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75 Reads

75 Reads


75 Reads

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Length:
30 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Jo Bozarth and April Bowlby host the 75 Reads podcast / book club hybrid. We're reading the books that inspired the people who inspire you! Season 1 - David Bowie's reading list. Which songs were inspired by these books? Where is Bowie in the characters? Which of his songs would you pair with each read? What better way to get to know someone than by perusing his book case? Join us!
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 30 episodes

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Bowie, Ep. 29 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark & What Makes One "The Crème de la Crème"

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is our latest read, and our last read bef...

20 minutes
Mar 17, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 28 - On Having No Head by Douglas Harding & What If We Didn't Have An Eight Inch Ball

One day in the early 1940s Douglas Harding, an English architect, was hiking in the Him...

22 minutes
Mar 03, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 27 - Silence by John Cage & Why There Is Always Sound

Silence by John Cage is a collection of lectures and stories. Some are written in verti...

31 minutes
Feb 18, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 26 - Strange People by Frank Edwards & Is "Freak" Really The Right Word?

A “monkey girl”, sleepless people (one named David Jones - not our David Jones), water ...

29 minutes
Feb 04, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 25 - The Divided Self by R.D. Laing & Why This Book Seemed Personal

To start with, Laing states that the basic purpose of this book is to make madness, and...

28 minutes
Jan 21, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 24 - All The Emperor's Horses by David Kidd, aka Peking Story

If you follow us on Twitter you know that we’re reviewing All The Emperor’s Horses in o...

31 minutes
Jan 07, 2020

Bowie, Ep. 23 - Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse & Why Two Ways of Thinking Aren't Better Than One

We typically split our reads in half and record two episodes per book here on the pod, ...

22 minutes
Oct 22, 2019

Bowie, Ep. 22 - The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, Part 2 & Why The Prince Is Really A Serval

We’re wrapping up The Leopard, so you may wonder, “What the heck is that animal in the ...

21 minutes
Oct 08, 2019

Bowie, Ep. 21 - The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, Part 1 & Why the Prince is Swoon-worthy

The Leopard, by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, is an historical fiction novel centered around P...

29 minutes
Sep 24, 2019

Bowie, Ep. 20 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Part 2 & Why Your Feelings About Sal and Dean Might Change Over Time

We’re wrapping up our journey with Sal and the gang with the second half of On The Road...

27 minutes
Sep 10, 2019