Episodios

  • Ghost of Tsushima

    Ghost of Tsushima
    Apr 13 2026

    Ghost of Tsushima is a 2020 video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the PlayStation 4. The game currently holds a 9.2 user score on MetaCritic, making it one of the top 20 highest rated video games of all time.
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    1 h y 13 m
  • Best-Sellers: Are They Born or Made? (1939)

    Best-Sellers: Are They Born or Made? (1939)
    Mar 30 2026

    'Best-Sellers: Are they born or made? (Lincoln's Doctor's Dog) is a 1939 book written by publishers Stanley Unwin and George Stevens, along with novelist Frank Swinnerton about what actually makes a book a bestseller.

    I read this book to see what timeless lesson it can teach modern artists when it comes to promoting their work.



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    56 m
  • Bonus Content: Stanley Unwin

    Bonus Content: Stanley Unwin
    Mar 16 2026

    Extra notes and lesson I learned from studying Stanley Unwin, the publisher of The Lord of the Rings.
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    1 h y 23 m
  • Stanley Unwin, Publisher, The Lord of the Rings (Part 2)

    Stanley Unwin, Publisher, The Lord of the Rings (Part 2)
    Mar 2 2026

    Sir Stanley Unwin is the founder of Allen & Unwin, the publishing firm behind J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl, Bertrand Russell, Thor Heyerdahl, and more.

    In preparation for this episode I read Stanley's memoir, The Truth About a Publisher, and his son (and successor) Rayner's personal history of the company, George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer.
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Stanley Unwin, Publisher, The Lord of the Rings (Part 1)

    Stanley Unwin, Publisher, The Lord of the Rings (Part 1)
    Feb 16 2026

    Sir Stanley Unwin is the founder of Allen & Unwin, the publishing firm behind J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl, Bertrand Russell, Thor Heyerdahl, and more.

    In preparation for this episode I read Stanley's memoir, The Truth About a Publisher, and his son (and successor) Rayner's personal history of the company, George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer.
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Bonus Content: J.R.R. Tolkien

    Bonus Content: J.R.R. Tolkien
    Feb 2 2026

    Sharing all of the notes I had that didn't make it into the Tolkien deep dive.
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    2 h y 21 m
  • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Part 2)

    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Part 2)
    Jan 19 2026

    J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.


    In preparation for today's episode I read J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter, watched the documentary A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien, and read 11 interviews.
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    1 h y 38 m
  • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Part 1)

    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Part 1)
    Jan 5 2026

    J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.


    In preparation for today's episode I read J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter, watched the documentary A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien, and read 11 interviews.
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    1 h y 17 m