The Book Album

The Book Album

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The Book Album episodes

  • PhD Productivity Tools – Episode 268

    Welcome back! Today MacKenzie discusses essential tools and components to success during a PhD.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    0 min
  • Announcement

    This week we have an announcement on the show: We will change our format to produce one longer, more formal episode per month. Look out for our next episode on Natalia Ginzburg’s “Family Lexicon” on 13 September.

    5 min
  • Organizational Systems – Episode 267

    Today MacKenzie discusses her thoughts on the various organizational systems she has kept throughout the last several years. Her impetus for this episode was the book “Hyperfocus” by Chris Bailey.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    34 min
  • Should You Finish Every Book You Read? – Episode 266

    MacKenzie discusses a topic near and dear to her reading system: finishing every book she reads.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    17 min
  • “Garden by the Sea” by Mercè Rodoreda – Episode 166 Repost

    MacKenzie reviews her book podcast style with another favorite episode from the back catalogue, episode 166 on “Garden by the Sea” by Mercè Rodoreda.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    32 min
  • How to Plan Reading – Episode 265

    How do you plan for peace, rather than productivity? Mackenzie discusses her journey with productivity over the past nine months as it relates to reading on this episode.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    32 min
  • How Linguists Learn Language – Episode 264

    How does an investigation of language science change one’s approach to language learning? What is the classical language learning model, and how did it develop? What strategies work (and not so much) to learn a new language? All these questions and more on today’s show, hosted by phoneticist Mackenzie Gentz.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    52 min
  • “The Hole” by Hiroko Oyamada – Episode 263

    What would you do if you found yourself in a woman-sized hole? In the first book review since her return to the show, MacKenzie discusses societal pressures and magical realism in reference to the contemporary, prize-winning novella “The Hole” by Hiroko Oyamada.

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    Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/

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    Music by Leo Discenza

    Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com

    Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

    34 min

About The Book Album

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A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.