Take Me For A Ride (TM4R) takemeforaride
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- Samhälle och kultur
One storyteller author inventor cult expert, Mark Laxer. One long-distance runner music educator world-traveler singer songwriter, Eric Maring. A philosophical podcast exploring ideas of the day, books and music of note plus freeform absurdity (aka Mr. Peach on the beach), warmth, sensitivity, and intelligence. Featuring music from Maring's The Line.
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TM4R17 - We Don’t Know Ourselves (in Ireland)
Mark, Eric and Greg meet at McGann's pub in Doolin, Ireland to sample the Balmer's and Guinness, relish the live music and to talk about Fintan O'toole's epic We Don't Know Ourselves, a memoir of modern Ireland from the 60's to the present. Mr. Peach rears his head with caution as the local capybara orders a double Bushmills.
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TM4R16 - Steve Jobs vs. the rest of Big Tech
TM4R celebrate their return with a discussion of the peachy realm of Facebook, Spotify, and Amazon. Steve Jobs weighs in with his life's work which necessitates a discussion of his bio. Can't find your way home? Mr. Peach uses Apple Maps and can help out.
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TM4R15 - Hemingway hemming a way
Mark and Eric reflect on a wilderness trip to Olympic National Park where they began discussing Ernest Hemingway. A dive into three of Hemingway's classics ensues. Mr. Peach goes to Pamplona and ends up in a sticky mess.
See the crazy pile-up here at Pamplona July 13, 2013.
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TM4R14 - There Was and There Was Not & The Year of Seeing Clearly
TM4R ponder the shift in things since being vaccinated. The devastating but inspiring 40 Days of Musa Dagh and There Was and There Was Not highlight an exploration of the Armenian genocide and its historical ripples. Mark interviews Eric about his new album The Year of Seeing Clearly before Mr. Peach figures out the expansive uses of barbed wire and that Star Wars is fiction.
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TM4R13 - In Praise of Books and Peaches
Join TM4R as they pause to reflect on books that have made a deep mark in their lives. Problems arise when Mr. Peach takes issue with James and his Giant One and the captcha function demands that you identify only pies.
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TM4R12 - The Lady or the Tiger?! + Boots on the Ground
TM4R'ers rejoice in their first episode together in the same space as they ponder story-telling and recall a hair-raising taxi ride in Varanasi, India. "The Lady or the Tiger" reveals the power and crippling effect of decision making and what it means to have your boots on the ground. Mr. Peach chooses door number one and receives a slimy fish.