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In this week's episode, we talk about the lasting impact of Zoom on our retinas. Then we make break for it, like Richard Hannay in Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Did people really used to sleep in cabinets? And is a helicopter more menacing than a
In this episode, we discuss the renaissance of New York, which is being led primarily by decadent rats and a return of primates scaling the city's tallest buildings. Then we move onto Allen Drury's 1959 novel Advise and Consent, which focuses o
In this episode we recap the summer. Who had it best? Was it the microbes struggling for survival on the surface of Venus, or was it the genetic code of the woolly mammoth which might unlock the secrets of hair loss? Then we wade into the murky
In this episode I discuss what it must've been like to be a youth when the world was new and George Lucas decided to give the world a space opera. Then I move onto this week's choice Monimbo by Robert Moss and Arnaud de Borchgrave. In Monimbo,
In this episode, I recap my cross-country journey with some reflections on the plains, mask-wearing, and what separates a rest area from a truck stop. Then I talk a bit about Tommy Lee Jones and his propensity to be dismissive of local policing
In this episode, we talk about The Farmer's Market and how what starts on the farm doesn't always make it to the table. Then we discuss the Icarus Agenda, a book that makes you want to throw it all away and move to Colorado's Western Slope. It
In this episode, we discuss how the carbonated water business got package size so wrong. Twelve cans? Gone by noon and then I'm off to Giant Eagle to make deals with the wholesaler in the parking lot. Then we get into the nitty gritty of the Pa
In this episode, we discuss a trip to the shoe store, where I might've told some lies and picked up some speedy slippers. Then we get into the famous Hitchcock classic Rear Window, where Jimmy Stewart spends a whole lot of time behind a pair of
In this episode, we start off by talking about the 1968 Steve McQueen classic Bullitt, which invented the modern car chase and flaunted the lax airport security policies at the time. Rubbing is car chasing, as they say. Next, we talk about John
In this episode, we celebrate the official start of summer for all the almanac junkies out there. Then we move on to the reasons why Russian troll farms have, thus far, failed to identify and amplify this podcast. Are they intimidated by the cu
In this episode, I talk about the big move to Phase Two in New York City. It's never been more thrilling to get a haircut than right now. Then I talk a bit about the joys and the concerns about personalized service in the online book buying gam
In this episode, we start off by talking about all the untapped listeners who haven't listened to the podcast yet. A world of ears remains. Then we talk about Vertigo, which upended a streak of Hitchcock successes. Jimmy Stewart is scared of he
Conspiracy theories? We got 'em this episode folks. We start out with the 4G conspiracy, which is that if you have Sprint, you never got 4G! Then we move on to our Hitchcock retrospective where we talk about The Man Who Knew Too Much, when in f
In this episode, I take a little time to talk about the protests against police brutality and systemic racism. Then I discuss what books, and thrillers in particular, have to do with what we expect of the police, the military, and our leaders.
Tune in for this wide ranging episode. I start off by exploring the potent power of cold brew coffee. Then I head North by Northwest to Hitchcockland where we wind up in Roosevelt's nostril. And finally we meet the Queen of the Spy Thriller, He
Episode 53 has arrived. I talk about Marlon Brando in The Ugly American, where the stunts were real and so were the leg injuries. The crowds didn't like it and I'm not sure I did either, but there's plenty to say about it. Then I move on to the
In this episode, I talk about Blu Rays. What are they for? Why are they blue? Then I talk about the Tailor of Panama, a film in which Geoffrey Rush is nervous, Jamie Lee Curtis is confused, and Pierce Brosnan is mean. My big takeaway is that th
In this episode, I talk about a very long movie called Out of Africa that won Best Picture in 1985. It stars Robert Redford as some cool guy with a plane and Meryl Streep as a Danish lady who has a lot of cash and not enough coffee. Then I shif
In this episode, I have a long chat about why I miss the dear old library. Then I dig into the life and work of the great Paul Hogarth, best known for illustrating the covers for an 80's Penguin reissue of Graham Greene's work. He did quite a l
This episode focuses on Eugene Burdick and William Lederer's 1958 classic The Ugly American, which was meant to be a wake-up call for the American foreign policy establishment. It played a role in cultivating Kennedy's emphasis on counterinsurg
In this week's episode, we talk about The Little Drummer Girl, John LeCarre's foray into the Israel-Palestine conflict. The book is a complex tale that will leave the reader wondering which side really deserves their sympathy. The recent televi
It feels like, with everything happening in the world, that now is as good a time as any for a little trip. But don't get on a plane, lordy, don't get on a plane. Instead, pick up a copy of Pravda HaHa by Rory Maclean. With his vividly rendered
In this episode, I talk a little bit about Tom Clancy's Executive Orders. Who was Tom Clancy? An insurance salesman. An admirer of the American military. And a wildly successful author. And he was more than all that. He helped shape the way Ame
In this episode, I talk about John Buchan's "man on the run" novel The Thirty-Nine Steps. I start off with an update on the situation in New York City. Then I talk a little about my last trip to library for a good, long while. No late fees, whi
In this episode, I talk about Erskine Childers' classic novel The Riddle of the Sands. I start off with a recap of my visit to an antiquarian book fair where I encountered the nexus of Soviet propaganda and capitalism. Then I move onto the book
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