Monthly Archives: July 2019

A Story About Jews in Germany – Episode 51



My recent discovery of Fischer Verlag Publishing and why they are indefinably important. About Samuel Fischer: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fischer-samuel Isadora Duncan’s House: https://www.gedenktafeln-in-berlin.de/nc/gedenktafeln/gedenktafel-anzeige/tid/isadora-duncan-und-e/ Mahnmal Gleis 17: https://www.memorialmuseums.org/eng/staettens/view/338/Mahnmal-Gleis-17-%E2%80%93–Berlin-Grunewald Jewish Memorial of Samuel Fischer: https://www.jta.org/1934/10/16/archive/samuel-fischer-publisher-dies-in-berlin-at-75 Bebelplatz: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/book-burning-memorial-bebelplatz


My First Novel auf Deutsch – Episode 49



A catalogue of my experience reading a book for the first time in a language other than English. How I started, struggled through, and, most importantly, finished.


“A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World” by David Spade – Episode 48



My views on Audible, bookish performance art, and audiobooks in general, featuring David Spade’s new Audible Original.


“Machines Like Me” by Ian McEwan – Episode 47



The long-awaited discussion of Ian McEwan’s new book. Hint: it was visionary. New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/books/review/ian-mcewan-machines-like-me.html