Season 5, Episode 4: Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World
Currently Reading
Meredith Schwartz
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2022
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook
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Current Reads: books we’ve been guarding like precious gems
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Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how
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The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
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2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2
2:04 - Brilliant Books
3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day
8:54 - Current Reads
9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna)
16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee)
16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29
16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones
17:21 - Cafe Con Libros
18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast
20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna)
26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee)
27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
31:46 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna)
36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee)
38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed
40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World
40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!)
50:41 - Canada Reads
52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary
55:00 - BookRiot
55:09 - Get Booked Podcast
55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast
55:59 - The Next Chapter
56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna)
59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute
I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee)
1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1)
1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi readers, welcome to the currently reading podcast. |
| 0:14.1 | We are bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've |
| 0:18.0 | read recently. |
| 0:19.0 | And as you already know, we do not shy away from having strong opinions, so get ready. |
| 0:24.1 | We're light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk, and our descriptions will always |
| 0:28.1 | be spoiler free. |
| 0:29.5 | Today, we'll discuss our current needs, a bookish deep dive, and then we'll visit |
| 0:33.3 | the fountain. |
| 0:34.3 | I'm Katie Calm, a homeschooling mom-of-four living in New Mexico, and I'm using books |
| 0:38.6 | to make my days better. |
| 0:40.6 | And I'm Roxana Casumcara, a mom, a marketer, and a mood reader living in Toronto, Ontario, |
| 0:46.6 | Canada. |
| 0:47.6 | And I love to read under the radar and off the beaten path. |
| 0:51.7 | This is episode number four of season five, and we're so glad you're here. |
| 0:56.0 | Roxana, I am so excited to get behind the mic with you. |
| 0:59.0 | I've been recorded with you. |
| 1:00.0 | We've been wanting to get another episode with you out into the universe so that our |
| 1:03.5 | listeners can continue to get to know you. |
| 1:06.3 | So thank you for joining me today. |
| 1:08.2 | I am so thrilled to be here with you today, Katie. |
| 1:11.3 | As I told you before, I have been like gellously guarding books that I want to bring and press |
| 1:16.9 | specifically into your hands, so I'm so excited to share them with you and with all our |
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