Jenny Odell on SAVING TIME: DISCOVERING A LIFE BEYOND THE CLOCK

Published: March 9, 2023, 11 a.m.

"I'm also trying to make use of how innate I think curiosity is for people, because curiosity is kind of a way towards hope\u2026 it's in that direction."

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing, asks readers to look at the concept of time, how it relates to the structure of our society and how it can change the way we live our lives. Odell joins us to talk about commodifying time and leisure, the language we use to describe time, the authors and artists that have influenced her and more with Poured Over host Miwa Messer.\xa0Listen after the episode for a TBR Topoff from Marc and Madyson.\xa0 \xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock\xa0by Jenny Odell\xa0

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell\xa0

Grapefruit by Yoko Ono\xa0\xa0

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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0

Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee\xa0

Still Pictures by Janet Malcolm\xa0

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