3/10/2023 0 Comments Audio book clubIt does focus on older titles (as in, not in the past few years, but not necessarily from like 1500s.not sure exactly what you're looking for when you say older books!) The guests are often writers themselves or critics, etc, so the choices can feel a bit highbrow on occasion, but I think the podcast itself is pretty accessible. The guest chooses an older book that they feel needs/deserves more attention, so that kind of forms the basis of the discussion, but it can spin out from there. It's hosted by two guys and there is at least one guest a week. The author interviews are all new books, but when staff members are talking about what they're reading, it could be from any time, though it overall may be too focused on new books for your interests.īacklisted is another kind of formal one, but not super academic. It is serious in the sense that it usually is kept on track/topic, especially in the author interview section, but it's still generally popular or mainstream titles. The New York Times Book Podcast usually consists of two more formal interviews (the editor of the books section interviews two authors of recently released books) and ends with either the staff critics discussing further their recent reviews or various staff members talking about what they're currently reading. When it comes to say, movies, I've had much better luck finding more focused discussion podcasts. Generally solo, and not a discussion, but he provides analysis/discussion of classics.ĭo you all have any other ideas? Again, I'm open to anything, but the vast majority of recommendations I find are for very casual/unfocussed bantering among friends, which isn't quite my style (but I know others love it, which is great). "In Our Time", which covers many things, but occasionally does episodes on classic books (that's a bit more academic). Slate's "Audio Book Club", which is basically the perfect format for me (a group of culture commentator types discussing their reactions to a book), but it's been defunct for a while. But I don't mean "serious" in the sense that it has to be at a high academic level, or anything like that (just that I'm not fastforwarding through long sections where they joke about their weekend).Īny recommendations for favorite book discussion podcasts, especially any that covers older books? The ones I've found so far. Both types are very popular, I'm just looking for that more formal/structured variety (so not just friends bantering). a couple of friends bantering about whatever comes to mind), or formal (where the hosts have some relevant qualification, and try and keep the discussion on track). To be crystal clear, all I mean by "serious (ish)" is that most podasts tend to roughly fall into the two camps informal (i.e.
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