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0012 - Ismail Kadare: The Palace of Dreams
In this episode, I talk about a book I enjoyed a lot. I’d highly recommend people read this book, and in this episode I discuss what the book is about and why I think people should read it.
0011 - Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
In this episode, I talk about one of the most famous and classic books in modern literature, Mrs Dalloway.
0010 - Albert Camus: Create Dangerously
In this episode, I talk about a short collection of speeches that Camus gave. The title speech - Create Dangerously - discusses what art has been shaped in the mid-20th century and what artists should do. There wasn’t a huge amount for me in this book, bu
0009 - Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
In this episode, I talk about Shelley’s famous novel Frankenstein. I don’t really talk about the main stuff about the book (the plot, the themes, etc.), but more about all the random and weird stuff I encountered throughout the book.
0008 - Zadie Smith: Intimations
In this episode, I talk about Zadie Smith’s book Intimations, which is a short collection of (largely) personal essays about the current COVID-19 pandemic.
0007 - Andreas Diekmann: Spieltheorie
In this episode, I talk about Spieltheorie by Andreas Diekmann. This book is an introduction to game theory, providing a brief and broad overview of different approaches and uses in the field.
0006 - Derek Sivers: Anything You Want
In this episode, I talk about Derek Sivers’s great book Anything You Want, which provides delightful and brief lessons drawn from Sivers’s experience from running CD Baby (the largest online seller of indie music). I really enjoyed this book and would rec
0005 - Mullainathan & Shafir: Scarcity
In this episode, I talk about an important book I enjoyed greatly: Scarcity By Mullainathan and Shafir. They argue that not having enough (of whatever: money, time, etc.) leads to a scarcity mindset that fundamentally alters how people think and behave. S
0004 - Richard Dawkins: The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
In this episode, I talk about Richard Dawkins’s anthology of modern science writing. Overall, it’s a pretty cool book, albeit maybe a bit too focused on biology/genetics.
0003 - Georges Simenon: Maigret’s Memoirs
In this episode, Ill be talking about a book I enjoyed immensely: the fictional autobiography of Maigret, Simenons famous detective. This book reveals not only the backstory to Maigret, but also Simenons approach to writing fiction.