with Fiona Barrows
  • Range - David Epstein
  • The inherent biases in the stories we (don’t) tell
  • My complete lack of knowledge about growing vegetables and the yield of a courgette plant
  • Giving ourselves the time and space to figure things out as we go
  • My non-story of not wanting children