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I tell rambling stories and read from the middle of boring books.

Arik Devens


    • Dec 24, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    7. The Problems of Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 34:18


    Show Notes This week I end the year with some thoughts on what it's meant to me, some updates on the wedding planning, and some brief hopes for 2018. Then I read from a 1912 book called The Problems of Philosophy. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    6. A Journey in Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 32:07


    Show Notes This week I explain why it's been so long since our last episode. I also give some more details about my upcoming wedding, and talk about what else I've been up to. Then I read from an 1867 book called A Journey in Brazil. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    5. Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 29:27


    Show Notes This week I recap what I've been up to lately, including details of my recent trip to Argentina. Then I read from a 1972 book called Mosaic of New Mexico’s Scenery, Rocks, and History. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    4. The Horse in History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 34:04


    Show Notes This week I tell the story of how I met a good friend of mine who is currently visiting. Then I read from a 1908 book called The Horse in History. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    3. The Critique of Pure Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 44:55


    Show Notes This week, I talk about how I'm currently learning to read Japanese, and what I find fascinating and complicated about it. Then I read from the introduction of Immanuel Kant's The Critique of Pure Reason. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

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    2. A Treatise of Human Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2017 44:09


    Show Notes This week, I talk about a recent trip I took to the SFMOMA, and some of the cool things I saw there. Then I read from the first book of David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    1. A Tale of Two Cities and Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2017 44:09


    Show Notes This week I talk about what I'm trying to accomplish here, and I mention that it was inspired by the Einschlafen Podcast. I highly recommend giving it a try if you understand German! Then I tell the story of how I recently got engaged in Granada, Spain, underneath the Alhambra. Finally, I read from two books. The first is chapter IV from A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. The second is chapter VI from Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness, by John George Bourinot. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

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