World War 2 history, Ancient history, Hard Sci-fi, warfare, Science, Physics, Philosophy are points of interest for me. Also Angourie’s “The Community Library”. On the surface these things do not seem to mix, but here I am, having listened to almost half her podcasts.
It’s the insight, the unpacking, critical thinking, and the sheer enjoyment of learning something new and sharing it. That ties me to “The Community Library” in unexpected ways.
Legend has it that I made it to page 23 of Pride and Prejudice a decade ago. I can neither confirm nor deny this. I do believe I know a lot more about Jane Austen having listened to Angourie, um, expound upon her in plenty of episodes🤓. Of course she’d be the first one to point me to the stacks to put in more effort. Perhaps this is all prophecy and I will eventually get there.
The biggest draw for me is her passion for reading. If there was only one listener left in the world, she’d keep doing the podcast. This is honesty hard found in many content creators. She doesn’t ask for money; she asks you to join your local library. Simple, yet such an underutilized resource. And she has a megaphone for this.
In the end “The Community Library” is Angourie’s love letter to the written word. So I get lost in the stacks, veering my way through the history of the L. A. Central Library, to nodding in agreement to “Ugh, As If!”, and taking mental notes on how “Sad Hot Girls” is a thing. There’s no better guide than Angourie, no clearer inspiration than her open heart.
