Tune into today's episode about Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown. Listen to me ramble about pleasure in the #MeToo Era, or the Age of Consent, and the politics of radical drug use. I compare brown's work to Katherine Angel's Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again and to Drug Use for Grown Ups by Dr. Carl Hart.
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Tune into today's episode about American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Listen to me ramble about possibly the most unreliable narrator (and author) of all time.
Tune into today's episode about Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, a classic piece of 19th Century literature. Listen to my in depth summary of the novel and some brief analysis and takeaways.
Tune into today's episode about five nonfiction book recommendations in just about five minutes :)
Tune into today's episode all about, well, love. I devoured this book in a few hours sitting (on an airplane ride home from Greece). In all about love, hooks begins by providing a definition of love as a verb, an action, a choice. Further, hooks advocates the integration of a "Love Ethic" in American society. Listen to my ramblings about this interesting piece all about love.
Tune into today's episode about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's iconic piece The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved. I think of this Hunter S. piece annually on Derby Day. As today (Saturday, May 6, 2023) is Derby Day (!), this episode is appropriate.
Tune into today's episode about all things Elena Ferrante. We don't know much about Ferrante, but we do know that she's a qualified Italian author and a damn good writer; Ferrante is one of the most highly praised and best selling authors of contemporary fiction. In this episode, I talk about the Neapolitan Novels series - notably the first book in the series, My Brilliant Friend. I also discuss Ferrante's "memoir" In The Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing.
Tune into today's episode about books that I think of when I think of New York City. I am traveling to New York City this weekend, so in anticipation, I'm thinking about some books that remind me of the destination. Press play to find out what my favorite New York City books are :)
Tune into today's episode about This Is Water by David Foster Wallace. I have talked about DFW on the podcast before, re: Infinite Jest. This Is Water is arguably DFW's central thesis of his entire body of work, and it is a beautiful reminder to live a more compassionate life.
Tune into today's episode about Just Kids by Patti Smith. Just Kids is a memoir by Patti written through the lens of Patti's relationship with "the artist of her life" Robert Mapplethorpe. Patti and Robert met in their early twenties and maintained a unique bond during the 1960s and 70s and beyond. From nearly the moment they met, they became partners in life and in art. Just Kids is the story of their partnership and chronicles both of their ascents to fame.
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