Show Notes for Ep. 14 "Chore Charts and Cookies"
Trapped in quarantine during the early stages of the pandemic, Mary Anne and Ben delve into their family structures through a lens of domesticity. Ben introduces and explains his chore chart, which was created earlier in his life and has developed into a well running machine. And Mary Anne asks the question of whether or not you should get a cookie for doing the right thing.
Recorded 20 May 2020 / Published 28 June 2021
Contents
- 0:00: Ben and Mary Anne explaining their home life structures during the early pandemic
- 9:55: Ben’s chore chart
- 13:00: The idea of kaizen and how it relates to issues of social justice
- 18:50: Ben and Mary Anne on their past relationships to chores
- 21:15: Ben begins explaining his chore chart at greater length
- 26:15: Mary Anne on the state of her household during quarantine
- 28:50: Ben on super fair solutions
- 31:44: SLF ad
- 32:20: On how Ben’s kids factor into the chore chart
- 33:50: On the question of who cooks
- 38:20: Defining the term “domestic labor”
- 39:27: On the cultural pressure of breastfeeding
- 42:25: On parental skill sets
- 45:20: Mary Anne on being home with the baby
- 48:15: On getting cookies for doing the right thing
- 55:27: On how the pandemic changed family dynamics
- 59:00: Mary Anne talks about her time at the Ragdale artist residency
- 1:03:47: Mary Anne on Airbnb and her writing shed
Notes and Links
- Clarion
- Kaizen definition
- A Feast of Serendib, by Mary Anne Mohanraj
- Ragdale Artist Residency
