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The Incomparable Mothership

116: Very Well-Read Hobos

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8694 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2012

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We talk a lot about what we read, but how do we read? Join our Book Club as we talk about ebooks, paper books, and libraries, and how we like to read today. Plus, we tell you some of the books we’re reading right now.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Incomparable, number 116, November 2012.

0:07.0

Welcome back to The Incomparable Podcast. This is Jason Snell, and we are doing a podcast this week that you asked for it.

0:16.0

You asked for it, especially if your name is, and I'm going to completely butcher this name. I feel like John Syracuse on Hypercritical, who butchers the names of everybody who sends him feedback.

0:25.2

Prodan Statov is the name.

0:28.7

Way to have an easy name, by the way.

0:31.4

And it says, hey, incomparables, I love your shows, and I choose books to read mainly based on your recommendations, which is awesome, which basically means Scott's recommendations.

0:39.5

So good job, Scott McNulty, who joins me. Hi, Scott.

0:42.3

You're welcome.

0:44.0

I'm introducing you in the middle of Proton's stuff.

0:47.4

Mail, because why not?

0:49.0

Why not?

0:50.4

He's just a loyal listener.

0:51.8

We might as well be little in as much as possible.

0:55.8

Have you considered doing a show about how you read?

1:01.2

Since a big portion of the episodes deal with books, it seems natural to have a show

1:04.7

about your preferences, ebook or paperback, favorite time to read, style, etc.

1:10.2

Thanks and good luck. I like that's like yeah boy if you actually

1:14.7

listen to me you are totally screwed but here we are we listen to you and and that's the topic

1:20.9

and we'll talk also about what we're reading also joining me in addition to scott mcnulty who is the man

1:25.6

who tells us what to read most of the time,

1:37.0

are two men who are highly well read. Dan Moran. Hi, Dan. Hi, Jason. I'm here to read books and chew bubblegum.

1:43.0

I'm all out of bubble gum. All right. Well, then books, it is. And it turns out he hasn't seen it,

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