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Meet a man who “actually” listens to women. An investigative journalist tells poignant stories in this memoir, each revealing a profound moment when a woman said something that he “actually” heard, transforming his life for the better.
Stuart Watson spent his first career earning a living by talking. His whole identity was wrapped up in being an investigative reporter. Then he turned 55 and got fired. He began to doubt himself. He flirted with suicide. To escape such dark thoughts, he began a five-year odyssey conducting dozens and dozens of interviews for a podcast, a book, and a film. Increasingly, those interview subjects were women. But all too often, Stuart interrupted or "mansplained" or flat-out argued. It didn't work. So gradually he learned how to stop talking over women and “really” listen to them.
Stuart Watson spent his first career earning a living by talking. His whole identity was wrapped up in being an investigative reporter. Then he turned 55 and got fired. He began to doubt himself. He flirted with suicide. To escape such dark thoughts, he began a five-year odyssey conducting dozens and dozens of interviews for a podcast, a book, and a film. Increasingly, those interview subjects were women. But all too often, Stuart interrupted or "mansplained" or flat-out argued. It didn't work. So gradually he learned how to stop talking over women and “really” listen to them.