Peculiar Book Club Podcast
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsPECULIAR BOOK CLUB: ESTEEMED HOME OF THE QUIRKY, QUIZZICAL, CURIOUS, AND BIZARRE *
Finally, a book club for the Peculiars! Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for book club dates with your favorite authors of strange history, medical marvels, and weird science. In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction. If you can't join us LIVE on Youtube please enjoy the show in Podcast form and join us for the next one.
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This episode will be a real Beauty with Zara Stone and Killer Looks
July 14, 2024 11:13 - 59 minutes - 111 MBHow much do looks really matter? In society, whether we like it or not, how we look affects how we are treated—and even what opportunities we might have in life. A one-time New York prison commissioner, Henry Solomon, once stated that “physical defects…might conduce to crime” because a man with a poor physical appearance would have an easier time stealing a dollar than getting hired to earn one. That outlook wasn’t new then, and it hasn’t really gone away. In Zara Stone’s amazing book KILLER...
Make sure to Scrub In for Anthony Chin-Quee and I Can't Save You
July 01, 2024 18:32 - 1 hour - 121 MBWhat happens when racism is not a bug in the system—but in fact IS the system? And the Health System, at that. Imagine being a high-achieving person of color, courted by prestigious medical institutions, but then denied the support you needed when you got there? Fighting through burnout and the grueling pace of residency, only to wind up a cog in a bureaucracy that sees patients as broken bits on an assembly line. “With] ninety-ninth percentile MCAT and Step and Board scores as entrance keys...
We are traveling the stars with 2001: A Space Odyssey (Peculiar Movie Club)
June 27, 2024 14:22 - 1 hour - 122 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book The Computer's Voice, we are discussing maybe the most iconic computer voice in cinema history with Hal 9000 and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this legendary Kubrick film and discuss man's evolution from apes, what the star child means, how this film was made, and why people...
Hey Siri, put on the Peculiar Book Club with Liz Faber (and Rebecca Gibson) and The Computer Voice
June 14, 2024 15:20 - 1 hour - 116 MB“Siri, what does it mean to have gender?” We have become very used to the dis-embodied voices that surround us, from the voice answering to ‘Siri’ to the one giving us directions on our GPS apps. But have you ever stopped to wonder why some of these voices are coded “male” and others “female?” The tech isn’t gendered, but the voices are—and it’s true in fiction as well as fact. Consider “Vicki” from I, Robot, or HAL from Space Odyssey. Why does Star Trek have a female-coded central ship comp...
We are making contact with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Peculiar Movie Club)
May 29, 2024 14:39 - 1 hour - 113 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book We Are Not Alone, we are discussing the legendary alien encounter movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this classic Spielberg movie as we discuss parallels between alien encounters and mental health, how practical effects can be so effective and scary, and some re...
We're following the Law with AJ Jacobs and The Year of Living Constitutionally
May 18, 2024 11:59 - 32 minutes - 60.7 MBA.J. Jacobs learned the hard way that donning a tricorne hat and marching around Manhattan with a 1700s musket will earn you a lot of strange looks. In the wake of several controversial rulings by the Supreme Court and the on-going debate about how the Constitution should be interpreted, Jacobs set out to understand what it means to live by the Constitution. In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely ...
We're Invading your Minds with Marc Hartzman and We Are Not Alone
May 10, 2024 13:04 - 1 hour - 122 MBEver look up at the night sky and wonder what else is really out there? Or, like me, do you watch shows like Resident Alien with Alan Tudyk and realize you might actually be the extra-terrestrial (I mean, it would SO much sense). Seriously, though, do we just laugh off the X-files and move on? Note: we did have X-files producer Frank Spotnitz on our first season). Are UFOs hogwash? We have all been prepared to say so, at one time or another. Then, After decades of cover-ups and denials, in a...
You'll really Dig our conversation with Greg Melville and Over My Dead Body
May 01, 2024 22:48 - 1 hour - 120 MBGrave yard. Cemetery. These are some of my favorite things! But walking through graveyards isn’t just about getting your goth on. Cemeteries tell our human history—and they tell national history, too. Take central park for instance. In 1857, it was Seneca Village, a “rare haven of Black ownership” stretching from West 82nd to 89th Streets. NY took it over, seizing it for a park. And that means part of the park is also a burial ground, and tells the story of how black people were treated even...
We are getting Microscopic with Innerspace (Peculiar Movie Club)
April 24, 2024 13:07 - 55 minutes - 102 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book What's Gotten Into You, we are discussing the 80's science fiction comedy Innerspace. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this silly yet action packed movie as we discuss believing in yourself, how wacky Martin Short can get, why pilots are just cooler then all of us, and robot arm attachments you would...
You'll fall in love with Wendy Moore and Jack and Eve
April 18, 2024 22:47 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this bonus episode of the Peculiar Book Club we got a chance to sit down with author Wendy Moore for a preview conversation of her new book Jack and Eve. Jack and Eve: Two Women in Love and at War, is published by Atlantic Books in the UK. It tells the story of Vera 'Jack' Holme and Evelina Haverfield, pioneering suffragettes who became lovers. Jack was an actress who specialised in cross-dressing roles. She became official chauffeur to suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. Eve, who w...
We are Positively Charged to talk with Dan Levitt and What's Gotten Into You
April 18, 2024 22:33 - 1 hour - 122 MBYou know those amazing science document-aries you love so much? National Geo-graphic, Discover, Science, and History Channels? Yeah, you need to thank Dan Levitt—responsible for producing such shows as Unsolved History (2002), Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds (2015) and Naked Science (2004). That one sounds right up our street. Well, now Dan has decided to give us a new kind of scientific candy crunch: WHATS GOT INTO YOU, a book about, well, YOU. A 150-pound human body contains 60 elem...
We're on a Collision Course with Don't Look Up (Peculiar Movie Club)
March 22, 2024 02:27 - 1 hour - 125 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Unscientific America, we are discussing the recent dark comedy Don't Look Up. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this funny yet terrifying look at a possible natural disaster, how science fails to communicate with politicians, the media, and the public, and Adam McKay's unique style of making movies. ...
You won't be able to Deny what you learn from Sheril Kirshenbaum and Unscientific America
March 19, 2024 19:07 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe earth is not flat. Vaccines work and they don’t make you magnetic. Global warming is real. Covid is airborne. But you will hear a great deal to the contrary, too, from vaccine and climate deniers, flat-earthers, and plenty of conspiracy theorists willing to die on the hill of their chosen belief. Why? What happened? I thought it might be interesting to do a little time travel. What if we looked a book arguing for science and the humanities to join forces and stop science misinformation… ...
ASK US ANYTHING! Our first open show!
February 23, 2024 15:33 - 1 hour - 125 MBSurely you have questions… Weird, pressing questions. Tonight, we host our first ever AMA! You can try to stump Davey! You can inquire about my weirder exploits… we can talk movies and books and cocktails! We can talk about who we might want to join us in future! Free to all!
We're showing off our flair bartending with Cocktail (Peculiar Movie Club)
February 20, 2024 13:09 - 1 hour - 116 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Doctors and Distillers, we are discussing the 80's Tom Cruise "classic" Cocktail. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this fun movie as we discuss the mindset of the 80's, does the drama of this movie hold up or is it all just the flair, and is Tom Cruise's smile sexy or creepy? Follow us on Twitter (...
Glam up for revolution with GLITTER AND CONCRETE - A Cultural History of Drag in New York by Elyssa Max Goodman.
February 13, 2024 12:22 - 38 minutes - 71.7 MBFrom journalist and drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman, an intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz Age to Drag Race, in queer liberation and urban life. Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instagram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PeculiarBookClub...
You're Guaranteed to get Tipsy with Camper English and Doctors and Distillers
February 09, 2024 14:29 - 1 hour - 112 MBEver read The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart? I have. Several times, actually. Well, guess what book SHE is reading? “At last,” she writes, “a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade.” What hallowed tome is she referring to? Folks, it’s a book so perfect for Peculiar Book Club that if it didn’t exist, I’d have to make it up: Doctors and Distillers by Camper English, the MEDICINAL history of beer, wine...
You're really bugging us for Bethany Brookshire and Pests
January 26, 2024 02:59 - 1 hour - 123 MBLet’s imagine you’re nestling down for a good nap. You’ve already been to the market for food stuffs, you have filled your larder, and you even managed to get some brand new bedding. It’s cold out, and you are definitely ready for a long winter’s nap—when suddenly, someone rudely breaks into your home. Screaming. And maybe standing on a chair. Even though you’re just a common house mouse, minding his own business in someone’s sock drawer. Yes, we think of mice and rates and other critter as ...
Trust us, there's a lot of fun things to talk about with Antitrust (Peculiar Movie Club)
January 18, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes - 110 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book The Internet Con, we are discussing the early 2000's tech thriller Antitrust. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as we take a deep dive into this internet, tech company thriller and the themes of Big Tech, stealing IP, knowledge belonging to the people, and why Tim Robbins is smashing potato chips the whole movie. Follow us on T...
We're pulling a Job with Cory Doctorow and The Internet Con
January 14, 2024 21:04 - 56 minutes - 105 MBRemember when wasting time on Twitter and Facebook was… fun? When we thought a future of connection awaited us, with endless promise? Those hopes have not aged well, have they? Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms made things easier… and then, when we weren’t looking, those easy-buttons became bricks in a prison wall. Just try leaving, they seem to say (I have left FB and then had to come back again for work, so I know this first hand). As Cory Doctorow puts it in The Internet Con,...
Getting into the Peculiar Holiday Spirit with The Nightmare Before Christmas (Peculiar Movie Club)
December 25, 2023 12:33 - 31 minutes - 59.5 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, for a little bit of fun during the Holiday season, we are discussing the Stop Motion Animated classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. Join Davey Berris for a solo adventure, as he takes a deep dive into this sometimes a Halloween movie, sometimes a Christmas movie, as he looks into the themes of can we change from our nature and the idea that maybe n...
We have the Power with Masters of the Universe (Peculiar Movie Club)
December 21, 2023 04:57 - 1 hour - 112 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of Amanda Deibert's work on the new animated He-Man show, we are discussing the 80's cult classic movie Masters of the Universe. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this fantasy, superhero movie, as we look into the themes of destiny and power, plus a discussion on the whys and hows of how this movie got made. Follow us...
Wonder Woman? He-Man? Yes, please! An evening with Amanda Deibert!
December 18, 2023 15:15 - 58 minutes - 108 MBWe are THRILLED to have the multi-talented and best selling Amanda Deibert on our show! Author, screenwriter, and much more--AND her newest book, the daily guided gratitude journal, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ANSWERS is currently available for pre-order. At PBC, we will be talking to Amanda about the world of comics and graphic novels! Amanda’s comic book writing includes multiple DC Super Hero Girls graphic novels, a story in the New York Times I #1 Bestseller Love is Love, Serving Up Justice fe...
It's a Differential Diagnosis with the TV Show House (Peculiar Movie Club)
November 16, 2023 05:22 - 1 hour - 137 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Aroused by Randi Hutter Epstein, we are discussing the TV Show House. Specifically we are watching Season 1, Episode 16 "Heavy", then Season 2, Episode 13 "Skin Deep", and finally Season 3, Episode 1 "Meaning". Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this classic medical drama. We'll be looking into hormonal dis...
AROUSE yourself with Randi Hutter Epstein and the history of HORMONES
November 11, 2023 05:42 - 1 hour - 127 MBHow about a guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them? Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones. Armed with a healthy dose of wit and curiosity, medical journalist Randi Hutter Epstein takes us on a journey through the unusual history of these potent chemicals from a basement filled with jarred nineteenth-century brains ...
It's an extra Halloween Treat with The Wicker Man (Peculiar Movie Club)
October 31, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, as a special treat for Halloween, we are discussing the iconic folk horror movie The Wicker Man. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this classic british . We'll be looking into the themes of religion vs. temptation, being accepting of others' beliefs, and sacrificing virgins to pagan gods for a good apple harvests. Follow us o...
Get SHOCKED and AMAZED for HALLOWEEN!
October 31, 2023 03:32 - 1 hour - 131 MBIt's our annual HALLOWEEN show! Costume contest (see our FB for how to sign up and vote), give-aways, candy, prizes, game--and how about some circus performance? SURE! A kooky evening of music and mayhem, with guests Charming Disaster and Sarah Mack (squid facts!) Don't miss it! James Taylor is the planet’s foremost authority on sideshow. You saw James Taylorand SHOCKED AND AMAZED! on The Learning Channel’s “Sideshow: Alive on the Inside,” “The Jerry Springer Show,” “Public Eye with Bryant ...
Get SPOOKY with Mary Roach!
October 13, 2023 15:07 - 1 hour - 129 MB"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that―the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. MUSICAL GUES...
Ride along with the Dalton Gang and The Pale Door (Peculiar Movie Club)
October 05, 2023 22:32 - 49 minutes - 92.6 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian, we are discussing the movie The Pale Door. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this witchy western movie. We'll be looking into the themes of meshing genres, found family, and having a pure soul. Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/...
Find your THRILL with Alex Grecian and Red Rabbit!
September 30, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBJoin us for the LAUNCH of RED RABBIT! Alex Grecian is the New York Times bestselling author of The Yard and its sequels The Black Country, The Devil’s Workshop, The Harvest Man, and Lost and Gone Forever, as well as the contemporary thriller The Saint of Wolves and Butchers, and the ebook The Blue Girl. He has also written multiple award-winning graphic novels, including Proof, and Rasputin. MUSICAL GUEST: The Mary Lous! Ukey, Sometimes Kooky RiotGhoooul from Nowhere, New Jersey. https://t...
It's a classic monster movie with The Bride of Frankenstein (Peculiar Movie Club)
September 29, 2023 04:07 - 42 minutes - 80.1 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer, we are discussing the movie The Bride of Frankenstein. Join Davey Berris (unfortunately Darren couldn't make it this month, but he'll be back), for a deep dive into this classic monster movie. We'll be looking into the themes of longing for connection and friendship, being monsters and gods, and how in...
Go Back to the FUTURE (of life on Earth) with Rob Dunn!
September 22, 2023 14:38 - 1 hour - 113 MBWhat if the world went on without us? Guess what. It will. A leading# ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of #nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life’s overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. ...
Be Peculiar with Riva Lehrer, the Artist behind GOLEM GIRL!
August 30, 2023 14:40 - 1 hour - 133 MBWhat do we sacrifice in the pursuit of #normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? Can we envision a world that sees impossible creatures? Lehrer was born with spina bifida, essentially a hole in the spine. In spina bifida patients, the spine does not fuse properly, leaving a fissure or lesion, creating an easy entry point for infections that risk going directly to the patient’s brain. Riva's parents and doctors were determined to “fix” her, sending the message over an...
We're taking a deep dive with Daniel Kraus and Whalefall!
August 08, 2023 04:03 - 30 minutes - 57.1 MBIn this bonus episode of the Peculiar Book Club, suggested by Mary Roach, we got a chance to sit down with author Daniel Kraus for a preview conversation of his new book Whalefall. Don't worry, Brandy and Davey have not read the book yet, so there will be no spoilers, but you will get a great conversation about Daniel's inspirations and process for writing the book and the themes that come up often throughout his writing career. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at ...
It's a memorable episode with Little Fish (Peculiar Movie Club)
August 03, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 109 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book The Memory Thief by Lauren Aguirre, we are discussing the movie Little Fish. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this tragic movie. We'll be looking into the themes of what makes a relationship, our memories or our feelings, plus how to build a future together, and why it's impossible ...
Catch The Memory Thief with Lauren Aguirre!
July 28, 2023 10:46 - 1 hour - 123 MBCould you lose your entire memory overnight? If so--what does it mean for the rest of us? The day neurologist Jed Barash sees the baffling brain scan of a young patient with devastating amnesia marks the beginning of a quest to answer those questions. First detected in a cluster of stigmatized opioid overdose victims in Massachusetts with severe damage to the hippocampus - the brain’s memory center - this rare syndrome reveals how the tragic plight of the unfortunate few can open the door to...
Hauling like a Brooligan with Stephen Gallagher!
July 15, 2023 21:51 - 1 hour - 123 MBMaybe you're a fan of DOCTOR WHO. Or perhaps you were a fan of ELEVENTH HOUR with Patrick Stewart (Or Silent Witness. Or Rosemary and Thyme. Or Murder Rooms.) Perhaps thrillers are more your thing, books like KINGDOM OF BONES or BEDLAM DETECTIVE--or scifil, supernatural, graphic novels. Then YOU, my friend, are a fan of STEPHEN GALLAGHER! A novelist, screenwriter, and director with a list of books that runs right off the shelf, Stephen is also patient, kind, giving, and supportive of new wr...
We're on an epic journey with How the West Was Won (Peculiar Movie Club)
July 06, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour - 124 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Saving Yellowstone by Megan Kate Nelson, we are discussing the movie How the West Was Won. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this epic western adventure. We'll be looking into the themes of western expansion, the treatment of Indigenous people in real life and Hollywood, and how natu...
Trek Your Way to Saving Yellowstone!
June 30, 2023 20:24 - 1 hour - 118 MBEach year nearly four million people visit #Yellowstone National Park—one of the most popular of all national parks—but few know the fascinating and complex historical context in which it was established. In late July 1871, the geologist-explorer Ferdinand Hayden led a team of scientists through a narrow canyon into Yellowstone Basin, entering one of the last unmapped places in the country. The survey’s discoveries led to the passage of the Yellowstone Act in 1872, which created the first na...
Get Puzzled with A.J. Jacobs!
June 17, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 135 MBNo, it's not a new Batman Villain! But you will love The Puzzler anyway! The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, th...
We're getting a full serving of veggies with Minari (Peculiar Movie Club)
May 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee, we are discussing the movie Minari. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this family and immigrant tale. We'll be looking into the themes of the American Dream, what makes a real Grandma, and saving each other in a marriage. Follow us on Twitter ...
Join us for THE EVENING HERO--a PBC fiction book choice!
May 20, 2023 12:28 - 1 hour - 133 MBWe don't do much fiction, but sometimes there is a story that begs to be read. This one is a medical humanities style tale; Marie Myung-OK Lee writes a sweeping, lyrical novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confront the secrets of the past or risk watching the world he’s worked so hard to build come crumbling down. Dr. Yungman Kwak is in the twilight of his life. Every day for the last fifty years, he has brushed his teeth, slipped on his shoes, and headed...
Search the Hidden Realms in An Immense World
May 12, 2023 12:35 - 1 hour - 132 MBEd Yong PROBABLY needs no introduction--but just in case: he is a Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic, where he also won the George Polk Award for science reporting, among other honors. His first book, I Contain Multitudes, was a New York Times bestseller. We are SO grateful to have him with us! In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pre...
Let's Get (Astro)Physical with Katie Mack!
April 28, 2023 15:30 - 1 hour - 129 MBThe End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) The Universe had a beginning, and it will have an end. Modern cosmology — the study of the nature and evolution of the cosmos itself — has allowed physicists to explain the history of the Universe from the first tiny fraction of a second until today. But what’s next? We now have the tools to extend our knowledge into the distant future and speculate about the ultimate fate of all reality. ALSO: I mean, it's KATIE MACK! Squeeeee Music for th...
We're learning about the legendary RBG with On the Basis of Sex (Peculiar Movie Club)
April 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Ordinary Equality by Kate Kelly, we are discussing the movie On the Basis of Sex. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this legal drama, biography movie. We'll be looking into the themes of gender equality, the anatomy of a legal drama, and the early life of the legend Ruth Bader Ginsbu...
Fight for your Rights with Ordinary Equality!
March 26, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 125 MBTHE BATTLE GOES ON! Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. Based on author Kate Kelly’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story centuries in the making. From before the Constitution was even drafted to the modern day, she examines how and why constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalized genders has been systemat...
We're cookin' up something tasty with Eat Pray Love (Peculiar Movie Club)
March 16, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Heartbreak by Florence Williams, we are discussing the movie Eat Pray Love. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this heartbreak (maybe midlife crisis) movie. We'll be looking into the themes of learning to live alone, ruin and transformation, and of course heartbreak. Follow us on Twi...
Un-Break Your Heart with Florence Williams!
March 10, 2023 13:41 - 1 hour - 115 MBIs there a SCIENCE for SADNESS? When twenty-five-year marriage suddenly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. But when she starts feeling physically sick, losing weight and sleep, she sets out in pursuit of rational explanation. She travels to the frontiers of the science of “social pain” to learn why heartbreak hurts so much―and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong. Soon Williams finds herself on a surprising path that leads her from neurog...
Peer Behind the Veil with Jill Tracy and Secret Music!
February 26, 2023 02:51 - 1 hour - 134 MBYour Backstage Pass Beyond the Veil! A full sensory experience... "The Secret Music of Lily Dale" is both book and album. This is a rare peek inside the famed little town that talks to the dead— with both sights and sounds. An unprecedented project, Jill Tracy reveals a sonic exploration of Lily Dale, the private community of mediums and Spiritualists in upstate New York. These are her elegant, mystical, late-night piano recordings channeled alone on an antique grand inside the 1883 audit...
Things are getting steamy and complicated with Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Peculiar Movie Club)
February 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWelcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book The Gilded Edge by Catherine Prendergast, we are discussing the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Join Davey Berris and his podcasting partner Darren Cross, for a deep dive into this love triangle movie. We'll be looking into the themes of love, relationships, and living that artist lifestyle. Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), ...