Podcasts about David Rakoff

The radio version of an episode we did live on stage and beamed to movie theaters. David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff in his final performance on the show. The other half of this two-hour show was visual, including dancers, animation, and more. You can watch it on YouTube. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Ira interviews Ryan Knighton, a blind guy who had a very peculiar experience with a hotel room telephone. (7 minutes)Act One: Ryan Knighton tells a story about trying to get his daughter to understand his blindness. (7 minutes)Act Two: Famous people are supposed to be somewhere else, invisible to us. Comedian Tig Notaro tells this story about repeatedly running into Taylor Dayne, who was a pop star in the late 80s and early 90s. At the end of the story, we have a little surprise for Tig. (16 minutes)Act Three: David Rakoff tells this story, about the invisible processes that can happen inside our bodies and the visible effects they eventually have. (15 minutes)Act Four: Ira Glass's sister once met David Sedaris, and commented that he was much nicer than she thought he would be, given his writing. David replied, "I'm not nice, just two-faced." In this story, David shares the thoughts running through his head as he attempts to buy a cup of coffee. (8 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life privacy policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices.

Comedian/musician/author Dave Hill came on the podcast and we talked about what it's like to have a dead parent, the loss of his friend David Rakoff, when people are needlessly delicate discussing death, and a couple other things too. Follow Dave Hill:www.davehillonline.cominstagram.com/mrdavehillthe book is called The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Odyssey, go pick up a copy.Follow the podcast, host:instagram.com/illgrieveyouwiththispodcastinstagram.com/micah_walshthanks for listening. like and subscribe and review. it would mean a lot.

Ruth Rakoff had only written one book before, a memoir based on her cancer diagnosis. That was in 2010. Two years later, her brother David Rakoff—an acclaimed writer and storyteller—died of Hodgkin's lymphoma. That traumatic period, in part, inspired her to spend nearly a full decade writing her second book, Untethered, a novel published in Sept. 2023 by Cormorant Books. In Untethered, two siblings branch off into different Jewish worlds, one marrying into an ultra-Orthodox community while the other tries to fend off depression on a kibbutz, eventually reuniting to confront their shared generational trauma during a time of crisis. Rakoff spoke with the hosts of Culturally Jewish to describe her writing process, how her own time in an ultra-Orthodox Israeli community influenced the story, and how its themes resonate even stronger in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Also in this episode: Ilana recounts the Jewish Futures arts salon in Toronto last week, plus she and David give a rundown of the most exciting Hanukkah events happening in the next couple weeks. Credits Culturally Jewish is hosted by Ilana Zackon and David Sklar. Our producer is Michael Fraiman, and our theme music is by Sarah Segal-Lazar. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To support The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt, please consider a monthly donation by clicking here.

Meg Wolitzer hands off to guest host Maulik Pancholy, who presents three stories about workers and the workplace—and "the daily grind."  In a John Cheever classic, “Bayonne,” a busy waitress defends her territory.  The reader is Mary Kay Place.  The always succinct Lydia Davis gives us “Alvin the Typesetter,” in which a bohemian artist battles job conformity.  The late David Rakoff performs.   And in “OBF, Inc." by Bernice L. McFadden, an interviewee at a hip start-up learns about a secret organization that sells cultural capital.  It's performed by Teagle F. Bougere.

On this show, Meg Wolitzer hands things off to guest host Hope Davis, who presents three stories about finding some kind of peace and stability in a variety of challenging circumstances. In Rabih Alameddine's “Break” a trans woman reconnects with a sibling. The reader is Pooya Mohseni. Dave Eggers imagines a world changed by determined parents in “Your Mother And I,” performed by the late David Rakoff. And love triumphs over illness in Amy Bloom's “Silver Water,” performed by Linda Lavin.

Read Me to Sleep, Ricky host Rick Whitaker reads a selection from Mark Scott's 2007 collection A  Bedroom Occupation. "... the most heart-breaking love poetry since that other Empire fell." --Richard Howard"Is that afterglow or is the house on fire? Scott's work and writing have an almost narcotic power."--David Rakoff"These letters from a self-described 'faithless man' are intelligent, intimate, and illuminating." --Molly GilesMark Scott was born in 1959 in Denver, Colorado. He was educated at the University of Colorado, University College London, Università per Stranieri di Perugia, and received an English Ph.D. from Rutgers. Mark is currently living in Japan, where he is Professor of English at Nara Women's University. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and won the Academy of American Poets Prize in 1992. His work has appeared in Poetry, Santa Monica Review, The Kenyon Review, Western Humanities Review, and Streams of William James. His poetry collections are Tactile Values (New Issues, 2000),  A Bedroom Occupation: Love Elegies (Lumen Books, 2007), and Balance Sheets  (Kingston UP, 2022).Support the show

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 464 With Gary Janetti Author Of Start Without Me When his Do You Mind if I Cancel? debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019, it was hailed by critics, peers, and readers alike as "rolling-on-the-floor funny," "unflinchingly honest" and "incisive and sharp-tongued" with comparisons to David Sedaris, Fran Leibovitz, and David Rakoff. The New York Times noted: "From 'Family Guy' to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generation's greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." The book made the pains and indignities of everyday life both hilarious and relatable-and was an instant hit.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 464 With Gary Janetti Author Of Start Without Me When his Do You Mind if I Cancel? debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019, it was hailed by critics, peers, and readers alike as "rolling-on-the-floor funny," "unflinchingly honest" and "incisive and sharp-tongued" with comparisons to David Sedaris, Fran Leibovitz, and David Rakoff. The New York Times noted: "From 'Family Guy' to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generation's greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." The book made the pains and indignities of everyday life both hilarious and relatable-and was an instant hit.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 464 With Gary Janetti Author Of Start Without Me When his Do You Mind if I Cancel? debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019, it was hailed by critics, peers, and readers alike as "rolling-on-the-floor funny," "unflinchingly honest" and "incisive and sharp-tongued" with comparisons to David Sedaris, Fran Leibovitz, and David Rakoff. The New York Times noted: "From 'Family Guy' to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generation's greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." The book made the pains and indignities of everyday life both hilarious and relatable-and was an instant hit.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 464 With Gary Janetti Author Of Start Without Me When his Do You Mind if I Cancel? debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019, it was hailed by critics, peers, and readers alike as "rolling-on-the-floor funny," "unflinchingly honest" and "incisive and sharp-tongued" with comparisons to David Sedaris, Fran Leibovitz, and David Rakoff. The New York Times noted: "From 'Family Guy' to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generation's greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." The book made the pains and indignities of everyday life both hilarious and relatable-and was an instant hit.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 464 With Gary Janetti Author Of Start Without MeWhen his Do You Mind if I Cancel? debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019, it was hailed by critics, peers, and readers alike as "rolling-on-the-floor funny," "unflinchingly honest" and "incisive and sharp-tongued" with comparisons to David Sedaris, Fran Leibovitz, and David Rakoff. The New York Times noted: "From 'Family Guy' to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generation's greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." The book made the pains and indignities of everyday life both hilarious and relatable-and was an instant hit.

Where we talk about: Seed Library;  NW Voices: http://longviewlibrary.org/nwvoices.php ;  David Rakoff;  Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish;  Half Empty and more! Our Friend David: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/472/transcript ;  Invisible Made Visible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P7V0UKySaI ;  Lindsey Ellis on Rent: https://youtube.com/watch?v=q0qfFbtIj5w ;  Article from 2020: https://www.timesofisrael.com/locked-down-open-up-to-david-rakoffs-defensively-pessimistic-wit/ ;  Poems to get you through hard times: https://www.oprah.com/spirit/poems-that-get-you-through-hard-times/all ;  Ira Glass on making the audiobook: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/books/david-rakoffs-last-deadline.html ; 

In this episode, Paul speaks to Matt Larriva about real estate econometrics. They go in-depth about alternative data sources, demographic trends and migration patterns.About our guest:Matt is the director of Research and Analytics at FCP, where he leverages data science and quantitative methods to enhance asset selection, management, and disposition. His focus is on quantitative research, predictive analytics, and data infrastructure.FCP is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $8.6 billion in assets since its founding in 1999.Matt's Contact info: https://www.fcpdc.com/member/matt-larriva/ Matt's book recommendations: Code Complete (Book by Steve McConnell):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735619670/ Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish (Book by David Rakoff):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B3GMHWO/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3 Disclaimer: This real estate podcast is for informational and educational purposes only, and does not imply suitability. The views and opinions expressed by the presenters are their own. The information is not intended as investment advice.For any inquiries or comments, you can reach us as info@indepthrealestate.com.

On this show, guest host Hope Davis presents three stories about finding some kind of peace and stability in a variety of challenging circumstances.  In Rabih Alameddine's “Break” a trans woman reconnects with a sibling.  The reader is Pooya Mohseni.  Dave Eggers imagines a world changed by determined parents in “Your Mother And I,” performed by the late David Rakoff.  And love triumphs over illness in Amy Bloom's “Silver Water,” performed by Linda Lavin.  Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest host Maulik Pancholy presents three stories about workers and the workplace—and "the daily grind."  In a John Cheever classic, “Bayonne,” a busy waitress defends her territory.  The reader is Mary Kay Place.  The always succinct Lydia Davis gives us “Alvin the Typesetter,” in which a bohemian artist battles job conformity.  The late David Rakoff performs.   And in “OBF, Inc." by Bernice L. McFadden, an interviewee at a hip start-up learns about a secret organization that sells cultural capital.  It's performed by Teagle F. Bougere. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode will have you breathing differently as we share all of our thoughts on Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. We also review Jake Gyllenhal's narration of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.We're joined by two Audible editors who rave about The Colour Purple by Alice Walker, narrated by Samira Wiley, and Fraud by David Rakhoff. You'll also hear a clip from author Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith talking about the term ‘mixed-race'. Here's the full list of reviews/recommendations:Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Do-You-Dream-of-Terra-Two-Audiobook/147118076XBreath by James Nestor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Breath-Audiobook/024199022XThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Great-Gatsby-Audiobook/B00C3MLRKKThe Colour Purple by Alice Walker https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Color-Purple-Audiobook/B086MH3565Fraud by David Rakoff https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fraud-Audiobook/B004EVJLMEAudible Sessions with Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Esuantsiwa-Jane-Goldsmith-Audiobook/B0855JDMCZThe Space Between Black and White by Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Space-Between-Black-and-White-Audiobook/B084JMLW26We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/We-Are-Legion-We-Are-Bob-Audiobook/B01L0831K6 You can email us your audio recommendations at yhihf@audible.co.uk – we love hearing your voice notes and reading what you have to say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s possible you’ve been consuming content by Kim France for thirty-ish years, and we’re here to talk about all of it (including her new podcast—which, have you listened?!). Also, not to be the people who talk about our meditation experiences, but we kind of can’t shut up about this one time, ok?   The linkage:   Hit up the Sky Ting yoga classes taught by Marisa Meltzer (in NYC) that we loved.   Check out Kim France’s podcast, which she co-hosts with Tally Abecassis, called Everything Is Fine and her fashion ‘n shopping blog Girls of a Certain Age. Both are ideal for women over 40 and the over-40-curious.   How Sassy Changed My Live, which the very same Marisa Meltzer co-authored with Kara Jesella, is itself iconic at this point.   Kim goes deep on her creative partnership with Andrea Linett while running Lucky in our book Work Wife.   For a preview of the book Kim is writing, read her Medium essays about the beautiful house that didn’t make for a beautiful life and depression at the Condé Nast holiday lunch. Oh, and read her essays on vanity and dressing your age for The Cut while you’re at it.   Speaking of editors in chief, Dan Peres (of Details) just released As Needed for Pain, and this NYT story about that whole late-nineties/early-aughts magazine era is pretty juicy.   Kim shops The RealReal (join the club!), Warm, and Maria Cornejo.   Shout out to the magazine Gossamer, which is for people who also smoke weed.   Two friends we lost much too soon: David Rakoff and Jason Polan.   Bring on that menopause content. See: Darcy Steinke’s book Flash Count Diary, Party Girl, this Broad City scene, and this Fleabag one.    You wanna talk about beauty stuff? Excellent! Kim is very into Drunk Elephant, SK-II Pitera Facial Treatment Masks, Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer, and Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask. For a red lip, she’s all about Kosas in Royal, Lipstick Queen, and those Nars Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencils.    Kim’s watching Cheer, Fleabag, Killing Eve, The Crown, Victoria and reading Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun, Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, and (as always) Go Fug Yourself.   Produced by Dear Media

First Draft Episode #227: Courtenay Hameister Courtenay Hameister, debut author of memoir Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went From Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things, and former host, co-producer and head writer of Live Wire Radio. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Books by Beverly Cleary (author of Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Beezus and Ramona, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle) and and Judy Blume (author of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, Forever, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) and The Crystal Cave series by Mary Stewart were some of Courtenay’s favorites growing up Create More, Fear Less is an organization in Portland Courtenay volunteers with that works with anxious kids While Courtenay went to New York University, she had the chance to work with legendary comedy group The State. The State — made up of Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain — was formed in 1998 and had a self-titled comedy sketch show on MTV from 1992-1995. You can learn more about the history of the group in The Union of the State by Corey Stulce. Members of The State went on to create Reno 911, which is coming back! “The 7,000 Dollar Pyramid,” is one of The State’s sketches that Courtenay remembers Robert Ben Garant writing Writing Movies For Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office, and You Can, Too! by former State members and co-writers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant The Joan Didion quote Courtenay paraphrases is, “I don't know what I think until I write it down.” Some of Courtenay’s favorite guests from her many years of hosting Live Wire include: comedian, storyteller, director and actor Mike Birbiglia, who is best known for Sleepwalk With Me, which was also a comedy special and a New York Times bestselling book, Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories, and his new comedy special, The New One is also going to be a book, coming out in May 20202, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad; Carrie Brownstein, guitarist with Sleater-Kinney (who have a new CD in 2019, The Center Won’t Hold), co-creator and writer of TV show Portlandia, and author of memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl; director Todd Haynes (who has directed Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, and this year’s Dark Waters; Cheryl Strayed, author of Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life From Dear Sugar and memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail; and David Rakoff, humorist and author of Fraud: Essays, Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems Courtenay’s friend Daniel H. Wilson wrote Robopocalypse: A Novel (which was optioned by Steven Spielberg, but after some delays has now been thrown over to Michael Bay) was the one who introduced Courtenay to his agent, Laurie Fox, who is an author in her own right, of The Lost Girls: A Novel and My Sister From the Black Lagoon: A Novel of My Life. Jean Garnett at Little, Brown was Courtenay’s editor Courtenay super recommends Sleepwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer (and, oh my god, would you look at that, he also has a TED talk!) The Oprah and James Frey controversy which exploded over his memoir, A Million Little Pieces, is an inevitable reference point for a conversation about what “truth” means in the memoir category Courtenay’s recommendation for David Carr’s memoir, Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own, was so persuasive that I bought the audiobook that night! I admit to being a complete comedy nerd, and having recently mightily enjoyed John Hodgman’s collection of personal essays, Medallion Status: True Stories From Secret Rooms. Jennifer Pastiloff (author of On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard) and Lidia Yuknavitch (author of memoir The Chronology of Water and Verge: Stories, out Feb. 4, 2020!) teach a class called “Writing and the Body” that incorporates yoga and writing to enrich personal stories. Humor writer Steve Almond, author of Bad Stories: What Just Happened to Our Country? and William Stoner and the Battle For the Inner Life: Bookmarked. Writers Samantha Irby (author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays, Meaty: Essays and omg she has a new one coming out this year, Wow, No Thank You!) and Jenny Lawson, aka The Blogess (author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir and Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things), were bloggers before they had books, and they indicate the kind of conversational writing style that Courtenay tends to naturally align with in her writing Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2009 TED Talk, “Your Elusive Creative Genius” Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier Revised Edition: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story, and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and her TED talk on the subject of introverts Courtenay admires Michael Ian Black’s evolution as a writer. Especially significant to her was his honesty in the memoir Navel Gazing: True Stories of Bodies, Mostly Mine (But Also My Mom’s, Which I Know Sounds Weird). His newest book, A Better Man, tackles toxic masculinity in the form of letters to his son as he goes off to college. I have always dreamt of being able to link to an article about Jeff Bezos’s dick pics (just kidding but here we go): this incident was wild - The National Enquirer allegedly tried to blackmail Jeff Bezos, threatening to release intimate pictures of him unless he paid up. Instead, Bezos released the pics himself and told them to screw off. It was wild. It was great. That incident calls to mind So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” the Modern Love essay by Mandy Len Catron, references Dr. Arthur Aron’s study, which included 36 questions to generate intimacy. (And hey, look at that, Mandy has TED talks about love stories, too!) I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free!   Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? 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Episode 59 - David SedarisThis is the podcast where David Sedaris gets to (okay, is strongly encouraged to) tell the dirty jokes he can’t tell Terry Gross! (This both a warning and an invitation.) But we talk about serious stuff too.This episode marks the 2-year anniversary of 15 Minutes, and I was so happy to have our guest from right around our first anniversary return. (Episode 38 is where you can find our first conversation)David Sedaris is a multiple NYT-bestselling author/humorist. But chances are really good you already knew that.Stuff we talk about: Aging; Success; his diaries and his new book of essays, Calypso; denim shirts; Stormy Daniels; what’s funny and what isn’t; letting a stranger who isn’t a surgeon take you to her office and perform surgery on you; David Rakoff; bitterness; being confused for a woman; and much, much more!***All episodes of this podcast can be found at http://15minutesjamieberger.com, and on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and pretty much wherever pods are cast.Ed Patenaude engineers the show. Christian Cundari made the the theme music. The show is hosted and created by me, Jamie Berger.Anja Schutz, who handles all elements of visual design for the show, made today's episode image, in conjunction with Cola Saitux, LTD, based on a photo of David S. for which we could not find the photographer, and the cover of Calypso. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MAY 8, 2018 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY, hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! As the great Bush vacation continues, Stephen Colbert takes a trip down to Crawford, TX in hopes of staving off a second Waco situation. Meanwhile Steve Carell argues for dutch prostitues and against cornflower dining rooms with both his work wife and his real wife, Nancy Walls. Then, surprising no one – another classic character of the Daily Show is gobbled up by the man who never has enough to do. Daily Show Weekly is produced by Vic Shuttee, with album artwork designed by Felipe Flores Comics! #NiceThingsAreFun

Howdy Gang! This is a MYSTERY themed episode of Sprinklez! Today I share some of my favorite mysteries that you can watch/listen to on streaming platforms. My first recommendation is the incredible 2014 film, MAN FROM RENO (Netflix). Set in and around San Francisco this mystery weaves together two seemingly disparate stories into a terrific modern mystery with the classic elements of a traditional film noir thriller. Then I talk about one of the most famous fictional detectives of all time, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in the British television series, POIROT. Season 7-13 is now available on Netflix. I let you in on some of particular favorite episodes including; After the Funeral, Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and Murder in Mesopotamia. You are in for the entertainment recommendation of your life when I talk about the NPR radio show/podcast: THIS AMERICAN LIFE. (ThisAmericanLife.Org) which has consistently given the world one of the most creative and informative shows since its advent in 1995. It has both real life and fictional stories by some of the best journalists and authors of today (David Sedaris, David Rakoff, Sarah Vowell, etc). One of my favorite episodes in the This American Life cannon is the mysterious and true story, THE GHOST OF BOBBY DUNBAR (Ep.#352). It is enthralling suspense story!!! This episode's mysterious Tasty-Treat-Sensation is Smucker's MAGIC SHELL! It's a liquid then it's a solid. I haven't had it since childhood but its chocolatey and mysterious so it's gotta be good! Tangents: Murder on the Orient Express. 2017 to be released in American theaters November 10, 2017. Staring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz & Johnny Depp. P.S.I. Luv U. (CBS, 1991). Starring Connie Sellecca (Hotel) and Greg Evigan (My Two Dads). SADLY this is not available on any streaming platform but you can catch the super-fun intro and some scenes from the show on YouTube! Murder on the Orient Express.(1974) All Star Cast!: Starring Albert Finney, Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Perkins. Unfortunately not on any streaming platform. Available on DVD Remington Steele: This 80s classic detective series starring Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan and the incredible Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) is now on Hulu!!! Murder She Wrote: Starring Angela Lansbury is sadly not on any streaming service currently but can be purchased on DVD.

Join us as we celebrate the worldwide launch of our bookstore’s very own memoir, Shakespeare and Company, Paris: A History of the Rag & Bone Shop of The Heart. “I created this bookstore like a man would write a novel, building each room like a chapter, and I like people to open the door the way they open a book, a book that leads into a magic world in their imaginations.” —George Whitman, founder Drawing on a century’s worth of never-before-seen archives, this first history of the bookstore features more than 300 images and 70 editorial contributions from shop visitors such as Allen Ginsberg, Anaïs Nin, Kate Tempest, and Ethan Hawke. Edited by Krista Halverson, with a foreword by Jeanette Winterson and an epilogue by Sylvia Whitman, the 400-page book is fully illustrated with color throughout. Photographs and ephemera are woven together with personal essays, diary entries, and poems from writers including Allen Ginsberg, Anaïs Nin, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sylvia Beach, Nathan Englander, Dervla Murphy, Jeet Thayil, David Rakoff, Ian Rankin, Kate Tempest, and Ethan Hawke. With hundreds of images, the book features Tumbleweed autobiographies, precious historical documents, and beautiful photographs, including ones of such renowned guests as William Burroughs, Henry Miller, Langston Hughes, Alberto Moravia, Zadie Smith, Jimmy Page, and Marilynne Robinson. For almost 70 years, Shakespeare and Company has been a home-away-from-home for celebrated writers—including James Baldwin, Jorge Luis Borges, A. M. Homes, and Dave Eggers—as well as for young, aspiring authors and poets. Visitors are invited to read in the library, share a pot of tea, and sometimes even live in the shop itself, sleeping in beds tucked among the towering shelves of books. Since 1951, more than 30,000 have slept at the “rag and bone shop of the heart.”

7 years ago Paul interviewed Canadian-born American writer David Rakoff during his visit to the Melbourne Writers Festival. 3 years ago today David died. For the first time, Paul is publishing the entire hour-long conversation that Paul recorded with him in 2008. facebook.com/BathTimePodcast @BathTimePodcast The post 361 – David Rakoff: An Interview from Seven Years Ago appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

It’s a hot one out there today. Come, have a seat on the couch in Julie Klausner’s fancy Manhattan apartment, while we discuss podcasting and writing for television series — and I spend way too much time explaining how I’ve just never been into musical theater. Oh, don’t mind the cat hair. You took your Claritin today, right? I’d attempted to sit down with the comedian for some time — at least two podcasts ago. Not podcast episodes, mind you, entire podcast series. Every time I’d asked, she was either living on the opposite coast in a TV show writer’s room or otherwise knee-deep in some other project. On the upside, however, there’s plenty to talk about. When we sat down, Klausner had just finished filming a TV pilot with Billy Eichner, the Amy Poehler-produced Difficult People about two struggling New York comedians. It’s not autobiography, of course — Klausner seems to be doing just fine. And besides, when she’s searching for a more direct method of venting, she’s always got her weekly podcast How Was Your Week to turn to.  Other topics discussed herein include: David Rakoff, my unexpected turn as a Mike Love apologist, the downside of bearing your soul and whether or not Ben Folds is this generation’s Billy Joel.

A lawyer, a writer, a psychiatrist, and a theater professor got together to write a humor book about earning your MBA on the toilet. The group is called Kasper Hauser. Rob Baedeker and James Reichmuth talk about how they balance comedy with full-time jobs, how they pick their jokes democratically, and why they haven't left the Bay Area. And then a look back at the life of David Rakoff. His new novel was published posthumously this month. To reflect, hear a couple of David and Jesse's past conversations. Plus, the editors from the new film site The Dissolve recommend Blue Jasmine and The Act of Killing. Then Jesse talks about Elliott Gould's turn as a 50s noir hero adrift in 70s LA, in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye.

A lawyer, a writer, a psychiatrist, and a theater professor got together to write a humor book about earning your MBA on the toilet. The group is called Kasper Hauser. Rob Baedeker and James Reichmuth talk about how they balance comedy with full-time jobs, how they pick their jokes democratically, and why they haven't left the Bay Area. And then a look back at the life of David Rakoff. His new novel was published posthumously this month. To reflect, hear a couple of David and Jesse's past conversations. Plus, the editors from the new film site The Dissolve recommend Blue Jasmine and The Act of Killing. Then Jesse talks about Elliott Gould's turn as a 50s noir hero adrift in 70s LA, in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye.

Holy Crap! DAVID SEDARIS is on this episode!!!!!!! Oh, hello. Sorry. I just got right into it, didn't I. Anyway. This episode of How Was Your Week is so exciting, none of us can handle it. As mentioned, DAVID SEDARIS is on the show to discuss his new book LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS, and to surprise Julie with the revelation that HE has questions for HER! That's right! David Sedaris is a fan of this very podcast! I know. I know. So, once that fact is dealt or not dealt with, David and Julie have lots to talk about. Eating steak during signings, renting cats with poopy butts, reading books about pederasty, writing about doing it, and having the good fortune to be friends with David Rakoff. Also: Julie counts down to the Liberace movie, contemplates the new crop of network shows, briefly mourns Dr. Joyce Brothers, explains the source of her recent panic attack, speculates about Al Pacino's headspace, and directs young men who wish to be sexy toward Don Draper's hotel room shenanigans. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY! DAVID SEDARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy this.

Julie Klam is the guest. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is called Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without, now available from Riverhead. Kirkus raves "Klam's voice is often flat-out hilarious… [she] never fails to come up with terrific comic vignettes and sharp one-liners… highly entertaining." And the late-great David Rakoff says "Julie Klam is one funny writer.” Monologue topics: salvaging the novel, creative breakthroughs, self-immolation, public freakouts involving nudity, unnecessary trips to Israel, bleak episodes of crushing creative stasis, Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social critic David Rakoff skewers the Bush administration and the excesses of American culture in his book of essays, "Don't Get Too Comfortable." Sadly, David Rakoff died on August 9th, 2012. (Original show aired November, 2005).

Social critic David Rakoff skewers the Bush administration and the excesses of American culture in his book of essays, "Don't Get Too Comfortable." Sadly, David Rakoff died on August 9th, 2012. (Original show aired November, 2005).

This week, we kick off the episode with a short chat with Australian supermodel Daniel Garofali the new face of C-IN2's GRIP Athletic line of underwear. This model/dancer/writer/television host is such a great guy and he talks about his love of KIVA.org, the Australian Olympic team, and C-IN2! And to top it off, C-IN2 is giving a lucky Swish Edition listener a GRIP Athletic gift pack (which will include a calendar and DVD from Daniel!). Watch the hot GRIP video and register here to be entered to win! Start listening at the 15:30 minute mark for Daniel! After that, the hosts talk to the incredibly talented Grammy winning songwriter Allee Willis from her home in Los Angeles. Allee has written thousands of songs, many of which you know by heart, such as I'll Be There For You (The Theme from "Friends"); Earth, Wind & Fire's September and Boogie Wonderland; The Pointer Sister's Neutron Dance, and countless others. She starts out by telling us how she came to be working with Charo right now on a new album. Yup, The Love Boat Charo! Allee is an internet pioneer, a multi-media artist, a top party thrower, the curator of her own online museum of kitsch--which is her lifelong obsession and passion--and, she has a multifaceted, interactive live stage show coming up in North Hollywood on September 21 & 22, that our L.A.-area peeps MUST check out. Hear Allee's amazing stories starting at the 35:00 minute mark. And if that wasn't enough, we've got the August return of our own gay manners expert Steven Petrow. This nationally known etiquette expert, speaker, columnist and author has some things to say about people cutting lines at airports, whether it's okay to invite yourself to a wedding, and a bit about his late friend, the humorist David Rakoff. Steven joins us at the 1:05:30 mark. Plus, the boys chat about the Olympics closing ceremonies; Madonna getting fined in Russia for standing up for the gays; Romney's pick for VP; the fact that gonorrhea might never go away; the original cast of 90210 return; and, much more gay and pop culture hilarity!

Here is a special minisode Spoony and I put together after hearing the news that David Rakoff died last night, far too young. It's a brief introduction and the full-length interview he and I did in September. Losing David is a huge tragedy. I hope this long-form piece gives some comfort, or at least more time with him. Note: the photo credit of David as Hotchkiss the butler from WASP COVE, the play I wrote with Rachel Shukert, is by Kent William Albin. Goodbye, David. I already miss you so much. xo Julie

David Rakoff, a contributor to our site, died Aug. 9, 2012, after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Some years ago, Rakoff wrote an essay on the life and work of Viennese writer Felix Salten. The creator of Bambi, Salten was a European Jew who wrote soft porn and a prominent critic in early 20th-century Austria. In concert with this essay, Rakoff joined Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry for a podcast conversation about the brutality in Bambi, about Salten’s place in literary society, and about the dark side of fairy tales—and life. We re-run this piece now to celebrate David Rakoff, whose wit, warmth, and grace come across in every utterance, and whose reading of a particularly wrenching scene from Bambi gives a sense both of the work’s violence and of Rakoff’s own captivating voice.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of How Was Your Week?, author, actor and proud Negateer DAVID RAKOFF talks to Julie about his book Half-Empty, as well as other important issues such as: which cake is the least Jewish kind of cake, what about the musical RENT made him angry, and how New York has changed in his almost thirty years of living here. Also, Julie ponders the lessons learned after picking a fight on Twitter about Mario Lopez and circumcision, thinks way too much about Nancy Grace's upper body, and describes the contents of a superb Snack Nest. Plus: Things people are still telling women that they need! Kelly Ripa's giant head! A celebration of defensive pessimism! And the obscurity of Chester A. Arthur. A pleasant, funny, and occasionally poignant show that happens to coincide around the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Which we didn't want to make a whole thing about, but is true. So, give somebody you love a hug after you listen to this episode, and buy David's book, because it's wonderful. Thank you. Host: Julie Klausner Guests: David Rakoff Produced by Chris Spooner Original Artwork by Marcia Neumeier Music by Ted Leo

David Rakoff is an essayist, journalist, and a regular contributor to This American Life. His latest book is a collection of essays called Half Empty, on taking down optimism and championing pessimism.

In Half Empty, a collection of witty, wise and poignant essays, David Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny contemporary culture and finds that the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won't come true. Ranging from the personal to the universal, the stories come from Rakoff's reporting and his own experiences.David Rakoff is the author of Don't Get Too Comfortable and Fraud. He wrote for GQ, New York Times Magazine, and other publications and was a regular contributor to Public Radio International's "This American Life."The award-winning humorist died August 9th, 2012 after battling a long illness.  His final work titled Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die; Cherish, Perish is slated to be published in 2013.Recorded On: Wednesday, September 22, 2010

This week on WireTap, it's the Best of Season 5. Tune in for your favorite moments from the past year: Howard outsources his friendship with Jonathan to an Indian call center; Gregor pitches his PR campaign for the Messiah; plus, David Rakoff claims that alcohol makes him so charming that he even gets drunk before job interviews. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

This week on WireTap, it's all about Americans and Canadians: the ways in which we fundamentally differ, and the ways in which we're pretty much the same. Jonathan's American friend Starlee performs her tribute to the 50 states. Plus, David Rakoff, a Canadian living in the USA, discusses how to mask a Canadian accent and pass for an American. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.