Books I Make My Husband Read
S2E8 - The Trade Off by Samantha Greene Woodruff
May 20, 2025 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 8 · 50.6 MBExplicit
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In this week’s episode, we’re talking The Trade Off by Samantha Greene Woodruff—a sharp, fast-paced historical fiction set in 1920s New York. Join us as we dig into ambition, gender roles, market chaos, and what it means to be the smartest (and most ignored) person in the room.
Links
- Official author website (https://www.samanthawoodruff.com/)
- The Trade Off (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207644520-the-trade-off)
- Samantha Greene Woodruff on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21418696.Samantha_Greene_Woodruff)
Chapters
- (00:46) - Skip intro
- (01:24) - A special guest?!
- (04:11) - Book summary
- (05:17) - SPOILER ALERT!
- (05:47) - Kristy's review
- (07:02) - Jon's review
- (09:29) - Impressions of Bea
- (11:50) - Shifting social status
- (14:30) - Bea & Sophie
- (16:44) - Henny & Millie
- (18:52) - Jake
- (22:59) - The Great Crash
- (25:13) - What if Jon was Bea?
- (27:27) - Trust & perseverance
- (29:49) - Oh, Nate
- (35:31) - Pauline
- (38:27) - Introducing our special guest!
- (48:05) - Interview debrief
- (48:33) - Recommendations
https://www.samanthawoodruff.com/
samanthawoodruff.com
- 0:47Skip intro
- 1:25A special guest?!
- 4:12Book summary
- 5:17SPOILER ALERT!
- 5:48Kristy's review
- 7:02Jon's review
- 9:30Impressions of Bea
- 11:51Shifting social status
- 14:30Bea & Sophie
- 16:44Henny & Millie
- 18:52Jake
- 22:59The Great Crash
- 25:14What if Jon was Bea?
- 27:28Trust & perseverance
- 29:50Oh, Nate
- 35:31Pauline
- 38:28Introducing our special guest!
- 48:05Interview debrief
- 48:33Recommendations