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"Within every book, lies a novel idea."Passionate about books to the point of alienation, join me every week for a particular topic through what we/I consider "classic" novels. From sci-fi to romanc... more
FAQs about Novel Ideas:How many episodes does Novel Ideas have?The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.
August 22, 2024It's About Success: Deepak Chopra's "The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success"What can I say? Life is asking me to be more successful, and my sister happened to recommend a book that could help me along the way. If you want some of this success, or to just listen to me complain about rent prices, me and Deepak are here....more59minPlay
August 14, 2024It's About Faith: Alex Sanchez's "The God Box"Between the circumstances of life and understanding when it's time to let go, "The God Box" opens up a conversation about how we choose to grow in the face of adversity; willing to see the brighter side of things when we choose to do and be more honest with ourselves, understand to trust the nature of things, and sometimes believe that there are greater things waiting for us if we just have faith....more52minPlay
August 08, 2024It's About Memories: Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name"Not many people can say they remember life at five-years old, much less finding a one, true love that changed your life forever, and yet I've had both. If you want to hear about how to deal with memories of loss and love, and the meaning of change in our lives, tune in to our newest episode.TW: mention of abusive situations...more40minPlay
July 31, 2024It's About Passion on My 28th Birthday: "Challengers" the MovieSaturn returns, I'm messing up my words, and we seem to keep hitting sticks with balls. It's a great time to celebrate my day a whole month and a half afterwards with laughs, some cussing, and hellavu time talking about passion in "Challengers the Movie featuring Zendaya and her boy toys....more52minPlay
July 25, 2024It's About Value: Jennette McCurdy's "I'm Glad My Mom Died"I don't know what's worth more? Me screaming into my microphone about Jennette McCurdy, or Ms. McCurdy giving us the cultural rest to understanding what value truly means amidst growing up in the most difficult of circumstances? Maybe you should tune in to a make that decision for yourself....more44minPlay
July 19, 2024It's About Choice: Casey McQuiston's "Red, White, and Royal Blue"After coming back from a lifelong sabbatical due to backbreaking work, your host finds himself discussing politics, romance, and why Casey McQuiston did what we all wanted to do after 2016, create a new fantasy to deal with a harsh reality. Make a great choice now and tune into this brand new episode....more39minPlay
August 05, 2021It's About Performance: Vivek Shraya's "I'm Afraid of Men"I thought it'd be important to discuss performance in and outside of our personal/professional lives. Whether it's relative to jobs, relationships or identity, Vivek Shraya does an amazing job identifying how gender performance played out in their life and how we can reflect on the social influences that encourage us to pursue the "good" versions of masculinity and femininity....more34minPlay
July 01, 2021It's Father's Day With a Terrible Man: Eytan Uliel's "Man Mission: Four Guys, Fifteen Years, One Mission"Tune in for a lively discussion about how I spent Father's Day enjoying not being a father, examining masculinity as I've experienced so far and what does it mean to desire community with other men....more38minPlay
July 01, 2021It's Non-Binary and Full of Shorts: Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body"Not every story needs the protagonist to be readily identified as a man or woman. Sometimes, you can just be a person existing in the murk of life, unsettled by the choices you make because you believe you're right. And whether you're in your 20s or 60s, love is a hard thing to speak to or identify. Can love only be measured by loss? Tune in to find out....more42minPlay
July 01, 2021It's Work to be Black: Ann Petry's "Like A Winding Sheet"If there was ever a conversation to be had about how I don't enjoy being overworked and prioritizing a job over my physical and mental health, this is it. And Ann Petry does a phenomenal job with her short story that highlights the way race, gender and class impacts our ability to effectively deal with the consequences that emerge from considerations not offered by our society....more31minPlay
FAQs about Novel Ideas:How many episodes does Novel Ideas have?The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.