Podcasts about Philipp Meyer

Weiter geht's mit unserer Miniserie „Unsere AGs stellen sichvor“! Nach der Vorstellung der AG Career Service in der ersten Folge, bekommt ihr in der zweiten Folge Sneakpeeks in gleich zwei AGs des Netzwerks. Zuerst interviewt Podcast-AG-Mitglied Marie Julian und Philipp von der AG Themen und Politik. Julian spricht zunächst über das Mysterium des AG-Namen und den Think Tank-Gedanken hinter der AG. Dann erzählt Philipp detailliert über die Entstehung eines Beitrags und wie wichtig es ist, dabei hartnäckig zu bleiben.Im zweiten Abschnitt der Folge bekommt ihr Informationen aus erster Hand über die AG 10 Fragen an von Albena, Sara und Anna. Sara und Anna erklären anfangs kurz das Gesamtkonzept und die Organisation in ihrer AG. Außerdem verrät Albena ein paar rare Infos über Sonderausgaben der 10 Fragen an AG, die gerade in Planung sind.Zusätzlich könnt ihr euch bei beiden Interviews auf Einblicke in laufende Projekte und Herausforderungen in deren AG-Arbeit freuen.Die erwähnten Papers der AG Themen und Politik findet ihr hier und die bereits veröffentlichen Interviews der 10 Fragen an AG hier.Falls ihr euch nun direkt angesprochen fühlt und bei einer derAGs mitmachen wollt, kontaktiert gerne info@netzwerk-junge-generation.de. Beide AGs freuen sich immer über neue Mitglieder. Für weitere Informationen über das Netzwerk generell hört gerne in Folge 42 dieses Podcastsrein. Aber jetzt erstmal viel Spaß beim Zuhören! *CREDITSKonzept: Marie Awe, Marie Gründel, Michelle Hillmann, Sinu KrohnerModeration: Marie AweGäste: Julian Klose, Philipp Meyer, Albena, Anna, SaraSchnitt: Marie Awe_______________Wir freuen uns immer über Fragen und Anregungen, die ihr uns gerne per Mail an ⁠podcast@netzwerk-junge-generation.de⁠ senden könnt. Hier auf Social Media und Website gibt es noch mehr interessante Themen rund um das Netzwerk und Korea:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dkjnetwork/⁠⁠https://netzwerk-junge-generation.de/

In this episode, Matthew sits down with Mr. William “Willie” Pekah (Peek-ah)—a Comanche elder, lifelong educator, traditional bowyer and fletcher, and all-around fascinating human. Willie has spent over 40 years working to sustain the cultural practices of the Comanche people, while also collaborating with other Native tribes to rejuvenate traditional lifeways. His work has even taken him to Hollywood, consulting on books and films—including the hit TV series The Son, based on the novel by Philipp Meyer. Conversations like this are the reason we started this podcast: to honor the makers, preserve the traditions, and pass on the stories of those who keep the old ways alive. Find out more about William Pekah: Tulsa Library video catalog: Native Culture Arts: Comanche Bows and Arrows with Willie Pekah Native Culture Arts: Comanche Bows and Arrows Willie Pekah Presents Traditional Comanche Bows and Arrows Keep this podcast on the radio waves. Support our show partners: Keep this podcast on the radio waves. Support our show partners: Polite But Dangerous Tools- Use discount code “bowyer” to save 10% off orders. https://politebutdangeroustools.square.site/ Vuni Gear- Use discount code “bowyer15” to save 15% off your order. https://vunigear.com/ Haven Tents - Use discount code “bowyer” to save 10%. www.haventents.com Selway Archery www.selwayarcheryproducts.com Domain Outdoors LLC www.domainoutdoors.com Nukem Hunting - Use discount code “Bowyer20” to save 20%.  www.nukemhunting.com Check out these great Bowyer educators: Organic Archery Bow Building School https://www.organicarchery.com/ Swiftwood Bows Bow Building Workshop https://swiftwoodbows.com/workshops

People with a chip on their shoulder can be highly motivated. Far less often do we think about what someone who is loved and supported can do. Think of the advantages they have.  Don't miss our fascinating conversation with Philipp Meyer on The Daily Stoic Podcast, where he discussed his unconventional path to success, the philosophy that inspires his writing, and more.

Wenige Tage vor dem Start der Pfingstkirmes konnte ich mit Philipp Meyer im Allgäuer Berghof sprechen.

What role do the families we're born into or the traumas we experience shape the people we become? Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How can the arts increase our capacity for empathy, understanding, and kindness?Dan Futterman is creator, executive producer, and writer of Amazon Prime's American Rust, the acclaimed crime drama starring Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, and David Alvarez. Previously, Dan has written screenplays for Capote, Foxcatcher, In Treatment, and Gracepoint. He served as executive producer on The Looming Tower. Dan is also an actor, director, and two-time Oscar nominee.Adam Rapp is the executive producer and writer of American Rust. He has written plays, films, and series, including Red Light Winter, The Sound Inside, In Treatment, Blackbird, The Looming Tower, and Dexter: New Blood. His latest novel is Wolf at the Table. He recently wrote the book for the new Broadway musical, The Outsiders."You can't choose your family. You know, I hear that all the time. I'm always amazed when I see families that stick together and wind up being friends at the second, third, fourth decades of their lives. I didn't grow up with that. I didn't see that. I've only seen it as an adult, and it's remarkable when I see it. So I think viewers will relate to this nature versus nurture versus DNA, raising all the questions of psychological and biological inheritance.""Philipp Meyer wrote a very, very beautiful book and it was the reason that made me want to do it. Jeff Daniels gave me the book. He'd been having trouble getting it made, getting a script that he liked. And he said to me, "Will you read this and just remind me what I love about it? And if you feel that way?" And I read it very quickly and felt that it was terrific. And there were a lot of possibilities in making it. So just kudos to Philipp Meyer. He wrote a beautiful novel. And if anybody's listening is looking for a great novel to read, there's that and there's Adam Rapp's novel Wolf at the Table." www.imdb.com/name/nm0001246www.imdb.com/name/nm1452688/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1www.imdb.com/title/tt1532495/ https://outsidersmusical.com/ www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-rapp/wolf-at-the-table/9780316434164/?lens=little-brownwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"You can't choose your family. You know, I hear that all the time. I'm always amazed when I see families that stick together and wind up being friends at the second, third, fourth decades of their lives. I didn't grow up with that. I didn't see that. I've only seen it as an adult, and it's remarkable when I see it. So I think viewers will relate to this nature versus nurture versus DNA, raising all the questions of psychological and biological inheritance.""Philipp Meyer wrote a very, very beautiful book and it was the reason that made me want to do it. Jeff Daniels gave me the book. He'd been having trouble getting it made, getting a script that he liked. And he said to me, "Will you read this and just remind me what I love about it? And if you feel that way?" And I read it very quickly and felt that it was terrific. And there were a lot of possibilities in making it. So just kudos to Philipp Meyer. He wrote a beautiful novel. And if anybody's listening is looking for a great novel to read, there's that and there's Adam Rapp's novel Wolf at the Table."Dan Futterman is creator, executive producer, and writer of Amazon Prime's American Rust, the acclaimed crime drama starring Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, and David Alvarez. Previously, Dan has written screenplays for Capote, Foxcatcher, In Treatment, and Gracepoint. He served as executive producer on The Looming Tower. Dan is also an actor, director, and two-time Oscar nominee.Adam Rapp is the executive producer and writer of American Rust. He has written plays, films, and series, including Red Light Winter, The Sound Inside, In Treatment, Blackbird, The Looming Tower, and Dexter: New Blood. His latest novel is Wolf at the Table. He recently wrote the book for the new Broadway musical, The Outsiders. www.imdb.com/name/nm0001246www.imdb.com/name/nm1452688/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1www.imdb.com/title/tt1532495/ https://outsidersmusical.com/ www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-rapp/wolf-at-the-table/9780316434164/?lens=little-brownwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Wirtschaftliche, ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen langfristig und mit einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz zu verfolgen – das umfasst ein imposant breites Spektrum an Aufgaben. Philipp Meyer erklärt, wie das bei Lenovo funktioniert.

From the outside looking in, author Philipp Meyer had the kind of success that is easy to not just be envious of, but angry about. His first two published novels, American Rust and The Son, were massive critical and commercial hits (we carry them both at The Painted Porch for good reason–they sell!). American Rust won the 2009 Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and The Son was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. Both were adapted into TV series. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

We begin this week with a tale as old as time....cutting up couches. From there we dive into the brilliant 2013 novel, 'The Son' by Philipp Meyer. This is our second Meyer novel that we have covered on the podcast and it's safe to say we are big fans! So much to unpack in this sprawling epic novel and we had a great time diving in. We highly recommend this novel and hope you enjoy this episode. Contact Us: Instagram @therewillbbooks Twitter @therewillbbooks Email willbebooks@gmail.com Goodreads: Therewillbebooks ko-fi.com/therewillbbooks patreon.com/therewillbbooks

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the episodes from April '23. It was a full month—(2) book episodes, (1) Bad Advice episode, and (1) From the Vault episode. All super solid. Listen for more!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the podcast. Any of the three things below will help provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!)Share with a friend or on social mediaSubscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platformLeave a rating or reviewVisit BooksforMen.org to sign up for the Books for Men newsletter, a monthly round-up of all the episodes w/ links, full book and author info, best quotes from each title, and newsletter-only book recommendations.

This episode of Books for Men features The Son by Philipp Meyer. An epic historical fiction novel about the rise of a Texas oil dynasty that spans from 1836 to the 2010s. It's a story of power, family, self-discovery, and perhaps most importantly, the brutal past that birthed America. Listen for more!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the podcast. Any of the three things below will help provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!)Share with a friend or on social mediaSubscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platformLeave a rating or reviewVisit BooksforMen.org to sign up for the Books for Men newsletter, a monthly round-up of all the episodes w/ links, full book and author info, best quotes from each title, and newsletter-only book recommendations.

Ryan speaks with Philipp Meyer about his novels American Rust and The Son, processing the morally questionable history of the American west through literature, how he battled through ten years of failure before his first success, the challenge of balancing ego with ambition, the philosophy that inspires his writing, and more.Philipp Meyer is an American fiction writer and novelist. American Rust and The Son have received considerable acclaim, including being included in the “Great American Novel” category, as well as being awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2009) for the former and the Lucien Barrière Prize in France as well as the Prix Littérature-Monde in France for the latter. He has also written five published short stories. Philip graduated from Cornell University with a degree in English and many years later received an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. He has worked many jobs throughout his life, including as a first responder, a derivatives trader, a construction worker, an ambulance driver, and nearly as a paramedic, and he has two unpublished novels and hundreds of unpublished short stories under his belt. In 2010, Meyer was named to The New Yorker's "20 under 40", its decennial list of 20 promising writers under the age of 40. American Rust and The Son have both been adapted for television.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

Der Zauber anderer Welten, der Mythos des Wilden Westens, edle Indianer, wüste gesetzlose Gesellen, hart arbeitende Farmer, eindimensionale Frauendarstellungen, Cowboys: die Sachsen lieben ihren Karl May. Welch bittere Enttäuschung, als man später lernte, dass der gar nicht dort gewesen war, und sich alles nur ausgedacht hatte. Kein Grund, die Karl-May-Festspiele abzusagen, das Gefühl der Betruges bleibt schal, Winnetou taugt nur als nostalgisches Werk nach einem überfressenen Weihnachten.Am Anfang von The Son findet sich ein Familienstammbaum, deren Verzweigung mit schöner Regelmäßigkeit 3 Kinder hervorbringen, und die 7 Generationen umfasst. Das erste Kapitel gibt eine transkribierte Tonbandaufnahme des Familienpatriarchen Eli McCullough wieder, der das biblische Alter von 100 Jahren erreicht hat, und seine offizielle Geschichte und die des Staates Texas, auf dem sich seine Ländereien befinden, erzählt.In der deutschen Ausgabe wurde der Titel von “The Son” zu “Der erste Sohn” geändert und legt damit einen Schwerpunkt auf den mythischen Eli McCullough, der am Gründungstag der neuen Republik Texas, am 2. März 1836, geboren wurde. Dies wird den Schichten des Werkes nicht gerecht, denn The Son beschreibt tatsächlich die Geschichte von Söhnen, Eli, dessen Sohn Peter, und dessen Enkelin Jeanny, die ihrerseits 2 Söhne hatte. Ihre Geschichten erinnern an die Bibel, sind eine Abfolge von Ereignissen, die als unausweichlich dargestellt werden, denen man vielleicht entkommen, die man aber nicht verhindern kann. Eine “Das-ist-eben-der-Lauf-der-Dinge” Haltung, die Härte und Stärke verlangt, Empathie verbietet, Übertreten der als in Stein empfundenen Regeln wenn nicht mit Tod, dann doch mit Ächtung unausweichlich bestraft wird.Eli McCullough erzählt seine Kindheit aus der Ich-Perspektive: als Kind wird er von Indianern geraubt, die seine Mutter und Schwester vergewaltigen und schlachten und später auch seinen Bruder Martin töten. Er hingegen wird adoptiert und verlässt erst seinen Stamm, als dieser nach jahrelangen Entbehrungen ausgelöscht wird, um mit 16 Jahren in die “Zivilisation” zurückzukehren, die ihm völlig fremd geworden ist. Zu lange hat er außerhalb dieser Gesellschaft, die sich mit äußerster Brutalität in Texas durchgesetzt hat, gelebt. Was er gelernt hat ist, dass der Tod immanent ist, dass man töten muss, um am Leben zu bleiben. In einem Initiationsritus mordet er dann selbst zum ersten Mal, und das Töten wird sich bis ans Ende des Buches hinziehen. Dann enthüllt er, dass seine Frau und einer seiner Söhne von Indianern getötet, wenn auch nicht skalpiert wurden und setzt seine bei den Indianern erlernten Kenntnisse ein, um diese zu finden und alle umzubringen. Mit klarem Blick beschreibt er, dass seine Angestellten, die nie gedacht hätten, noch einmal Indianer jagen und ermorden würden, und wie sie sich darauf freuen, die “großen Schlachten ihrer Vorfahren” erneut zu fechten. Ein kleiner Junge überlebt und wird als Zeuge am Leben gelassen, als Verweis auf den Kreislauf, den Mord und anschließende Rache scheinbar unausweislich bilden.Peter McCullough, sein Sohn, 1870 geboren, schildert seine und die Familiengeschichte in Form von Tagebucheinträgen, die 1915 beginnen. Er ist eine diametrale Figur zu seinem legendenumwobenen Vater, der sich nicht mit der Härte abfinden kann, der sich nicht am Landraub und an den Vertreibungen beteiligen will. Im Zeitraum zwischen 1910 und 1919 gab es in Texas, insbesondere an der Grenze zu Mexiko, die Bandit Wars, bei denen Mexikaner versuchten, die anglo-amerikanische Bevölkerung zu vertreiben. Im Gegenzug töteten Amerikaner viele Mexikaner auf dem Gebiet von Texas und nahmen ihnen ihr Land weg. Peter McCullough kann seinem Vater und dem Rest der Familie nicht verzeihen, dass diese ihre Nachbarsfamilie fast ganz auslöschen und sich danach die Ländereien aneignen. Sie können ihn nicht verstehen, weil der Grund für die Pogrome, im Werk nüchtern mit Raids bezeichnet, die Verletzung eines seiner Söhne ist.The Son ist von unglaublicher Grausamkeit, die durch die Konzentration auf die persönlichen Geschichten der einzelnen Familienmitglieder der McCulloughs und ihre inneren Kämpfe und Haltungen dem Mythos der heroischen Geschichte Texas begegnet und zeigt, was die Grundlage für die beiden großen Erzählbilder - riesige Farmen mit unzählbaren Viehherden und Öl - gewesen ist: die Auslöschung der unterschiedlichsten Indianerstämme, der gleichzeitige und länger dauernde brutale Landraub und die Ermordung und Vertreibung der überlebenden Mexikaner durch die Weißen. Reichtum entsteht nicht, wie oft in den Geschichten von den zu Millionären gewordenen Tellerwäschern oder von den App-programmierenden Nerds beschworen, durch harte Arbeit, wie Eli McCullough von seinem Ziehvater Toshaway lernt. Zitat: “Wir wissen, dass unser Land einst anderen gehört hat, die wir getötet und denen wir es weggenommen haben. Aber die Weißen denken nicht so. Sie bevorzugen es zu vergessen, dass alles was sie wollen jemandem anders gehört. Ich bin weiß, und es muss meins sein. ...Die Weißen sind verrückt. Sie wollen alle reich sein, aber sie geben nicht zu, dass man nur reich wird, wenn man andere bestiehlt.” und, noch erhellender - Zitat “Sie denken, wenn man die Leute nicht sieht, die man bestiehlt, oder wenn man sie nicht kennt, oder wenn sie anders aussehen, dann ist es nicht wirklich stehlen.” Zitatende.Schockierend ist, wie einfach die Rechtfertigungen sind, die bis heute Bestand haben. So erinnert sich Jeanne Anne, Jahrgang 1926, an die Worte ihres Vaters, der im Buch nur in den Erzählungen der Protagonisten auftaucht. Zitat “Männern wollen beherrscht werden. Der arme Mann bevorzugt es, mit dem Reichen und Erfolgreichen assoziiert zu werden. Selten erlaubt er es sich daran zu denken, dass seine Armut und der Reichtum seines Nachbarn einander bedingen, denn dann müsste er handeln, und es ist einfacher für ihn, über all die Sachen nachzudenken, warum er über seinen anderen Nachbarn steht, die einfach nur noch ärmer sind.” Zitatende.Jeanne Anne ist die Dritte erzählende Protagonistin und eine der wenigen Frauen in The Son, die nicht nur als Opfer von Vergewaltigung, Vertreibung oder Mord gezeichnet werden. Sie übernimmt das Öl-Imperium, dass ihr Urgroßvater und ihr Großonkel aufgebaut haben. Nicht, weil sie die beste Kandidatin dafür gewesen wäre, sondern weil einer ihrer Brüder dem Leben in Texas in die Großstadt entflohen ist, und die beiden anderen im 2. Weltkrieg umgekommen sind. Ihre Geschichte sind Bewusstseinsströme, die am Ende ihres Lebens zurückblicken. Ihre Sicht auf das Leben zeigt viele Parallelen zu der ihres Urgroßvaters Eli, den Zwang Härte zu zeigen um sich durchzusetzen, das Wissen darum, dass der Erfolg darauf beruht, sich im Geschäft und im Leben rücksichtsloser als Andere durchgesetzt zu haben. Sie liegt im Sterben und halluziniert. Gleichzeitig sind diese Halluzinationen für sie eine Möglichkeit, Taten einzugestehen und in den Kontext ihrer Zeit und ihrer Familie sowie ihrem eigenen Land und ihres Staates Texas einzuordnen.Philipp Meyer hat mit The Son den 2. Teil einer geplanten Trilogie veröffentlicht, die als texanisches Epos gefeiert wurde, dass dem heroischen Mythos des Staates die Geschichte der weißen Siedler, brutalen Landraube, des fast 50 Jahre dauernden Krieges mit den Comanchen, die Öl- und Vieh-Dynastien, den Wandel der Gesellschaft von den frühesten Tagen der amerikanischen Siedler bis zur Gegenwart entgegensetzt. Dafür hat er - anders als der eingangs erwähnte Karl May - exzessiv recherchiert und sich Fähigkeiten angeeignet. Eine unbedingte Leseempfehlung, die neben der zuvor ausführlich geschilderten Grausamkeit und der Trauer einen fast unerklärlicher Optimismus ausstrahlt. Vollkommen zu recht wurde er für dieses Werk für den Pulitzerpreis nominiert. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme! Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week 5:54 - Pangobooks 13:28 - Current Reads 13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith) 18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi  18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee) 19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola 10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon 21:35 - Libro.fm 22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith) 22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding 28:57 - Hoopla 29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell'antoia (Kaytee) 32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith) 33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee) 42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley  42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading 48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo 49:10 - Cafe Con Libros 49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten 50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman 53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton 54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman 54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 54:50 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain 55:08 - The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory 55:21 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 55:26 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson 55:43 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg 56:42 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 57:35 - The Son by Philipp Meyer 57:51 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 58:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that everyone would read Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard. (Meredith) 59:23 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard 59:33 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 59:42 - Fabled Bookshop 1:00:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard I wish that if a book is part of a series, the number is always on the spine or cover. (Kaytee) 1:01:29 - Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh 1:02:04 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Today, Sara and Chelsey discuss Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. This novel surprised us in the best ways, and we loved reading along with you all summer. Tune in to hear us talk about the fantastic characters and McMurtry's narrative style in this sweeping tome, drawing surprising similarities with Jane Austen. This novel touches on themes of love, family, masculinity, and so much more. If you're looking for a fantastic book club selection with more to discuss than could possibly fit in an hour, consider this novel along with some of our pairings.  This episode is mostly spoiler free, with warnings included before we share important plot details. To support Novel Pairings: Write a review in Apple Podcasts.  Subscribe to our newsletter at novelpairings.substack.com Join our Patreon community at patreon.com/novelpairings. Follow Novel Pairings on Instagram or Twitter.  Send this episode to a bookish friend! Books Mentioned  Some links are affiliate links. Every time you make a purchase through one of these links, it helps us keep the podcast running. Thank you!  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry  Listen to our pairings: [56:15] Chelsey: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke  Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Montana 1948 by Larry Watson Sara:  Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  The Sun by Philipp Meyer  The River by Peter Heller A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza  Pick of the Week: Chelsey: The Harder They Fall (Netflix) Sara: The Watch: Lonesome Dove

Die TRUMPF Gruppe ist ein Werkzeugmaschinenhersteller mit 70 Tochtergesellschaften, fast 15.000 Mitarbeitern weltweit und fast 100-jähriger Geschichte. Dr. Philipp Meyer ist Managing Director beim Tochterunternehmen JFY International. In der heutigen Folge berichtet er uns über die Arbeit zwischen den Welten, wochenlange Quarantäne in China und Indien und fehlende Asien-Kompetenz in Deutschland. Philipps LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-philipp-meyer-242b2254/Damians LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damianmaib/Thomas' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afuthomas/

In der zweiten Episode des Themenschwerpunktes „Nachhaltigkeit bei Lenovo“ diskutieren wir mit Philipp Meyer über nachhaltige Verpackungsmöglichkeiten: Sind Plastikverpackungen in der IT nötig oder kann man plastikfreie Lieferungen gewährleisten? Welche Hürden müssen dabei genommen werden und was sagen Kunden dazu? Abschließend bitten wir unseren Gast noch um eine Einschätzung, inwieweit die sogenannte „geplante Obsoleszenz“ in der IT nach wie vor relevant oder bereits überholt ist.

Diese Woche starten wir einen etwas anderen Themenschwerpunkt, der den Titel „Nachhaltigkeit bei Lenovo“ trägt. Wir haben hierzu Philipp Meyer eingeladen, um mit ihm darüber zu diskutieren, wie Nachhaltigkeitskonzepte bei einem großen IT-Hersteller, wie Lenovo, aussehen können. In der ersten Folge erklärt er uns, wofür „ESG“ steht und was es genau mit „Regulatory Compliance“ auf sich hat. Außerdem erfahren wir, was Lenovo unter dem Begriff „Nachhaltigkeit“ versteht und wie der Hersteller damit vor Allem im europäischen Raum umgeht.

In dieser Episode ist Engineer und Produzent Philipp Meyer zu Gast, der unter anderem im Heavy Kranich Studio, dem Tonstudio der Band Donots, arbeitet. Mit Phil sprechen wir darüber, wie man Gitarristen während einer Aufnahme-Session im Studio die Sicherheit gibt, die sie für eine gute Performance brauchen. Dabei geht es darum, wie man das Vertrauen des Musikers in der Sound-Frage gewinnt und gemeinsam die Amp- und Gitarren-Auswahl trifft, und wie eine gute Vorbereitung der Recordings sowie eine effiziente Arbeitsweise aussehen, um die Zeit auch produktiv zu nutzen. Außerdem erklärt Phil, welche Guitar-Tech-Skills und Werkzeuge man besitzen sollte, mit welchen “Super Hacks” während der Aufnahme gearbeitet wird, um die Spielweise zu vereinfachen, sowie die Art der Kommunikation mit den Musikern! Viel Spaß beim Hören! ➡️ (00:00:00) - Philipp Meyer ➡️ (00:22:35) - Vertrauensverhältnis aufbauen ➡️ (00:25:00) - Kennenlernen & Klangvorstellung ➡️ (00:28:54) - Kriterien der Gitarren-Auswahl ➡️ (00:36:20) - Kriterien der Amp-Auswahl ➡️ (00:39:40) - Der Gitarrist muss den Sound fühlen ➡️ (00:46:40) - Mikrofonauswahl ➡️ (00:55:05) - Effektive Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit ➡️ (01:12:09) - Super Hacks ➡️ (01:20:11) - Gitarren-Tech ➡️ (01:22:15) - Kommunikation & Mentale Unterstützung ➡️ (01:31:16) - Typfragen ➡️ (01:35:30) - Das Geständnis ➡️ (01:37:42) - Referenztrack-Empfehlungen

I'm Jim McKeown , welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Philipp Meyer grew up in Baltimore. After spending several years volunteering at a trauma center in downtown Baltimore, he attended Cornell University, where he studied English. He split his time between Texas and upstate New York. American Rust is his first novel.

In der Romantic-Comedy „Ich bin dein Mensch“ verliebt sich die Wissenschaftlerin Alma in einen humanoiden Roboter. „Foodtastic“ verbindet Disney-Filme und „Food Art“ in einer Backshow und mit „American Rust“ ist der gleichnamige Bestseller von Philipp Meyer verfilmt worden. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-ich-bin-dein-mensch-foodtastic-american-rust

In der Romantic-Comedy „Ich bin dein Mensch“ verliebt sich die Wissenschaftlerin Alma in einen humanoiden Roboter. „Foodtastic“ verbindet Disney-Filme und „Food Art“ in einer Backshow und mit „American Rust“ ist der gleichnamige Bestseller von Philipp Meyer verfilmt worden. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-ich-bin-dein-mensch-foodtastic-american-rust

In der Romantic-Comedy „Ich bin dein Mensch“ verliebt sich die Wissenschaftlerin Alma in einen humanoiden Roboter. „Foodtastic“ verbindet Disney-Filme und „Food Art“ in einer Backshow und mit „American Rust“ ist der gleichnamige Bestseller von Philipp Meyer verfilmt worden. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-ich-bin-dein-mensch-foodtastic-american-rust

We ride the rails so to speak and discuss American Rust by Philipp Meyer, our September Book Club selection. We both loved this 2009 novel and describe why. We then discuss who'd we cast in a movie remake. Instagram: @therewillbbooks Email: willbebooks@gmail.com Goodreads: Therewillbebooks

  Paranormal News: The cat came back the very next day ten years later, Idaho is UFO and Bigfoot country and Overweight tourists are outraged in Venice. Keep Talking with Betty: Betty has started her own podcast! But before you check that out, be sure to have a listen to our Oracle as she summarizes her experiences during Covid-19 and how she has coping spiritually. Cryptid Corner: Lizard Man Lives! Straight from the swamp and here on the corner just waiting for you to discover this bizarre creature that had a million-dollar bounty on his leathery head. Dr. Laura's Lair: Our hero on the front line, Laura returns to chat about social distancing being an old idea. In fact, it was in fashion long before we all came around. Did I mention this does not even pertain to the animal kingdom? You have got to check out Laura's brilliant plants! I highly suggest smoking plants during as well

‘It’s interesting when something which isn’t of your realm of experience causes you to look at your own domain differently.’ Writer Damian Le Bas tells us about The Son by Philipp Meyer (2013).

¡Buenos días! Hoy en el cuarto capítulo de Braknt Books presentamos una nueva reseña. Viajamos a la Texas del salvaje oeste americano con las páginas de uno de los novelistas americanos contemporáneos más dinámicos. El hijo de Philipp Meyer. Una viaje de más de cien años por la Texas de los indios a la de los magnates del petróleo, pasando por la Guerra de Secesión y los problemas con la inmigración mexicana. Espero os guste. Quedo atentos a vuestros comentarios. Clickar en me gusta y suscribiros no cuesta nada y ayuda a saber si os gusta el programa :) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Braknt_

Host Daniel Raimi talks with Jay Bartlett—a research associate at RFF—about his recent work on wind energy development. Jay explains how wind projects actually get built, i.e., how developers raise money for their projects and who they sell their electricity to. Daniel and Jay also discuss how state and federal policies shape these markets, and how the coming changes in the policy landscape are likely to affect future wind development. References and recommendations: "Reducing Risk in Merchant Wind and Solar Projects through Financial Hedges" by Jay Bartlett; https://www.rff.org/publications/working-papers/reducing-risk-merchant-wind-and-solar-projects-through-financial-hedges/ "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25817493-news-of-the-world "The Son" by Philipp Meyer; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16240761-the-son "Our Planet;" www.netflix.com/title/80049832

"The Son ist von unglaublicher Grausamkeit, die durch die Konzentration auf die persönlichen Geschichten der einzelnen Familienmitglieder der McCulloughs und ihre inneren Kämpfe und Haltungen dem Mythos der heroischen Geschichte Texas begegnet und zeigt, was die Grundlage für die beiden großen Erzählbilder - riesige Farmen mit unzählbaren Viehherden und Öl - gewesen ist: die Auslöschung der unterschiedlichsten Indianerstämme, der gleichzeitige und länger dauernde brutale Landraub und die Ermordung und Vertreibung der überlebenden Mexikaner durch die Weißen."

Pour ce 51e épisode, le dernier de la saison avant des vacances bien méritées, nous vous proposons à l'affiche : "Une fille bien" d'Holly Goddard Jones, traduit par Hélène Fournier, en broché chez Albin Michel et au Livre de Poche, 408 pages "Aurélien" de Louis Aragon, en poche chez Folio, 633 pages "La Saison des Feux" de Céleste Ng, traduit par Fabrice Pointeau, aux éditions Sonatine, 384 pages Et comme toujours nos coups de coeur, que nous vous conseillons ici pour l'été: Pour Léo: "Dans la Main du Diable" d'Anne-Marie Garat, en poche chez Babel Pour Eva : "Money Shot" (en poche chez Gallmeister) et "L'Ange Gardien" (en broché chez Gallmeister) de Christa Faust Pour Amandine : "Le Monde selon Garp" de John Irving chez Points, "Dalva" de Jim Harrison chez 10/18 ou encore un Francis Scott Fitzgerald Pour Coralie: "Le Fils" de Philipp Meyer au Livre de Poche, "Les Fantômes du Vieux Pays" de Nathan Hill chez Gallimard, "Le Bûcher des Vanités" de Tom Wolfe au Livre de Poche Profitez bien de ce bel été, et de vos vacances, et l'on se retrouve en Septembre pour la prochaine émission! Bonne écoute!

82 episodes after his first appearance, Michael Eagle returns for another episode all about drumming on the other side of the world.  This time he's in Switzerland, immersing himself in the techniques and styles of traditional Swiss drumming. With him are Philipp Rütsche, Drummajor for the Swiss Central Army Band, and Philipp Meyer (not pictured), 2017 Bazel drumming Solo Champion performer.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello, Philipp Rutsche5:05 Basel Drumming, style and distinctions14:15 Classical style and marching style in Switzerland18:50 Philipp Rutsche on Basel Drumming21:30 Basel Tattoo?25:00 "Swiss Army Triplet"27:33 Philipp Meyer - Fasnacht, Cliques, guilds42:05 How to learn this style and the benefit?

"American Rust" is Philipp Meyer's debut novel published in 2009. It tells a story about two best friends living in a poor and dying Pennsylvania steel town, dreaming to leave for California. They embark on a trip, but something terrible happens. This tragic episode changes the two friends fates and their loved ones lives. Fo more information visit: www.krisland.ru

The Lights (Rare Bird Books) A broken love letter to an ex-boyfriend, The Lights navigates the self-destruction and hopeful redemption of a writer who relocates to Austin, TX, for an MFA program. While there, she immerses herself into a new obsession: Jason, a younger MFA student with dreams of Hollywood screenwriting and the intended audience to the narrator’s twelve steps of AA. Grappling with mental illness, alcoholism, and her own difficult behavior, her battle boils down to the question: can a person love another while hating herself?  The Lights is an endeavor in the psyche of a writer and a damaged woman. Against a backdrop of changing cities from New York to Austin to Los Angeles, the narrator must learn the only person she cannot outrun is herself. Brian McGreevy grew up new Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Los Angeles. He is the author of Hemlock Grove and the companion book Desire. He is a writer on the TV show The Son based on Philipp Meyer's novel of the same name, and the head writer and executive producer of the Netflix adaptation of Hemlock Grove. Grace Parra is known for her work on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015), Pretty Strong Opinions with Grace Parra (2014) and Planes (2013).

Brian McGreevy is the guest. His new novel, The Lights, is available from Rare Bird Books. Brian is also a co-creator of the AMC series The Son, based on the bestselling novel by Philipp Meyer. In today's monologue, I read listener mail and talk about peak performance culture.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A double header today. First, TV and comics writer Gerry Duggan (Attack of the Show) talks about his new Guardians of the Galaxy book for Marvel, bringing humanity to Deadpool, comedy in comics, and lots more. Gerry's All New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is out tomorrow, May 3, and the Free Comic Book Day special is out on Saturday! Then, Philipp Meyer, creator of AMC's new series The Son, discusses bringing his sprawling novel to TV, working in a writers' room for the first time, artistic integrity, and more.

The Son. Paul and Elgin review #TheSon: AMC’s The Son, based on the novel of the same title by Philipp Meyer and starring Pierce Brosnan (who took over for Sam Neill, who dropped out of the project). Set in the early 20th century (with significant flashbacks to the mid-19th century), this drama tells the story of the First Son […]

Philipp Meyer and Kevin Murphy discuss adapting Meyer's Pulitzer-nominated novel THE SON into an epic new AMC drama series starring Pierce Brosnan.  They talk about the frontier spirit that led larger than life characters to risk everything, first in the cattle business and then in the Texas oil boom, and how that story fits into the mythology of America.  They talk about the violent racial history of Texas including the oft forgotten chapter known as the "bandit wars," and how popular culture glosses over native Americans' own bloody past.  Plus Philipp Meyer drinks buffalo blood! The 2 hour series premiere of THE SON airs tonight Saturday, April 8 at 9/8C on AMC.  For more information, visit http://www.amc.com/shows/the-son.  Order Philipp Meyer's novels THE SON and AMERICAN RUST on Amazon.  Visit Philipp Meyer's website at www.philippmeyer.com and follow Kevin Murphy on Twitter at @@kevinmurphyhc Today's episode is sponsored by Blue Apron. Try Blue Apron and get your first three meals free with free shipping by visiting www.blueapron.com/kick. Please subscribe to Kickass News on iTunes and take a minute to take our listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK. Support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Mission encre noire Tome 17 Chapitre 225 Pour la dernière émission de la saison, je vous recommande quelques lectures à emporter dans votre sac de voyage. Au programme Le Fils de Philipp Meyer paru en 2013 chez Albin Michel et réédité chez Livre de poche ces derniers jours, Benjamin d'Hervé Gagnon paru en 2016 chez Libre Expression/Expression Noire, Le mercato d'hiver de Philipp Kerr paru en 2016 aux éditions Du Masque et pour finir Rouge la chair de Dynah Psyché paru en 2016 aux éditions XYZ. Vous qui aimez les grands espaces américains, les grandes fresques historiques, ou encore les polars bien ficelés vous obligeant à circuler en calèche dans le Montréal de 1893 ou bien vous immerger dans les coulisses un peu sales de la première league de soccer anglaise d'aujourd'hui, cette ultime épisode de Mission encre noire va vous ravir. Pour bien faire, vous apprécierez un voyage au coeur d'une mangrove menacée par un raz-de-marée et vous y vivrez seule au milieu d'une île déserte. Un programme complet vous attend ici même, de quoi occuper votre été avant notre retour à la rentrée ! Bon été !   Agenda culturel: Cloud Becomes Your Hand en concert à la Brasserie Beaubien le 17 juillet.

Mission encre noire Tome 17 Chapitre 225 Pour la dernière émission de la saison, je vous recommande quelques lectures à emporter dans votre sac de voyage. Au programme Le Fils de Philipp Meyer paru en 2013 chez Albin Michel et réédité chez Livre de poche ces derniers jours, Benjamin d'Hervé Gagnon paru en 2016 chez Libre Expression/Expression Noire, Le mercato d'hiver de Philipp Kerr paru en 2016 aux éditions Du Masque et pour finir Rouge la chair de Dynah Psyché paru en 2016 aux éditions XYZ. Vous qui aimez les grands espaces américains, les grandes fresques historiques, ou encore les polars bien ficelés vous obligeant à circuler en calèche dans le Montréal de 1893 ou bien vous immerger dans les coulisses un peu sales de la première league de soccer anglaise d'aujourd'hui, cette ultime épisode de Mission encre noire va vous ravir. Pour bien faire, vous apprécierez un voyage au coeur d'une mangrove menacée par un raz-de-marée et vous y vivrez seule au milieu d'une île déserte. Un programme complet vous attend ici même, de quoi occuper votre été avant notre retour à la rentrée ! Bon été !   Agenda culturel: Cloud Becomes Your Hand en concert à la Brasserie Beaubien le 17 juillet.

Speak (Ecco Press)  A thoughtful, poignant novel that explores the creation of Artificial Intelligence--illuminating the very human need for communication, connection, and understanding. In a narrative that spans geography and time, from the Atlantic Ocean in the seventeenth century, to a correctional institute in Texas in the near future, and told from the perspectives of five very different characters, Speak considers what it means to be human, and what it means to be less than fully alive. A young Puritan woman travels to the New World with her unwanted new husband. Alan Turing, the renowned mathematician and code breaker, writes letters to his best friend's mother. A Jewish refugee and professor of computer science struggles to reconnect with his increasingly detached wife. An isolated and traumatized young girl exchanges messages with an intelligent software program. A former Silicon Valley Wunderkind is imprisoned for creating illegal lifelike dolls. Each of these characters is attempting to communicate across gaps--to estranged spouses, lost friends, future readers, or a computer program that may or may not understand them. In dazzling and electrifying prose, Louisa Hallexplores how the chasm between computer and human--shrinking rapidly with today's technological advances--echoes the gaps that exist between ordinary people. Though each speaks from a distinct place and moment in time, all five characters share the need to express themselves while simultaneously wondering if they will ever be heard, or understood. Praise for Speak "Speak reads like a hybrid of David Mitchell and Margaret Atwood; a literary page turner that spans four centuries and examines the idea of who and what we define as human. Louisa Hall has written a brilliant novel."—Philipp Meyer, author of New York Times bestseller The Son "Speak is that rarest of finds: a novel that doesn't remind me of any other book I've ever read. A complex, nuanced, and beautifully written meditation on language, immortality, the nature of memory, the ethical problems of artificial intelligence, and what it means to be human."—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven “Louisa Hall's Speak is a deeply original and intelligent novel. It's also riveting. I wouldn't have thought artificial intelligence, as a subject, would make for such a warm and human and psychologically astute novel. I'll be thinking about Babybots and Hall's quietly chilling and all-too-plausible vision of the near-future for a long time to come.”—Adelle Waldman, author ofThe Love Affairs of Nathaniel P “Speak is a triumph. With a poet's voice, Louisa Hall reaches into the past and imagines the future to weave a beautifully complex novel about our human need to communicate. The result is a transcendent story about artificial intelligence that heartbreaking and very, very real.”—Ivy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street Louisa Hall grew up in Philadelphia. After graduating from Harvard, she played squash professionally while finishing her pre-medical coursework and working in a research lab at the Albert Einstein Hospital. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Texas at Austin, where she currently teaches literature and creative writing, and supervises a poetry workshop at the Austin State Psychiatric Hospital. She is the author of the novel The Carriage House, and her poems have been published in The New Republic, Southwest Review, Ellipsis, and other journals.   Ivy Pochoda is the author of Visitation Street and The Art of Disappearing and has a BA from Harvard University in English and Classical Greek with a focus on dramatic literature and a MFA from Bennington College in fiction. She is a former professional squash player and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

Pour cette 9e édition, les Bibliomaniacs vous proposent une émission spéciale: l'enregistrement a été délocalisé au soleil, dans la très belle ville de Nice, et surtout, nous accueillons une blogueuse invitée ! Et oui, cette fois-ci nous sommes cinq autour de la table! Nous vous parlons de trois livres sortis récemment: "Jacob, Jacob" de Valérie Zenatti, publié aux Editions de l'Olivier "Le Fils" de Philipp Meyer, traduit par Sarah Gurcel, publié aux Editions Albin Michel "Oona et Salinger" de Frédéric Beigbeder, publié aux Editions Grasset Comme toujours les références de nos coups de cœur sont sur notre site !

Philipp Meyer: "Der erste Sohn" Übers.: Hans M. Herzog Knaus Verlag 2014, Preis: 24,99 Euro

Fourth of July Creek (Ecco) Smith Henderson, author of one of the most anticipated debut novels of the season, discusses his work with novelist Brian McGreevy (Hemlock Grove). In this shattering and iconic American novel, PEN prize-winning writer, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions. After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face to face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Pearl's activities spark the full-blown interest of the F.B.I., putting Pete at the center of a massive manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed. Praise for Fourth of July Creek: “This book left me awestruck; a stunning debut which reads like the work of a writer at the height of his power…Fourth of July Creek is a masterful achievement and Smith Henderson is certain to end up a household name.”—Philipp Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Son “Fourth of July Creek knocked me flat. This gorgeous, full-bodied novel seems to contain all of America at what was, in retrospect, a pivotal moment in its history...Smith Henderson has delivered nothing less than a masterpiece of a novel."—Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk “Fourth of July Creek cannot possibly be Smith Henderson's first book. Its scope is audacious, its range virtuosic, its gaze steady and true. A riveting story written in a seductive and relentlessly authentic rural American vernacular, this is the kind of novel I wish I'd written.”—Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn “Fourth of July Creek is an astonishing read. The writing is energetic and precise. Henderson has a mastery of scale that allows this particular place and these particular people to illuminate who we are as Americans...I could not recommend this book more highly.”—Kevin Powers, bestselling author of The Yellow Birds “Tremendously satisfying—think Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone...or Jimmy McNulty...set...in...another kind of violent American wilderness...[a] mesmerizing accomplishment. I cannot think of a finer first novel; it's hard, in fact, to think of a finer second, third, or fourth one, either.”—Antonya NelsonSmith Henderson was born and raised in western Montana. His family were in the timber industry, ranching, and other trades, but he was the first to go to college, earning a Classics degree. He worked with traumatized children for a few years, and briefly as prison guard. He took writing jobs where he could find them, until he was admitted to the MFA program at the University of Texas. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of journals and been anthologized in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. In 2011 he was the Philip Roth Resident and Bucknell University and won the Emerging Writer Award in Fiction from the PEN Foundation.  Brian McGreevy is the author of Hemlock Grove, which was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name. He is also a founding partner of the production company El Jefe, with multiple film and television projects in development. A former James Michener Fellow in fiction at the University of Texas, he currently lives in Los Angeles. 

Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge laying siege to the big-screen, writer Denise Mina discusses problems with plotting and Kevin McNally reflects on his high employment rate as an actor. Boris Johnson erects a sculpture with a possibly problematic name; Sir Peter Bazalgette on cutting Arts Council grants and John Wilson explores the art of Ian Dury and meets novelist Philipp Meyer and trumpeter Alison Balsom.

With John Wilson. Wadjda is the first film from Saudi Arabia to be directed by a woman, Haifaa Al Mansour. It's the story of an 11-year-old girl who enters a Koran recitation competition in order to buy a bike with the winnings, even though women are discouraged from cycling and are banned from driving cars. Critic Shahidha Bari delivers her verdict. American writer Philipp Meyer's ambitious new novel, The Son, maps the legacy of violence in the western United States. When a young man is taken captive by the Comanches, he learns to adapt to their way of life before their tribe is destroyed by disease, starvation and an overwhelming number of armed, white settlers. Philipp Meyer discusses the breadth of scope - and the five years it took to research and write - of his epic 560-page novel. Starring trumpet soloist Alison Balsom, Gabriel opens at Shakespeare's Globe this evening. The play, set during the Glorious Revolution, showcases the music of Purcell through a combination of drama, instrumentals and songs. John talks to Balsom, as well as the play's director Dominic Dromgoole, about the project. Producer Karla Sweet.

Philipp Meyer grew up in working-class Baltimore, where he developed the literary ambitions that would lead him to Cornell University, and a BA in English. Some years, several jobs, and an MFA at the Michener Center for Writers later, Meyer published his first book, the acclaimed novel American Rust. He now divides his time between Texas and upstate New York.Meyer read from his work on February 18, 2010, in Cornell’s Goldwin Smith Hall. This interview took place earlier the same day.

This week, Mike and Jay start by looking at the bipartisan Senate proposal to stabilize Obamacare markets in the wake of President Trump halting cost-sharing subsidies to insurers, as well as the clever way state insurance regulators are dealing with this major change to the Affordable Care Act. After that, it's a primer on budget resolutions: when they started, what they were intended for, and why they're not almost meaningless ... with one major exception. Mike argues that legislating through budget resolutions is a Very Bad Idea, and says that it would be better if the Senate dropped this facade along with the filibuster. Jay agrees, and also feels that the Senate tradition of Blue Slips - where home state Senators have an effective veto over federal judicial nominations in the state - also no longer makes sense, a position Mike holds as well. Then it's a look at the latest Trump travel ban, which has been blocked by two federal judges. Both Mike and Jay believe that while the travel ban is bad policy, it's not unconstitutional and expect the Supreme Court to eventually uphold it. Finally, the Guys look at the 'Honest Ads Act' a bipartisan (just barely) Senate proposal intended to make it much harder for foreign governments to use social media ads to influence U.S. elections. Mike's Recommended Reading: - The Drug Industry's Triumph Over The DEA | http://wapo.st/2xVeOd7 - American Rust. Philipp Meyer | http://amzn.to/2xXfrmw Jay's Recommended Reading: - The White-Minstrel Show. Kevin Williamson | http://bit.ly/2xWtZmc We hope you'll check out the sponsor of today's show: Blue Bottle Coffee. Sign up for a free trial of fresh, delicious Blue Bottle Coffee right now at http://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/TPG Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you're interested in supporting the show, go to http://www.politicsguys.com and click on the Patreon link. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy