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Showing posts with label hey PodCats. Show all posts

Monday, June 23, 2008

Like bookclub- only shorter

"i thinks me sees a pixel"


Hey PodCats-

Just discovered: The New Yorker Fiction Podcast - like a bookclub - only shorter. This week - a short story by Nabokov- "Just like that old man in that book by Nabokov" i hear you humm ... but not the old man in this book. Very depressing with nary a Lolita in sight.

Next in line on my ipod is Paul Theroux reading Jorge Luis Borges- i hope it's one of those knife-fighting stories. Good old Jorge must be one of my favourite authors - most of the time i have absolutely no fucking idea what he's on about.... but i'm always left with a feeling of creepiness.


Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Polonium on Rye: Is Russia Becoming our Enemy Again?

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Just discovered the "Intelligence Squared" podcast on NPR... so far i've listened to the "Is Russia Becoming Our Enemy Again?" episode and after listening to the debate- i'm sure the answer is YES!!! The format is old-school debating ... and yes.. the 1st speaker hauls out the "Dictionary Definition" of the word "enemy" in the opening salvo. Despite this dweeby formality- great fun to listen to if you like a good argument.

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