Educated

Educated is a book by Tara Westover, published in 2018. This Waffle podcast explores the book across 8 episodes.

Educated by Tara Westover follows her journey from an isolated childhood at Buck's Peak to university and a life beyond her family's expectations. This series explores how education changes her understanding of memory, truth, and personal freedom. Family loyalty, abuse, estrangement, and the struggle to trust her own perceptions give that transformation its emotional stakes. Listeners consider the cost of belonging and what it means to claim an independent account of one's life.

These episodes are AI-generated adaptations grounded in the book. Listen to the first episode here and continue the series in the Waffle app.