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75 Reads

75 Reads

30 Episodes • By Jo Bozarth and April Bowlby • www.75reads.com
Jo Bozarth and April Bowlby host the 75 Reads podcast / book club hybrid. We're reading the books that inspired the people who inspire you! Season 1 - David Bowie's reading list. Which songs were inspired by these books? Where is Bowie in the characters? Which of his songs would you pair with each ...more
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Bowie, Ep. 29 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark & What Makes One "The Crème de la Crème"
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is our... more
Mar 17 2020 20m
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Bowie, Ep. 28 - On Having No Head by Douglas Harding & What If We Didn't Have An Eight Inch Ball
One day in the early 1940s Douglas Harding, an Engli... more
Mar 3 2020 22m
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Bowie, Ep. 27 - Silence by John Cage & Why There Is Always Sound
Silence by John Cage is a collection of lectures and... more
Feb 18 2020 31m
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Bowie, Ep. 26 - Strange People by Frank Edwards & Is "Freak" Really The Right Word?
A “monkey girl”, sleepless people (one named David J... more
Feb 4 2020 29m
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Bowie, Ep. 25 - The Divided Self by R.D. Laing & Why This Book Seemed Personal
To start with, Laing states that the basic purpose o... more
Jan 21 2020 28m
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Bowie, Ep. 24 - All The Emperor's Horses by David Kidd, aka Peking Story
If you follow us on Twitter you know that we’re revi... more
Jan 7 2020 31m
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Bowie, Ep. 23 - Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse & Why Two Ways of Thinking Aren't Better Than One
We typically split our reads in half and record two ... more
Oct 22 2019 22m
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Bowie, Ep. 22 - The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, Part 2 & Why The Prince Is Really A Serval
We’re wrapping up The Leopard, so you may wonder, “W... more
Oct 8 2019 21m
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Bowie, Ep. 21 - The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, Part 1 & Why the Prince is Swoon-worthy
The Leopard, by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa, is an histori... more
Sep 24 2019 29m
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Bowie, Ep. 20 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Part 2 & Why Your Feelings About Sal and Dean Might Change Over Time
We’re wrapping up our journey with Sal and the gang ... more
Sep 10 2019 27m
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Bowie, Ep. 19 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Part 1 & Why Bowie Might Be A Dean
We’re going On The Road with Bowie as we read Jack K... more
Aug 27 2019 24m
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Bowie, Ep. 18 - The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, Part 2 & Why We're Living in the 1950s
We’re wrapping up The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Pac... more
Aug 13 2019 32m
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Bowie, Ep. 17 - The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, Part 1 and Why We Are Johnny
We’re diving in to The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Pa... more
Jul 30 2019 30m
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Bowie, Ep. 16 - A Grave For A Dolphin by Alberto Denti di Pirajno, Part 2 & Why Our Way Isn't The Only Way
We’re wrapping up A Grave For A Dolphin discussing s... more
Jul 16 2019 25m
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Bowie, Ep. 15 - A Grave For A Dolphin by Alberto Denti di Pirajno, Part 1 & Why We Should Talk To The Animals
Ten year old Alberto Denti di Pirajno met a man at a... more
Jul 2 2019 26m
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Bowie, Ep. 14 - Room At The Top by John Braine, Part 2 & Why We Still Love Joe
We continue riding on Joe’s emotional rollercoaster.... more
Jun 18 2019 35m
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Bowie, Ep. 13 - Room At The Top by John Braine, Part 1 & Why The Thin White Duke Is Everywhere
Okay, we know we said that our previous read was our... more
Jun 4 2019 28m
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Bowie, Ep. 12 - The Outsider by Colin Wilson, Part 2 & Why We Think Bowie Was Not An Outsider
What can we say? This is our favorite book, yet! By ... more
May 21 2019 36m
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Bowie, Ep. 11 - The Outsider by Colin Wilson, Part 1 & Why This Book Is The Most Bowie Thus Far
At first we didn’t get it, then we got it…in a big w... more
May 7 2019 34m
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Bowie, Ep. 10, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Part 2 & Why We Are No Longer Charmed
If you listened to our last episode you know that, w... more
Apr 23 2019 35m
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Bowie, Ep. 9 - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Part 1 & Why We Have Conflicting Emotions
This book is timely, given the release of the Leavin... more
Apr 9 2019 36m
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Bowie, Ep. 8 - Diamond Dogs and 1984
Are you a Diamond Dogs fan, or not so much? Does it ... more
Mar 20 2019 27m
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Bowie, Ep. 7 - 1984 by George Orwell, Part 2 & Why Now May Not Be The Best Time To Read This Book
Well, we are back at it again with 1984. And we are ... more
Mar 5 2019 34m
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Bowie, Ep. 6 - 1984 by George Orwell, Part 1 & Why It's Killing Us
We read it as kids, and now we're revisiting it. 198... more
Feb 19 2019 33m
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Bowie, Ep. 5 - The Street by Ann Petry, Part 2 & Why It's So Frustrating
We're talking about the second half of The Street, b... more
Feb 5 2019 38m
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