Mike Carruthers

And, and like, she'd never heard of a weekend. Like, is it, has that, is that a new thing?

And, and like, she'd never heard of a weekend. Like, is it, has that, is that a new thing?

And, and like, she'd never heard of a weekend. Like, is it, has that, is that a new thing?

And so at what point did Saturday become another day off?

And so at what point did Saturday become another day off?

And so at what point did Saturday become another day off?

I know you talk about how the pandemic kind of disrupted the week because every day seemed like every other day. And talk about that.

I know you talk about how the pandemic kind of disrupted the week because every day seemed like every other day. And talk about that.

I know you talk about how the pandemic kind of disrupted the week because every day seemed like every other day. And talk about that.

What's the future of the week? Do you think that when you have things like pandemics that disrupt everything, do people begin to question it? It seems like people would just race back to it because we have to have it. If we don't have it, what do we have? Like we were saying earlier, Thursday has a feel to it, but the 10th of the month doesn't have a feel to it. So you've got to have that.

What's the future of the week? Do you think that when you have things like pandemics that disrupt everything, do people begin to question it? It seems like people would just race back to it because we have to have it. If we don't have it, what do we have? Like we were saying earlier, Thursday has a feel to it, but the 10th of the month doesn't have a feel to it. So you've got to have that.

What's the future of the week? Do you think that when you have things like pandemics that disrupt everything, do people begin to question it? It seems like people would just race back to it because we have to have it. If we don't have it, what do we have? Like we were saying earlier, Thursday has a feel to it, but the 10th of the month doesn't have a feel to it. So you've got to have that.

One thing we didn't attack directly here, and that is why seven days? Why not six? Why not eight? Why seven?

One thing we didn't attack directly here, and that is why seven days? Why not six? Why not eight? Why seven?

One thing we didn't attack directly here, and that is why seven days? Why not six? Why not eight? Why seven?

Well, I always enjoy talking about topics here on this podcast. that I never knew were topics of discussion, and this has certainly been one of them. I've been speaking with David Henkin. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley, and the name of his book is The Week, A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are.

Well, I always enjoy talking about topics here on this podcast. that I never knew were topics of discussion, and this has certainly been one of them. I've been speaking with David Henkin. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley, and the name of his book is The Week, A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are.

Well, I always enjoy talking about topics here on this podcast. that I never knew were topics of discussion, and this has certainly been one of them. I've been speaking with David Henkin. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley, and the name of his book is The Week, A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are.

And there is a link to that book in the show notes. Appreciate it. Thanks, David. Okay, cool. Have a great day. I have to admit, I'm more of a dog person than a cat person, but I've owned cats. I like cats. A lot of people own cats or have owned cats or will live in a house with cats.

And there is a link to that book in the show notes. Appreciate it. Thanks, David. Okay, cool. Have a great day. I have to admit, I'm more of a dog person than a cat person, but I've owned cats. I like cats. A lot of people own cats or have owned cats or will live in a house with cats.