Ep 3: Don't Tell Lies
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Ep 3: Don't Tell Lies
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In this episode, we explore the importance of honesty, trust, and boundaries in life and writing, inspired by Marilyn McEntyre's insights on truth telling and the power of metaphor. We also get a little glimpse into Tresta's forthcoming book 'More Beautiful Than Necessary: Finding God's Goodness in a Life Beyond My Control', releasing October 14, 2026.
McEntyre offers questions to pose about our news sources, including:
“Who is framing the questions? What questions are conspicuously not being addressed—or being consigned to a back page, or a subordinate clause? Who is selecting? Sequencing? Explaining?”
Trouble Seat:
“April Fool,” by Callie Feyen
Mentions in this episode:
- Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, by Marilyn McIntyre
- The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage Through Alzheimer’s, by Jeanne Murray Walker
What we’re reading:
- Megan: Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
- Callie: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- Tresta: Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo
Visit us at https://necessarytroublepodcast.substack.com/ to read the revised essays from each episode, find links to each of our websites, and more.