Telling great stories in sound.
In this week’s episode, host Jay Douglas revisits Mark Horowitz’s delightful review of a film you might have missed while you were busy growing up: Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr in The Magic Christian. If there’s a Baby Boomer on your holiday gift list, this might be the perfect item…if you don’t keep it for yourself. It’s another Out Of My Mind Short Story.
This is too good to be true. NPR wants its show to sound more like podcasts. Did they think this through? I did.
A long time ago, way before Col. Sanders was born, somebody invented statistics. In hindsight, this was a bad idea. Especially if you’re a podcaster.
With the holiday season approaching, now is the time to indulge your love for reading and share it with your kids and grandkids as well. In this episode, Elliott Bay Book Company bookseller Holly Meyers shares the pleasures of re-reading the Great Books we side-stepped in high school. Then, since we have our kids and grandkids in our clutches during the holidays, bookseller Justus Joseph suggests ways to encourage them to put down their smartphones and pick up a book. One surprise recommendation nearly knocked me off my feet.
In this week’s episode, host Jay Douglas prepares you for the holiday season by revisiting the joy of reading, and sharing that joy with your kids and grandkids. Join Elliott Bay Book Company booksellers Holly Meyers and Justus Joseph for reading tips ranging from the Great Books we trudged through in high school to graphic novels sure to grab the attention of young ones—and curious Baby Boomers as well. It’s another Out Of My Mind Short Story.
