I’m about to flog my mother’s cooking.

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I Better Start Writing This Down is sponsored by Audible. For a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial, go to audibletrial.com/ibetterstart. Audible has over 150,000 titles to choose from. One title that I think IBSWTD listeners would enjoy is:

“Food: A Love Story” by Jim Gaffigan

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The New York Times Magazine article that I mentioned at the beginning of the show is called “Memories of Meals Past.” It was published on October 30th, 2015. I’ve included a link to it in the show notes, which can be found at: http://joestracci.net/podcastfeed/ep16

The epigraph is from a New York Times piece by Jacques Pépin called “Jacques Pépin’s Food Memories.” It was published on December 8th, 2015. I’ve included a link to it as well in the show notes, which can be found at: http://joestracci.net/podcastfeed/ep16

Ep. 16: The Food My Mother Made, Pt. 1

Food is one of the strongest carriers of memory, of tradition.

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Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at http://ibetterstart.net.

Consider supporting the show at http://patreon.com/ibetterstart.

Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) on Medium.

I Better Start Writing This Down is sponsored by Audible. For a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial, go to audibletrial.com/ibetterstart. Audible has over 150,000 titles to choose from. One title that I think IBSWTD listeners would enjoy is:

“Food: A Love Story” by Jim Gaffigan

To download “Food: A Love Story” for free, go to http://audibletrial.com/ibetterstart.

The New York Times Magazine article that I mentioned is called “Memories of Meals Past.” It was published on October 30th, 2015. I’ve included a link to it in the show notes, which can be found at: http://joestracci.net/podcastfeed/ep17

Ep. 17: The Food My Mother Made, Pt. 2

You will not be laid to rest in the depths of the Washington State Convention Center.

You will, however, feel like dying there.

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Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at http://ibetterstart.net.

Consider supporting the show at http://patreon.com/ibetterstart.

Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at http://medium.com/@ibetterstart.

I Better Start Writing This Down is sponsored by Audible. For a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial, go to audibletrial.com/ibetterstart. Audible has over 150,000 titles to choose from. One title that I think IBSWTD listeners would enjoy is:

“Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk

To download “Fight Club” for free, go to http://audibletrial.com/ibetterstart.

Ep. 18: You’ll Prove to Yourself Just How Disillusioned You Are

The lights are on—and then eventually, they are more on.

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Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at http://ibetterstart.net.

Consider supporting the show at http://patreon.com/ibetterstart.

Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at http://medium.com/@ibetterstart.

I Better Start Writing This Down is sponsored by Audible. For a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial, go to audibletrial.com/ibetterstart. Audible has over 150,000 titles to choose from. One title that I think IBSWTD listeners would enjoy is:

“No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy

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Ep. 19: There is No Harm Here

I’ll finish this and we’ll just have a quiet year. We’ll hunker down with our jobs and our apartment. The days will run right. We’ll have a quiet year.

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Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at http://ibetterstart.net.

Consider supporting the show at http://patreon.com/ibetterstart.

Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at http://medium.com/@ibetterstart.

I Better Start Writing This Down is sponsored by Audible. For a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial, go to audibletrial.com/ibetterstart. Audible has over 150,000 titles to choose from. However, one title that I think IBSWTD listeners would enjoy, that is not available on Audible, is:

“Whitney” by Joe Stracci

Download the ebook or buy a paper copy of “Whitney” on Amazon.

Ep. 20: The Poor Woman (A Quiet Year)

I Better Start Writing This Down: Stories and Sound Design by Joe Stracci. 

I leave a lot out when I tell the truth.

Season 1 is available on iTunes.

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