Turek Books Podcast

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Turek Books Podcast

We’re never going to have enough time to read all the books we want, but hearing about them from an interesting person is its own valid form of experiencing their stories. Turek Books invites comedians and writers on as guests to grab a few books off their shelves that they really want to tell the world about.  The compelling nature of chatting about the books we read becomes a springboard to revealing ourselves. The show’s subject matter ranges from inspirational favorites to petty grievances with all kinds of layers peeled back in between. Mostly, each guest returns to the good reads, those ones we can’t forget that rattle our souls for the better.    Joshua Turek is a comedian, poet, and factotum whose viral rants on social media have found a home talking about his great passion of reading books. Turek Books Podcast, because all the clever names were already taken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. JAN 14

    Wildfire Edition w/ Joshua Turek

    $5 from every poetry book sold on my website this week going to wildfire relief in la www.joshuaturek.com I sit in a park in Tucson and discuss this week’s events and my own strange unmoored evacuation and plans for the show. Thank you for listening and stay safe books talked about include Sam Shepard larry mcmurtry Jane Jacobs my poetry book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min

  2. 12/03/2024

    Faceless Covers w/ Tim Conrad Horner

    Used bookseller, musician, and writer, Tim Conrad Horner joins Joshua to talk paranoid books, books without faces on the covers, and a project he is building with objects he has found inside of old books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min

  3. 11/26/2024

    No Baggy Sentences w/ Lexi Kent-Monning

    "Burden of Joy" author Lexi Kent-Monning joins host Joshua Turek to discuss her novel that Joshua loved. She talks about coming from a long line of book readers and writers and her Esalen hot springs adventures growing up in Central California. Lexi shares a wide ranging selection of books from the Divorce novel "Liars" to a YA novel that she hopes will make Josh fall in love with Los Angeles again. She also baked delicious coconut chocolate chip cookies. For all things Lexi Kent-Monning visit https://www.lexikentmonning.com/ and her ig https://www.instagram.com/lexicola/?hl=en For Joshua Turek's tour dates and poetry book check out joshuaturek.com but also for more of his writing its free on his new Substack https://joshuaturek.substack.com/ Books Talked About Include: Liars by Sarah Manguso All Fours by Miranda July Bruha wendy c ortiz The Burden of Joy The Passion According to GH by Clarice Lespecter A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif Abdurraqib Richard Brautigan His daughters book about him Dan Fante’s memoir Dangerous Angels by Francesca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

  4. 11/19/2024

    Steal Back Your Time w/ Ceasar K Avelar

    Poet Laureate of Pomona, CA, Ceasar K. Avelar joins Joshua to talk about reading poems on your lunch break and finding moments to be creative even when the world is encouraging the opposite. He and Joshua speak to the revolutionary act of reading and how the nerd stigma is only there to oppress the working class. Bozeman, Montana! Joshua is headlining two shows this friday 11/22/2024 at the Last Best Comedy Club tix here https://www.lastbestcomedy.com/events/friday-night-stand-up-with-joshua-turek For all things Ceasar K. Avelar visit here: https://www.instagram.com/ceasarkavelar/ and for his book: https://www.elmartillopress.com/product-page/god-of-the-air-hose Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  5. 11/12/2024

    A Nice Edge of Conspiracy w/ Drew Shenfield

    Hollywood Talent Manager at Mosaic Entertainment and local journalist (@officialplayadelrey), Drew Shenfield talks with Joshua about becoming better men through reading books whose passages they can't remember, navigating a day and age ripe with conspiracy, and westerns. They discuss bell hooks "The Will to Change", the early 2000's book "Them" by Jon Ronson, and Adam Curtis documentaries. Also mentioned is their mutual love of public transit in Los Angeles and how they met playing beach volleyball. for all things Joshua visit his site joshuaturek.com and check out his new substack for longer form thoughts and fragments https://substack.com/@joshuaturek its free! Books talked about include: The Will to Change by bell hooks Them by Jon Ronson Adam Curtis Documentaries “Bitter Lake” Hate inc by Matt Taibi Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges Society of the Spectacle by Guy  Welcome to Hard Times Islands of Abandonment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m

  6. 11/05/2024

    Dublin Doppelganger w/ Killian Sunderman

    Author of new book "Country Fail" Irish comedian, Killian Sundermann joins Joshua to talk about Irish authors, how he learned parents are people too, In-N-Out Burger, his time living in New York City and the process of writing his first book for a legendary publisher. To find Killian's work visit his instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/killersundy/?hl=en Hosted by Joshua Turek Books Talked About Include: Country Fail by Killian Sundermann Intermezzo by Sally Rooney A Moveable Feast - Hemmingway A Swim Two Birds - Flan O'Brien A Tired Policeman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  7. 10/29/2024

    Motley Crue to bell hooks w/ Danielle Henderson

    Danielle Henderson, author of the memoir "The Ugly Cry" and tv writer on shows like "Maniac" starring Emma Stone, joins host Joshua Turek to talk about living on a farm in upstate New York to keep her grandmother company. She revisits the toxic time capsule that was the 80's by reading the Motley Crue tell-all and how she found an awakening in intersectional feminism after going back to school at 30 and reading bell hooks. Josh talks about how the new Miranda July divorce novel upset him more than the dystopian books he's been reading it. CHICAGO come see Joshua perform stand up comedy at The Comedy Bar 11/8/24 and 11/9/24 https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/november-8-9-joshua-turek-3613879 and catch his poetry book at joshuaturek.com and new free Substack here https://substack.com/@joshuaturek For more on Danielle Henderson check her out here http://daniellehenderson.net/ Books talked about include: Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart Bad Pharma - Ben Goldacre All Fours - Miranda July The Dirt - Motley Crue The Road - Cormac Mccarthy Feminist Theory from margin to center - bell hooks Killing the Black Body - Dorothy Roberts Angela Davis Books - All of them, Abolition Democracy, Freedom is a Constant Struggle Amelia Gray - Museum of the Weird The Sellout - Paul Beatty Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs Villette - Charlotte Bronte Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 27m

  8. 10/22/2024

    Deepening the Mystery w/ Darby Hudson (Poet)

    Poet Darby Hudson joins host, Joshua Turek one day in the future from Melbourne, Australia to discuss giving into books that are like "ice cream for the mind." He speaks of how he was raised by divorced parents, one who indulged the low brow while the other sought more challenging reads. The two poets and instagram video dudes discuss their remote friendship and get into everything from David Lynch to the Neverending Story. Seattle and Chicago! Joshua is going to be headlining comedy shows in your cities soon! SEATTLE Oct. 25 at the Here-After tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/joshua-turek-here-after-tickets/13607144 CHICAGO Nov. 8 & 9 he will be headlining at The Comedy Bar tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/november-8-9-joshua-turek-3613879 for signed copies of Joshua's poetry book his site joshuaturek.com and if you want him to perform in your city sign up to his email list on there and suggest a city For Darby Hudson's work check out https://www.darbyhudsonart.com/ and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/darby_hudson/?hl=en Books Talked About Include: Earth Abides - Josh The Road - Cormac Red Dragon - Thomas Harris The Housemaid Freida Mcfadden The Broom of the System DFW - Josh The Neverending Story by Michael Ende The Bedtime Leunig by Michael Leunig Bukowski Celine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m
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About

We’re never going to have enough time to read all the books we want, but hearing about them from an interesting person is its own valid form of experiencing their stories. Turek Books invites comedians and writers on as guests to grab a few books off their shelves that they really want to tell the world about.  The compelling nature of chatting about the books we read becomes a springboard to revealing ourselves. The show’s subject matter ranges from inspirational favorites to petty grievances with all kinds of layers peeled back in between. Mostly, each guest returns to the good reads, those ones we can’t forget that rattle our souls for the better.    Joshua Turek is a comedian, poet, and factotum whose viral rants on social media have found a home talking about his great passion of reading books. Turek Books Podcast, because all the clever names were already taken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Ninth Planet Audio
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ninth Planet Audio
  • Show Website
    Turek Books Podcast

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