Best Updike Podcasts (2024)

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EP72: Feminists and Wedding People 39:21

2h ago39:21

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We may not be winning the SEO battle, but we're reading some cool books this summer, including the latest from Laura Dave, who has a standard cover treatment for a reason. People are looking for the next one! Then it's on to ultra-feminist badass Kathleen Hanna (Carrie Brownstein was in Sleater-Kinney, sorry Sam couldn't remember), whose "Riot Girl…

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Episode 160: Novelist Spotlight #160: A conversation with award-winner author Tom Zoellner 54:55

2h ago54:55

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In the spotlight is Tom Zoellner, the author of nine nonfiction books, including Island on Fire: The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for the best nonfiction book of 2020 and a finalist for the Bancroft Prize and the California Book Award. He works as a professor at Chapman University…

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Ep 146 Celiac Disease: Rootin tootin gluten 1:34:13

27m ago1:34:13

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CW: discussion of disordered eating, eating disorders Did the word gluten manifest in everyone’s consciousness one day in 2010? Suddenly, grocery stores were filled with gluten-free crackers, cookies, buns, you name it. Everyone went on gluten-free diets or knew someone with a gluten intolerance or sensitivity. For some, it might seem that gluten-r…

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July 21, 2024 pm Peter Moelker 39:20

3h ago39:20

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By Peter Moelker

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July 21, 2024 am Peter Moelker 44:15

5h ago44:15

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By Peter Moelker

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Episode 159: Novelist Spotlight #159: Biographer Laurence Leamer on Capote, Hitchcock, Carson, Warhol and others 1:01:30

3h ago1:01:30

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In the spotlight is biographer and storyteller Laurence Leamer, whose most recent bio, “Capote’s Women,” has been turned into a Hulu series and has been nominated for five Emmy Awards. He is the author of more than 18 books, including five New York Times bestsellers and one off-Broadway play. We discuss: >> His choice of subjects >> His work style …

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Alan Watts - Hope & Humour in 2024 7:07

2h ago7:07

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Trump assassination attempt, World War III looming, the end of a multipolar world order seemingly at hand. Alan Watts Philosophies are more relevant than ever before The United States, after a century of meddling in other governments—including over 80 regime changes or attempts at such—now finds itself in a precarious dance with China and Russia. W…

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Special Episode: Dr. Rageshri Dhairyawan & Unheard 1:00:00

33m ago1:00:00

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Going to the doctor is probably not at the top of anyone’s list of enjoyable activities, but when we do go, we expect and deserve to be heard, to have our concerns listened to and our questions answered. However, most, if not all, of us have at some point felt unheard, dismissed, or even gaslit by our healthcare provider. What is it about the docto…

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132: “The Island of the Immortals” by Ursula K Le Guin 27:24

8d ago27:24

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If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “The Island of the Immortals” by Ursula K. Le Guin. What can we learn from this quick story that examines a philosophical question? How does perspective on t…

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July 14, 2024 pm Peter Moelker 36:46

3h ago36:46

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By Peter Moelker

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July 14, 2024 am Peter Moelker 36:09

6h ago36:09

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By Peter Moelker

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EP71: Having a Laugh or Two on the Dock 52:15

5d ago52:15

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Dock sitting for the July 4 extended weekend means we've got books to talk about! Hannah pulled Peter Heller's "The Guide" off the camp shelves and found herself thinking, "the writing is so insanely beautiful." Pretty high praise. Heller even makes fly-fishing enthralling — she read it in a day. Meanwhile, Sam was consumed for multiple days with L…

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Julian Assange - Release Update, with Greg Barns SC 26:30

3d ago26:30

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What Julian Assange's release actually means, with Greg Barns SC, from Julian's Australia legal team. In 2012 Greg (a highly regarded human rights Barrister) took a call from John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. Greg had already done advocacy on the Assange case for the Australian Lawyers Alliance. John wished to know if Greg would run Julian’s b…

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Ep 145 IVF, Part 3: Industry 1:27:53

8d ago1:27:53

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CW: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss, body-shaming The third and final installment of our series on IVF surveys the current and potential future landscape of this powerful technology. We first trace the growth of the IVF industry in the US since its inception in the early 1980s up to today before then giving an overview of some of the regula…

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July 7, 2024 pm Brian Groot 38:21

7d ago38:21

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By Brian Groot

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July 7, 2024 am Peter Moelker 39:34

19d ago39:34

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By Peter Moelker

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Ep 144 IVF, Part 2: Invention 1:26:40

12d ago1:26:40

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CW: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss, suicide In the second part of our three-part series on IVF, we’re picking up where we left off last week. From the historical side of things, that means investigating how the revolutionary technology of IVF was developed over the decades of the 20th century leading to the first “test tube babies” born in…

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131: “Jeffty is Five” by Harlan Ellison 21:16

12d ago21:16

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If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Jeffty is Five” by Harlan Ellison. What can we learn from this nostalgic story? How does the ending wrap up the arc of the story? How can we tell which char…

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June 30, 2024 pm Brian Groot 35:36

20d ago35:36

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By Brian Groot

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June 30, 2024 am Matt Cole 38:26

18d ago38:26

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By Faith OPC Pastor

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EP70: The Mayflower, Blood Quantum, and Great Sandwiches 38:39

15d ago38:39

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Sam has been doing research into the family tree, which is largely irrelevent, but does have him fired up to talk books. Hannah's right there with him, with brand-new reads hot off the presses. But we're not quite done with "Fire Exit" yet and start things out with some closing thoughts and a great deal more context (the Press Herald reviewer that …

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New Hope in Mid-Life with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM 32:14

25d ago32:14

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A significant number of women experience sudden onset of severe anxiety/depression during mid-life resulting in problems such as forced early retirement or relational difficulties. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, internationally acknowledged as an expert in the field of women’s mental health, discusses new approaches that deviate from the current trea…

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Ep 143 IVF, Part 1: Infertility 1:31:46

1M ago1:31:46

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Content Warning: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss We’re coming at you with not one, not two, but THREE whole episodes on IVF (in vitro fertilization) and other forms of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) over the next several weeks. Our first episode in this series starts things off with a broad examination of infertility over space an…

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Episode 158: Novelist Spotlight #158: Nurse, lawyer, justice advocate, novelist 1:05:08

19d ago1:05:08

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In the spotlight is Amanda DuBois, author of the Camille Delaney mystery series. She is the founder and managing partner of the DuBois Levias Law Group, a woman-owned boutique family law practice in Seattle. She was also a former high-risk labor and delivery nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center, before beginning her legal career in …

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Jube 23, 2024 am George Kostas 37:47

27d ago37:47

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By George Kostas

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Special Episode: Dr. Noah Whiteman & Most Delicious Poison 1:06:56

1M ago1:06:56

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The word “poison” is much more subjective than it may first appear. It’s likely you’ve come across the phrase, “the dose makes the poison”, referring to some compounds that are beneficial in small amounts but deadly in others - such as digitalis. And then there’s the intended recipient of the “poison”; a poison to one animal might be a boon to anot…

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June 16, 2024 pm Daryl Updike 40:38

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By Daryl Updike

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June 16, 2024 Sunday School 52:35

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By Faith OPC Pastor

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June 16, 2024 am Peter Moelker 37:05

1M ago37:05

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By Faith OPC Pastor

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130: “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner 27:32

1M ago27:32

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If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner. What can we learn from this richly voiced story? How can we develop a stream-of-consciousness voice for a story? How can …

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EP69: Keanu Reeves, Elin Hilderbrand, and the Book of the Year? 47:56

29d ago47:56

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It's summer for real now, and we're hyped for our upcoming event at Hastings House in Beverly Farms, featuring four summer-read authors. This is a legit literary genre at this point, folks. So we fire things up with Elin Hilderbrand's final (maybe) summer novel, fittingly titled "Swan Song." What makes this new literary tradition so attractive? Sam…

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Episode 157: Novelist Spotlight #157: Bookstores alive and well — and here is a novelist who started one 36:42

1M ago36:42

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In the spotlight is Paula Treick DeBoard, novelist and new bookstore owner. In April 2024, DeBoard opened Bookish in Modesto, Calif., and discusses her motivation and her strategy for succeeding. She is also the author of four family dramas, the novels “The Mourning Hours,” “The Fragile World,” “The Drowning Girls” and “Here We Lie.” She also teach…

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Ep 142 Leeches: It’s more powerful than magic, it’s nature 55:32

2M ago55:32

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Did our episode on maggots leave you wanting more squirmy wormy yet oh so cool content? You’re in luck. Because this week, we’re following up our maggots episode with a companion piece on leeches. Leeches have been used by healers and physicians for millennia, and they’ve come back into style for treatments today, for very good reason. If you’ve ev…

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