Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Hundred Days” by Joseph Roth
After he left Elba, Napoleon made his way back to Paris, where he resumed his crown, raised an army…
January 30, 2015-
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The Struggle Bus Episode 8: Caring For a Partner (Who Sometimes Faints or Falls Down) and Porn, Sex, and Mismatched Sex Drives. Plus, EMDR and labels
Listen to Episode 8 Subscribe On iTunes In this episode Kate and Sally share some recent health scares (everyone’s fine!) in their lives and their feelings about how complicated relationships become when one partner cares for the other. They then discuss a listener’s letter about being stressed out social worker who is six months pregnant and […]
January 30, 2015
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Tim Sommer’s Letter to Blink 182 Fans
I understand that Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 has written a long and heartfelt letter to his fans, explaining and…
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Since I’m Not Working: Native American Edition
I’m currently job hunting, and while writing resumes that no one will read is really exciting, I’ve decided to also take this (hopefully brief) time to do the things I wouldn’t normally have time to do if I had a job. I don’t have a particular agenda, just wherever the mood takes me. Perhaps you […]
January 28, 2015
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NYC Drive: The Best Show In Town
Without a doubt, one of my favorite television channels is NYC Drive. It features only one program, continuous but…
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Happy Voyages, Joe Franklin
When his city hummed with radio waves, autumn colored incandescence heating up bakery brown Bakelite, He lived to be…
January 25, 2015 -
Tell the Bartender Episode 51: High/Low and Stitch
Listen to Episode 51: High/Low and Stitch Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Andrea recalls a series of events that lead to a major life change, and Forest talks about performing what should have been a simple procedure during his time as an Army medic in Iraq. PLUS listener shout outs and news about the next Tell The Bartender […]
January 24, 2015
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande
We are mortal: we’re born and, ultimately, we die. We resist the notion, we defy it, and eventually we…
January 23, 2015 -
Kraftwerk’s Incredible Invention (and Where It Came From)
“The simplest description of emptiness in the Buddhist teachings is this sentence: This is because that is. A flower…
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Tom Petty’s Tiny, Muppet-like Feet, and Other Observations from the Life of a (Sometimes Assholic) Music Journalist
I had the extraordinary good fortune to begin a career as a music journalist when I was barely 16.…
January 22, 2015