Head of Audience Catherine Cusick, Contributing Editor Aaron Gilbreath, Essays Editor Sari Botton, and The Rumpus Editor-in-Chief Marisa Siegel share what they've been reading and working on this week. 

This week:

[5:06] “This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love.” (CJ Hauser, December 7, 2019, The Guardian)

[12:56] “Spines of the Finwomen.” (Lidia Yuknavitch, October 31, 2019, The Rumpus)

[20:50] Aaron’s Music Corner

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