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Rewind: The Great Reckoning

2025/5/24
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Cheryl Strayed
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Mitchell S. Jackson
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Rebecca Skloot
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Steve Almond
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Steve Almond: 我认为reckoning就是正视自己的错误、罪过、幻想，以及那些黑暗的教导者。这是一种困难的回顾，需要勇气和诚实。 Cheryl Strayed: 对我来说，《Wild》这本书本身就是一个reckoning的过程。我在太平洋山脊步道上的徒步之旅，就是为了迫使自己改变生活。我曾一度认为自己浪费了雄心、写作才华和智慧，那是我人生的低谷，也是一个reckoning的时刻。我意识到我必须改变自己的生活，因此我决定进行一次长途徒步，而那94天里的每一天都是一次reckoning。在徒步过程中，我深刻反思了自己生活中的一切，包括那些塑造我、爱我、伤害我的人。 Mitchell S. Jackson: 我个人的reckoning发生在我被捕的那晚。其实我一直预料到自己会被抓，只是不知道什么时候会发生。我不想成为出卖别人的人，我必须为自己多年来的决定负责。reckoning就是当你窥视未来，并决定是否能接受那样的自己。 Rebecca Skloot: 动物研究和我们与动物的关系是一个没有人愿意reckoning的问题。每个人都从中受益，但没有人愿意思考这个问题。事情永远没有你想象的那么简单，永远没有绝对的好人和坏人。我们必须说出没有人愿意说出的真相，挑战你所知道的一切。

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Cheryl and Steve share their personal experiences with reckoning. Cheryl's reckoning involved confronting her past mistakes and taking a transformative hike, while Steve's was an involuntary panic attack that led him to change his career path. They introduce the theme of personal reckoning and set the stage for the episode's guest speakers.
  • Cheryl's reckoning involved a transformative hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.
  • Steve's reckoning was an involuntary panic attack that led to a career change.
  • Both experiences highlight the importance of confronting past mistakes and embracing unconventional paths.

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This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018.

Dear Sugars returned to Portland, Oregon, for an epic live show. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot shared the stage with the Sugars to tell stories of personal reckoning and answer letters from the audience. To some extent, every letter the Sugars receive is a kind of reckoning, as it’s often the letter writer’s first attempt at taking account of their mistakes and delusions. In this episode, the Sugars take a long hard look at transgressions of love, friendship, the self and so much more.

Mitchell S. Jackson is the author of “The Residue Years,” which won the Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence. He is the winner of a Whiting Award, and his honors include fellowships from Ted, the Lannan Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation. His new book, "Survival Math," will be out in 2019.

Rebecca Skloot is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best seller “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which was made into an Emmy-nominated HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. Her award-winning science writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; and many other publications.