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The Books We Read episodes
- Book Discussion of "Thirst" and "Hillbilly Elegy"
Jaran and Reagan talk about books they've been reading. Jaran read "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" by J. D. Vance (he read it a long time ago but is only now talking about it), and Reagan read "Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World" by Scott Harrison. Basically, from this podcast, you'll learn that we admire ethically-operated organizations that serve people and that our upward mobility hasn't yet brought us to the point of knowing how to pronounce the names of expensive beverages.
Erratum: Jaran said that Vance grew up in Kentucky. He actually grew up in Ohio.
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74450648-jaran-miller.
Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock.
All the music in this episode comes form Blue Dot Sessions, namely “Kirkus” and “Minutes," and "Allston Night Owl.”
22 min - Book Discussion of "Blitzed" and "For Women Only"
How would WWII have ended differently without the influence of methamphetamine? We don't know, but we can be pretty sure that it made a serious difference. In this episode, Reagan tells us about Norman Ohler's "Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany," and Jaran uses Shaunti Feldhahn's "For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men" to remind us that men tend to feel insecure.
Blitzed: https://www.goodreads.com/hr/book/show/29429893-blitzed
For Women Only: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15797975-for-women-only
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74450648-jaran-miller
Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock All the music in this episode comes form Blue Dot Sessions, namely “Kirkus” and “Minutes.”
19 min - Book Discussion of "Measure for Measure" and "Becoming"
We at The Books We Read care about humanity. Yes we do. That's why we keep you, dear audience, informed about matters like William Shakespeare and Michelle Obama. Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," probes into the painful ethical choices that humans must sometimes make, and Michelle's "Becoming" sheds light on the humanity of those in power.
Becoming: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming
Measure for Measure: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91571-Measure_for_Measure
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74450648-jaran-miller
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All the music in this episode comes form Blue Dot Sessions, namely “Kirkus,” "Oriel," and “Minutes.”
23 min - Book Discussion of “All Quiet on the West-End Front” and “The Pilgrim’s Progress”Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books that they’ve been reading.Despite the weighty (and sometimes unpleasant) issues it raises, reagan discusses William Rycroft’s “All Quiet on the West-End Front” quite positively.Despite it’s prominent place in the Protestant literary tradition, Jaran discusses John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” with a small dose of negative critique. He may not even like the book.All Quiet on the West-End Front: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42116529The Pilgrim’s Progress: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmillerFollow Reagan on Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/reaganschrockAll the music in this episode comes form Blue Dot Sessions, namely “Kirkus” and “Minutes.”20 min
- Book Discussion of "What If" and "Lilith"
In this episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss two books that they've been reading. Jaran talks about George MacDonald's dark book Lilith, and Reagan tells about Randall Munroe's delightful book What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.
What If: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if
Lilith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/268187.Lilith
We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on October 11, 2019.
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller
Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock
All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, namely "Kirkus" and "Minutes."
17 min - Book Discussion of “A Year of Biblical Womanhood” and “Perelandra”In this fourth episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books they've been reading and thinking about. Reagan discusses C. S. Lewis’ "Perelandra” (The Space Trilogy, #2), and Jaran talks about "A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Rachel Held Evans.We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on September 27, 2019.Reagan and Jaran are both active on Goodreads and would enjoy interacting with you there.Jaran: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmillerReagan: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrockAll the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, namely "Kirkus," “Silver Lanyard,” “Lacquer Groove,” and “Minutes.”16 min
- Cultural Literacy Game Show
In the first episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discussed E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. In this episode, they quiz each other's cultural literacy by randomly selecting topics in his The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know.
We try to publish a new episode every second Friday.
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller
Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock
All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, namely "Kirkus," "Doubled," "Sal's Piano Solo," "Lacquer Groove," and "Allston Night Owl."
13 min - Book Discussion of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban"
In this second episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books they've been reading and thinking about. Reagan discusses Jere Van Dyk's "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban," and Jaran talks about "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris.
We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on August 30, 2019.
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller
Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock
All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, namely "Kirkus," "Doubled," "Sal's Piano Solo," "Lacquer Groove," and "Allston Night Owl."
27 min - Book Discussion of "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" and "Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now"
In this first episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss two books that they've been reading. Jaran talks about E. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know," and Reagan comments on "Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on August 16, 2019.
Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmillerFollow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock
All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, namely "Kirkus," "Oriel," "Rafter," and "Silver Lanyard."
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About The Books We Read
From the publisher's feed
Informal discussions about the books that Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller have been reading.