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- 1 A Visit from the Goon SquadJennifer Egan · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 HamletWilliam Shakespeare · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Candy HouseJennifer Egan · 1× across 1 episode
How to Be a Double Unicorn, with John Urschel | Better in Person
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686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback?
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Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person
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685. How to Survive the A.I. Shock
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Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
many of you who listen to freeconomics radio have never read freekonomics which is fine even awesome but in case you are curious we recently published a 20th anniversary edition of freakonomics with the new forward and you can get it wherever you get your books ▶ tap to play from here
How to Run an Institution in an Anti-Institution Era | Better in Person
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Safe Enough Spaces
Michael Roth
michael roth isn't even scared of the free speech debate he wrote a book called safe enough spaces ▶ tap to play from here
Raised by Wolves
Jim Goldberg
and this is from a book called raised by wolves uh which is a story of kids ▶ tap to play from here
Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan
and then he did a a book from which this is taken called pictures from home ▶ tap to play from here
How to Return Stolen Art (Update)
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“I Trust Almost Anyone More Than Myself” | Better in Person
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A Visit from the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
including a pulitzer prize for a visit from the goon squad a kaleidoscope of a book about music ambition and the nature of time and memory ▶ tap to play from here
Manhattan Beach
Jennifer Egan
and it's funny because with manhattan beach i initially thought oh i'm gonna use some tricky narrative strategies ▶ tap to play from here
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
i dedicated the candy house to them i mean i couldn't do what i do without feedback ▶ tap to play from here
Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (Update)
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The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
Dan Hicks
consider the book he published in 2020 it's called the brutish museums the benin bronze's colonial violence and cultural restitution ▶ tap to play from here
Meet Warren Zanes, the Author and Rocker Behind the Springsteen Movie | Better in Person
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Petty: The Biography
Warren Zanes
in 2015 warren zaynes published petty the biography ▶ tap to play from here
Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Warren Zanes
eight years later he published deliver me from nowhere the making of bruce springsteen's nebraska ▶ tap to play from here
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
well i think his his memoir born to run is one of the great rock books ▶ tap to play from here
The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update)
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What if Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in Person
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Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
Angela Buchdall
her memoir is called heart of a stranger an unlikely rabbi's story of faith identity and belonging ▶ tap to play from here
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner
dahart keltner who's a s scientist out at berkeley he wrote a book on awe ▶ tap to play from here
The Sabbath
Abraham Joshua Heschel
i remember there's the a book by abraham joshua heschel called the sabbath ▶ tap to play from here
684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming?
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This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff
there's a book i'm guessing you know ken rogoff and carmen reinhart just after the global financial crisis where you were heavily involved the cleanup crew the cleanup crew right and their book was called this time is different eight centuries of financial folly ▶ tap to play from here
Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | Better In Person
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Tell No One
Harlan Coben
so when i wrote tell no one there was a huge bidding war in hollywood ▶ tap to play from here
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
for da vinci code and he asked me he said we're having this published um uh can you read it ▶ tap to play from here
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln
holy blood holy grail which i had read and i kinda loved that theory ▶ tap to play from here
683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?
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The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells
he read the war of the worlds and he read the unauthorized sequel to the war of the worlds called edison's conquest of mars ▶ tap to play from here
Edison's Conquest of Mars
Garrett P. Serviss
he read the war of the worlds and he read the unauthorized sequel to the war of the worlds called edison's conquest of mars ▶ tap to play from here
How Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in Person
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Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
Gary Gulman
and he wrote a really nice memoir called misfit growing up awkward in the 80s ▶ tap to play from here
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
i'm reading the autobiography of nelson mandela right now ▶ tap to play from here
The Most Good You Can Do
Peter Singer
i read this book by peter singer the most good you can do ▶ tap to play from here
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
michael pollan wrote that book how to change your mind ▶ tap to play from here
Self-Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson
emerson in self reliance said that the specific is universal ▶ tap to play from here
682. Should A.I. Move to Space?
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What is Intelligence? Lessons from AI about evolution, computing, and mind
Blas Agüera y Arcas
now you published a book last year based in part on the work that you and your team are doing at the paradigms of intelligence team it's called what is intelligence lessons from ai about evolution computing in mind ▶ tap to play from here
Why Cooking is Caregiving, with Chef Hillary Sterling | Better in Person
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Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (Update)
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Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World
Teresa McPhail
mcphail recently published a book called allergic our irritated bodies in a changing world ▶ tap to play from here
How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person
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Yes Is More
Bjarke Ingels
our first book in the form of a of a graphic novel about architecture is called yes is more ▶ tap to play from here
681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett
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The Prisoner of Sex
Norman Mailer
had recently published a provocative book on the women's liberation movement called the prisoner of sex and vidal had given it a negative review ▶ tap to play from here
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