Summary: <p></p> <p>Today we’re sharing an excerpt from our live show at Town Hall Seattle featuring our special guest, writer and comedian Lindy West. The Seattleite talked with us about Former President Donald Trump’s indictment, the Hollywood writers’ strike, being broke and what it means to be fat positive in the Ozempic era. Plus, she shares some smart facts about snakes, whales and the <a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/10-fun-facts-about-canada-goose#:~:text=Yep%2C%20it's%20actually%20called%20a,one%20of%20our%20fun%20facts!&text=Known%20for%20their%20V%2Dshaped,abundant%20North%20American%20waterfowl%20species.">Canada goose</a>.</p> <p>Here’s everything we talked about:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul></ul> </li> </ul> <p></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.thestranger.com/comedy/2023/04/13/78947526/lindy-west-is-not-a-star" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Lindy West Is Not a Star”</a> from The Stranger</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://buttnews.substack.com/p/butt-news-24-never-been-kissed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Butt News #24: Never Been Kissed”</a> from Lindy West’s newsletter</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/us/politics/trump-indictment-highlights.html?searchResultPosition=2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Key Takeaways From the Trump Indictment”</a> from The New York Times</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/opinion/quitting-twitter-lindy-west.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Opinion | I Quit Twitter and It Feels Great”</a> from The New York Times</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/03/1173612099/why-writers-are-having-a-hard-time-earning-a-living-in-the-streaming-economy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Why writers are having a hard time earning a living in the streaming economy”</a> from NPR</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCFMmOR5Z4A">“It’s Adorable When A Snake Drinks Water!”</a> from Nature Quest</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1178395718/planet-money-makes-an-episode-using-ai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Planet Money makes an episode using AI”</a> from NPR</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/08/ozempic-weight-loss-body-positivity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Ozempic has won, body positivity has lost. And I want no part of it”</a> from The Guardian</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2019/09/02/van-life-is-driving-a-niche-market-for-conversion-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘“Van Life” is driving a niche market for conversion companies”</a> from Marketplace</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>We want to hear your answer to the Make Me Smart question. Send your answer to makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.</p>
