Episodios

  • Knick knack, tchotchke, objet d'art?? >>Ever wondered why you prize that seashell on your windowsill? Listen in!

    Knick knack, tchotchke, objet d'art?? >>Ever wondered why you prize that seashell on your windowsill? Listen in!
    Dec 19 2025
    The importance of our everyday objects--together with compelling reason why we homebodies love home--was such an eye-opener! Listen in to hear how our things provide crucial, existential cues. And allow me to GIVE YOU FULL PERMISSION to handle that not-so-wanted gift you're about to receive this holiday season.
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    11 m
  • TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson >> The movie's supposed to be the most gorgeous of the year, but what are we to make of this haunting, uncanny, beautiful novella?

    TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson >> The movie's supposed to be the most gorgeous of the year, but what are we to make of this haunting, uncanny, beautiful novella?
    Dec 17 2025
    This work might only be 116 pages, but it feels enormous--in the very best of ways. You could study it for years and not fully comprehend its unique structure, its strange atmosphere and the uncanny originality of this prose. Listen in now to find out why Johnson is held as one of the best American writers of all time.
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    1 h y 1 m
  • SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid

    SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid
    Jun 19 2023
    Find out why this buzzy bestseller impressed Kimberly with its prose and rich character development. Reid tackles today’s BIG questions, all in a highly familiar, fraught and delicious domestic world that provides all kinds of grist for Kimberly’s mill.
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    1 h y 23 m
  • Thumbs UP?? >> Have you ever really thought about gesturing? Tune in to see why it's my recent fascination!

    Thumbs UP?? >> Have you ever really thought about gesturing? Tune in to see why it's my recent fascination!
    Dec 9 2025
    From gladiators to babies to dogs to basketball--this quick talk touches on a LOT. All in the context of everyday gestures! Listen in to find out the best way to position yourself on a zoom call, how gestures actually make you smarter and why you should NEVER sit on your hands.
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    12 m
  • A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens >> Sure we all know it. But do we KNOW it?? Listen in to see why it's so STRANGE but so enduring. And find out who wins SCROOGE v. GRINCH!

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens >> Sure we all know it. But do we KNOW it?? Listen in to see why it's so STRANGE but so enduring. And find out who wins SCROOGE v. GRINCH!
    Dec 5 2025
    Few stories are so ingrained in our collective unconscious. But do you know how it was published? the many ways it has shaped the way we celebrate? why it has endured so masterfully and spawned so many adaptations? Listen in to either get into the holiday spirit, or to really engage your inner Scrooge!
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    55 m
  • DOUBLE THE WHAT?! (an entirely new foxed page experience!)

    DOUBLE THE WHAT?! (an entirely new foxed page experience!)
    Dec 3 2025
    This is a whole new thing! It's only 13 minutes! Thirteen being plenty of minutes for a deep dive into the MOST INSANE EXPERIENCE I had recently with English vocabulary. Listen in! You will be SHOOK.
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    13 m
  • SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan >> Did you read this years ago and love it? Indulge in a re-immersion into this brief, wintery masterpiece!

    SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan >> Did you read this years ago and love it? Indulge in a re-immersion into this brief, wintery masterpiece!
    Nov 25 2025
    I keep wanting wintery books/shows/crafts/projects that aren't too silly or saccharine. This absolutely fits that bill. And it's a complete MASTERPIECE. It might be brief but there is sooooo much to talk about. You'll come away feeling just a little bit smarter, and way winterier.
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    1 h y 11 m
  • MIDWINTER MURDER by Agatha Christie (NO READING REQUIRED!) >> Tune in to hear how detective novels are inherently conservative but why I LOVE CHRISTIE ANYWAY.

    MIDWINTER MURDER by Agatha Christie (NO READING REQUIRED!) >> Tune in to hear how detective novels are inherently conservative but why I LOVE CHRISTIE ANYWAY.
    Nov 21 2025
    Whether you've never read her or Christie is your favorite, I like to think this'll be eye opening. You'll learn why the "queen of crime" is exceptional and why it's no surprise that she's the best-selling writer OF ALL TIME (except Shakespeare and the Bible...). It might not be quite midwinter but conjure up a little seasonal ambience with Christie's smart, charming, wintery tale.
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    57 m