Chapter

Square Dancing and Disdain for Frills
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35:19 - 40:55 (05:36)

The speaker discusses a woman who enjoyed square dancing and Fast and Furious Waltzing, but disliked the frilly and delicate aspects of traditional feminine activities such as tea parties and wearing hats and gloves.

Clips
The speaker describes her grandmother's likes and dislikes when it comes to different types of dancing, as well as her aversion to formal events and settings.
35:19 - 37:19 (02:00)
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Dance
A forest entomologist describes life in a remote forest where they had no electricity and transportation was by boat due to the lack of roads.
37:19 - 37:49 (00:29)
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Forest
The speaker recalls an experience of walking across a high school football field during a time when there were no other forms of entertainment available due to a power outage.
37:49 - 39:42 (01:52)
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Entertainment
The speaker shares their experience of being skipped ahead in school and feeling daunted as a 12-year-old among older students, and also mentions their struggle with being short even then.
39:42 - 40:55 (01:12)
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Education
Summary

The speaker shares their experience of being skipped ahead in school and feeling daunted as a 12-year-old among older students, and also mentions their struggle with being short even then.

Chapter
Square Dancing and Disdain for Frills
Episode
#573: Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show