Podcasts about Ernest Hemingway

Welcome to our new series on Ernest Hemingway's modern classic. For this first episode we chatted about Heidi's deep love of the book, the subtly of Hemingway's prose, the role of faith and confession in the story. whether it's melodramatic, and much, much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

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Ernest Hemingway's debuutroman, een portret van the lost generation, was meteen een klassieker en zette een hele generatie in beweging, Het maakte van hem de stem van zijn generatie. Uitgegeven door LJ Veen Klassiek Spreker: Johannes Sneekes

Piše Katarina Mahnič, bereta Mateja Perpar in Eva Longyka Marušič. Alenka Vreček, v Sloveniji rojena avtorica, zagreta športnica, ki je mladost preživela v Radovljici, se je z dvajsetimi leti podala v Ameriko učit smučanje in tam zaradi ljubezni tudi ostala. V knjigi opisano kolesarsko turo je dolgo načrtovala, sprva le v mislih, in v težkih letih po razpadu prvega zakona, ko je ostala sama s tremi otroki, je idejo o njej zapisala v žepno izdajo Rumijeve poezije: “Poskušam narediti tisto, kar se mi zdi prav, da bi lahko živela brez obžalovanj. Želim si pustolovščine, ki mi ni nedosegljiva. Da bom imela čas za premišljevanje, čas za čutenje, čas za pisanje. Čas, da bi se znova počutila živo. Čas, ko bom lahko sama. Rada bi prekolesarila pot od svojega doma ob jezeru Tahoe do palape v Baji.” Po besedah avtorice rdeča nit romana ni v kolesarjenju, ampak pomenu življenja, ki si ga želimo živeti. “Če nehaš sanjati, nehaš živeti,” je zapisala. In prav zato je ta knjiga tako posebna. Lahko bi bila le še eden od številnih avanturističnih potopisnih priročnikov, v katerih se nizajo kolesarske tehnikalije in fizični napori, višinski metri in strmine klancev, povprečna hitrost in dnevno prevoženi kilometri. Kot dolgoletna kolesarska navdušenka, ki imam tudi sama v nogah lepo število tako makadamskih kot asfaltnih kilometrov na s potovalnimi torbami obteženem kolesu, sem sicer z užitkom in občudovanjem prebirala tudi te dosežke in se iskreno čudila Alenkini vzdržljivosti, trmi in pogumu, saj sem dobro vedela, kakšne napore je premagovala. Štiriinpetdesetletna. In sama. Pa vendar za branje knjige ni treba, da si sploh kdaj sedel na koelsu, saj je tako kot v vsakem dobrem literarnem potopisu pomembneje, kar se dogaja v kolesarkini notranjosti. Vse tisto, kar je na skoraj 4000 km dolgem samotnem potovanju od Kalifornije do mehiške vasice La Ventana o sebi spoznala – da je morala proč, da bi se po več resnih diagnozah in operacijah spet naučila dihati. Prvič v življenju si je dovolila sebe postaviti na prvo mesto, se gibati blizu roba, s katerega je lahko življenje uzrla v jasnejši luči: “Morala sem se odmakniti od vsega. Ne vem, ali se bo moj rak vrnil. Ne vem, kako bo napredovala moževa bolezen ali koliko časa še imava za stvari, ki si jih želiva početi. Občutek imam, da je to moja zadnja priložnost za nekaj, kar sem si od nekdaj želela narediti.” Knjiga Naj se vrti je razdeljena na 29 poglavij. Posrečeno in prilegajoč se njihovi vsebini jih uvajajo izbrani citati različnih avtorjev. Začenja jih tisti znani iz Zaplotnikove Poti, da je “važna pot, ne cilj”, za njim pa se vrstijo številna znamenita literarna imena, med drugimi Pablo Neruda, Alice Munro, John Steinbeck, Isabel Allende, Anna Frank, Ernest Hemingway, Paul Theroux, Homer ter A. A. Milne z meni najljubšim citatom iz Medveda Puja: “Če vem, kje sem, se nisem izgubil. Lahko pa sem izgubljen tam, kjer sem.”, ki tudi najbolje povzema smiselnost in duha Alenkinega potovanja. Morda je knjiga še bolj kot za slovenski trg izjemna, eksotična in dragocena za ameriškega, saj se v njej poleg družinskega življenja v Ameriki prepletajo tudi pisateljičine otroške vragolije in mladost v Sloveniji, ljubezen do dedka, pa poletja na dalmatinskem otočku Šipan, kjer si je prav tako želela živeti, dokler ni ugotovila, da pravzaprav nikamor res ne pripada. Veliko prostora je posvečenega odnosom med ljudmi, medsebojni pomoči in razumevanju in njihovim reakcijam, ko se pripeti kaj hudega – Alenkina diagnoza rak, moževa diagnoza parkinson, huda nesreča najstarejše hčere Mateje. Ob takih dogodkih se kalijo ljudje, takrat pokažejo, iz kakšnega testa so. Prav tako kot na kolesu, ki ga je poimenovala Zverina, ko napor iz človeka iztisne tisto najboljše, ko šele s premagovanjem fizičnih ovir odkrivaš pravega sebe. Ko te utrujenost spet naredi živega. V knjigi so razpršena tudi zanimiva srečanja z ljudmi, tako na ameriški kot na mehiški strani, in prav vsa so svetla, optimistična, vračajo zaupanje v človekovo prijaznost in dobroto. Avtorica na vsej poti ne izkusi nič hudega (razen po lastni nerodnosti), zato se ob prečkanju meje upravičeno sprašuje, zakaj zidovi sploh obstajajo: “Ko sem se peljala ob zidu iz valovite pločevine, za katerega vem, da ločuje ljudi med seboj, so me navdajali zelo čudni, neprijetni občutki. Cesta je bila mirna, a srhljiva. Prehitevale so me samo obmejne patrulje. Vse skupaj je bilo tako nadrealistično. Meje nas ločujejo, varujejo in ščitijo. Pred čim? Zidovi po Evropi so se rušili in meje brisale. Zidovi, ki so v nekaterih primerih ljudi ločevali stoletja, so se podirali, v ZDA pa smo gradili še višje in trdnejše zidove, da bi ljudi ohranjali na drugi strani.” Kolesarski literarni potopis Alenke Vreček je tudi dragocena ljubezenska zgodba, saj so bili za takšen samoten podvig pomembni ljudje, ki so ga podprli. Še posebej en človek, njen drugi mož Jim, ki ga imenuje ljubezen svojega življenja. Dragocena tudi zato, ker ne govori le o samoti, ki je nujno potrebna za obstanek in zdravo pamet človeka, ki si skuša na svoj način razjasniti sebe, da se bo lahko mirno posvetil ljubljenim, ampak ker poudarja potrebo po ljudeh, ki te razumejo, po bližnjih, ki vedo, da moraš oditi, da se vrneš izpolnjen in pomirjen. Boljši. Ker zdaj veš, da si samo tam, med njimi, zares doma.

Für Ernest Hemingway war es das Paradies: das Pariser Hotel Ritz. Hier erfüllt man seit der Eröffnung 1898 jeden Wunsch. Von Andrea Halter.

One True Podcast examines the most important male friendship of the last fifteen years of Hemingway's life, his extraordinary relationship with Major General “Buck” Lanham, whom he met when he was an embedded journalist with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during World War II. Greer Rising – Buck was his father's godfather – and Eileen Martin join us to talk about Buck's background, his military history, his literary aspirations, and of course his intimate relationship with Hemingway. They discuss the Hemingway-Lanham interactions, encounters, and correspondence to demonstrate the intensity of the relationship and just how consequential it was.Join us as we learn more about the inspiration behind Colonel Cantwell in Across the River and into the Trees, the man whom Hemingway called “the finest and bravest and most intelligent and able regimental commander I have ever known.”Thank you for supporting One True Podcast! 

This week The Shiver Show brings you The Killers, a 1949 episode from NBC Theatre / Screen Directors' Playhouse.Based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, and directed for radio by Robert Siodmak, this production features Burt Lancaster reprising his film role, Shelley Winters as femme fatale, Kitty, and William Conrad as crime boss, Jim Colefax. Tense and raw with moral ambiguity, The Killers tells the story of two hit men sent to execute a prizefighter known as “the Swede” who chooses not to run—and the consequences of that choice. With Hemingway's economical style and Siodmak's direction, The Killers is a stark, noir drama.So put on your snap-brim fedora, pour yourself a whiskey, and let The Shiver Show take you down a long, dark alley with The Killers. Thank you for listening! If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments! Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowpodcastFollow The Shiver Show https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

What do Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, and Elmore Leonard have in common?   Powerful stories, yes.  But also lean and forceful sentences.  Here's how they do it.  Also: in our plotting,what's an acceptable coincidence and what's a weak, story-ruining coincidence?Support the show

One True Podcast explores one of the most influential friends in Hemingway's life: Eric “Chink” Dorman-Smith. Although Chink has been mentioned several times during past episodes, we finally devote an entire episode to this fascinating figure and his profound influence on Hemingway. For this discussion, we welcome Lavinia Greacen, the author of Chink: A Biography and, most recently, Military Maverick: Selected Letters and War Writing of “Chink” Dorman-Smith. We discuss Chink's Irish background, his formidable military career, how he became Ernest and Hadley's vacation companion, how his voice appears in Hemingway's early war sketches, how he inspired the late novel Across the River and into the Trees, and much more. As a special gift to our listeners, we end the episode with some rare archival audio of Chink Dorman-Smith himself. We bet you will never read Chapter III of In Our Time the same way ever again.

At One True Podcast we were sad to hear of the death of Patrick Hemingway, the middle son of Ernest, who died on September 2, 2025. Patrick Hemingway (1928-2025) lived a life that was truly Hemingwayesque: traveling like his father, living much of his life in Africa, hunting and fishing, and determined to maintain the legacy of his father's literary work. We invited Sandra Spanier, General Editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, to share her memories of Patrick, including his contributions to the Letters Project, her visits with him, and a poignant interview with Patrick that was conducted just a few months ago. Our episode closes with a soundbite from that June 2025 interview.We hope you enjoy this immediate reaction to the sad news of Patrick's passing.

This week in a special extra episode, we're live in Paris at the legendary Belleville bistrot Le Mistral with Chris Newens, the winner of the 2024 Jane Grigson Trust Award for best debut food writer for his gastronomic journey through the arrondissements of Paris, Moveable Feasts.The name of the book is a nod to Chris' idol, Ernest Hemingway and his memoir of a struggling expat writer making his way in Paris during the 1920s. And in front of a live audience made up of many of his friends and fans who have already made that left turn and are living the expat dream, we talked about curating the bubble of Parisian gastronomy. We began with an introduction to the evening by the queen of French food, Francophile journalist and author of Amuse Bouche, how to eat your way around France, Carolyn BoydAnd you can buy Moveable Feasts and Amuse Bouche at the Cooking the Books shop on bookshop.org by clicking on the links.And then head over to my Substack for the fascinating Q&A at the Paris show on Extra Bites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout his life, Ernest Hemingway was inspired by many places, including Ketchum, Idaho, where he lived his final years. So it only seems appropriate that's where the annual Ernest Hemingway Seminar is held.

Jason Jones joins David Gornoski to talk about the brazen Israeli attack on aid workers in Gaza, how Zionist propaganda works, why we need to defang Israel, Ron Paul's birthday, investigation of Wikipedia, CS Lewis' the Ransom Trilogy, Peter Thiel as the anti-Girard, the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, and more. Follow Jason Jones on X here. Follow David Gornoski on X here. Visit aneighborschoice.com for more

One True Podcast continues our celebration of the centenary of Hemingway's In Our Time by examining a classic Nick Adams story: "The End of Something."We welcome Lisa Tyler to discuss the story, its setting, cast of characters, and curiously inexact title. We examine how the story serves as a prequel to "The Three-Day Blow," (while also pointing out many differences between the two texts), discuss the emotional and psychological damage suggested by Nick's line "everything was gone to hell inside of me," and figure out Bill's role in this break-up tale. Lisa Tyler, esteemed Hemingway scholar and editor of Wharton Hemingway, and the Advent of Modernism, makes the convincing claim that Marjorie emerges from this story as one of the most remarkable female characters in Hemingway's entire canon.Join us for this discussion of a Hemingway classic! 

What can Ernest Hemingway teach us today about the morality of war, the eternal and transient nature of love, and how to write a masterpiece? Listen as author and teacher David Wyatt talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about Hemingway's epic For Whom the Bell Tolls. Topics include Hemingway's role in the wars of the 20th century, the book's context and themes, and its lasting influence on American literature and writing about war.

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.In this episode of the Resilient Writers Radio Show, we dive deep into one of the most common struggles writers face: the feeling that their book is taking forever to complete. If you've ever caught yourself thinking "I'm too slow" or "this book will never be finished," this episode is for you.The Story We Tell OurselvesAbout 80% of the time, the feeling that our writing is "too slow" is simply a story we tell ourselves. This unhelpful narrative often stems from comparing ourselves to other writers, particularly indie romance or cozy mystery authors who publish multiple books per year. But here's the truth: it's not about the most words—it's about the right words for your project.Why Books Take TimeWriting a book is fundamentally about becoming the writer you need to be to finish that particular book. Sometimes this transformation requires more time for deep thinking and problem-solving. As Alice Munro famously said, some of her best writing happened while staring out her kitchen window—the thinking process is just as valuable as the actual typing.The Perfectionism TrapMany writers slow themselves down by trying to perfect each scene before moving on. This approach ignores a fundamental truth: revision is a necessary part of the creative process. Your brain literally cannot hold all the elements needed for a perfect scene simultaneously—there are simply too many craft elements to juggle at once.Attempting to write perfect first drafts is not only impossible but counterproductive. You cannot create work that makes you immune to criticism or judgment. Art is subjective—just look at the one-star reviews for Ernest Hemingway on Amazon. The goal isn't perfection; it's creating the best work you can right now.The Two-Brain ProblemYour creative brain (which gets the draft down) and your editorial brain (which scans for mistakes) work differently. Trying to use both simultaneously is the slowest possible way to write a book. As Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP) said, "The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."Practical SolutionsWhen progress genuinely feels slow, the only practical solution is more consistent time with your book. Books are built through consistency—20 minutes here, an hour there, paragraph by paragraph, scene by scene.Consider these strategies:Increase your writing frequency from twice to three or four times per weekSchedule writing retreats or long weekend sessionsUse small pockets of time throughout your dayTake temporary breaks from volunteering commitmentsWrite during lunch breaks or before the household wakes upEmbracing Your Writing PaceEvery writer is different. Some produce 1,200 words in 45 minutes, others write 250 words in the same time—and both are perfectly valid. The key is learning to accept the writer you are rather than suffering because you think you should be different.Remember: you are an artist whose medium is words, and art takes time. That's not just okay—it's necessary.Resources mentioned: DIY Writing Retreat Guide 

Daily QuoteEvery day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready. (Ernest Hemingway)Poem of the DayFairy TaleBy Robert DesnosBeauty of Words夏天汪曾祺

Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to discuss news from the local housing market, including the sales of Ernest Hemingway's newlywed apartment in the Gold Coast and a South Shore home with ties to the Manhattan Project.Plus: NASCAR will return to Chicagoland Speedway in July 2026, Vernon Hills apartment complex fetches $100 million, priciest suburban sale of 2025; lender seizing distressed hotel in Loop tower set for conversion; and nurses sue Endeavor Health alleging wage theft and dangerous understaffing.

When magazines first emerged, they were the preserve of an elite who could afford to pay for them. But as time went on, the cost of paper fell, printing technology became more streamlined, literacy improved and would-be publishers spotted an opportunity to connect with audiences hungry for information and entertainment.Magazines found a place to appeal to all types of interest, in the same way that the internet does today. In their heyday they attracted some of the best writers such as Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway, sometimes acting as a vehicle to establish literary careers. Later magazines were to become the go-to place for quality photography and design.Falling advertising revenues have largely contributed to the decline of printed magazines, as well as editions moving online. However some titles have found a way of reinventing themselves in the 21st century.Iszi Lawrence is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the rise and evolution of magazines. Usha Raman is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad in India, who began her career in magazines, writing and editing a variety of publications. She's also the owner and editor of a specialist magazine for teachers.Samir Husni is the founder and director of the Magazine Media Centre in the United States. He's also written many books, including Inside the Great Minds of Magazine Makers.And Tim Holmes is a former magazine editor, writer and until his retirement, leader for many years of the magazine journalism course at the University of Cardiff in the UK. We'll also hear from a variety of Forum listeners from around the world, who share their thoughts on magazines.Produced by Fiona Clampin for BBC World Service.(Photo: Newspapers and magazines on display at a newsstand on January 31, 2010 in Khan Market New Delhi, India. Photo by Rajkumar/Mint via Getty Images)

One True Podcast concludes its One True Book Club for the year with its third of three installments on W.H. Hudson's 1885 novel, The Purple Land.This final episode covers chapter 21 to the end. We examine how Hudson resolves the domestic plot, the travel plot, and the confrontation with the diabolical Don Hilario. We debate whether The Purple Land's climax is or is not even climactic.Then, we call in scholar Ilan Stavans, former OTP guest and editor of the U of Wisconsin Press edition of The Purple Land. Stavans ties up some of our loose ends and provides a broader historical and aesthetic context for Hudson's project.We hope you'll enjoy this third episode on this fascinating and problematic novel. If you have a nomination for our 2026 One True Book Club selection (it must be Hemingway-relevant, but not by Hemingway), please email us at 1truepod@gmail.com.Thank you as always for your support of One True Podcast!

Send us a textErnest Hemingway's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms is probably the most famous war novel in American literary history. Inspired by his own wounding on the Italian front shortly before his nineteenth birthday, Hemingway tells the story of a disillusioned American serving in a foreign army, Frederic Henry, who falls in love with a Red Cross nurse, Catherine Barkley, shortly before the disastrous rout the Italians suffered at Caporetto in late 1917, which Frederic barely survives. In an epic tale that explores the tragedy of love amid combat, Hemingway offers a brutally naturalistic portrait of the Great War that somehow manages to be stylistically beautiful. In this episode we explore the biographical background of the plot, the Italian history that Hemingway managed to cull from his studies (the novel takes place before his own time in Italy), and the question of whether love and war hasn't become one of the hoarier cliches in the literature of soldiers in battle.     

The riveting final chapter of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway's greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.  Magnificently rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, this episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Missed a few chapters?  They're all waiting for you online at TheRoseRhapsody.com

How is adaptive reuse shaping the hospitality industry?Aimee Sanborn, Senior Vice President of Architecture at Premier joins Dan to dive into adaptive reuse. Aimee shares her passion for preserving history and discusses the challenges and rewards of transforming historic buildings into vibrant, functional spaces. From the streets of downtown Dallas to the lush landscapes of Key West, discover the intricate process and the meticulous attention to detail involved in preserving architectural heritage while breathing new life into old structures. This episode is a must-watch for architects, designers, and anyone interested in the intersection of history and modern hospitality.Takeaways: Embrace challenges and view constraints as opportunities to innovate. Adaptive reuse projects are known for their "gremlins" and challenges, but these major challenges can lead to an innovative, celebrated solutionAlways consider the end-user's experience first. In hospitality design, it's about making people feel connected to a place, its story, and a bespoke experience. creating designated lobbies and preventing cross-circulation between different uses, such as luxury condos and the public domain, to enhance the resident's experience.During economic downturns or challenging times, focus on maintaining quality, supporting your team, and staying optimistic. Despite the hospitality design world experiencing a recession with fewer projects since COVID-19, remaining true to yourself When working on historic buildings, focus on creating a narrative that connects people to the place and its past. This branding and storytelling can be carried throughout the project, from the hotel component to other uses within a vertically integrated mixed-use development.A key to successful adaptive reuse is "purposeful preservation," which involves celebrating a building's history and unique characteristics while thoughtfully adapting it for new uses. This includes bringing new life to spaces in a way that feels fresh and welcoming.Leverage historic tax credits, as they can be a significant financial driver for adaptive reuse projects.Quote of the Show:“When it comes to historic buildings, it's about bringing new life to the spaces in a way that reflects their past, and makes them feel fresh and welcoming.” - Aimee SanbornLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-sanborn-aia-ncarb-3b6b5944/ Website: https://www.premierpm.com/ Shout Outs:1:08 - Hector Sanchez https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-a-sanchez-65799b7/ 6:34 - The National https://www.thenationaldallas.com/ 11:29 - Gail Nall https://www.linkedin.com/in/gale-nall-26ab1420/ 18:34 - Loucchese https://www.lucchese.com/ 18:36 - Chick-fil-A https://www.chick-fil-a.com/ 19:09 - Thompson Hotel Dallas https://www.thenationaldallas.com/thompson-hotel/ 19:30 - Monarch https://www.monarchrestaurants.com/about/ 19:58 - Renaissance Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Tower_(Dallas) 21:09 - Ashford https://www.ashfordinc.com/ 21:39 - Braemar https://www.bhrreit.com/25:54 - Franklin Pinerua https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-pi%C3%B1er%C3%BAa-3a268092/ 25:57 - Johannes Michalsky https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-michalsky-80166b77/ 42:57 - Mel Brooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks 43:56 - Texas Historic Commission https://thc.texas.gov/ 45:56 - La Pavillion New Orleans https://www.lepavillon.com/ 45:58 - Le Méridien Forth Worth https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dalwm-le-meridien-fort-worth-downtown/overview/ 48:41 - La Concha Key West https://www.laconchakeywest.com/ 49:20 - Ernest Hemingway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway 

In this episode, acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns offers us a look into his dynamic creative process and shares what inspires him to create powerful, enduring narratives of iconic historical figures and periods. Since this episode originally aired in 2020, Burns has captivated audiences with documentaries on Ernest Hemingway, Muhammad Ali, Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. and the Holocaust, and the American buffalo as well as Burns' first non-American figure and topic: Leonardo da Vinci. This fall, he will release a new series on PBS about the American Revolution and how the nation's founding turned the world upside down.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion about Hemingway's cats! Ernest Hemingway was one of the most famous cat lovers in all of American literature, so we celebrate his passion for cats with three conversations that provide us three different perspectives.First, we talk to Alexa Morgan, director of public relations at the Hemingway Home in Key West. She is intimately familiar with the day-to-day operations of the present-day Hemingway cats, herding all fifty-seven of them on a daily basis.Next, evolutionary theorist Axel Lange describes the science behind polydactyly, that extra toe Hemingway cats are known for. Axel discusses how polydactyly relates to Darwin's work, how the extra toe affects the cat's behavior, and what it tells us about genetics.Finally, we visit with author and illustrator Edward Hemingway, grandson of Ernest and son of Gregory and Valerie. Eddie has used cats in his work before, and is currently at work incorporating Hemingway's first six-toed cat into a new work.This episode is dedicated to Edie Von Cannon, Michael's boisterous and attention-hungry cat, who has mewed her way through many of our interviews. Thanks for listening, and go give all your cats a belly rub in honor of this new One True Podcast episode! 

Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono In this episode, we review “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway, and then we discuss which books we will be reading next from The Book Poster. VOTE...

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Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono In this episode, we review “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway, and then we discuss which books we will be reading next from The Book Poster. VOTE...

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by my longtime friend Mike Mizrahi—yes, we go way back. Mike's career took him from an undergraduate degree in journalism to a Master's in corporate communication. He had a career as a corporate spokesperson, but his real passion found its home in writing historical fiction. And his latest novel, The Weight of Loyalty, is a great achievement. I read it with great interest; a powerful, rich exploration of the perils of wartime on the Greek Isles.It's a sweeping story of love, sacrifice, and moral conflict, set against the backdrop of World War II on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Inspired by the real-life survival story of Royal Navy seaman John Capes, Mike weaves the tale of Oliver Graham, a British submariner, and Natalía Giannatos, a Greek woman whose life is touched by war, love, and spiritual searching. Think James Michener meets Ernest Hemingway—with a splash of Greek wine and Orthodox mysticism.We discuss why historical fiction matters, what drew Mike to this particular time and place, and how personal research—a research tour on the island of Kefalonia—shaped every detail from the rugged landscape to the local cuisine to miracle-working monks.But this isn't just a war story. It's a love story on many levels—and a deeply reflective one at that. Mike wrestles with big questions: the cost of conscience, the meaning of faith, and what it really means to be loyal.If you've ever wondered how fiction can serve as therapy—or how an author channels personal values into imagined worlds—this conversation's for you. So stay tuned, and enjoy this rich, thoughtful dive into The Weight of Loyalty with my good friend, Mike Mizrahi. SHOW NOTESSupport the showBecome a Patron - Click on the link to learn how you can become a Patron of the show. Thank you! Ken's Substack Page The Podcast Official Site: TheBeachedWhiteMale.com

Book a cabin by the lake, buy your theme park tickets, and put the finishing touches on your "halfling rogue" cosplay because on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast we're going on vacation! Your horror host Edward October will be your personal tour guide on the all-inclusive summer vacation of a lifetime with stops at lackluster national parks, haunted theme parks, and horrific Renaissance Festivals.             First up: Edward October narrates Ernest Hemingway's humorous guide to vacationing in the great outdoors & shares some true horror stories from theme parks and amusements parks. Then, we'll take you on a tour of the WORST vacation destinations in the history of horror cinema.    Plus:  Haunted, horrific, ghostly, and ghastly tales from the Renaissance Faire & a ballad about wizardry gone horribly wrong. Featuring special guests Autumn Grube (Autumn's Oddities) & Amber Jourdan (Witches Talking Tarot).        Pack your bags because we're serving up disappointing fishing retreats, horrifying theme park accidents, tilt-a-whirl ghosts, Ren Faire stalkers, cosplay creeps, and medieval mayhem with VIP excursions to Transylvania, the fog-shrouded English moors, and the darkest backwoods of the rural USA on this edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.// PROMOS        Horrifying History, Madison on the Air, Jane Nightshade, horror author                // FOLLOW        Find more true, true-ish & classic horror / paranormal content by following us on social media! Bluesky:  @octoberpod.bsky.social // Twitter: @OctoberpodVHS // YouTube: Octoberpod Home Video // Instagram: @OctoberpodVHS // TikTok:  @octoberpod // Or follow us on the worldwide web at OctoberpodVHS.com                // LINKS & REFERENCES        Dracula, Prince of Darkness clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwhuq-_O__w    Barbarian clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQnJMEncBM         Burnt Offerings trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRTwCD2QhTs         An American Werewolf in London clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDcfZGdx2E0The Descent clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faZ88f6Gfzc         The Ritual clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wmnD-H2SRM         A Cry in the Dark clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coPevaETtnM         Picnic at Hanging Rock trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAbCyrQXbYLake Mungo clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZ1OfAbGL8&pp=ygUKbGFrZSBtdW5nbw%3D%3DThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAcVBEcM_zgThe Hills Have Eyes trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzLfsql1YvcDeliverance clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBSRk-DbhRw | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnHedUTJF9I          Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/octoberpod-am--5482497/support.

Biografia e opere di Ernest Hemingway, romanziere e giornalista americano, simbolo della letteratura mondiale del ‘900. Premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1954. Analisi e commento di “Addio alle Armi”.

Leticia Vaquero y Nerea Alonso recuerdan al escritor estadounidense.

Join Bass Singer Academy! https://basssingeracademy.com/ American bass-baritone and social media influencer, Daniel Brevik, is praised for having "a massive, focused, rich, warm timbre." Boasting an impressive following of over 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and 488,000 followers on TikTok. Brevik's singing and teaching channel extends even further, with a staggering 930,000 followers on Instagram with over 60 million views which have amassed over 15 years of total stream time, effectively captivating audiences on a global scale. A recipient of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis‘ Richard Gaddes Career Grant, and the Wendy Shattuck Presidential Scholarship from the New England Conservatory, Brevik was hailed by The Washington Post for having “an impressive, sonorous voice" while Opera Today claimed he could "rattle the rafters one moment and be lullingly conversational the next." Brevik was featured on the cover of Opera News for creating the role of Ernest Hemingway in the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's Twenty-Seven. The album recorded with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is available on all major music platforms. Brevik later reprised his role with the orchestra of St. Luke's in his New York debut at City Center Theatre, and then again at Intermountain Opera in Bozeman, Montana. Notable venues Brevik has performed in include Boston's Symphony Hall, St. Louis' Powell Hall, Lyric Opera of Chicago's Civic Opera House, Amarillo Texas' Globe-News Center, Venice Italy's St. Marks Cathedral, and the Vietnam Opera and ballet in Hanoi Vietnam. In a recent collaboration with Bobby Bass, their cover of “Hoist The Colours” garnered over 13 billion streams on TikTok, 12 million streams on Spotify, and 7 million views on YouTube. In 2022, Brevik was showcased on stage in concert with Pentatonix legend Avi Kaplan in Boston, MA. Brev opened for Dustin Lynch in winter of 2024 to help fundraise for St. Jude's Children's Hospital for iHeart Radio's Unwrapped and Unplugged fundraiser. He looks forward to performing alongside his good friend Tim Foust at his “9th quasi annual birthday” bash at City Winery in Nashville this July. As a teacher and vocal coach, he's guided vocalists of all ages in multiple styles to free up their voice and hone their unique instrument for over ten years. In 2024, Brev was one of three selected to judge at the VanderLaan competition through Opera Grand Rapids. Brev co-runs a world-wide online vocal studio, StudioBrev, with his lovely and musical wife and vocal coach: Jen. Outside of singing, Brev loves weight lifting and spending time training his golden retriever, Wyatt.

How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Every disruptive technology since the fire and the wheel have forced leaders to adapt or die. This post tells the story of what happened when 4,000 companies faced a disruptive technology and why only one survived.

About seventy-five years ago, scholar Philip Young's “wound theory” revolutionized Hemingway studies with a thesis that argued that Hemingway's entire body of work was a series of responses to the injury he suffered in 1918 during World War One.Young's audacious theory invited a slew of biographical and psychological readings of Hemingway's work. Scholars incorporated trauma theory, ecology, history, and gender. Young inspired generations of scholars and also generated harsh responses, including Hemingway's own vitriolic reaction.Debra Moddelmog, the great Hemingway scholar who studied with Young at Penn State, unpacks the wound theory for us and sheds light on the man who developed it. She describes different applications of the theory, its limitations, the texts it illuminates, and its relevance to 21st-century readings.Join us as we discuss the single most important theoretical model in the history of Hemingway studies and its iconic creator.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced",[1] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature".[2] Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884),[3] with the latter often called the "Great American Novel". He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. The novelist Ernest Hemingway claimed that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn."[4]

Esperanza and Irwin delve into the Prohibition Era, 1920 to 1933. There apparently were lots of hands in the till, making money from Prohibition on Long Island, or Liquor Island, as one prominent minister was quoted as saying. Carl Fisher, who's Island Club on Montauk's Star Island was the most glamorous speakeasy of its time, with patrons like Ernest Hemingway and NYC Mayor Jimmy Walker. Arthur Benson, where $250,000 worth of alcohol, a staggering amount in 1925, was confiscated from his 4000 acre estate. But it was the fishermen and baymen involved as well, eluding not just the authorities like the Coast Guard, but pirates and mobsters, like Al Capone, while transporting alcohol throughout Long Island and into NYC. With further involvement from Temperance Societies in the early 19th century, to the KKK's support of prohibition in an effort to appear patriotic, we were amazed at all the story lines that converge in this podcast. Listening is Believing.

En el territorio Comanche con Núria Torreblanca, Miqui Otero y Joana Boent hemos repasado la lista de artistas internacionales que en alguna ocasión han hecho versiones de canciones pop de grupos españoles. También hemos escuchado la historia de un cuadro que conecta las vidas del escritor Ernest Hemingway con la del pintor Joan Miró. Y hemos conocido cómo forjaron sus imperios mediáticos algunas de las mujeres más poderosas e icónicas del mundo de la moda, coma la carismática Anna Wintour.

En el territorio Comanche con Núria Torreblanca, Miqui Otero y Joana Boent hemos repasado la lista de artistas internacionales que en alguna ocasión han hecho versiones de canciones pop de grupos españoles. También hemos escuchado la historia de un cuadro que conecta las vidas del escritor Ernest Hemingway con la del pintor Joan Miró. Y hemos conocido cómo forjaron sus imperios mediáticos algunas de las mujeres más poderosas e icónicas del mundo de la moda, coma la carismática Anna Wintour.

Raúl del Pozo analiza la historia de las Fiestas de San Fermín en Pamplona, destacando el papel fundamental que tienen en ellas los toros y el buen vino.

In part 2 of our series with Hannah Whisky Merchants we sample the St. Bridget's Kirk Batch #2, Dalgety- Glen Spey bottling, and the Lady of the Glen- Caol Ila bottling. All of this while chatting about there being too much goodness to fit in one episode, the best job in the world, sticking to the warehouse floor, why Kyle looks like Buzz Lightyear, a batch of fresh Benadryl, all of the government red tape, youthful bananas, proof pops, a really long 9 iron shot, owning a house for 400 years, emailing the whisky nerds, a peanut Scotch, having that peat itch is satisfied, wearing our Ernest Hemingway sweaters, grungy whisky and being glad Kyle is back.  Visit Lady of the Glen to Grab an Amazing Bottle: https://www.ladyoftheglen.com Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DrepandStone We'd love to hear from you! https://linktr.ee/DrepandStone Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic

One True Podcast continues our summer book club on The Purple Land, the 1885 novel written by W.H. Hudson and read and re-read by Robert Cohn.In this episode, we explore Chapters 12-20. We revisit the picaresque plot structure, discuss how the narrative moves between romance and revolution, explore how Hudson takes up the question of cultural relativism, and draw connections to The Sun Also Rises.We hope you'll join us in this close read of The Purple Land. We are using the handsome University of Wisconsin Press edition with an Introduction written by former One True Podcast guest, our friend Ilan Stavans.Thank you as always for your support of One True Podcast!

“We are a hospitality company first and foremost.” Joining Dan this week is Alissa Klees, the Brand Leader of Spark by Hilton, the trailblazing brand that earned Hilton recognition as one of Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies. Alissa delves into what hospitality means to her, encompassing both personal and professional interactions. She shares the incredible journey of Spark, from its secretive "Skunkworks-type room" origins to its rapid global expansion. Highlights include the brand's focus on simplicity, affordability, and owner satisfaction, making conversions quick and efficient. Alissa emphasizes the positive impact on hotel staff pride and guest experiences, backed by Hilton's innovative culture and robust supply chain strategies. The episode also explores future growth opportunities and the lasting impact Spark aims to achieve within the industry.Takeaways:Ensure that the guest experience is straightforward and predictable to meet their expectations consistently. Consider establishing strong partnerships with supply chain managers. Look into negotiating bulk purchasing agreements to keep your renovation or building projects on schedule and within budget.Implement systems that align with the philosophy of 'people serving people' to build a strong, service-oriented culture.Collect and analyze guest feedback to identify design or service aspects that need improvement. Be flexible and ready to adapt based on the feedback to continually enhance the guest experience.Provide value-driven experiences to make budget-conscious guests consider and prefer your brand.Quote of the Show:“We are a hospitality company first and foremost.” - Alissa KleesLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alissak/ Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/spark-by-hiltonShout Outs:0:48 - Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/ 1:50 - Skunkworks https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.html 2:00 - Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartin.com/ 2:35 - Larry Traxler https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrytraxler/ 5:38 - Danny Meyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Meyer 6:17 - Hampton https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/hampton-by-hilton/ 16:24 - Sonesta https://www.sonesta.com/ 17:58 - JM Hospitality https://www.jmhospitality.com/ 19:58 - DoubleTree https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/doubletree-by-hilton/ 20:02 - Rogers Arena https://rogersarena.com/ 25:42 - Peloton https://www.onepeloton.com/ 32:55 - Chris Nassetta https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnassetta/ 36: 23 - Waldorf Astoria https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/waldorf-astoria/ 37:32 - Tru https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/tru-by-hilton/ 46:01 - Ernest Hemingway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway 49:18 - Conrad https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/conrad-hotels/ 52:58 - Graduate https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/graduate-hotels/ 53:14 - NoMad https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/nomad-hotels/ 53:25 - MGM https://mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en.html 

On the happy occasion of Mark's new Norton Library edition of A Farewell to Arms, One True Podcast goes deep into its vault. We are at last releasing to the general public one of our seldom-heard Patreon episodes, an exploration of the final chapter of A Farewell to Arms, the epic and heart-wrenching chapter 41.We discuss Catherine's behavior, the narrative's disproportionate focus on Frederic as a witness, his eating and drinking, the medical staff, a couple of one true sentences, the ethics of reading someone else's newspaper, and the notion that the ending of this novel may or may not represent Hemingway's worldview.After the unearthed Patreon episode, we continue the discussion, exploring Hemingway's alternate endings and what that tells us about Hemingway's artistic process.We hope you'll enjoy this wide-ranging discussion, ideally in the rain.

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.WhoPete Sonntag, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Sun Valley, IdahoRecorded onApril 9, 2025About Sun ValleyClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The R. Earl Holding family, which also owns Snowbasin, UtahPass affiliations:* Ikon Pass – 7 days, no blackouts; no access on Ikon Base or Session passes; days shared between Bald and Dollar mountains* Mountain Collective – 2 days, no blackouts; days shared between Bald and Dollar mountainsReciprocal pass partners: Challenger Platinum and Challenger season passes include unlimited access to Snowbasin, UtahLocated in: Ketchum, IdahoClosest neighboring ski areas: Rotarun (:47), Soldier Mountain (1:10)Base elevation | summit elevation | vertical drop:Bald Mountain: 5,750 feet | 9,150 feet | 3,400 feetDollar Mountain: 6,010 feet | 6,638 feet | 628 feetSkiable Acres: 2,533 acres (Bald Mountain) | 296 acres (Dollar Mountain)Average annual snowfall: 200 inchesTrail count: 122 (100 on Bald Mountain; 22 on Dollar) – 2% double-black, 20% black, 42% intermediate, 36% beginnerLift fleet:Bald Mountain: 12 lifts (8-passenger gondola, 2 six-packs, 6 high-speed quads, 2 triples, 1 carpet - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Bald Mountain's lift fleet)Dollar Mountain: 5 lifts (2 high-speed quads, 1 triple, 1 double, 1 carpet - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Dollar Mountain's lift fleet)Why I interviewed him (again)Didn't we just do this? Sun Valley, the Big Groom, the Monster at the End of The Road (or at least way off the interstate)? Didn't you make All The Points? Pretty and remote and excellent. Why are we back here already when there are so many mountains left to slot onto the podcast? Fair questions, easy answer: because American lift-served skiing is in the midst of a financial and structural renaissance driven by the advent of the multimountain ski pass. A network of megamountains that 15 years ago had been growing creaky and cranky under aging lift networks has, in the past five years, flung new machines up the mountain with the slaphappy glee of a minor league hockey mascot wielding a T-shirt cannon. And this investment, while widespread, has been disproportionately concentrated on a handful of resorts aiming to headline the next generation of self-important holiday Instagram posts: Deer Valley, Big Sky, Steamboat, Snowbasin, and Sun Valley (among others). It's going to be worth checking in on these places every few years as they rapidly evolve into different versions of themselves.And Sun Valley is changing fast. When I hosted Sonntag on the podcast in 2022, Sun Valley had just left Epic for Ikon/Mountain Collective and announced its massive Broadway-Flying Squirrel installation, a combined 14,982 linear feet of high-speed machinery that included a replacement of North America's tallest chairlift. A new Seattle Ridge sixer followed, and the World Cup spectacle followed that. Meanwhile, Sun Valley had settled into its new pass coalitions and teased more megalifts and improvements to the village. Last December, the resort's longtime owner, Carol Holding, passed away at age 95. Whatever the ramifications of all that will be, the trajectory and fate of Sun Valley over the next decade is going to set (as much or more than it traces), the arc of the remaining large independents in our consolidating ski world.What we talked aboutThe passing and legacy of longtime owner Carol Holding and her late husband Earl – “she was involved with the business right up until the very end”; how the Holdings modernized the Sun Valley ski areas; long-term prospects for Sun Valley and Snowbasin independence following Mrs. Holding's passing; bringing World Cup Downhill races back to Sun Valley; what it took to prep Bald Mountain for the events; the risks of hosting a World Cup; finish line vibes; the potential for a World Cup return and when and how that could happen; the impact of the Challenger and Flying Squirrel lift upgrades; potential upgrades for the Frenchman's, River Run, Lookout Express, and Christmas lifts; yes Sun Valley has glades; the impact of the Seattle Ridge chairlift upgrade; why actual lift capacity for Sun Valley's legacy high-speed quads doesn't match spec; explaining Sun Valley's infrastructure upgrade surge; why Mayday and Lookout will likely remain fixed-grip machines; the charm of Dollar Mountain; considering Dollar lift upgrades; what happened to the Silver Dollar carpet; why Sun Valley is likely sticking with Ikon and Mountain Collective long-term after trying both those coalitions and Epic; whether Sun Valley could join Ikon Base now that Alterra ditched Ikon Base Plus; RFID coming at last; whether we could still see a gondola connection between Sun Valley Village and Dollar and Bald mountains; and why Sun Valley isn't focused on slopeside development at Bald Mountain.Why now was a good time for this interviewSince I more or less covered interview timing above, let me instead pull out a bit about Sun Valley's megapass participation that ended up being timely by accident. We recorded this conversation in April, well before Vail Resorts named Rob Katz its CEO for a second time, likely resetting what had become a lopsided (in Alterra's favor) Epic-versus-Ikon battle. Here's what Sonntag had to say on the pod in 2022, when Sun Valley had just wrapped its three-year Epic Pass run and was preparing for its first season on Ikon:… our three-year run with Epic was really, really good. And it brought guests to Sun Valley who have never been here before. I mean, I think we really proved out the value of these multi-resort passes and these partner passes. People aspire to go other places, and when their pass allows them to do that, that sometimes is the impetus. That's all they need to make that decision to do it. So as successful as that was, we looked at Ikon and thought, well, here's an opportunity to introduce ourselves to a whole new group of guests. And why would we not take advantage of that? We're hoping to convert, obviously, a few of these folks to be Sun Valley regulars. And so now we have the opportunity to do that again with Ikon.When I asked Sonntag during that conversation whether he would consider returning to Epic at some point, he said that “I'm focused on doing a great job of being a great partner with Ikon right now,” and that, “I'm not ready to go there yet.”With three winters of Ikon and Mountain Collective membership stacked, Sonntag spoke definitively this time (emphasis mine):We are very very happy with how everything has gone. We feel like we have great partners with both Ikon, which is, you know, partnering with a company, but they're partners in every sense of the word in terms of how they approach the partnership, and we feel like we have a voice. We have access to data. We can really do right by our customers and our business at the same time.Should we read that as an Epic diss on Broomfield? Perhaps, though saying you like pizza doesn't also mean you don't like tacos. But Sonntag was unambiguous when I asked whether Sun Valley was #TeamIkon long-term: “I would see us staying the course,” he said.For those inclined to further read into this, Sonntag arrived at Sun Valley after a long career at Vail Resorts, which included several years as president/COO-equivalent of Heavenly and Whistler. And while Sun Valley is part of a larger company that also includes Snowbasin, meaning Sonntag is not the sole decision-maker, it is interesting that an executive who spent so much of his career with a first-hand look inside the Epic Pass would now lead a mountain that stands firmly with the opposition.What I got wrongI mischaracterized the comments Sonntag had made on Epic and Ikon when we spoke in 2022, making it sound as though he had suggested that Sun Valley would try both passes and then decide between them. But it was me who asked him whether he would decide between the two after an Ikon trial, and he had declined to answer the question, saying, as noted above, that he wasn't “ready to go there yet.”Why you should ski Sun ValleyIf I was smarter I'd make some sort of heatmap showing where skier visits are clustered across America. Unfortunately I'm dumb, and even more unfortunately, ski areas began treating skier visit numbers with the secrecy of nuclear launch codes about a decade ago, so an accurate map would be difficult to draw up even if I knew how.However, I can offer a limited historical view into the crowding advantages that Sun Valley offers in comparison to its easier-to-access peer resorts. Check out Sun Valley's average annual skier visits from 2005 to 2011, compared to similarly sized Breckenridge and Keystone, and smaller Beaver Creek:Here's how those four ski areas compare in size and average skier visits per acre:Of course, 2011 was a long time ago and multi-mountain passes have dramatically reworked visitation patterns. Breck, Keystone, and Beaver Creek, all owned by Vail during the above timeframe, joined Epic Pass in 2008, while Sun Valley would stand on its own until landing on Mountain Collective in 2015, then Epic in 2019, then back to MC and Ikon in 2022. Airline service to Sun Valley has improved greatly in the past 15 years, which could also have ramped up the resort's skier visits.Still, anecdote and experience suggest that these general visitation ratios remain similar to the present day. Beaver Creek remains a bit of a hidey-hole by Colorado standards, but Breck and Keystone, planted right off America's busiest ski corridor in America's busiest ski state, are among the most obvious GPS inputs for the Epic Pass masses. No one has to try that hard to get to Summit County. To get to Sun Valley, you still have to work (and spend), a bit more.So that's the pitch, I guess, in addition to all the established Sun Valley bullet points: excellent grooming and outrageous views and an efficient and fast lift network. By staying off the Ikon Base Pass, not to mention Interstates 70 and 80, Sun Valley has managed to achieve oxymoron status: the big, modern U.S. ski resort that feels mostly empty most of the time. It's this and Taos and Telluride and a few others tossed into the far corners of the Rockies, places that at once feel of the moment and stand slightly outside of time.Podcast NotesOn Sun Valley/Pete 1.0Sonntag first joined me on the pod back in 2022:On Carol HoldingLongtime Sun Valley owner Carol Holding passed away on Dec. 23, 2024. Boise Dev recalled a bit of the family legacy around Sun Valley:“One day, I spotted Earl and Carol dining on the patio and asked him again,” Webb told Bossick. “And Carol turned to him and said, ‘Earl, you've been saying you're going to do that for years. If you don't build a new lodge, I'm going to divorce you.' That's what she said!”The lodge opened in 2004, dubbed Carol's Dollar Mountain Lodge.In a 2000 interview with the Salt Lake Tribune, Carol made it clear that she was as much a part of the business as Earl, whose name caught most of the headlines.“I either became part of his business or lived alone,” she said.The pair often bought distressed or undervalued assets and invested to upgrade them. She told the Tribune that paying attention to the dollars in those early years made a big difference.“I still have the first dollar bill that anyone gave me as a tip,” she said.Once they bought Sun Valley, Robert and Carol wasted no time.Wally Huffman, the resort's GM, got a call to the area above the Ram Restaurant. Someone was stuffing mattresses out the window, and they were landing with a thud on the kitchen loading dock below. Huffman called Janss – the person who had owned the resort – and asked what to do.“I think you should do whatever Mr. Holding tells you to do.”Robert and Carol had purchased the property, and upgrades were well underway. They didn't know how to ski. But they did know hospitality.“Why would anyone who didn't know how to ski buy a ski resort? That wasn't why we bought it—to come here to ski,” Carol said. “We bought it to run as a business.”Earl Holding's 2013 New York Times obituary included background on the couple's purchase of Sun Valley:A year later, Carol Holding, who was her husband's frequent business partner, showed him a newspaper article about the potential sale of Sun Valley. He bought the resort, which had fallen into disrepair since its glory years as a getaway for Ernest Hemingway and others, after he and his wife spent a day there skiing. They had never skied before.Davy Ratchford, President of sister resort Snowbasin, told a great story about Carol Holding on the podcast back in 2023 [31:20]:Mrs. Holding is an amazing woman and is sharp. She knows everything that's going on at the resorts. She used to work here, right? She'd flip burgers and she'd sell things from the retail store. I mean she's an original, right? Like she is absolutely amazing and she knows everything about it. And I was hired and I remember being in our lodge and I had all the employees there and she was introducing me, and it was an amazing experience. I remember I was kneeling down next to her chair and I said, “You know, Mrs. Holding, thank you for the opportunity.” And she grabs both your hands and she holds them in tight to her, and that's how she talks to you. It's this amazing moment. And I said, “I just want to make sure I'm doing exactly what you want me to do for you and Earl's legacy of Snowbasin.” I know how much they love it, right? Since 1984. And I said, “Can I just ask your advice?” And this is exactly what she said to me, word for word, she said, “Be nice and hire nice people.” And every employee orientation since then, I've said that: “Our job is to be nice and to hire nice people.”Listen to the rest here:On Sun Valley's evolutionWhen the Holdings showed up in 1977, Sun Valley, like most contemporary ski areas, was a massive tangle of double and triple chairs:The resort upgraded rapidly, installing seven high-speed quads between 1988 and 1994: Unfortunately, the ski area chose Yan, whose bungling founder's shortcuts transformed the machines into deathtraps, as its detachable partner. The ski area heavily retrofit all seven machines in partnership with Doppelmayr in 1995. Sun Valley has so far replaced three of the seven Yans: the Seattle Ridge sixer replaced the detach quad of the same name last year and the Broadway sixer and Flying Squirrel quad replaced the Broadway and Greyhawk quads in 2023, on a new alignment:Sonntag outlines which of the remaining four Yan-Doppelmayr hybrids will be next on the pod.I've summarized the Yan drama several times, most recently in the article accompanying my podcast conversation with Mammoth COO Eric Clark earlier this year:On World Cup resultsWhile we talk in general about the motivation behind hosting the World Cup, what it took to prep the mountain, and the energy of the event itself, we don't get a lot into the specifics of the events themselves. Here are all the official stats. Videos here.On gladesYes, Sun Valley has glades (video by #GoProBro, which is me):On Ikon Pass' evolutionI feel as though I publish this chart every other article, but here it is. If you're reading this in the future, click through for the most current:On the Sun Valley Village masterplanWe discuss an old Sun Valley masterplan that included a gondola connection from the village to Dollar and then Bald mountains:The new village plan, which is a separate document, rather than an update of the image above, doesn't mention it:Why? We discuss.The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. Please support independent ski journalism, or we'll all be reading about bros backflipping over moving trains for the rest of our lives. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

I'm excited to sit down with a very talented writer, entrepreneur, and academic researcher, Rhonda Parker Taylor. Her debut novel, Crossroads, is rooted in personal tragedy—the loss of her adopted son—and shaped by her journey through professional setbacks. We explore how fiction can be a spiritual mirror, and how her story caught the attention of Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway. You'll also hear a gripping excerpt from Crossroads, capturing the haunting aftermath of a life-altering choice that will change a young man's life. Tune in for a robust conversation about how storytelling can heal, reveal, and predict real life. IN THIS EPISODE: (03:35) Rhonda shares how entrepreneurship and academics came together to write crime fiction (07:27) Discussion of writing a novel and how life can mirror fiction (09:12) How Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, came to endorse Crossroads (12:56) Rhonda shares a moment from the book where a young man makes the wrong choice (15:01) Rhonda reads a passage from Crossroads describing the aftermath of a murder the night before, and Billy did not know what to do KEY TAKEAWAYS: Professional setbacks and personal tragedy drove Rhonda's journey from business professional to academic researcher and fiction writer. A humiliating experience with a business proposal motivated her to improve her writing, eventually leading her to publish Crossroads. The tragic loss of her adopted son profoundly influenced her emotional perspective, paralleling elements of her novel's plot and reinforcing her belief in the transformative power of storytelling. Writing can reflect or even predict real life, making storytelling a powerful form of personal and spiritual expression. This perspective underscores storytelling as more than mere entertainment; it's portrayed as a deeply personal and sometimes prophetic expression of the inner self. The endorsement of Crossroads by Mariel Hemingway—actress and granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway—was not just a stroke of luck, but a meaningful alignment. Hemingway resonated with the novel's central character and themes of emotional struggle and personal reinvention. Her support underscores how powerful fiction can reflect universal life experiences and invite deeper introspection. Subscribe to Reenita's Storytelling Den on Substack for free, or become a paid subscriber to watch the video version of this episode. You will also be eligible for other extras, such as exclusive content from podcast guests, short stories, exclusive fiction, and more! https://substack.com/@reenitahora   FICTION CREDITS: Written and read by: Rhonda Parker Taylor  GUEST RESOURCES: Rhonda Parker Taylor - Facebook Rhonda Parker Taylor - Instagram Rhonda Parker Taylor - Twitter Rhonda Parker Taylor - LinkedIn Rhonda Parker Taylor - TikTok Suspense Thriller Crossroads by Rhonda Parker Taylor - Website  Crossroads - Amazon Crossroads - Barnes and Noble   HOST RESOURCES Website LinkedIn  Tiktok  Instagram  Facebook  Twitter (X)  Substack  Threads  LinkTree   BIO: Rhonda Parker Taylor is an American writer, entrepreneur, and academic researcher. Rhonda's diverse writing spans from educational works to fiction, and she is well-known for her research on emotional intelligence. Her academic achievements extend to being a prominent leader, having presented at the United Nations Global Compact Committee. Her debut novel, “Crossroads,” a suspenseful masterpiece, was released in February 2023. Endorsed by bestselling author J.J. Hebert and Golden Globe-nominated actress Mariel Hemingway, the novel has been hailed as a captivating crime thriller that keeps readers intrigued from start to finish. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/true-fiction-project/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Original Air Date: December 6, 2017 Would you like more fun, love, laughter and adventure in your life? Oscar-nominated actress and best-selling author Mariel Hemingway and her boyfriend, Bobby Williams, a stuntman and extreme athlete, say they have the answers to living a simpler, more vibrant life. In their book, "Running with Nature," Mariel and Bobby show us how to tap into our soul's mission and reconnect with our true selves. Mariel also opens up about her famous family, including her grandfather Ernest Hemingway, and their legacy of addiction, mental illness and suicide.