Books That Made Me

Aidan Flax-Clark
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Interviews about books and the nerds who love them. Presented by the Strand Bookstore. Hosted by Aidan Flax-Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 23h ago

    Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa

    Find us on patreon! Comedian Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa explains inside/outside books, cozy bedtime listens, and the overly demure applause of German comedy audiences. Books that made Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan KarunatilakaSirens of Titan, Kurt VonnegutFullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky: @booksthatmademepod Let us know what you think! Email us at booksthatmademepod@gmail.com Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa! Sign up for his newsletter to find out when his latest special, Paradise Gothic, is dropping. In the meantime, watch his latest special, Woodapple Jam on YouTube. WebsiteInstagramFacebookYouTubeTikTok Also discussed! George EliotInfinite Jest, David Foster WallaceSteppenwolf, Hermann HesseThe Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, J.R.R. TolkienThe English Patient, Michael OndaatjeCinnamon Gardens, Shyam SelvaduraiPity the Reader, Kurt VonnegutSlaughterhouse-Five, Kurt VonnegutWelcome to the Monkey House, Kurt VonnegutGalápagos, Kurt VonnegutThe Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le GuinSwamp Thing, Alan MooreLaughter in the Dark, Vladimir NabokovLolita, Vladimir NabokovThe Master and Margarita, Mikhail BulgakovA Cook’s Tour, Anthony BourdainKitchen Confidential, Anthony BourdainMedium Raw, Anthony BourdainCrime and Punishment, Fyodor DostoevskyLeo TolstoyAnton ChekhovThe Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa

  2. Oct 28

    Tim Gunn

    Find us on patreon! Tim and Aidan compete for who's the biggest dork while sharing their love for Mary Beard, Robert Massie, and Diana Vreeland. Also discussed: Schitt's Creek, weird Etruscan urns, snakes in academia. Books that made Tim Gunn: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Mary BeardPeter the Great: His Life and World, Robert K. MassieD.V., Diana Vreeland Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky: @booksthatmadepod Let us know what you think! Email us at booksthatmademepod@gmail.com Also discussed! Twelve Caesars, Mary BeardEmperor of Rome, Emperor of RomeGreek and Roman Art galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCatherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, Robert K. MassieNicholas and Alexandra, Robert K. MassieSchitt’s CreekBig Mistakes30 Rock, S1 E12: "Black Tie”Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to TravelGunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work, Tim GunnDiana Vreeland Bazaar Years: Including 100 Audacious Why Don’t Yous...?Memos: The Vogue Years, 1962–1971, Diana VreelandA Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill BrysonAdam’s Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form, Michael Sims Recorded at Moss, a new and inspired kind of members club where New Yorkers of all types gather in the shared pursuit of intelligent leisure and physical culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tim Gunn

  3. Oct 21

    Emily Wilson

    Translator extraordinaire Emily Wilson goes deep on everything from proto-YA novels to John Milton. Her latest book is Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea. Support us on Patreon! Books That Made Emily Wilson: Dogsbody, Diana Wynne JonesThe Aspern Papers, Henry JamesParadise Lost, John Milton Also discussed! Eugene Onegin, Alexander Pushkin, Tranlsated by Vladimir Nabokov“Problems of Translation: Onegin in English,” Vladimir Nabokov“On Translating ‘Eugene Onegin,” Vladimir NabokovPale Fire, Vladimir NabokovMiddlemarch, George EliotThe Wings of the Dove, Henry JamesTolstoy: A Biography, A.N. WilsonConsider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat, Bee WilsonMocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton, Emily R. WilsonAreopagitica and Other Writings, John MiltonThe Aeneid, translated by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky: @booksthatmadepod Let us know what you think! Email us at booksthatmademepod@gmail.com Recorded at Moss, a new and inspired kind of members club where New Yorkers of all types gather in the shared pursuit of intelligent leisure and physical culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Emily Wilson

  4. Oct 14

    Coming October 21st! Books That Made Me

    Coming October 21st! The podcast about books and the nerds who love them. Presented by the Strand and hosted by Aidan Flax-Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Coming October 21st! Books That Made Me
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Interviews about books and the nerds who love them. Presented by the Strand Bookstore. Hosted by Aidan Flax-Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Aidan Flax-Clark
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Aidan Flax-Clark
  • Show Website
    Books That Made Me

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