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Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? A Memoir

Roz Chast

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was mentioned that during a 'dibs' party, a Roz Chast compendium of cartoons was a highly sought-after item, which resulted in arguments among people who wanted it.

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And there was one year where who is Roz Chast, who is that unbelievably hilarious cartoonist that's been in the New Yorker for years. There was a Roz Chast compendium of all her cartoons and people we...

— Episode: MFM Minisode 227

Episode: MFM Minisode 227

It was mentioned that during a 'dibs' party, a Roz Chast compendium of cartoons was a highly sought-after item, which resulted in arguments among people who wanted it.

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And there was one year where who is Roz Chast, who is that unbelievably hilarious cartoonist that's been in the New Yorker for years. There was a Roz Chast compendium of all her cartoons and people were getting pissed because everyone kept taking it.

It was like whatever you had, you were trying to get that book.

The Moth

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The Moth

Roz Chast discussed the memoir she wrote about caring for her parents during their final decade, noting that the title was taken from a phrase her father often used. She explained that the book focused on the difficult conversations surrounding death and the desire to avoid morbid topics. The conversation highlighted the personal and emotional motivations behind the work.

Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: A Place at the Family Table

The book detailed the cartoonist's experience taking care of her parents during the last decade of their lives, focusing on difficult conversations, especially surrounding death. The title was derived from a common phrase her father used when her mother dwelled on morbid topics.

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Some years ago, in 2014, I wrote a book about taking care of my parents in the last 10 years or so of their lives. It was called Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

My father's phrase, can't we talk about something more pleasant was the title for this book.

And that's kind of what the book was about.

Episode: The Moth Podcast: A Place at the Family Table

She said she had written a memoir about caring for her parents during their final years, and the title was taken from a phrase her father often used.

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Well, some years ago in 2014, I wrote a book about taking care of my parents in the last 10 years or so of their lives. It's called Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

The title came from something that my father used to say a lot. It was really one of his favorite phrases. The other one was Why Ask for Trouble?

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