Episode One: Always Bring a Paperback

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In this inaugural episode of Portable Magic, Emily and Kyle talk about reading on the road, their best and worst travel reading experiences, and ponder the mystery of the airport bookstore.

They also discuss their vision for the Portable Magic podcast and talk about what they're currently reading.

Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
  • 10:00 – 17:00: Our Vision for the Podcast
  • 17:00 – 50:00: Reading while traveling

    • Books Mentioned

    What Emily's Reading:

    • The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

      • What Kyle's Reading:

      • Kalpa Imperial by Angelica Gorodischer, Translated by Ursula LeGuin. Click here to check out one of my favorite stories from the collection, "The End of a Dynasty or The Natural History of Ferrets".

        • Other books:

        • Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
        • City of Thieves by David Benioff
        • The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
        • The Terror by Dan Simmons
        • Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen Platt
        • The Martian by Andy Weir
        • People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
        • Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters In The End by Atul Gawande

          • Want to share your strategy for packing books for a long trip? Got a literature topic you want Emily and Kyle to explore? Email the show at [email protected] or tweet us @PortableMagicPC!

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