In this "Cutaway" episode, Jeffrey Overstreet talks about a meaningful package he received to mark his 50th birthday, and he recommends two things worth reading during a time of "sheltering at home": a book — Charlotte Donlon's The Great Belonging — and an essay from Image called "In Praise of Boredom," by James K. A. Smith. This is part one of a two-part reflection on readings for a time of pandemic isolation.