Annotated
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 488 ratingsAn audio documentary series about books, reading, and language.
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30: National Novel Writing Month
October 07, 2019 19:44 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBHow a gimmick to write more became one of the biggest literary events online. This episode is sponsored by: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
National Novel Writing Month
October 07, 2019 19:44 - 21 minutesHow a gimmick to write more became one of the biggest literary events online. This episode is sponsored by: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E30: National Novel Writing Month
October 07, 2019 19:44 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBHow a gimmick to write more became one of the biggest literary events online. This episode is sponsored by: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E29: The Baby-Sitters Club
September 03, 2019 03:28 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThe affirming, surprising, and most of all lasting legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club. This episode is sponsored by: The Ventriloquists by E.R. Ramzipoor Circe by Madeline Miller Links relevant to this episode: Someday by David Levithan Yumi Sakugawa RWBY After the Fall by E.C. Myers The Baby-Sitters Club Club Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29: The Baby-Sitters Club
September 03, 2019 03:28 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThe affirming, surprising, and most of all lasting legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club. This episode is sponsored by: The Ventriloquists by E.R. Ramzipoor Circe by Madeline Miller Links relevant to this episode: Someday by David Levithan Yumi Sakugawa RWBY After the Fall by E.C. Myers The Baby-Sitters Club Club Podcast
The Baby-Sitters Club
September 03, 2019 03:28 - 37 minutesThe affirming, surprising, and most of all lasting legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club. This episode is sponsored by: The Ventriloquists by E.R. Ramzipoor Circe by Madeline Miller Links relevant to this episode: Someday by David Levithan Yumi Sakugawa RWBY After the Fall by E.C. Myers The Baby-Sitters Club Club Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28: The Dream of a Universal Language
August 05, 2019 00:34 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat if the whole world spoke the same language? How would it work? Who would be interested in speaking it? In this episode, the dream, the reality, and the hope that is Esperanto. This episode is sponsored by: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Relevant links: Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language by Esther Schor Alex Miller's Esperanto YouTube Channel
The Dream of a Universal Language
August 05, 2019 00:34 - 26 minutesWhat if the whole world spoke the same language? How would it work? Who would be interested in speaking it? In this episode, the dream, the reality, and the hope that is Esperanto. This episode is sponsored by: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Relevant links: Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language by Esther Schor Alex Miller's Esperanto YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E28: The Dream of a Universal Language
August 05, 2019 00:34 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat if the whole world spoke the same language? How would it work? Who would be interested in speaking it? In this episode, the dream, the reality, and the hope that is Esperanto. This episode is sponsored by: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Relevant links: Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language by Esther Schor Alex Miller's Esperanto YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E27: The Life-Changing Magic of Reading a Book
July 01, 2019 16:21 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBSometimes people refer to a book they really liked as "life-changing." But what if you read a book, and it really did change your life in a big way? In this episode, stories of people reading books and making a big change. This episode is sponsored by: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27: The Life-Changing Magic of Reading a Book
July 01, 2019 16:21 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBSometimes people refer to a book they really liked as "life-changing." But what if you read a book, and it really did change your life in a big way? In this episode, stories of people reading books and making a big change. This episode is sponsored by: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
The Life-Changing Magic of Reading a Book
July 01, 2019 16:21 - 20 minutesSometimes people refer to a book they really liked as "life-changing." But what if you read a book, and it really did change your life in a big way? In this episode, stories of people reading books and making a big change. This episode is sponsored by: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#26: You Are Not Alone
June 03, 2019 18:17 - 24 minutesIn this episode, the story of the interrupted literary career of Freido Lampe, and how his story reveals the underpinnings of the Nazi obsession with books and literature. This episode is sponsored by: We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde Relevant Links: At the Edge of the Night by Freido Lampe, translated by Simon Beattie The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E26: #26: You Are Not Alone
June 03, 2019 18:17 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, the story of the interrupted literary career of Freido Lampe, and how his story reveals the underpinnings of the Nazi obsession with books and literature. This episode is sponsored by: We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde Relevant Links: At the Edge of the Night by Freido Lampe, translated by Simon Beattie The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26: #26: You Are Not Alone
June 03, 2019 18:17 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode, the story of the interrupted literary career of Freido Lampe, and how his story reveals the underpinnings of the Nazi obsession with books and literature. This episode is sponsored by: We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde Relevant Links: At the Edge of the Night by Freido Lampe, translated by Simon Beattie The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell Annotated on Instagram
E25: #25: Books Behind Bars, Part 2
May 29, 2019 16:22 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn a follow-up to our last episode, an extended conversation with Chris Wilson about what reading while in prison can do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25: #25: Books Behind Bars, Part 2
May 29, 2019 16:22 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn a follow-up to our last episode, an extended conversation with Chris Wilson about what reading while in prison can do.
#25: Books Behind Bars, Part 2
May 29, 2019 16:22 - 15 minutesIn a follow-up to our last episode, an extended conversation with Chris Wilson about what reading while in prison can do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E24: #24: Books Behind Bars, Part 1
May 06, 2019 20:07 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThere are few places books can be put to better use than in prisons. So why is it so hard to get books into the hands of people in jail? In this episode, we look at how Washington state tried to radically restrict the flow of books into prisons. This episode is sponsored by: Whatbooks Relevant links: Books to Prisoners Changing Lives Through Literature The Master Plan by Chris Wilson Follow Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#24: Books Behind Bars, Part 1
May 06, 2019 20:07 - 19 minutesThere are few places books can be put to better use than in prisons. So why is it so hard to get books into the hands of people in jail? In this episode, we look at how Washington state tried to radically restrict the flow of books into prisons. This episode is sponsored by: Whatbooks Relevant links: Books to Prisoners Changing Lives Through Literature The Master Plan by Chris Wilson Follow Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24: #24: Books Behind Bars, Part 1
May 06, 2019 20:07 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThere are few places books can be put to better use than in prisons. So why is it so hard to get books into the hands of people in jail? In this episode, we look at how Washington state tried to radically restrict the flow of books into prisons. This episode is sponsored by: Whatbooks Relevant links: Books to Prisoners Changing Lives Through Literature The Master Plan by Chris Wilson Follow Annotated on Instagram
E23: #23: The Prophet
April 09, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBHow Khalil Gibran's The Prophet became a quiet cultural powerhouse. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott The Handmaid’s Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault Relevant links: Roger Allers' The Prophet adaptation Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires by Juan Cole See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23: #23: The Prophet
April 09, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBHow Khalil Gibran's The Prophet became a quiet cultural powerhouse. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott The Handmaid’s Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault Relevant links: Roger Allers' The Prophet adaptation Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires by Juan Cole
#23: The Prophet
April 09, 2019 21:30 - 23 minutesHow Khalil Gibran's The Prophet became a quiet cultural powerhouse. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott The Handmaid’s Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault Relevant links: Roger Allers' The Prophet adaptation Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires by Juan Cole See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#22: Drag Queen Story Hour
March 06, 2019 20:09 - 19 minutesIn this episode, a look at how Drag Queen Story Hour became a public library phenomenon. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Chef by James Patterson Relevant Links: The Official Site of Drag Queen Story Hour Bix Warden's Drag Queen Story Hour Reading Suggestions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23: #22: Drag Queen Story Hour
March 06, 2019 20:09 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode, a look at how Drag Queen Story Hour became a public library phenomenon. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Chef by James Patterson Relevant Links: The Official Site of Drag Queen Story Hour Bix Warden's Drag Queen Story Hour Reading Suggestions
E23: #22: Drag Queen Story Hour
March 06, 2019 20:09 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode, a look at how Drag Queen Story Hour became a public library phenomenon. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Chef by James Patterson Relevant Links: The Official Site of Drag Queen Story Hour Bix Warden's Drag Queen Story Hour Reading Suggestions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E22: #21: Viral
February 04, 2019 17:56 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode, three stories about books, or parts of books, going viral. This episode is sponsored by: The Read Harder Journal The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff and Park Row Books Related Links: Rachel Kramer Bussel's Forbes Article on Ben Phillippe's Dedication Going Viral The Scottish Granny reads The Wonkey Donkey Craig Smith performing The Wonkey Donkey Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#21: Viral
February 04, 2019 17:56 - 25 minutesIn this episode, three stories about books, or parts of books, going viral. This episode is sponsored by: The Read Harder Journal The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff and Park Row Books Related Links: Rachel Kramer Bussel's Forbes Article on Ben Phillippe's Dedication Going Viral The Scottish Granny reads The Wonkey Donkey Craig Smith performing The Wonkey Donkey Annotated on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22: #21: Viral
February 04, 2019 17:56 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode, three stories about books, or parts of books, going viral. This episode is sponsored by: The Read Harder Journal The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff and Park Row Books Related Links: Rachel Kramer Bussel's Forbes Article on Ben Phillippe's Dedication Going Viral The Scottish Granny reads The Wonkey Donkey Craig Smith performing The Wonkey Donkey Annotated on Instagram
21: #20: The Very Model of A Modern Major Bookstore
January 08, 2019 19:14 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIndependent bookstores are doing well. Amazon is now the most valuable company in the world. But what of Barnes & Noble and the big chain bookstore? In this episode, how Barnes & Noble became a dominant force, why its not now, and what the future of the big bookstore could be. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: The Similars by Rebecca Hanover The One You Fight For by Roni Loren Links discussed in this show: Jesse's Indigo Powerpoint
#20: The Very Model of A Modern Major Bookstore
January 08, 2019 19:14 - 22 minutesIndependent bookstores are doing well. Amazon is now the most valuable company in the world. But what of Barnes & Noble and the big chain bookstore? In this episode, how Barnes & Noble became a dominant force, why its not now, and what the future of the big bookstore could be. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: The Similars by Rebecca Hanover The One You Fight For by Roni Loren Links discussed in this show: Jesse's Indigo Powerpoint See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
E21: #20: The Very Model of A Modern Major Bookstore
January 08, 2019 19:14 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIndependent bookstores are doing well. Amazon is now the most valuable company in the world. But what of Barnes & Noble and the big chain bookstore? In this episode, how Barnes & Noble became a dominant force, why its not now, and what the future of the big bookstore could be. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: The Similars by Rebecca Hanover The One You Fight For by Roni Loren Links discussed in this show: Jesse's Indigo Powerpoint See omnystudio.com/listener...
20: #19: Interlude: Grady Hendrix on ULYSSES
January 02, 2019 06:14 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBAs part of Book Riot's Recommended podcast series, Grady Hendrix talked about what makes Ulysses his favorite book. We present it as an interlude as a follow-up to Annotated episode #4, "The United States v. One Book Called Ulysses." Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by The Similars by Rebecca Hanover Check out the full line-up of Recommended.
E20: #19: Interlude: Grady Hendrix on ULYSSES
January 02, 2019 06:14 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBAs part of Book Riot's Recommended podcast series, Grady Hendrix talked about what makes Ulysses his favorite book. We present it as an interlude as a follow-up to Annotated episode #4, "The United States v. One Book Called Ulysses." Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by The Similars by Rebecca Hanover Check out the full line-up of Recommended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#19: Interlude: Grady Hendrix on ULYSSES
January 02, 2019 06:14 - 10 minutesAs part of Book Riot's Recommended podcast series, Grady Hendrix talked about what makes Ulysses his favorite book. We present it as an interlude as a follow-up to Annotated episode #4, "The United States v. One Book Called Ulysses." Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by The Similars by Rebecca Hanover Check out the full line-up of Recommended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#18: Edna Ferber
December 06, 2018 04:41 - 28 minutesIn this episode, we profile the most famous American writer you probably never heard of--Edna Ferber. This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio Penguin Random House Audio's Holiday Guide Books mentioned in this episode: So Big by Edna Ferber Ferber and Her Circle by Julie Gilbert Mood Indigo by Ed Ifkovic Other links: Annotated on Instagram Book Riot's All the Books Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E19: #18: Edna Ferber
December 06, 2018 04:41 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, we profile the most famous American writer you probably never heard of--Edna Ferber. This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio Penguin Random House Audio's Holiday Guide Books mentioned in this episode: So Big by Edna Ferber Ferber and Her Circle by Julie Gilbert Mood Indigo by Ed Ifkovic Other links: Annotated on Instagram Book Riot's All the Books Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19: #18: Edna Ferber
December 06, 2018 04:41 - 28 minutes - 26 MBIn this episode, we profile the most famous American writer you probably never heard of--Edna Ferber. This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio Penguin Random House Audio's Holiday Guide Books mentioned in this episode: So Big by Edna Ferber Ferber and Her Circle by Julie Gilbert Mood Indigo by Ed Ifkovic Other links: Annotated on Instagram Book Riot's All the Books Podcast
E17: #17: Is Reading Endangered?
November 01, 2018 08:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBPeople don't read as much as they used to. At least that's what people say. But is it true? And if they are reading less, why does it matter? Or does it matter? And the internet is bad for reading right? These questions in this episode. This episode is sponsored by: Park Row Books and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony Penguin Random House Audio Relevant links: Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in the Digital Age by Maryanne Wolf Part of Our Lives: A People's...
17: #17: Is Reading Endangered?
November 01, 2018 08:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBPeople don't read as much as they used to. At least that's what people say. But is it true? And if they are reading less, why does it matter? Or does it matter? And the internet is bad for reading right? These questions in this episode. This episode is sponsored by: Park Row Books and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony Penguin Random House Audio Relevant links: Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in the Digital Age by Maryanne Wolf Part of Our Lives: ...
#17: Is Reading Endangered?
November 01, 2018 08:30 - 21 minutesPeople don't read as much as they used to. At least that's what people say. But is it true? And if they are reading less, why does it matter? Or does it matter? And the internet is bad for reading right? These questions in this episode. This episode is sponsored by: Park Row Books and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony Penguin Random House Audio Relevant links: Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in the Digital Age by Maryanne Wolf Part of Our Lives: A People's His...
#16: The Patron Saint of Libraries
October 02, 2018 05:07 - 24 minutesThe story of how Andrew Carnegie transformed the public library in America. This episode is sponsored by: Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney Relevant Links: Carnegie Libraries by George Bobinski Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library by Wayne Wiegand Annotated on Instagram Annotated on Twitter Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E16: #16: The Patron Saint of Libraries
October 02, 2018 05:07 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThe story of how Andrew Carnegie transformed the public library in America. This episode is sponsored by: Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney Relevant Links: Carnegie Libraries by George Bobinski Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library by Wayne Wiegand Annotated on Instagram Annotated on Twitter Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16: #16: The Patron Saint of Libraries
October 02, 2018 05:07 - 24 minutes - 22 MBThe story of how Andrew Carnegie transformed the public library in America. This episode is sponsored by: Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney Relevant Links: Carnegie Libraries by George Bobinski Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library by Wayne Wiegand Annotated on Instagram Annotated on Twitter Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts
15: #15: Touch of Genius
September 02, 2018 01:33 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThe story of how Louis Braille brought reading to the blind. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan Links discussed in this episode: The National Braille Press Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts!
#15: Touch of Genius
September 02, 2018 01:33 - 22 minutesThe story of how Louis Braille brought reading to the blind. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan Links discussed in this episode: The National Braille Press Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
E15: #15: Touch of Genius
September 02, 2018 01:33 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe story of how Louis Braille brought reading to the blind. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: TBR The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan Links discussed in this episode: The National Braille Press Review Annotated on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14: #14: Used
July 17, 2018 16:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBLast month, a large used book collection and distribution company suddenly went out of business, leaving a hole in the local used book ecosystem. In this episode, we follow that story into the modern world of used book-selling. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: Warlight written by Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient and read by British actor Steve West Do This For Me written and read by Eliza Kennedy
E14: #14: Used
July 17, 2018 16:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBLast month, a large used book collection and distribution company suddenly went out of business, leaving a hole in the local used book ecosystem. In this episode, we follow that story into the modern world of used book-selling. Follow Annotated on Instagram! This episode is sponsored by: Warlight written by Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient and read by British actor Steve West Do This For Me written and read by Eliza Kennedy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.