The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
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On this week’s episode of The Waves: the case for taking a sabbatical.
Host TK Dutes speaks with author and former television writer Patty Lin on her latest book End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood. Lin worked in some of the most notable writers' rooms like Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Desperate Housewives and Breaking Bad. But when she hit a breaking point, she made a big change and stopped working for an entire year. After that? Her relationship with work–and everything else–transformed.
In Slate Plus: Patty Lin on how her closest relationships changed after going on sabbatical
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