#194: Sally Rooney, Metaverse, Frayed

04/11/2021 33 min
#194: Sally Rooney, Metaverse, Frayed

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Episode Synopsis


We’re coming off a weekend of moving house and not moving much, and there’s plenty to chat about. Zan finally finished the latest Sally Rooney book, and has some thoughts. Meanwhile chatter about the “Great Resignation” happening in the States makes us wonder if it’ll happen here, and we once again embrace our new found roles as careers counsellors. Reality is getting a reboot, as is Facebook, with the launch of the “Metaverse”… What is going on with those videos? And we’re banging out about season 2 of Frayed, and Lisa Millar’s brilliant memoir Daring To Fly.Oh, and help us Tom Gleeson it up, by voting for us in the Listeners Choice of the Australian Podcast Awards: https://australianpodcastawards.com/voteShow notes:Sally Rooney review: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVsNbjSBoIp/Why Americans are quitting in record numbers: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/03/an-unbelievable-sense-of-freedom-why-americans-are-quitting-in-record-numbersHow to make the “great resignation” work for you: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/making-the-great-resignation-work-for-you/13615106Facebook launch their Metaverse: https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1453772988361453572Frayed: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/frayedDaring to Fly: https://www.hachette.com.au/lisa-millar/daring-to-fly-the-tv-star-on-facing-fear-and-finding-joy-on-a-deadlineEmail us: [email protected] On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.