Mary Gaitskill
American novelist and essayistWikipedia
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Oct 14, 2026
Niamh CampbellGUEST
They're all going into their tribes immediately or making sure they say the right thing.
Niamh CampbellGUEST
So I mean, I've tried, tried to teach, um, [lip smack] This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill-
Art O'ConnorHOST
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Niamh CampbellGUEST
... and have very poor results.
Joel GolbyHOST
... you fell asleep.
Joel GolbyHOST
But, uh, it's based on a 6,000-word Mary Gaitskill short story.
Raven SmithHOST
Oh, really?
Joel GolbyHOST
And it...
DM RiceGUEST
I don't know if my, like, framing would be from literature.
DM RiceGUEST
Um, but I was reading your, uh, I was reading Humphrey, uh, Gaitskill, um, Revisited, and I, like, had a through line, or I had the thought that, um, like, my background studying psychoanalysis comes to bear, I think, in the types of stories, specifically in the realm of fiction, that we gravitate towards.
DM RiceGUEST
So it's a lot of relationship narratives or people who are kind... uh, dialogue heavy pieces where people are interested in these big picture themes about identity and misunderstandings and the way that we communicate with each other.
DM RiceGUEST
I think those are themes and subjects that we really gravitate towards.
Sarah HepolaGUEST
Like, she's an underrated, um...
Sarah HepolaGUEST
She has, like, a sensuous way of writing that I can't quite describe, but it reminds me a little bit of, like, Mary Gaitskill or something.
Katie HerzogHOST
Mm.
Sarah HepolaGUEST
So-
Ruby McCollisterGUEST
It's major.
John EarlyGUEST
It's based loosely on Mary Gaitskill's short novel.
Emma VernonHOST
Okay.
John EarlyGUEST
It's really special.