The world is full of great, contemporary nonfiction that non-academics rarely hear about. In this podcast, I read excerpts from contemporary nonfiction works in history, politics, art, literary analysis, theology, philosophy and more in the hope of teasing you into pursuing the whole book.
Excellent Excerpts: Moments in Compelling Nonfiction
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The world is full of great, contemporary nonfiction that non-academics rarely hear about. In this podcast, I read excerpts from contemporary nonfiction works in history, politics, art, literary analysis, theology, philosophy and more in the hope of teasing you into pursuing the whole book.
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12/31/2020
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Recent Episodes
March 29, 2021
Episode 6 -- Quartz Pulsations, Castle Sieging, Basics of Critical Race Theory, and Elephant Resting
In this sixth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts: · *How We Got to Now: Six Innovation That Made the Modern World* by Steven Johnson · *Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty* by Dan Jones · *Critical Race Theory: An Introduction* by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic · *Sitting with Elephants: Lessons in Humility from the African Bush* by Ronald Dulek
February 27, 2021
Episode 5 -- Paranoia, Irony, Southern Triumph, and Wrestling with God
In the fifth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts: *The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory* by Jesse Walker*Ironic Life* by Richard Bernstein*How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America* by Heather Cox Richardson*Wrestling with the Divine: A Jewish Response to Suffering* by Shmuel Boteach
February 13, 2021
Episode 4 -- Curiosity, Authoritarianism, Navajo hide out, Vodka Vodka
Episode 4 In the fourth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts: *Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It,* by Ian Leslie – the ground of so much*Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism,* by Anne Applebaum – the need for simplicity in a complex world*Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West,* by Hampton Sides – hide-out on a New Mexico pillar*Vodka: A Global History,* by Patricia Herlihy – Russi...
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