Take Me For A Ride (TM4R)

Mark, Eric and Greg meet at McGann's pub in Doolin, Ireland to sample the Balmer's and Guinness, relish the live music and to talk about Fintan O'toole's epic We Don't Know Ourselves, a memoir of modern Ireland from the 60's to the present.  Mr. Peach rears his head with caution as the local capybara orders a double Bushmills.

The Ukrainian Photographer on the Bridge in Dublin

TM4R celebrate their return with a discussion of the peachy realm of Facebook, Spotify, and Amazon.  Steve Jobs weighs in with his life's work which necessitates a discussion of his bio.  Can't find your way home?  Mr. Peach uses Apple Maps and can help out.  

Mark and Eric reflect on a wilderness trip to Olympic National Park where they began discussing Ernest Hemingway.  A dive into three of Hemingway's classics ensues.  Mr. Peach goes to Pamplona and ends up in a sticky mess.

See the crazy pile-up here at Pamplona July 13, 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo-YnoYsaVM

TM4R ponder the shift in things since being vaccinated.  The devastating but inspiring 40 Days of Musa Dagh and There Was and There Was Not highlight an exploration of the Armenian genocide and its historical ripples.  Mark interviews Eric about his new album The Year of Seeing Clearly before Mr. Peach figures out the expansive uses of barbed wire and that Star Wars is fiction.  

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Join TM4R as they pause to reflect on books that have made a deep mark in their lives.  Problems arise when Mr. Peach takes issue with James and his Giant One and the captcha function demands that you identify only pies.

TM4R'ers rejoice in their first episode together in the same space as they ponder story-telling and recall a hair-raising taxi ride in Varanasi, India.  "The Lady or the Tiger" reveals the power and crippling effect of decision making and what it means to have your boots on the ground.  Mr. Peach chooses door number one and receives a slimy fish.

This one goes to eleven.  TM4R discovers secrets of 11 in math and revels in the wonder of chess.  Mark and Eric discuss Megha Majumdar’s dark and highly acclaimed first novel, A Burning.  A musical tribute to a great patriot follows before Mr. Peach begs us to consider Ted Cruz’s canine care coupled with his crazy Cancun caper.

Mark and Eric celebrate TM4R’s 10th episode for a hot second.  Then a disheartening look at “White Noise”, the Atlantic’s documentary on leaders in the alt-right movement lays the groundwork for grappling with Isabel Wilkerson’s recent and already classic nonfiction book Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents.  TM4R asks their teens about the value of the internet and Mr. Peach discovers the many uses for a space laser.

....Links.... 

The Coup We Are Not Talking About, OpEd from NYTimes.....

Dedication of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice on Youtube

TM4R ponders the meaning and fallout of the Capitol breach.  Tara Westover’s extraordinary memoir Educated is the book of note.  Inspired by the discussion, Eric weaves in his latest song “You Don’t Die From a Broken Wing or a Broken Heart” before Mr. Peach asks whether we should count all the goats or just those that drive Teslas.

Mark and Eric ponder the case of Jewish doctor Taylor Nichols who treated a COVID patient covered in Nazi tattoos.  Interview with Richard Bell, author of the powerful and heart-wrenching book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home.  TM4R sings the praises of "Oh, Freedom!" before Mitch McConnell helps Mr. Peach seek the moral high ground.  

Links:

Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing  Odyssey Home

Taylor Nichols story

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