Book Society

Award winning songwriter, and New York Times best selling author Alice Randall and I discuss country music, banjos, and so much more!

Lucas Cantor — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:55:13 -0800

Award winning songwriter, author, educator and food activist Alice Randall and I discuss "Coming Through Slaughter" by Michael Ondaatje as well as her book, "My Black Country". We geek out over banjos and the Wootens as well as discussing the differences between jazz and country and what makes country music so great.

Coming Through Slaughter
https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Through-Slaughter-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B004QX06TW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FZNF0YHG8UTF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iu062M7CL5-6spVZmYiUHb3RKSwZM9Z4sFArjPuHw4ScC03FCC3ETgntrTw4bhID4bvpZDtRKaQSs0qSMlpYochE6ocQTgnsu3aCUfVaYoDZUQq5cRXXXLb2xj30IYd88MM296PDcv6DUZe_1EF4VbNZAWgZ2H5zbHdRGLbSwr2w4A5PPKOCpNlI7ipffvryTYknSrcOuBMyGiUtifZlaqPyWW702AouANWppSuo-Nw.PWwvrefsIi8HHlBZQlABm_RgiLLS8jjiV7QPLhpUsYQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=coming+through+slaughter&qid=1732261962&sprefix=coming+through+slaughter+%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

My Black Country:
https://www.amazon.com/My-Black-Country-Journey-Through/dp/B0CLWQ3PKZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WL7VMY3F3UQ5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NNIZDhCuMJIZKZ67bwaEzzvJkSrEzIV4vr5qFHUwPwlp75vSdkGC-eiWarqZ_x_m02eAN546CmexiFtdedUcY4j-iNSkGjl3k4Zk82IY9EjuQL-k2BeWoF0r6UCy8FMzfCGfy2yvLdtdTNju5D8sWNJ33fcghKUbuAu57m9KPXuRcQ_UjuGKy6b9lp05IF--.O_4uj5QeLAFDhNSfUMDfq05ntDTPUQrE8GSqS7RMQh4&dib_tag=se&keywords=my+black+country+alice+randall&qid=1732262097&sprefix=my+black+country+%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1

Dr. James R Gregory and I discuss Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine as well as his advertising and branding career

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Dr. James R. Gregory is the founder of NYLAQ Advisors. He is also chairman emeritus of Tenet Partners, a global brand innovation and marketing firm based in New York, NY. One of the key secrets to his success was his passion for writing. Over the next four decades, he wrote a series of business books that helped build not only our business brand but also my personal reputation. Some of the titles he crafted include “Marketing Corporate Image,” “Leveraging the Corporate Brand,” “Branding Across Borders,” “The Best of Branding,” and “Powerhouse, the Secrets of Corporate Branding.” After successfully exiting the business, he embarked on a new journey – writing fiction. He quickly discovered that his favorite genre was short reads in the form of novellas. Drawing upon extensive business experiences, personal life, and current events, he crafts stories that can be enjoyed in just one sitting, whether it’s an evening at home or a cross-country flight.

Zephyr's War:
https://www.amazon.com/Zephyrs-War-Targeted-Foremost-Capitalist/dp/1636983650/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QADCGC4ET0RR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DhhOxtjQqKPVyYWN1zuURUqrfHtxU9rAmpYSLqLsJjw8jz1nI5eARzYPTuchFGbRGP0CkraOEu5A_k28MdsSq-Vv1luCoriDMVlDDKxc3rKeA2o7CSBEpHQUCXOfqY8sYyJJilt63fHNEDWJwLX1XRVx5NlXdEQ3ZbBdyMOY0215ZF3LTSGNoMc602KRR8BINnd8DTrFd7_0YXJnrpleaf4vtkgiGI3Bamx8o8vILgc.0G8ELwoDzPzU37Sl21yTTSC8J97eGuSwosL_iNsdMTo&dib_tag=se&keywords=zephyr%27s+War+book&qid=1726515182&sprefix=zephyr%27s+war+boo%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine:
https://www.amazon.com/Eleanor-Oliphant-Completely-Fine-Novel-ebook/dp/B01KGZVTOE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NMMJPYP2H9XI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pZAhWmzAkhQtMdAkYCeYfNUwNrlmdJYdJRDqdFfoEtSkLtYi4aOCGvt2ApEqKao0ytbDy-brIF9bgMZQDwqBr9nSGYMt-oU2MUzN4WrTQPKUNfs51h_Xh7VsW5QFCJVhiWFQR6KH9Dp8oofU2RGmkn4d6SdBa81kkPStLwJExZv4zUJHHUH-Awjxux_ZYLCh5pZX16H17Ts3vudsq96WeKGIlmsKxXuJ_sHTY4Abc6g.W8CQ8lAOYds8qtJ1H1MuwyYzNpw7SBt8YSquz7WKlVY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Eleanor+is+completely+fine+-+Gail+Honeyman&qid=1726514987&sprefix=eleanor+is+completely+fine+-+gail+honeyman+%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1

Killer App Pre-Order:
https://www.amazon.com/Killer-App-Artificial-Intelligence-Godsend/dp/1636984606/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C9239LNBFTF9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._jZYK60AuW7LfvVC0NgYFA.c3uTiwpvyXA2gMtkimFmYcuMRaH3tzQR2RzbXXCpYKM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Killer+app+book+james+R+Gregory&qid=1726515232&sprefix=killer+app+book+james+r+gregor%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1

Jacob Goldstein and I talk Joan Didion's "The White Album" and use it to fuel the ultimate NYC vs. LA debate

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Author and podcast host, Jacob Goldstein and I talk about "The White Album" by Joan Didion. As a San Diego born, New York City journalist, Jacob and I compare and contract Los Angeles and New York as described by Didion and ourselves. We talk about our nostalgia for the past and the uncertainty of the future as we stray on and off topic of this thrilling collection of essays by Didion.

Jacob's podcast, "What's your problem? Live from Chicago" Featuring me:
https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/whats-your-problem/using-ai-for-creative-work

Joan Didion's "The White Album"
https://www.amazon.com/White-Album-Essays-FSG-Classics/dp/0374532079/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22Q2GNU6OKWHC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wYfhcs52-wF2zEiWUY50tu24TD8EOCszh-OzXa7NSJ-TK4b8xm4TsVRNn6pnr0DWIZ87aqui_0h91nwHng_C16tBT662q7vjRr8JRSBCQkN-vBTpQEOfymlkjnFUurDSdRgoV5gn4yq7DZKwwJCPw-YQVsCY6yM8MtV1vvD3JMp_6EFxxC8D_Qd5xbKY2JQMDxC_Yz29nU8UhNSJMf6SELHMD7WQgOKQjtvXBVSG9Bw.s7-hrIzow4BSG1UA1-DZm9daYwLRkIdxyQSKBtBaBv4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+white+album+joan+didion&qid=1720043002&sprefix=the+white+album+%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1

Poet Campbell McGrath gives advice to writers and reads some of his work from "Nouns and Verbs"

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Chicago based poet, Campbell McGrath talks to me about the difference in reading verses watching a movie, gives writing advice, and reads some of his own poetry in this riveting episode.

Nouns and Verbs:
https://www.amazon.com/Nouns-Verbs-Campbell-McGrath-ebook/dp/B07BK5LS9Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PW8A8HUNH709&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qfSeNSYOZIt05ulFxXyn8_QiiRzB0IM1EMEF4ozu53fbgNLbjTWy4_BIKSp62x2Ra10CGwyq-zxeuIZrFSbikDsos1HvSLU-V5dDhtUwJQ.tDt4u1FECtwGzgoBPhyKtjQVULMS3tZYIylp1UJGooQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=nouns+and+verbs+campbell&qid=1717712623&sprefix=nouns+and+verbs+campbel%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1

Ministry For The Future:
https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Future-Kim-Stanley-Robinson-ebook/dp/B084FY1NXB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2V2P9SQSHKEGK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Re3SYiqyFGxiZtBOxzhisbBhZj8Hz9fPu0WeCqucDTXuqOlUaA96vPqH2JR92qcBjFCrsNmicWuypcBmmx-qu5KhNiLLbyZvQ_1HgxKFlJEJJzMCTFMWWJPxRmIwtPfh9op5p1A7UB0MSof_oesNqj5ud3Ia2mW1dr3MipgabSZoHgC4SZ8_SGOh12tAQdBa5l8vocsd3Ooo5JtL_sL_mPcYBx9Bn4qIyPa5Qrr8kvU.Sx9Yr4EHZOcyuHQDWt9rRe50S7vIat6l2tJ9SUOgKLY&dib_tag=se&keywords=ministry+for+the+future&qid=1717712638&sprefix=ministry+for+the+future%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1

Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach and I Talk Skeptics, Mediums, and How The Ghostbusters Helped His Career

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations and President of the Forever Family Foundation, has been in the field for over 40 years focusing on education and field investigation. He is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books and one novel, and teaches online Parapsychology courses through the Rhine Education Center. He is on the Board of the Rhine Research Center and the advisory boards of the Windbridge Reseearch Center and the Forever Family Foundation. We talk about

The Medium Explosion by Robert Ginsberg:
https://www.amazon.com/Medium-Explosion-Guide-Navigating-Communicate/dp/1951805488/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FI1X7G921V9H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1sKl3pXRSs9O3xFiIX0RoE3UQPR2sLj09SUu3P-ENdTdF3X4GZE8NH1kywCw_jBuaQop1DXO_Z36xxPxIlkIPnr36nTiNLl6FtKZQMktBgNKJXWrPCeceKEb5UypXlAJT7Aez1Gk3BCmQez_7_DV0ocvCeBuSBUw20aHD3Sz58BbehXGMtO4JTDdzpI0j6lOyvhPYTp0Ztu_L0B-q9o372MKPCsJG_PulnKhEbYI3J8.TDYJS5uj2p7pyYHvgQGsPhv5ynqQlMBzuzg513Ydr0w&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+medium+explosion&qid=1717710877&sprefix=the+medium+explosion+%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1

Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal:
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Hunting-How-Investigate-Paranormal/dp/1579510671/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LXDCBGEFNO18&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fB2mb3tiIQAnqObOAjwGQLN0Fdqe-P0wWggOD7HHTQPH-bU3h7hBW5l7EgidaziFqcIlqUjnXbPZY4JBah6kAYQ8UQfi2A3AAIijnIbcoFyqrnWgZ30t6et3cPD2mRGKwpXiMvJ8pHD0RxsxhUXIan7ikReJYIJpLZFszunSGd-9dXEyqvUoQhrEzZjvIF_nAqByXZhOyk0B2wjLax72YXaz7T-R8pId_HnMFnxH9rU.2yaWGbV-mQg2ycuJ4sWxkc8aIZgr7X0ILmPHPhAhYOE&dib_tag=se&keywords=lloyd+auerbach&qid=1717710952&sprefix=lloyd+auer%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1

Why We Should Actually Be Optimistic About The Environment with Environmentalist Adam Dorr

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 31 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Adam Dorr is the Director of Research at the independent think tank RethinkX. He is an environmental social scientist and technology theorist whose recent RethinkX publications have focused on the disruption of the global energy sector by new energy generation and storage technologies, as well as the implications of the energy, transportation, and food disruptions for climate change. Adam regularly presents on stage, radio, podcasts, and television. He completed his MS at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability and his PhD at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. Hear us talk about "Factufullness: Ten Reasons Why We're Wrong About The World -- and Why Things Are Better Than You Think" by Hans Rosling. As well as his own book, "Brighter".

Factfulness:
https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250123828/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LSU8KBBNAV0S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zsOKnFT01I7tAXHASDhpuvgbl9RnVX7PwJF1iUBv9jqtcD5G7cUpoZgiMa3JresubImm-7SjrxgqAeD4BH1xHzJ4vLkuaepykSj8f9CIRikWPIjMtvSVNFBD7rGdk_FRuMxs7zizmKH8noGjYxgz3eEapLsTwHyZlL2pP7fGZxtJrgrFWvRxkWsDqAP1nZUifdchobitxugeTEa072Yn_sIyzT0fg4azKwqOuNpBFi4.lr3WRR7tfsPaEXzyD7MdGj4YKuqApgMzxYn8turioNA&dib_tag=se&keywords=factfulness+hans+rosling&qid=1716430263&sprefix=factful%2Caps%2C499&sr=8-1

Brighter:
https://www.amazon.com/Brighter-Optimism-Progress-Future-Environmentalism-ebook/dp/B0BNYC1GWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R2A4AVUJ5DKJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.p5ZtEaccdvTvyquL4S3RzQ.ZhQKzQZG5lPScWLwdyA0y9w8UCLVpoRj9G33GpTx97E&dib_tag=se&keywords=brighter+adam+dorr&qid=1716430394&sprefix=brighter+%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1

Environmental Scientist Adam Dorr and I discuss 10 Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than We Think in Hans Rosling's "Factfulness"

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 24 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700

The Beatles Interesting Tie to Florida with Bob Kealing, the Sunshine State's Specialist

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 17 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Siix time Emmy award winning, Bob Kealing, talks with me about "Good Day Sunshine State" and the Beatles history in Florida. Why does this state hold a special place in the hearts of those four lads from LIverpool? Hear us discuss this and "Once Upon A Time in Florida" by Jacki Levine.

Good Day Sunshine State
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Day-Sunshine-State-Beatles/dp/0813068932

Once Upon A Time In Florida:
https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Time-Florida-Promises/dp/B0BVYZPTRL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M9ELUOMY0FAI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MAMCVBqTg7b5TJfIemAWLmHgQdiosBTvQ9AcBDfIt_F9U3_rLoIA1X2nknTsHCNLjYV9Pzd1Z78o7PybCDCBmdV9d08kOmjkjnXMnmUUF1-dQeoPcQ9MfE7NfYCV9K9f.NqxaZEMQPndiVRhznjZKKMEqltjSoPgmFKRbyLTTe_s&dib_tag=se&keywords=once+upon+a+time+in+florida+book&qid=1715881463&sprefix=Once+upon+a+time+in+Florida+%2Caps%2C323&sr=8-1

"The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" and "Parenting On Earth" with moral and political philosopher Elizabeth Cripps

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 10 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Moral and Political philosopher, Elizabeth Cripps talks to us about individual and parental duties toward climate change. We touch on her book, "Parenting on Earth" as well as "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)" by Philippa Perry in an insightful conversation about parenting and climate change.

Parenting on Earth:
https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Earth-Philosophers-Guide-Everyone/dp/0262047586/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35827PTYJYF5O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.681jrXZKi5_dmoByUbhdaN0bwMFmYD-Rj4q-Cnu4ik6MD9mVpmdBWweNAurWMaGOsrw5uJ7fC_qu-QZHdnyArLis7BZSesRi2kBwfVl8TFFTkZCqRTl2RMXtOXz8Cg6EHjmE8w_XjjZvcXB5pwzQgDB5yo8K8FASy4n66j1N4ppvSwC7sY5IfFZgjDvZmmTVHGq8wrMU01ZkHImHteKvyecy9Alh0OeiTKyi_g6wf0k.A0JU66khE5P40Kyc-e4F1wu-Ng2cvL1O4ugnW4shiLg&dib_tag=se&keywords=parenting+on+earth&qid=1715024744&sprefix=parenting+on+eart%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1

The Book You Wish Your Parents had read:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Wish-Your-Parents-Read/dp/0241251028/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33TVSA6Y7RLBO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kSsNoE0DAekRvYNV1aG_bQ5TEuW2WjIWmPrbriFi7HM9SVYP_Yl-yBj1XW77MkO_STz68uML90Nkv_FmOwjyEAhPykrFNpmFmqKzN1B7ONUUHm9I3O8Prm6KqE-aqgbErMBvMlOwUp8pNQwQvdUU9M6v2E2WKP-fUurTbh7h7_ut79-cRwGk8YJGL-7X7Okm_Zoes7HcW5lb1FizkMWWGlEbGN3JvxoPcQn8fUFGK8Y.V-K9h29ArtjtzXRdzA6aluENhxGVVFJeDpRw2NebNA0&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+book+you+wish+your+parents+had+read&qid=1715024631&sprefix=the+book+you+wi%2Caps%2C273&sr=8-1

Should We Settle Outer Space? Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about capitalism and prison in space, mining astroids, and "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 03 May 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow all while she answers some of my dumb space questions. We touch on mining astroids, prison and capitalism in space, and whether we should even settle space?

The Sparrow:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+sparrow+book&crid=27WWOJ6JYAAQH&sprefix=the+sparrow+book%2Caps%2C163&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould and what we have wrong about scientific orthodoxy

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 02:00:00 -0700

University of Arizona Astronomy professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould. This is book was way over my head but i still learned a lot. Hear Professor Impey dumb things down for me and share things like how fossilization is rare and evolution is a lottery.

Wonderful Life:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wonderful+life+stephen+jay+gould&crid=1J804L1473ANY&sprefix=wonderful+life+ste%2Caps%2C447&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_18

World's Without End:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chris+impey+worlds+without+end&crid=2U2GU1N0R1302&sprefix=chris+impey+%2Caps%2C533&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_12

Professor Chris Impey and I talk about habitable planets, Drake's equation, and Chris' book, "Worlds Without End"

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:00:00 -0700

University of Arizona Astronomy professor Chris Impey and I talk about his book, "Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity". This is a fun episode because I get to geek out and ask all of the questions I've had about space and life on other planets that I want. Come back next week to hear us talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould.

World's Without End:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chris+impey+worlds+without+end&crid=2U2GU1N0R1302&sprefix=chris+impey+%2Caps%2C533&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_12

Wonderful Life:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wonderful+life+stephen+jay+gould&crid=1J804L1473ANY&sprefix=wonderful+life+ste%2Caps%2C447&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_18

Should Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita be removed from school lists? Stephen Mills and I discuss this and our personal encounters with sexual abuse

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Award, author Stephen Mills and I discuss his book, "The Chosen - A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood" after touching on Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita". We talk about how Nabokov's writing should be read by all adults and transition to sharing personal testimonies of sexual abuse in this highly emotional episode.

The Chosen:
https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Memoir-Boyhood-Stephen-Mills/dp/1250871158/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Lolita:
https://www.amazon.com/Lolita-Vladimir-Nabokov/dp/0679723161/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AYQ6OPPR3UFI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2CCcG1f0_DD-mEoKWzwUqjyYaAWJvMref4f5phcPI-VVPYsmbsYR_o5M9WVkCgPHS2Y0Wb-XO8nfeD4aA2YFwttd3Lf9OSNEAzoyXliJYi96VnMJqTxlE4d2i2hNARbIgnC1X_sDvgZzWtSnpTae1MnZEoEm-UKCN-kPXP2K4sjaVtTe-VSqW7NwdR5eoUy22au-Zc-N5513AqgR-4NRfYcWRUdqMjuvcp2Xj9dsBPg._caEWI-6oSstuKkmFXwRt3h_bE-iR2yj63yfHFhEyL4&dib_tag=se&keywords=lolita+vladimir+nabokov&qid=1712029339&s=books&sprefix=lolita+%2Cstripbooks%2C187&sr=1-1

Laura Warrell is back to discuss Julia Otsuka's "The Swimmers" and the difficulty of writing in third person plural

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Laura Warrell is back to praise Julia Otsuka's "The Swimmers". We specifically talk about how difficult is to write in third person plural but we both couldn't put the book down.

The Swimmers:
https://www.amazon.com/Swimmers-novel-Julie-Otsuka/dp/0593466624/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HTD04TIH3JME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4NaEfZ2_fThQKp51HQYfO3tojtO-OKvYCsK1Cu5scz02W-g9vy9Ikgj5ZD2cawb1oSUKPy23mGNPLiw2Ppd2o2bdGNECXGyLIWIbIuBYVBnUV7tsSSMMtPavy_IzOtag.ta8FMgR9TXsaaWJw4lEar52JTZ4XxgzbKt9CHQvezlg&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+swimmers+a+novel+by+julie+otsuka&qid=1711402039&sprefix=The+swimmers++%2Caps%2C339&sr=8-1

Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm
https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Soft-Plenty-Rhythm-Novel/dp/0593466535/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22XGIM561EEER&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Mm97SQJVc54eyalJbO4_4w.rgiHzIQJ5RgDBwKZZ2AOKFd5sSl1K-KXGltumO1uq8Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=laura+warell+sweet+soft+plenty+rhythm&qid=1711401623&sprefix=laura+warell+sweet+soft+plenty+rhytm%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Laura Warrell talks to us about her journey writing Sweet Soft Plenty Rhythm

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Laura Warell is an award winning author and professor of creative writing and literature at various institutions including Berklee College of Music. Being a musician myself, we talk about how accurate her book, "Sweet Soft Plenty Rhythm" is to the modern musician's journey. Come back next week to hear us discuss, "The Swimmers" by Julia Otsuka

Sweet Soft Playable Rhythm:
https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Soft-Plenty-Rhythm-Novel/dp/0593466535/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22XGIM561EEER&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Mm97SQJVc54eyalJbO4_4w.rgiHzIQJ5RgDBwKZZ2AOKFd5sSl1K-KXGltumO1uq8Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=laura+warell+sweet+soft+plenty+rhythm&qid=1711401623&sprefix=laura+warell+sweet+soft+plenty+rhytm%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

I'm back with Katie Davis where we talk about Jake Ward's "The Loop" and how that relates to regression toward the mean

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Katie Davis and I talk about Jake Ward's "The Loop" and the future of our human agency. Hear what Katie Davis thinks about one of my favorite books. Check out my episode with Jake if you liked this as well!

Episode with Jake:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WMvQKT3Tz4H3V4amt9Lql?si=7b9f64f3da954fc2

The Loop:
https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Technology-Creating-Without-Choices-ebook/dp/B093ZQ5ZWX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22BC3HZM8I74U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9p2Rf6xdj0TuC4efOWWkAsIySHWa_d7-4yfln0k0b1OiYgafl67SyeWPfDB24Q5TWp1Y_R9j02MbkbbQlPHIOA.nZwTN7pJYwW7DtbgrJw_CEJSHMyJYlMfexPpfkLhW3s&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+loop+jacob+ward+book&qid=1710456968&sprefix=the+loop+jacob+ward%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1

Technology's Child
https://www.amazon.com/Technologys-Child-Digital-Medias-Growing/dp/0262046962

Katie Davis shares why giving your kids screens is doing more harm than good

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0700

Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Katie Davis walks us through the struggles of raising children in a day and age where technology is at the forefront. She gives tips and tricks she touched on in her book, "Technology's Child". Come back next week to hear us discuss Jacob Ward's "The Loop".

Technology's Child:
https://www.amazon.com/Technologys-Child-Digital-Medias-Growing/dp/0262046962

The Loop
https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Technology-Creating-Without-Choices-ebook/dp/B093ZQ5ZWX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22BC3HZM8I74U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9p2Rf6xdj0TuC4efOWWkAsIySHWa_d7-4yfln0k0b1OiYgafl67SyeWPfDB24Q5TWp1Y_R9j02MbkbbQlPHIOA.nZwTN7pJYwW7DtbgrJw_CEJSHMyJYlMfexPpfkLhW3s&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+loop+jacob+ward+book&qid=1710456968&sprefix=the+loop+jacob+ward%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1

I'm back with professor Nick Mirzoeff talking about cultural restitution and Dan Hick's Brutish Museums

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Piggybacking off of our conversation last week about racism and whiteness in Professor Mirzoeff's "White Sight", this week we talk about Dan Hick's "The Brutish Museums".

The Brutish Museums:
https://www.amazon.com/Brutish-Museums-Colonial-Violence-Restitution/dp/0745346227/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MIJDIGF910WV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AYtAKi1AxTXrO-8f3cVYj7TSXliWEIABt0nraOsPbW0.mF7aFja6smpOL1JsM8OEBihOHJJFdQa51ql8npghFTs&dib_tag=se&keywords=burdish+museums+dan+hicks&qid=1709067392&sprefix=burdish+museums+dan+hicks+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

White Sight:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Sight-Politics-Practices-Whiteness/dp/0262047675/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_1?crid=16ISRZRVSKSN2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oEFZi-Hf6GQjRQvKz6baf0t0TJdqSFo_WQwBmp1viryMRi8xwE54thHkRUO9J_-k9GiFaTydfOT_1LR3XdslamcdiP-AtL0-YLFkP8YQLmDz-nQ8rSNXgw61bTvX19sr.Tc3TPRi6JbVhgBoqaCEkqo3-8L0aE5Vpu3Y-ltVMrc0&dib_tag=se&keywords=white+sight+nicholas+mir&qid=1709068086&sprefix=white+sight+nicholas+mi%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-1-fkmr3

NYU Professor and author, Nick Mirzoeff and I talk about whiteness, and white replacement from his book, White Sight

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0800

With a background in Art history, Nick Mirzoeff is an NYU professor and author who had a fascinating chat with me about his book, "White Sight". Check it out here and come back next week for our chat on Dan Hick's "Brutish Museums".

White Sight:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Sight-Politics-Practices-Whiteness-ebook/dp/B0B2MJKCQV

Brutish Museums:
https://www.amazon.com/Brutish-Museums-Colonial-Violence-Restitution/dp/0745346227/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MIJDIGF910WV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AYtAKi1AxTXrO-8f3cVYj7TSXliWEIABt0nraOsPbW0.mF7aFja6smpOL1JsM8OEBihOHJJFdQa51ql8npghFTs&dib_tag=se&keywords=burdish+museums+dan+hicks&qid=1709067392&sprefix=burdish+museums+dan+hicks+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

Tony Hiss shares why he's optimistic about Earth's future thanks to the Half-Earth project

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Author and New Yorker writer, Tony Hiss and I discuss what the Half-Earth project is, why it matters, and many more issues he writes about in his book, "Rescuing The Planet: Protecting Half The Land to Heal The Earth". We then shift into discussing "Life On The Mississippi" by Mark Twain and how we all need to rewire our brains like a Mississippi pilot does.

Rescuing The Planet:
https://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Planet-Protecting-Half-Earth/dp/B08CYBYBH5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EBEEIQ6ONRU2&keywords=rescuing+the+planet+tony+hiss&qid=1707951024&sprefix=rescuing+the+planet+tony+his%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1

Life On The Mississippi:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-on-Mississippi-Mark-Twain-audiobook/dp/B07Q2P7SN3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=QZKQ9HNZZGM&keywords=Life+On+The+Mississippi&qid=1707951286&s=audible&sprefix=life+on+the+mississippi%2Caudible%2C140&sr=1-2

I'm back with Laurie Loewenstein where we discuss Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Wilke's University professor and author Laurie Loewentein and I discuss discuss "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson and how it compares to her book, "Funeral Train".

Funeral Train:
https://www.amazon.com/Funeral-Train-Dust-Bowl-Mysteries/dp/B0B2S6C29H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LT9JVO9W7FWK&keywords=funeral+train+laurie+loewenstein&qid=1707164667&sprefix=funeral+train+l%2Caps%2C292&sr=8-1

Houskeeping:
https://www.amazon.com/Housekeeping-40th-Anniversary-Picador-Classics/dp/B083QNWFHS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6CXWMO8W4ACP&keywords=housekeeping+marilynne+robinson&qid=1707164965&sprefix=housekeeping+m%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1

Laurie Loewenstein and I discuss the dust bowl and her book, Funeral Train

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Wilke's University professor and author Laurie Loewentein and I discuss the dust bowl, and her book, "The Funeral Train". Come back next week to hear us discuss "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson.

Professor Andrew Mangham is back to talk about Charles Dickens' Great Expectations

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Professor Andrew Mangham and I discuss Charles Dickens' Great Expectations after discussing Mangham's We're All Monsters last week. Hear us talk about the good and bad of life's daily struggles through this classic coming of age novel.

We Are All Monsters:
https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-Monsters-Organisms/dp/0262047527/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KG0NQYCV0TX9&keywords=we+are+all+monsters+andrew+mangham&qid=1706735582&sprefix=we+aall+monsters+andrew+mangham%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-1

Great Expectations:
https://www.amazon.com/Expectations-Wordsworth-Classics-Charles-Dickens/dp/1853260045/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RNHOJ5AAFROB&keywords=great+expectations+book&qid=1706735619&sprefix=great+expectations+%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1

Professor Andrew Mangham and I discuss why we are all monsters

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 19:29:41 -0800

Literary critic and professor, Andrew Mangham and I discuss his book, "We Are All Monsters" which goes into why there is no template human and how we all have peculiarities. Come back next week to hear us discuss Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations".

Get his book here:
https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-Monsters-Organisms/dp/0262047527

Great Expectations:
https://www.amazon.com/Expectations-Wordsworth-Classics-Charles-Dickens/dp/1853260045/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1C53XA62IPIM3&keywords=great+expectations+dickens&qid=1706407655&s=books&sprefix=great+expectations%2Cstripbooks%2C569&sr=1-1

Writer and Psychotherapist David Santos Donaldson and I talk about his book Greenland as well as Seasons of Migration To The North

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0800

The award winning writer and psychotherapist, David Santos Donaldson and I discuss "Greenland" a story that is magical realism but totally contemporary. We compare it to "Seasons of Migration To The North" by Tayeb Salih in this episode and you can find both books below:

Greenland:
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Greenland-A-Novel/dp/B09JY2HKZR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W0I5FQJF3QBW&keywords=greenland+david+santos+donaldson&qid=1705618272&sprefix=Greenland+david+santos+%2Caps%2C346&sr=8-1

Seasons of Migration To The North:
https://www.amazon.com/Season-Migration-North-Review-Classics/dp/1590173023/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VXGNGC84FWFM&keywords=seasons+of+migration+to+the+north&qid=1705618447&sprefix=Seasons+of+migration%2Caps%2C293&sr=8-1

Sascha Rothchild and I discuss Madeline Miller's Circe

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0800

Not only does she write for amazing television shows like, "Glow", "The Carrie Diaries", "The Bold Type", and "Huge In France" but two time Emmy winning Sascha Rothchild has also written an amazing novel, "Blood Sugar". Check out her and I discussing Madeline Miller's, "Circe". after talking bout "Blood Sugar".

Circe:
https://www.amazon.com/Circe-Madeline-Miller/dp/0316556327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PE5DVV6XOZQ3&keywords=madeline+miller+searcy&qid=1704435798&sprefix=madeline+miller+searcy%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

Blood Sugar: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sugar-Sascha-Rothchild/dp/0593331567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V6CZBGD6B6E3&keywords=sascha+rothchild&qid=1704435386&sprefix=Sascha+roth%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

Screenwriter and author Sascha Rothchild and I discuss her book Blood Sugar

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0800

Not only does she write for amazing television shows like, "Glow", "The Carrie Diaries", "The Bold Type", and "Huge In France" but two time Emmy winning Sascha Rothchild has also written an amazing novel, "Blood Sugar". Check out her and I talking about the novel and come back next week to hear us discuss Madeline Miller's, "Circe".

Blood Sugar: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sugar-Sascha-Rothchild/dp/0593331567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V6CZBGD6B6E3&keywords=sascha+rothchild&qid=1704435386&sprefix=Sascha+roth%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

Circe:
https://www.amazon.com/Circe-Madeline-Miller/dp/0316556327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PE5DVV6XOZQ3&keywords=madeline+miller+searcy&qid=1704435798&sprefix=madeline+miller+searcy%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

The extremely flexible writer and speaker, Etgar Keret and I talk about his work

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0800

Speaker and author, Etgar Keret and I talk about his memoir, The Seven Good Years, and his other work whether written or spoken.

The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God & Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Bus-Driver-Wanted-Other-Stories/dp/159463324X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6QA6F44P308&keywords=bus+driver+that+wanted+to+be+god&qid=1703810317&sprefix=busdriver+that+wanted+to+be+god+%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1

The Seven Good Years: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Good-Years-Memoir/dp/0399576002/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M3FYAN8L73MO&keywords=the+seven+good+years+etgar+keret&qid=1703810465&sprefix=the+seven+good+yeatrs+%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1

Check out his website for live shows and future books here: https://www.etgarkeret.com/

Joe Meno and I discuss The Baron In The Trees by Italo Calvino

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0800

Award winning Chicagoan writer, Joe Meno and I talk about Italo Calvino's novel, "The Baron In The Trees" and how it relates to each other lives and work.

The Baron In The Trees

https://www.amazon.com/Baron-Trees-Italo-Calvino/dp/0544959116/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JYFX8M7ZDTY3&keywords=baron+in+the+trees+by+italo+calvino&qid=1702623639&sprefix=baron+in+the+tre%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

Book Of Extraordinary Tragedies

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Extraordinary-Tragedies-Joe-Meno/dp/1636140610/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GZO42FXNGIAQ&keywords=joe+meno+book+of+extraordinary&qid=1702623603&sprefix=joe+meno+book+of+extraordinary%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1

Joe Meno and I talk about staying positive, getting old, and his novel, Book Of Extraordinary Tragedies

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0800

Award winning Chicagoan writer, Joe Meno and I talk about his novel, "Book Of Extra Ordinary Tragedies", staying positive in the midst of tragedy, and our shared hearing loss as we get older.

Book Of Extraordinary Tragedies
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Extraordinary-Tragedies-Joe-Meno/dp/1636140610/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GZO42FXNGIAQ&keywords=joe+meno+book+of+extraordinary&qid=1702623603&sprefix=joe+meno+book+of+extraordinary%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1

The Baron In The Trees
https://www.amazon.com/Baron-Trees-Italo-Calvino/dp/0544959116/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JYFX8M7ZDTY3&keywords=baron+in+the+trees+by+italo+calvino&qid=1702623639&sprefix=baron+in+the+tre%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

Sergio Troncoso and I talk about his book Nobody's Pilgrims.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Sergio and I talk about his book and about the Latino experience in the US... Nepantla.

https://sergiotroncoso.com

Sergio Troncoso and I talk about Huckleberry Finn... A kind of fucked up book that is definitely not for kids.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Sergio Troncoso and I talk about Mark Twain's classic, Huckleberry Finn. It was a trip to read this book as an adult.

David E Hoffman and I talk about the most intense book I've ever read.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700

David E Hoffman and I talk about Story of a Secret State by Jan Karski and about Give Me Liberty. Live from the Miami Book Fair!

Story of a Secret State:
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Secret-State-Penguin-Classics/dp/0241407389/ref=asc_df_0241407389/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509360428472&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13696059285196103915&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031144&hvtargid=pla-658372651120&psc=1

Give Me Liberty:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191

Ellis Cose and I discuss his book Race and Reckoning. It's a deep dive into the history of racism and slavery in the US, how close it is to us still, and how it still effects us.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:24:55 -0800

Ellis Cose and I discuss his book Race and Reckoning. It's a deep dive into the history of racism and slavery in the US, how close it is to us still, and how it still effects us.

Buy Race and Reckoning:
https://www.amazon.com/Race-Reckoning-Founding-Fathers-Disruptors-ebook/dp/B09J53CVFP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1676658250&sr=8-1

The brilliant @EllisCose and I discuss the depressingly timely topic of Civil War. Barbra F Walter's book How Civil Wars Start and How To Stop Them.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800

The brilliant Ellis Cose @EllisCose and I discuss the depressingly timely topic of Civil War. Barbra F Walter's book How Civil Wars Start and How To Stop Them.

Buy How Civil Wars Star and How To Stop Them:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Civil-Wars-Start-Stop/dp/0593137787

Bonnie MacBird @macbird and I discuss her latest Sherlock Mystery: What Child is This.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Bonnie MacBird @macbird and I discuss her latest Sherlock Mystery: What Child is This.

Buy What Child Is This:
https://www.amazon.com/What-Child-This-Christmas-Adventure/dp/000852128X/ref=asc_df_000852128X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564690365469&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9087490170383159718&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031176&hvtargid=pla-1463629875089&psc=1

Bonnie MacBird @macbird and I discuss A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Bonnie MacBird @macbird and I discuss A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

Learn More About Bonnie:
https://macbird.com

@byjacobward Jacob Ward and I discuss AI, Cold War rationality and his book The Loop live from the Miami Book Fair. #miamibookfair

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

@byjacobward Jacob Ward and I discuss AI, Cold War rationality and his book The Loop live from the Miami Book Fair.

Buy The Loop:
https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/jacob-ward/the-loop/9780316487207/

https://www.miamibookfair.com

Grock:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok

Susan Rogers is a PhD as well as being the engineer and producer for many hit artists including Prince! We talk mostly about music.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Susan Rogers and I talk about what it means to produce a record. How, on a neurological level music makes us feel, and how to find your individual listener profile.

Buy This is What it Sounds Like:
https://www.amazon.com/This-What-Sounds-Like-Music/dp/0393541258/ref=asc_df_0393541258/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564758369972&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12973176700443224056&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031176&hvtargid=pla-1642940114150&psc=1

@benmezrich and I talk about his new book The Midnight Ride. It's already #1 and you should read it. We also talk about Russian Oligarchs, Tech Billionaires and National Treasure.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:00:00 -0800

Ben Mezrich and I talk about his new book The Midnight Ride. It's already #1 and you should read it. We also talk about Russian Oligarchs, Tech Billionaires and National Treasure.

Buy The Midnight Ride:
https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Ride-Ben-Mezrich/dp/1538754630/ref=asc_df_1538754630/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532387266470&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=115169841224429263&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031176&hvtargid=pla-1417856124159&psc=1

Learn About Ben:
https://www.benmezrich.com

The amazing @benmezrich and I talk about Bright Lights, Big City and about Hollywood.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

The amazing @benmezrich and I talk about Bright Lights, Big City and about Hollywood. Ben is one of the 25 most powerful writers according to Variety. He wrote the books that became The Social Network, and 21.

https://www.benmezrich.com

Thanks to the Miami Book Fair for another great episode:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

@jessiwrites, Jessi Hempel and I talk about her book The Family Outing

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Jessi Hempel and I talk about her book, The Family Outing. This is one of my favorite episodes! Jessi and talk about the nature of memory, coming out, cults, self actualization and a bunch of other stuff!

Buy The Family Outing:
https://www.amazon.com/Family-Outing-Memoir-Jessi-Hempel/dp/0063079011

@jessiwrites, Jessi Hempel and I talk about a Sarah Thankam Mathew's novel All This Could Be Different

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Buy All This Could Be Different
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691034/all-this-could-be-different-by-sarah-thankam-mathews/

Listen to Jessi's Podcast Hello Monday With Jessi Hempel
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hello-monday-with-jessi-hempel/id1453893304

@MikkaelSekeres and I talk about the fascinating history of the Food and Drug Administration and how Vaccines, i.e. COVID, get approved quickly.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:44:26 -0800

Dr. Mikkael Sekeres and I talk about the fascinating history of the Food and Drug Administration and how Vaccines, i.e. COVID, get approved quickly. We also talk about how billions of dollars and regulatory loopholes can result in ineffective drugs staying on the market. We also talk about what people do when they find out they have cancer.

Buy Drugs and the FDA:
https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-FDA-Safety-Efficacy-Publics/dp/0262047314/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MK66OVU81U71&keywords=drugs+and+the+fda&qid=1670615780&sprefix=drugs+and+the+fda%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1

Here's a related episode about Dams.
https://share.transistor.fm/s/8600e621

Anti-Vaxers are fucking stupid.

@MikkaelSekeres and I discuss The Brief And Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Dr. Mikkael Sekeres can talk at length about ideas and literature. He can also cure cancer.

@benmattlin and I discuss his book Disability Pride.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Ben Mattlin and I discuss his book Disability Pride.

Buy Disability Pride
https://www.amazon.com/Disability-Pride-Dispatches-Post-ADA-World/dp/B0BFK8ZCQQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G5S6IDBHVXMG&keywords=disability+pride%2C+book&qid=1669244016&sprefix=disability+pride%2C+book%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1

BEST OF Miami Book Fair Guests

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:00:00 -0800

It's a bonus clips episode!
We're at the 2022 Miami Book Fair, talking to the most interesting authors, poets, writers with new works published this year. In celebration of our partnership with the Miami Book Fair, we grabbed some clips from last year's Miami Book Fair episodes.

MIAMI BOOK FAIR
https://miamibookfair.com/
https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/

Joshua Jay - Episodes 25 and 26
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
How Magicians Think by Joshua Jay
https://www.amazon.com/Misdirection-Magicians-Think-Joshua-Jay/dp/1523507438/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+magicians+think&qid=1634843723&sr=8-1
How Music Works by David Byrne:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Works-David-Byrne/dp/0804188939/ref=asc_df_0804188939/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312057344057&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13081381195153154006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-354840765753&psc=1

Maggie Smith - Episodes 28 and 29
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
The Life, By Carrie Fountain:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Penguin-Poets-Carrie-Fountain/dp/0143136011
Goldenrod, by Maggie Smith:
https://www.amazon.com/Goldenrod-Poems-Maggie-Smith/dp/1982185066/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Goldenrod&qid=1636694888&s=books&sr=1-1

Kathie Klarreich - Episode 30
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Hear Us:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FS825T9

Jane Smiley - Episodes 31 and 32
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Jane's Latest Book, Perestroika in Paris:
https://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Paris-novel-Jane-Smiley/dp/052543609X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LBNAJWTCPCRU&keywords=perestroika+in+paris+by+jane+smiley
Jane's Book About Dickens:
https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dickens-Life-Penguin-Lives-ebook/dp/B000OCXGBY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638297220&sr=1-3
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens:
https://www.amazon.com/Mutual-Friend-Introduction-Edwin-Whipple-ebook/dp/B07HQY57RH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Our+mutual+friend

Denise Hamilton - Episodes 33 and 34
Spotify

@benmattlin and I talk about disability rights.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Ben Mattlin and I talk about Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's book Care Work. It's a book about a social justice movement I didn't know existed.

Buy Care Work:
https://www.amazon.com/Care-Work-Dreaming-Disability-Justice/dp/1551527383

Historian Robert K. Sutton and I talk about Nazis On The Potomac

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Historian Robert K. Sutton and I talk about Nazis On The Potomac. He divulges some previously classified information.

Buy Nazis On The Potomac:
https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Potomac-Top-Secret-Intelligence-Operation/dp/1612009875

Historian Robert K Sutton and I talk a lot about the Civil War and a little bit about Nazis.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0700

I discuss the autobiography of Ulysses S Grant with civil war Historian Robert K Sutton.

Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre and I talk about his book, The Displaced

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Rodrigo and I talk about The Displaced, tattoos, gentrification, Los Angeles and gangs.

Buy The Displaced:
https://www.amazon.com/Displaced-Rodrigo-Ribera-Debre/dp/1558859381/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3JRAG6P02HI63&keywords=the+displaced&qid=1666898575&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjU4IiwicXNhIjoiMS4wNiIsInFzcCI6IjEuMTgifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=The+Displaced%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-4

Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre and I discuss The Ultimate Stay At Home Dad by Shannon Carpenter

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

I argue that child rearing isn't a war, stay-at-home dad's aren't heroes, and parenting is not the most important job you can do. Basically I have issues with some of our culture's central metaphors and I take it out on Shannon Carpenter's book.

Poet and novelist Charles Harper Webb and I discuss his book Ursula Lake.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Poet and novelist Charles Harper Webb and I discuss his book Ursula Lake.

Buy Ursula Lake:
https://www.amazon.com/Ursula-Lake-Charles-Harper-Webb/dp/1636280218

Poet and novelist Charles Harper Webb and I discuss THE BEST book I've read for the show. Fools Crow by James Welch. #jesusonpeyote

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Listen to this show,
Or don't listen to this show.
If you'll do one thing in life,
You should read Fool's Crow.

Buy Fools Crow:
https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Penguin-Classics-James-Welch/dp/0143106511/ref=asc_df_0143106511/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312809338991&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4884716830605559962&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-493775064861&psc=1

Playwright Kirk Lynn and I discuss Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen @add_hawk

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Playwright Kirk Lynn and I discuss Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen. We start out taking about how we don't really like the book and then slowly realize that it's deep and thought provoking and we actually did like it a lot.

Buy Games: Agency as Art:
https://www.amazon.com/Games-Agency-As-Art-Thinking/dp/0190052082/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AEG76IMELJXF&keywords=games+agency+as+art+c.+thi+nguyen&qid=1664425819&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjcwIiwicXNhIjoiMC43MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuODkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=Games+agency+a%2Caps%2C264&sr=8-1

Buy Rules For Werewolves:
https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Werewolves-Kirk-Lynn/dp/1612194761/ref=sr_1_1?crid=135RFBWFXMZ0N&keywords=rules+for+werewolves&qid=1664425856&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjQwIiwicXNhIjoiMS44NyIsInFzcCI6IjEuMzMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=rules+for+warewolves%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1

Caridad Moro-Gronlier and I discuss her book of Poems, Tortillera. @CaridadMoro1

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Caridad Moro-Gronlier and I discuss her book of Poems, Tortillera.

Buy Tortillera:
https://www.amazon.com/Tortillera-Poems-Caridad-Moro-Gronlier/dp/1680032445/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YX0HWSKO94BK&keywords=tortillera%2C+book&qid=1663271626&sprefix=tortillera%2C+book%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1

We're Back with Caridad Moro-Gronlier! This episode we discuss Toni Morrison's amazing classic Song Of Solomon. @CaridadMoro1

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

We're Back with Caridad Moro-Gronlier! This episode we discuss Toni Morrison's amazing classic Song Of Solomon.

The Amazing Richard Blanco, @rblancopoet and I talk about his book How To Love a Country. This book will make you cry... like in a good way.

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0700

Richard Blanco, Inaugural poet and man who derives existential pleasure from civil engineering and I discuss his book How To Love A Country.

Buy How To Love a Country:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Love-Country-Richard-Blanco/dp/0807043079/ref=asc_df_0807043079/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=521104755025&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7846218042038700007&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013668&hvtargid=pla-906068309946&psc=1

The Amazing Richard Blanco, @rblancopoet , who wrote and performed the inaugural poem for @BarackObama in 2012, Discusses Blud by @RachelMcKibbens

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:21:00 -0700

The Amazing Richard Blanco, who wrote and performed the inaugural poem for Barack Obama in 2012, Discusses Blud by Rachel McKibbens.

I discuss how reefs turn sunlight into rocks with Sandy Sheehy

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700

I discuss how reefs turn sunlight into rocks with Sandy Sheehy.

Buy imperiled Reef:
https://www.amazon.com/Imperiled-Reef-Fascinating-Fragile-Caribbean/dp/1683402499

Dude, Shells are so cool! Sandy Sheehy and I discuss Cynthia Barnett's book about conchology: a cool word I just learned.

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Shells! This is an episode about shells. They're everywhere, they're in everything and they're amazing!

Buy The Sound of the Sea:
https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Sea-Seashells-Fate-Oceans/dp/0393651444

Lou Mathews and I talk about his book, Shaky Town. This is a great story for authors trying to get their work out there.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Lou Mathews tells us about his work, his amazing book, and how he got a book that no publisher wanted to take a chance on traditionally published anyway. We also talk about East Coast chauvinism in book publishing.

Buy Shaky Town:
https://www.amazon.com/Shaky-Town-Novel-Lou-Mathews/dp/1735303801/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2CR5HUD9V36YC&keywords=shaky+town&qid=1654645863&sprefix=shaky+%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVllRS1c4R1ZGUEw1JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTAxNjk4MlNRSzBNMkU5NFBZNCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTAyNDExOU81V0hOSVdZRVNKJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

The World As Seen From NY:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Avenue

Lou Mathews, a Los Angeles writing legend, and I talk about Leonard Gardner's Fat City

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Lou and I talk about how awesome California is through the lens of Leonard Gardner's classic, Fat City.

Buy Fat City:
https://www.amazon.com/City-York-Review-Books-Classics/dp/1590178920/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1W2RP20IOEXPZ&keywords=fat+city&qid=1654212094&sprefix=fat+city%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-2

Ruth Behar and I talk about her touching book Letters From Cuba

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 27 May 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In part 2 of my discussion with Ruth Behar we talk about what it means to be a vulnerable observer. We also talk about Poland and Cuba during WWII, Bata drumming and Santeria.

Buy Letters From Cuba:
https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Cuba-Ruth-Behar/dp/0525516476/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1653591531&sr=8-1

Here's some Bata Drumming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id8E60-n2x8

Ruth Behar and I discuss The Hundred Dresses by Elenor Estes. We end up talking a lot about bullying.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 20 May 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Our first children's book! Ruth Behar and I talk about the amazingly deep and incredibly simple book, The Hundred Dresses but Elenor Estes. We talk about bullying and I have a bit of a sad revelation.

Buy The Hundred Dresses by Elenor Estes:
https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Dresses-Eleanor-Estes/dp/0152052607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AW2Y95K0TQB9&keywords=the+hundred+dresses&qid=1652718673&sprefix=the+hundred+dresses%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

Catherine Wolff answers for 2000 years of Catholic crimes... and talks about her book Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 13 May 2022 01:00:00 -0700

I give Catherine Wolff the 3rd degree about the behavior of the Catholic church in recent decades and she defends the church pretty admirably.

Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven:
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Humankind-Thinks-About-Heaven/dp/1594634459

Catherine Wolff and I talk about Timothy Egan's book A Pilgrimage to Eternity

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 06 May 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Catherine Wolff and I talk about Timothy Egan's book A Pilgrimage to Eternity. I also make her answer for all of the Catholic Church's crimes.

Buy A Pilgrimage to Eternity:
https://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-Eternity-Canterbury-Search-Faith/dp/0735225230

Beyond:
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Humankind-Thinks-About-Heaven/dp/1594634459/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YKHFRSIK6D33&keywords=Beyond%2C+how+humankind&qid=1651783501&s=books&sprefix=beyond%2C+how+humankind%2Cstripbooks%2C123&sr=1-1

Edwidge Danticat and I talk about A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Edwidge is an amazing writer and brilliant thinker. In this episode, I just try to keep up with limited success.

Buy A Small Place:
https://www.amazon.com/Small-Place-Jamaica-Kincaid/dp/0374527075/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GERRCMMYZ7YJ&keywords=a+small+place&qid=1651179527&sprefix=a+small+place%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-1

Learn More About Edwidge Danticat:
https://edwidgedanticat.com

Mark Schatzker and I discuss his book The End of Craving. Why do humans eat so much? @MarkSchatzker explains.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Mark Schatzker and I discuss how food has been altered over the last century and what the result is on the population at large. Hint: It may be THE reason why people are obese in such record numbers. If you've ever struggled with your weight, Shatzker's books might tell you why. We also learn where to get the best steak in LA.

Buy The End Of Craving:
https://www.amazon.com/End-Craving-Recovering-Wisdom-Eating/dp/1501192477/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgYSTBhDKARIsAB8KukvudPoO8iCVR7s0WAYXktm-6usDQ528y-u0_TD1Xr7j3VwxGAfQxVEaAjuNEALw_wcB&hvadid=583781009437&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9031148&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1857408126951394168&hvtargid=kwd-1425928351355&hydadcr=22190_9764374&keywords=the+end+of+craving&qid=1650572423&sr=8-1

I also highly recommend his last book The Dorito Effect:
https://www.amazon.com/Dorito-Effect-Surprising-Truth-Flavor-ebook/dp/B00LD1RWVK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1650572423&sr=8-2

Find out more about Mark Schatzker:
https://www.markschatzker.com

Mark Schatzker and I discuss Charles Portis's classic True Grit.

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Celebrated food writer Mark Schatzker and I talk about the Western classic True Grit by Charles Portis. I learn from Mark how much poultry factors into this story.

Buy True Grit:
https://www.amazon.com/True-Grit-Novel-Charles-Portis/dp/159020459X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DH1127F4MU6B&keywords=true+grit+book&qid=1649889088&sprefix=true+grit%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-1

Learn more about Mark:
https://www.markschatzker.com

Carrie Fountain Talks About Her Book -The Life-

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Carrie Fountain and I talk about her poetry, Robert Frost, Gerrard Manly Hopkins and I accidentialy misgender Rilke. In my defense, his middle name is Maria.

Buy The Life:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/650137/the-life-by-carrie-fountain/

Find Out More About Carrie Fountain:
https://www.carriefountain.com

Carrie Fountain - God Of Nothingness, Mark Wunderlich

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Texas Poet Laurete Carrie Fountain and I talk about Poetry, the driftless region and Jeffrey Dahmer.

Buy God of Nothingness:
https://www.amazon.com/God-Nothingness-Poems-Mark-Wunderlich/dp/1644450429

Me and Maggie Smith Talk About Carrie Fountain's Book:

Ken Miller - The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob De Zoet, David Mitchell

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0700

M&A Legend and Venture Capitalist Ken Miller and I talk about the nature of fiction and the nature of money.

Buy The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob De Zoet:
https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Autumns-Jacob-Zoet-Novel/dp/0812976363/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18A7T5X1V6ZIP&keywords=the+thousand+autumns+of+jacob+de+zoet&qid=1648160985&sprefix=the+thousand+autumns+of%2Caps%2C305&sr=8-1

Vinod Busjeet - Silent Winds, Dry Seas

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Vinod and I talk about the nature of memoir and novels, politics as a national pastime, and the Hindu attitude towards sex... Voltaire makes an appearance too... oh yea, so does the World Bank.

Buy Silent Winds, Dry Seas:
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Winds-Dry-Seas-Novel/dp/0385547021/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18FLNDL7DL82P&keywords=silent+winds+dry+seas&qid=1646864464&s=books&sprefix=silent+winds+dry+%2Cstripbooks%2C123&sr=1-1

Vinod Busjeet - Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Vinod and I talk about about miserable Irish childhoods, the problem with the British, and the Catholic Church.

Buy Angela's Ashes:
https://www.amazon.com/Angelas-Ashes-Frank-McCourt-Memoirs/dp/0684874350/ref=asc_df_0684874350/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312371602209&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15996310014722693887&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031144&hvtargid=pla-463986682027&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61011965686&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312371602209&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15996310014722693887&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031144&hvtargid=pla-463986682027

Meghan O'Gieblyn - God, Human, Animal, Machine

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Meghan and I talk about metaphors, living and dead ones. And about how modern tech philosophers and 3rd century church fathers basically make the same arguments.

Buy Meghan's Book:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385543828

Read Meghan's Column in Wired:
https://www.wired.com/author/meghan-ogieblyn/

More Meghan Essays (on her website):
http://www.meghanogieblyn.com/writing-1

Here's The Gift I Sent Meghan's Husband:
https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-CloudValley-Ultra-Thin-MacBook-Protect/dp/B079MCPJGH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=23VCXWJLSKJ1V&keywords=laptop+camera+cover&qid=1646256394&sprefix=laptop+camera+cover%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQ1BHTzI4MlpBTFQ1JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTIwMjUyVlRXRjU2VVI4RjZXJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0MjE4ODEyRUxZNjdUUkc2QUNRJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Meghan O'Gieblyn - The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bi-Cameral Mind, By Julian Jaynes

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Meghan and I go down a rabbit hole about the nature of consciousness, and the brilliant but maybe slightly conspiratorial thinking of Julian Jaynes. This is a good one.

Buy Meghan's Book:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385543828

Buy The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bi-Cameral Mind
https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Consciousness-Breakdown-Bicameral-Mind/dp/0618057072/ref=asc_df_0618057072/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312674999652&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3062671179531381137&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031144&hvtargid=pla-465283667891&psc=1

Read Meghan's Column in Wired:
https://www.wired.com/author/meghan-ogieblyn/

More Meghan Essays:
http://www.meghanogieblyn.com/writing-1

Russ Choma - Wandering Through Winter, Edwin Way Teale

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Russ and I talk about the United States, the Pulitzer prize and a diamond farm.

Buy Wandering Through Winter:
https://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Through-Winter-Naturalists-American/dp/B001U035GA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DA1J8E476NU5&keywords=wandering+through+winter&qid=1645139662&sprefix=wandering+through+%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1

Here's a list of Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_General_Nonfiction

Paulette Steeves - The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Dr. Steeves tells us about the Clovis fallacy and how humans were on North America for thousands of years before the the current archeological orthodoxy suggests. It's worth mentioning that the New York Time just reviewed a book by Dr. Jennifer Raff called Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas that comes to the same conclusion.

Buy Dr. Steeves Book!

Buy The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
https://www.amazon.com/Indigenous-Paleolithic-Western-Hemisphere/dp/1496202171/ref=asc_df_1496202171/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475909350401&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14455470623895675361&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-1092269749597&psc=1

Paulette C. Steeves - Poet Warrior, Joy Harjo

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Dr. Steeves and I talk about Joy Harjo's beautiful book. And my friend the ground squirrel.

Buy Poet Warrior:
https://www.amazon.com/Poet-Warrior-Memoir-Joy-Harjo/dp/0393248526/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6C55UDJ5SMC&keywords=poet+warrior+joy+harjo&qid=1643753424&sprefix=poet+warrior%2Caps%2C322&sr=8-1

Database Of Residential Schools:
https://www.crscid.com

Maria Amparo Escandon - LA Weather

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0800

Maria Amparo Escandon and I talk about her book LA Weather. I insist on reading a passage from Southern California, An Island On The Land.

Miami Book Fair Interview:
https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/organizer/maria-amparo-escandon/

Buy LA Weather:
https://www.amazon.com/L-Weather-Mar%C3%ADa-Amparo-Escandón-ebook/dp/B08QGL8XQ6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1642635566&sr=8-3

Maria Amparo Escandon - Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo - LA Weather

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Maria Amparo and I talk about the baffling masterpiece of magical realism, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo.

Buy Pedro Paramo:
https://www.amazon.com/Pedro-Paramo-Juan-Rulfo/dp/0802133908/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3F7GH48ROG31L&keywords=pedro+paramo&qid=1642635519&sprefix=pedro+paramo%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1

Buy LA Weather:
https://www.amazon.com/L-Weather-Mar%C3%ADa-Amparo-Escandón-ebook/dp/B08QGL8XQ6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1642635566&sr=8-3

Peter Mancall - Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Early American History Professor Peter Mancall and I talk about the Pilgrims, predestination and buggery.

Buy Of Plymouth Plantation:
https://www.amazon.com/Plymouth-Plantation-Dover-Value-Editions/dp/0486452603/ref=asc_df_0486452603/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312021455910&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1703685751642345781&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-546784462047&psc=1

Buy The Trials Of Thomas Morton:
https://www.amazon.com/Trials-Thomas-Morton-Anglican-Puritan/dp/B07ZQT46Q9/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ZMA5662GW2L3&keywords=peter+mancall&qid=1642099843&s=books&sprefix=peter+mancall%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-2

Eric Nusbaum - Shaky Town, Lou Mathews

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Author of Stealing Home, Eric Nusbaum and I talk about Lou Mathew's fantastic book Shaky Town. We talk about the Dodgers in probably a little too much detail but this podcast does not apologize for Dodger talk. I make some wildly incorrect predictions about the now finished Baseball season. I also tell a story about a how I predicted that Chris Taylor would hit 3 homers in a particular game... He did, I called it, but no one but my wife believes me.

Eric's Super Cool Sports Blog:
https://sportsstories.substack.com

Buy Shaky Town:
https://www.amazon.com/Shaky-Town-Novel-Lou-Mathews/dp/1735303801/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MQARAW0R64UG&keywords=shaky+town+lou+mathews&qid=1641329759&sprefix=shaky+town+lou+mathews%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1

Buy Stealing Home:
https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Home-Angeles-Dodgers-Between/dp/1541742214/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1641329791&sr=8-1

2021 Roundup Special

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0800

I talk about my favorite books and look at the year ahead. Happy New Year!

Orphaned Books:

Billion Dollar Looser, Reeves Wiedman, 2020 Hachette (Adam Neumann)

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy 1878, Viking 2001

A Promised Land, 2021 Random House

Say Nothing, Patrick Raden Keefe, 2019 Anchor Books

BOOKS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME NON-FIC:

Cadillac Deseret, Mark Reisner 1986 Penguin Book

Art&Fear, David Bayles And Ted Orland 1993 Capra Press

Steeling Home, Eric Nusbaum 2020 Hachette

WonderWorks, Angus Fletcher 2020 Simon And Schuester

Some Mistakes Of Moses, Robert G Ingersol 1879

BOOKS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME FIC:

MiddleMarch, George Elliot 1871

There, There, Tommy Orange 2019 Vintage

Perestroika In Paris, Jane Smiley 2020

For The Time Being, Annie Dillard 1999 Penguin (I think)

Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons 1986 DC Comics

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wayne Federman - Atomic Habits by James Clear

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:44:23 -0800

Comedian, Actor and Author Wayne Federman and I talk about self help, sports, neurosis, and subjecting ourselves to criticism... we also talk about singing show tunes.

More About Wayne:
http://www.waynefederman.com/Wayne_Federmans_Official_Web_Site/Welcome.html

Buy History Of Standup:
https://www.amazon.com/History-Stand-Up-Mark-Twain-Chappelle/dp/B08YRP1R2G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9BIPORHXEZLE&keywords=wayne+federman&qid=1640905988&sprefix=wayne+federman%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

Buy Atomic Habits:
https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640906041&sr=8-1

Wayne's Twitter: @Federman

Dave Kinney vs. Dina Hashem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7K3y4EPq10

Sam Morril - I Got This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xo3Fq7GGWk&t=1354s

Denise Hamilton - Speculative Los Angeles

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:01:00 -0800

Denise Hamilton and I talk about her anthology, Speculative Los Angeles.

Another one from the Miami Book Fair:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy Denise's Book, Speculative Los Angeles:
https://www.amazon.com/Speculative-Los-Angeles-Denise-Hamilton/dp/1617758566

Denise Hamilton - They Shoot Horses Don't They, Horace McCoy

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Denise Hamilton and I talk about They Shoot Horses Don't They? No horses were injured in the making of this episode.

Another one from the Miami Book Fair:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy They Shoot Horses, Don't They by Horace McCoy
https://www.amazon.com/They-Shoot-Horses-Serpents-Classics/dp/184668739X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=They+Shoot+Horses+Dont%27+they&qid=1639687721&s=books&sr=1-1

Buy Denise's Book, Speculative Los Angeles:
https://www.amazon.com/Speculative-Los-Angeles-Denise-Hamilton/dp/1617758566

Jane Smiley - Perestroika In Paris

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Jane and I talk about her amazing new book Perestroika in Paris. She slightly judges my taste in Russian authors.

Another one from the Miami Book Fair:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy Jane's Latest Book, Perestroika in Paris:
https://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Paris-novel-Jane-Smiley/dp/052543609X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LBNAJWTCPCRU&keywords=perestroika+in+paris+by+jane+smiley

Jane Smiley - Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Jane Smiley! Jane deploys some of her extensive Dickens knowledge and insightful criticism, I try to keep up.

Another one from the Miami Book Fair:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy Jane's Latest Book, Perestroika in Paris:
https://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Paris-novel-Jane-Smiley/dp/052543609X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LBNAJWTCPCRU&keywords=perestroika+in+paris+by+jane+smiley

Buy Jane's Book About Dickens:
https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dickens-Life-Penguin-Lives-ebook/dp/B000OCXGBY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638297220&sr=1-3

Buy Our Mutual Friend:
https://www.amazon.com/Mutual-Friend-Introduction-Edwin-Whipple-ebook/dp/B07HQY57RH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Our+mutual+friend

Kathie Klarreich - Hear Us

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Author and editor Kathie Klarreich and I talk about incarcerated people who are writing during a pandemic.

Another one from the Miami Book Fair:
https://www.miamibookfair.com

Exchange For Change:
https://www.exchange-for-change.org/kathieklarreich

Buy Hear Us:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FS825T9

Maggie Smith - Goldenrod

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Maggie Smith is the author of Good Bones and many, many other amazing poems. We talk more about craft, read one of her poems and discuss what it means to peak as an artist.

https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy The Life, By Carrie Fountain:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Penguin-Poets-Carrie-Fountain/dp/0143136011

Buy Goldenrod, by Maggie Smith:
https://www.amazon.com/Goldenrod-Poems-Maggie-Smith/dp/1982185066/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Goldenrod&qid=1636694888&s=books&sr=1-1

Maggie Smith - The Life, Carrie Fountain

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Maggie Smith is the author of Good Bones and many, many other amazing poems. We talk about craft, musicals, enjambment, and about Carrie Fountain's amazing book of poetry: The Life. We also discover that we are members of the same religion.

https://www.miamibookfair.com

Buy The Life, By Carrie Fountain:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Penguin-Poets-Carrie-Fountain/dp/0143136011

Buy Goldenrod, by Maggie Smith:
https://www.amazon.com/Goldenrod-Poems-Maggie-Smith/dp/1982185066/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Goldenrod&qid=1636694888&s=books&sr=1-1

Checkout an amazing scene set song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAzxnHP4erQ

And an amazing "Me nobody Knows" song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKlJuO07eM

Tiokasin Ghosthorse - The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere, Pauette F.C. Steeves

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Tiokasin and I discuss archeology, the academy, language, quantum physics, history, and gig we once did at the Met in NYC. it's a pretty interesting one.

Listen to More Tiokasin:
https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org

Tiokasin's Website:
https://www.akantuinstitute.org

Tiokasin's Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Against-Wind-Jadina-Lilien/dp/099790500X

Joshua Jay - How Magicians Think

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Magician and author Joshua Jay and I discuss David Byrne's How Music Works. I slightly nerd out about Joshua's magic accomplishments.

MIAMI BOOK FAIR
Info: miamibookfair.com

access the author conversations, avail. for free at miamibookfaironline.com

How Magicians Think by Joshua Jay (which I can't recommend highly enough)
https://www.amazon.com/Misdirection-Magicians-Think-Joshua-Jay/dp/1523507438/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+magicians+think&qid=1634843723&sr=8-1

How Magicians Think Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-magicians-think/id1588316257

How Music Works by David Byrne:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Works-David-Byrne/dp/0804188939/ref=asc_df_0804188939/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312057344057&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13081381195153154006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-354840765753&psc=1

Joshua's Insta:
@joshuajaymagician

Book Tour Info:
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/blog/how-magicians-think-book-tour

Joshua Jay on Fool Us:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncm7wAMRjM&t=24s

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtgUSUHnzLI

Buy Magic Stuff:
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com

Joshua Jay - How Music Works, David Byrne

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Magician and author Joshua Jay and I discuss David Byrne's How Music Works. I slightly nerd out about Joshua's magic accomplishments.

MIAMI BOOK FAIR
Info: miamibookfair.com

access the author conversations, avail. for free at miamibookfaironline.com

How Magicians Think Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-magicians-think/id1588316257

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtgUSUHnzLI

Joshua Jay on Fool Us:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncm7wAMRjM&t=24s

Joie Davidow - Smoke by Ivan Turgenev

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0700

Joie and I talk about Smoke, by Ivan Turgenev and about her book, An Unofficial Marriage.

Buy Smoke:
https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Alma-Classics-Ivan-Turgenev/dp/1847493165/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QD34D4CD6BW6&dchild=1&keywords=smoke%2C+ivan+turgenev&qid=1634162167&sr=8-1

Buy The Unofficial Marriage:
https://www.amazon.com/Unofficial-Marriage-Novel-Joie-Davidow/dp/1950691780/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+unofficial+marriage&qid=1634162261&sr=8-2

Lisa Bitel - The Tain - Irish Epic

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0700

Dr. Lisa Bitel walks me through the ancient Irish Epic, The Tain. This book is also called "the Irish Iliad". I'd recommend reading this one AFTER listening to the episode.

The Tain:
https://www.amazon.com/Tain-Translated-Irish-Epic-Cuailnge/dp/0192803735

More Info about Dr. Bitel:
https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003109

A Poem:

The Surfing Irishman

A nadb named dabd did misbehadb

He stole another surfers wadb

You’d think that he could be forgadb
But poor old Dadb is in his gradb.

Angus Fletcher Part 2 - Wonderworks

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0700

We talk about Karl Popper, the fallacy of science, the purpose of literature, and brain scanners... ya know... nice lite accessible stuff.

Buy Angus's book WonderWorks! It is truly fantastic!
https://www.amazon.com/Wonderworks-Powerful-Inventions-History-Literature/dp/B08CY951JM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K3FT80K81QM2&dchild=1&keywords=wonderworks+book&qid=1632431454&sprefix=wonder+works%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-1

Angus Fletcher Part 1- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0700

Angus and I talk about the neuroscience of how Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers secretly turns your brain into the brain of an outlier.

This is a book society first! We did an episode about Angus's book with author Judith Dupreé, here's that if you want to hear it:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/judith-dupré/id1565589623?i=1000524195954

Also, Buy Angus's book WonderWorks! It is truly fantastic!
https://www.amazon.com/Wonderworks-Powerful-Inventions-History-Literature/dp/B08CY951JM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K3FT80K81QM2&dchild=1&keywords=wonderworks+book&qid=1632431454&sprefix=wonder+works%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-1

INSTA: @booksocietypod
LUCAS'S INSTA: @lucasdcantor
WEBSITE: lucascantormusic.com
ANGUS'S WEBSITE: https://www.angusfletcher.co
TOP OF MY HISTORY AS I WRITE THIS: https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/professional-pens?offset=24

Bill Schulz - For The Time Being by Annie Dillard

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:29:12 -0700

Bill and I talk about birth, death, and leopards.

Hole In The Head Review:
https://www.holeintheheadreview.com

George Dyson Part 2 - Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:00:56 -0700

What do Julian Bream, nuclear power, and the internet have in common?

Here's a link to George's Book, Analogia, which I can't recommend highly enough:
https://www.amazon.com/Analogia-Emergence-Technology-Programmable-Control/dp/0374104867

George Dyson Part 1 - Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:28:35 -0700

George and I talk about Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke and the nature of British Men.

Here's a link to George's Book, Analogia, which I can't recommend highly enough:
https://www.amazon.com/Analogia-Emergence-Technology-Programmable-Control/dp/0374104867

Zach Murphy Part 2- Some Mistakes Of Moses by Robert G Ingersoll

Lucas Cantor — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:27:08 -0700

Zach and I conclude our discussion about the books of Mosses. We talk about weird, sexy things that the old testament god created.

Is the bible total non-sense? One 19th Century Chautauqua speaker certainly thought so.

Some Mistakes Of Moses:
https://www.amazon.com/Some-Mistakes-Moses-Classic-Reprint/dp/1330756118

Free Ebook Version:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38099/38099-h/38099-h.htm

Free Audiobook:
https://librivox.org/mistakes-of-moses-by-robert-g-ingersoll/

Zach Murphy Part 1- Some Mistakes Of Moses by Robert G Ingersoll

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:49:03 -0700

Is the bible total non-sense? One 19th Century Chautauqua speaker certainly thought so.

Some Mistakes Of Moses:
https://www.amazon.com/Some-Mistakes-Moses-Classic-Reprint/dp/1330756118

Free Ebook Version:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38099/38099-h/38099-h.htm

Free Audiobook:
https://librivox.org/mistakes-of-moses-by-robert-g-ingersoll/

Flynn Coleman - When The Light Of The World Was Subdued Our Songs Came Through

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Flynn and I talk about native poetry, intersectionality, genocide and meeting strangers on airplanes.

Buy Flynn's Book:
https://flynncoleman.community/my-book

Buy When The Light Of The World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through:
https://www.amazon.com/Light-World-Subdued-Songs-Through/dp/0393356809/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ODN3G2FI9TQX&dchild=1&keywords=when+the+light+of+the+world+was+subdued&qid=1626195404&sprefix=When+the+Light+of+the+world+w%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1

Buy A Random Weird Thing From Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KK9HD8?linkCode=ogi&tag=goodhousekeeping_auto-append-20&ascsubtag=[artid|10055.g.28649116[src|[ch|[lt|

Robert Petersen - Stealing Home by Eric Nusbaum

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:48:51 -0700

Robert and I talk about The Dodgers and 1950s propaganda films. I gush about his podcast The Hidden History of LA.

Buy Stealing Home:
https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Home-Angeles-Dodgers-Between/dp/1541742214/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625870716&sr=8-3

HHLA Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hidden-history-of-los-angeles/id666596114?mt=2

1950s Propaganda film with an amazing score:
https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/and-ten-thousand-more-1951#

Peter Rubie - Art And Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Lucas Cantor — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:57:52 -0700

Literary agent Peter Rubie and I talk about Art and Fear and nearly get into a bar fight.

Marilyn Johnson

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:01:00 -0700

We talk about 19th century Jewish homesteaders in the Dakotas and propose a plausible theory for the etymology of the phrase "a roll in the hay".

Ben Cheever

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:13:33 -0700

Ben and I talk about Thrillers and drunken marathons.

Zach Smith

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Most Civilizations in history grew up around rivers, lakes, and in places with rain. So what's up with the American West? Why and how are we even here? And how long can this last?

Judith Dupré

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Judith Dupré and I talk about literature and art and buildings and, very briefly, Bertrand Russell.

Daniel Murfet

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:23:32 -0700

Me and Daniel Murfet talk about marginal revolutions, sustainable growth, and air conditioning.

Eric Hogensen

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 21 May 2021 12:07:04 -0700

Eric and I talk about art, social media, and birds.

Dyalekt

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 14 May 2021 09:10:38 -0700

Dyalekt and I talk about Hitler's American Model by James Q Whitman. We have a pretty intense conversation about racism in America and our own experience as people of color. Dyalekt gives me grace for misunderstanding the term "passing" and we discuss one of Jim Henson's lesser know projects.

Cliff Fluet

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:12:37 -0700

Cliff and I talk about Watchmen, Zach Snyder, Richard Nixon, Lost, and other stuff. I get confused about who went to the moon. There is also a level 10 nerd question in there that I seriously want an answer to.

Julian Gallant

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Conductor, Composer and Candidate Julian Gallant and I discuss the greatest novel ever written: Middlemarch. We talk about the reform act that I'd never heard of but everyone in the UK knows about and we postulate that one Middlemarch inhabitant is a refugee form another novel. There's also something about The Office in there... Julian's British so it all sounds very high brow. There's a bit in there about Stalin as well...

Jesse Alick

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Jesse Cameron Alick and I talk about N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, make a pretty good case that black women are the best sci-fi writers and forget, for a moment, that the sun exists.

Esmeralda Santiago

Lucas Cantor — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:01:00 -0700

Renowned Author Esmeralda Santiago and I talk about There, There by Tommy Orange, and House Made Of Dawn by M. Scott Momaday. We talk about what it means to "belong" to a culture and I relive a time where I embarrassed myself in front of 2,000 people.