https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/a-thousand-years-of-nonlinear-history-lets-not-shit-ourselves-century-of-the-self monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/a2c49e05-4164-4af2-8bb6-73238e876521/GV.jpg Episodes - A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History / Let’s Not Shit Ourselves / The Century of the Self Albert Einstein told us things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. This episode’s conversation with product leader and entrepreneur George Valdes has us trying to find that balance as we discuss some pretty complex works: A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History by Manuel De Landa Let’s Not Shit Ourselves by Bright Eyes The Century of the Self, directed by Adam Curtis George’s personal website: GeorgeValdes.com https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/thegreekway-jessica-airplane monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/1739395058465-7ZGWIYQBPB1ZBHJGFGXN/MD.jpg Episodes - The Greek Way / Jessica / Airplane! Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit podcasting. In this episode Maine comedian Matt Dundas brings us from ancient Greece to 35,000 feet with his favorite book, song and movie: The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton Jessica by the Allman Brothers Airplane! directed by Zucker, Zucker and Abrahams Check out Matt’s comedy and music here: MattComedy.com DoorKnobFever.com Spotify Instagram https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/the-way-of-the-superior-man-devil-chugging-dune monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/1ed241a1-97df-45be-85a4-ba531762eea7/JG.jpg Episodes - The Way of the Superior Man / Devil Chugging / Dune Are you feeling uninspired? We’ve got the cure for what ails you! Listen as artist and musician Jonathan Grogan talks about the book, song and movie that keep his creative juices flowing: The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida Devil Chugging by Cody Sherman Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve Check out Jonathan’s art and music here: JonathanGrogan.com YouTube Spotify https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/demon-copperhead-dont-think-twice-its-all-right-the-departed monthly 0.5 2025-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/8b54012a-38c8-44b1-ae24-a91fa7d4ad5c/CRote.jpg Episodes - Demon Copperhead / Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right / The Departed Sometimes things are better the next time around. Colin Rote, a project manager from Frederick Maryland, shows us this through his favorite Book, Song and Movie— all of which are remakes of previous works. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right by Billy Strings The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/savage-inequalities-fast-car-harold-and-maude monthly 0.5 2024-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/3dd90fcb-a4bd-4d03-baba-9ddd25a598f4/CAH2.jpg Episodes - Savage Inequalities / Fast Car / Harold and Maude Clara Hardy is a social worker in Providence, Rhode Island, out there making the world a better place for those who need it most. Let’s see what book, song and movie inspire her to fight the good fight: Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol Fast Car by Tracy Chapman Harold and Maude, directed by Hal Ashby Clara’s website is claraforri.com https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/cant-hurt-me-space-age-love-song-the-breakfast-club monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/9ecb29ed-c54b-42a1-b585-258d331b5d39/IMG_0045.jpg Episodes - Can’t Hurt Me / Space Age Love Song / The Breakfast Club - On one hand our guest Matt Konopka (left) is a hard-charging emergency manager and ultra endurance athlete. On the other he’s a real sucker for 1980’s nostalgia. Check out his favorite book, song and movie to see how he squares that circle: Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins Space Age Love Song by A Flock of Seagulls The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-paradise-city-major-league monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/722f7371-7371-4a8d-a3e9-a326be8e076b/JC_headshot.jpg Episodes - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Paradise City / Major League - Walter White’s got nothing on this guy. Chemistry teacher, football coach and golf coach Jim Cancellari takes a time out to talk about his favorite book, song, and movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses Major League, directed by David S. Ward It’s better than blue meth, I swear. https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/interpreter-of-maladies-dreams-the-shawshank-redemption monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/1678915179478-0QHQ8EFKS44W9UYUX4IV/BT_standup.jpg Episodes - Interpreter of Maladies / Dreams / The Shawshank Redemption Badar Tareen wears a lot of hats. A civil rights lawyer by day, he is also an internationally performing stand-up comedian. Oh, he’s a filmmaker, too. Today Badar takes some time from his busy schedule to talk about his favorite book, song and movie: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Dreams by the Cranberries The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont Badar’s monthly comedy show in Washington DC: Brown Town Badar’s short horror film: Breathe During the podcast Badar also references Coke Studio, a popular Youtube channel for Pakistani music https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/the-song-of-the-lark-taking-you-home-ladyhawke monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/2f32e927-bc03-46bf-a0f5-d9e5b439b5ac/Ann_oval-armscrossed_0393.jpg Episodes - The Song of the Lark / Taking You Home / Ladyhawke What does it take to be a world-class vocalist? Why are fairy tale curses so universally appealing? What’s with that 1980’s synthesizer music? We explore these questions and more in writer Ann Claycomb’s favorite book, song and movie: The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather Taking You Home by Don Henley Ladyhawke directed by Richard Donner Ann’s own novels, The Mermaid’s Daughter and Silenced, can be found here. https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/the-book-of-the-new-sun-far-beyond-the-sun-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/4a5c4ac1-5726-49f0-82a3-0ff6d3b4ad9d/ddp.jpg Episodes - The Book of the New Sun / Far Beyond the Sun / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Today we indulge our taste for complexity, with three epic favorites from Donald DiPaula. Donald is a patent attorney who lives in Falls Church, Virginia. His favorite book, song and movie are: The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Far Beyond the Sun by Yngwie Malmsteen Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Tom Stoppard https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/lonesome-dove-forever-young-unforgiven monthly 0.5 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/1c958c2b-2c1a-4e7c-96ad-d2ebf0062f89/Fritz_cropped.jpg Episodes - Lonesome Dove / Forever Young / Unforgiven Time to cowboy up and hit the trail with Fritz Rote, with a little hippie love thrown in for good measure. Fritz’s favorites: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Forever Young by Bob Dylan Unforgiven directed by Clint Eastwood https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/the-fat-woman-next-door-is-pregnant-let-it-go-kill-bill monthly 0.5 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/9eb3792f-91f9-4516-855b-407c05365d70/ESP.jpg Episodes - The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant / Let It Go / Kill Bill For this conversation we head up to the province of Quebec, from where Eric St-Pierre shares his set of favorites with a distinctly French Canadian flavor: The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay Let It Go by Luba Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/the-old-man-and-the-sea-guantanamera-casablanca monthly 0.5 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/7c8176ce-2958-4799-9181-f5140d694d91/_DSC9201-01.jpeg Episodes - The Old Man and the Sea / Guantanamera / Casablanca - In this episode we get some Cuban flavor with Hank Costa, a retired USMC Lt. Colonel and current digital services planner at the Pentagon. His favorite book, song and movie are: The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway Guantanamera, by Playing for Change Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz Hank also references this Hemingway documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and the song Patria y Vida, which he refers to as Guantanamera for a new generation. https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/watership-down-purple-rain-open-range monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/60513df5-8f44-48f6-bd8e-7e55970ef02e/HT.jpg Episodes - Watership Down / Purple Rain / Open Range After two episodes in West Virginia, we head up to Maine to talk to Harland Turner, a professional mariner who’s been working at sea for 30 years. 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His favorite book, song and movie are: The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkein 100,000 Years, by KISS (1975 Kiss Alive version) E.T. directed by Stephen Spielberg A link to the Billy Strings Lord of the Rings show Greg references here https://www.booksongmovie.com/episodes/white-oleander-legacy-of-sadness-the-american-president monthly 0.5 2022-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/631213715c9a0b31973ed3c3/e4a0fd57-35ab-4f79-bd56-251f88b03f31/kris.jpg Episodes - White Oleander / Legacy of Sadness / The American President - A murderous poet, a melancholy wanderer and the President of the United States walk into a bar. . . Our first episode is a conversation with writer Kris Duncan. 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It’s the only academic paper I ever published. It worked for shit. But in my own defense, don’t they all? I have never once said, “Listen to this awesome song, Apple Music recommended it to me!” Netflx has never proven useful at finding me decent content without having to wander far and wide through their catalog. Amazon has never turned me on to a great book that I hadn’t already come across elsewhere. Why is that? While ChatGPT can now write a Shakespearean sonnet about a sex toy in fifteen seconds, I still can’t get a decent book recommendation from an algorithm. So here I am, doing it the hard way, asking one person at a time for their favorites. And I think this works better. With a human recommendation, you can see the person light up as they tell you why their favorite book is the best ever written. Even if you don’t agree with them, you can feel the sincerity and know that, under different circumstances, that might well be your favorite, too. As good as the machines have become, the sentient seal of approval has not been replaced. My favorite book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig, says this about quality: “So it is not subject nor object, but where the two meet. In the Trinity, God is the Object, Christ is the subject. So maybe Quality is the Holy Ghost?” An algorithm cannot be a subject, so there is nowhere for quality to meet its recommendation. So keep on talking to me, folks. Keep those sparks flying, and let me know your take on what is best. 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