Best Bel Canto Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 076: The Left Hand of Darkness 1:00:22

22d ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peo…

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Episode 075: The Apollo Murders 46:31

2M ago46:31

46:31

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, a…

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Episode 074: Bel Canto 57:21

3M ago57:21

57:21

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the N…

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Episode 073: Moon of the Turning Leaves 1:00:14

4M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

Welcome, Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and we have a special guest joining us: WPL’s Writer-In-Residence Susie Moloney. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the ho…

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Episode 072: French Exit 59:35

5M ago59:35

59:35

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in t…

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Episode 071: If Beale Street Could Talk 54:24

7M ago54:24

54:24

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peo…

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Ep. 63: Castiglione's Book of the Courtier / Urbino, Le Marche 45:07

8M ago45:07

45:07

Baldassare Castiglione's Book of the Courtier raises questions such as "What are the qualities the perfect gentleman?", "What are the qualities of language that are suitable for writing?", and "What is the proper balance between artifice and sincerity?". Wake up, Yana!By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Episode 070: Gilead 59:44

8M ago59:44

59:44

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Gileadby Marilynne Robinson. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the…

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Episode 069: Hell of a Book 59:04

9M ago59:04

59:04

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hell of a Book by Jason Mott. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in th…

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Episode 068: Half of a Yellow Sun 1:00:17

10M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

Welcome, Dear Readers, to our latest episode where we discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree),…

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Ep. 62: Purgatorio, Canto I 44:30

11M ago44:30

44:30

By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Episode 067: The Thursday Murder Club 56:20

11M ago56:20

56:20

Welcome, mystery lovers, to our latest episode where we discuss Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and …

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Episode 066: A Grandmother Begins the Story 51:09

12M ago51:09

51:09

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing A Grandmother Begins the Storyby Michelle Porter. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakot…

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Ep. 61: Dante's Vita Nuova / Florence 38:00

1y ago38:00

38:00

Can't get enough of your love, babe. Or of Dante. This episode we read Dante's New Life , a prelude to The Divine Comedy. Written in prosimetrum, a form that combines poetry and prose, we get to see a little more of Beatrice, and a lot more of young Dante in Florence. Catherine Project Frisardi's translation of Vita Nuova (online) Dante Gabriel Ros…

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Episode 065: Migrations 58:07

1y ago58:07

58:07

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and …

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Episode 064: The Bluest Eye 53:08

1y ago53:08

53:08

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in…

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Episode 063: Tatouine 51:21

1y ago51:21

51:21

Welcome, Dear Readers, and a special welcome to those of you joining us as part of One eRead Canada – A digital, bilingual, cross-Canada book club (1ereadlivrelcanada.ca) You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and t…

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Ep. 60: Italo Calvino's "Italian Folktales" 31:42

1+ y ago31:42

31:42

Italo Calvino was one of the best known Italian writers throughout the world in the late 20th century. In the 1950's he set about working with Italian folklorists to collect, shape, and assemble Italian fables or fairy tales. The result was Fiabe Italiane (Italian Folktales), a compendium of stories from different parts of Italy. This week we dip o…

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Ep. 59: Frances Mayes’ “Under the Tuscan Sun” / Cortona 50:46

1+ y ago50:46

50:46

Liam Neeson or Leslie Nielsen? You decide. Things to know about Cortona: Ancient city - Etruscans - walls go back to 5th c. BC Romans Also long history as a tourist destination, even before Under the Tuscan Sun What to see in Cortona Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, built in 1456 MAEC - Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della Città di Cortona Diocesa…

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Episode 062: Women of the Fur Trade 47:46

1+ y ago47:46

47:46

Welcome, Dear Readers. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking w…

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Ep. 58: Veronica Gàmbara / Brescia 42:38

1+ y ago42:38

42:38

Another episode in Lombardy, this time featuring poet, politico, and salon host Veronica Gàmbara.By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Ep. 57: Cesare Beccaria / Milan 47:20

1+ y ago47:20

47:20

Cesare Beccaria, author of On Crimes and Punishments (Dei delitti e delle pene) political philosopher, forgotten philosophe, 18th century influencer extraordinaire, arguably had more citations by the first American presidents than John Locke had. We talk about his life and his native city of Milan. (Also -- James Madison's height: 5ft 4in. ) Enjoy!…

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Ep. 56: Leonardo notebooks - Milan and Florence 44:43

1+ y ago44:43

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Coming from their recent travels in Lombardy, Anne and Jim chat about Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. Why do we keep a notebook -- for ourselves? Our contemporaries? Posterity? Leonardo (who was often commissioned by the Sforza's, the ruling family of Milan) is arguably the most famous polymath of all time, painting, writing, designing inventions, e…

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Episode 061: Rebecca 1:01:16

1+ y ago1:01:16

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EPISODE 061: REBECCA Welcome, Dear Readers. Last night we dreamt we recorded a podcast again… You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peopl…

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Ep. 55: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard, Palermo, Sicily 29:42

1+ y ago29:42

29:42

We read The Leopard, a novel of the Risorgimento, a tragic-comic story of romance, war, and a stuffed dog.By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Episode 060: Dawn 58:37

1+ y ago58:37

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Welcome, Dear Readers. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking w…

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Episode 059: The Rakess 55:48

1+ y ago55:48

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Welcome, fair maidens and handsome gents, to our latest episode where we discuss Scarlett Peckham’s The Rakess. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree)…

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Episode 058: Billy Summers 1:00:01

1+ y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Billy Summers by Stephen King. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and D…

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La Patiala - Level Up Your Watch Knowledge With the Newest Luxury Watch Site 1:01:21

1+ y ago1:01:21

1:01:21

This week the panel is joined by Kristen Shirley, founder of the digital luxury publication La Patiala. Launched in January of this year, La Patiala is curated with content on the finer things in life in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. The digital destination is designed to ease the apprehension and intimidation many people natural…

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Incredible NEW Bel Canto Chiming Watch - INTERVIEW with Mike France CEO Christopher Ward 30:54

1+ y ago30:54

30:54

Christopher Ward Bel Canto. hear all about this incredible new watch from CEO of Christopher Ward, Mike France. We discuss the history, design and engineering of this amazing new watch that chimes on the hour. As usual, we also discuss the recent CW releases and the watch industry in general. ⌚️ Amazon Watch Store: https://amzn.to/2Ld4Bzs 🎧 Podcast…

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What Makes a Watch Good Value? LIVE 1:05:58

1+ y ago1:05:58

1:05:58

Join us this week for an interesting discussion about what makes a watch good value. This is an export from our 'Sunday Social' Livestream ⌚️ Amazon Watch Store: https://amzn.to/2Ld4Bzs 🎧 Podcast iTunes: https://apple.co/2KPBd0B 📷 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3OKK4za ▶️ Facebook: https://bit.ly/37Rrjtp ▶️ Discord: https://discord.gg/8PZ6GwGU Disclosur…

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