Episode 207 || KonMari and the ”30 Books” Rule

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Fiction, Society & Culture, Books, Arts:books, Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

There's been some hubbub in the online book world about something Marie Kondo may or may not have said about how many books you should keep in your home. This week on the show, Annie and Chris attempt to set the record straight and consider how and why we value the books we love. You can read the Bustle article on KonMari by Kerri Jarema here. Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

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0:00.0	So Jordan and I watched the fire documentary.
0:06.0	Which one?
0:07.0	The one on Netflix.
0:09.0	Okay. That's the problematic one.
0:11.0	Why is it problematic?
0:12.0	Because it was produced by the people who funded Fire Festival.
0:15.0	And so it...
0:16.0	Well, I find that to be hilarious because it's terrible.
0:19.0	Like it...
0:20.0	Oh, absolutely. Meaning it play, Paints, Fire Festival.
0:24.6	Jordan and I both were dying laughing because he was like, this isn't a real tragedy.
0:30.6	All of these people paid like $4,000 to see Blink 182.
0:35.6	And then they also interviewed people from the Bahamas who were never paid.
0:40.8	And Jordan was like, and this is legitimately troubling.
0:44.0	Yeah.
0:44.3	So like there are two levels.
0:45.3	So that's fascinating that that was basically Fire Festival PR because it was terrible.
0:50.3	No, not PR.
0:52.1	So Fire Festival was marketed by Jerry Entertainment.
0:56.7	Yes.
0:56.7	You may have seen F. Jerry on Instagram.
0:58.8	Yes.
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