In three to five minute excerpts from his essays, this podcast illustrates the range of topics Rick Bailey writes about and samples the flavor of his work.Rick Bailey is the author of three collections of nonfiction, all published by University of Nebraska Press.American English, Italian Chocolate (2017)The Enjoy Agenda (2019)Get Thee to a Bakery (coming Spring 2021)He also writes a blog a rick-bailey.comwebsite: www.rick-bailey.comemail: baileyrv@gmail.com
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We regard these dishes with a combination of adoration and lust.
"I wish you wouldn't do that," my wife says.
A 12-year-old human pitcher can easily throw three times faster than an adult chimp.
I was going to climb up there, wearing clogs?
Maybe you don't really want to eat that...
On the indisputable wonders of gelato.
Toward reflections on the difference between art and porn.
A boy, a girl, a frog. Thoughts on the end of the world.
My paternal grandparents lived on a farm, with no indoor plumbing.
At the far end of the room, a long table, a dozen men seated and leaning over their plates.
On a scale of 0-3, 0 being never again, 3 being bring it on, I’d give this wine a 2.
Burt Bacharach, the Jesus store, and a bout of constipation.
In Italy, ATM. Always. But what if you have to go IN the bank? Have fun with that.
Gulf of Mexico and a really crappy hotel. What to do???