AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Han Ong Reads “I Am Pizza Rat”
Oct 16, 2023
Listen to Han Ong, MacArthur Fellowship and Berlin Prize recipient, author of plays and novels, as he reflects on aging, family, publishing, attending a controversial production, and complicated relationships and caregiving.
39:19
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- The podcast explores the significance and benefits of attending a class where seniors learn how to fall safely and get up without hurting themselves, incorporating Zen Buddhist practices.
- The story incorporates the viral video phenomenon of 'Pizza Rat' as a metaphorical thread, symbolizing the unpredictability, absurdity, and resilience of life.
Deep dives
The Importance of Falling Naturally Class
The podcast episode explores the significance and benefits of attending a class called 'Falling Naturally' where seniors learn how to fall safely and get up without hurting themselves. The instructor, Marco Santa Maria, incorporates Zen Buddhist practices into the class. The importance of making the movements instinctive and habitual for future falls is emphasized. Participants share personal stories and enjoy a sense of camaraderie.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode