Episode 216: Mightier Than the Sword

This week on The Easy Chair, it’s Mightier Than the Sword, with my wonderful co-host Steph Spaulding. We’re both back at work in the classroom, and…drum roll, please…so far, we are DOING A-OKAY. Steph’s got a new approach that she shares with us that involves the word joyful, and I’m teaching in what just might be the best school in the world, with the most aspirational group of young writers imaginable. We talk about teaching and dress codes and swearing, and also review a couple of books we’ve read- Steph’s is American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods by Bonnie Tsui, which I’m putting in this blurb because she couldn’t recall the title and author on the podcast. Anyway, it’s a fun catch-up, and I hope you’ll tune in! This week’s sponsor is Brooklinen. Luxury sheets without the middleman- and the luxury markup! Fall is the perfect time to give your home a posh linen makeover. Head on over to and enter promo code chair for 10% off your first order…and free shipping! These really are the best sheets ever. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at

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Episode 216: Mightier Than the Sword is an episode from The Easy Chair with Laura Hurwitz by Laura Hurwitz.

This episode is 00:22:31 long.

This episode was published on Sep 23, 2019.

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