** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The St ...
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In this episode, meet writer Sasha Bonét, poet Rickey Laurentiis, and chef Samin Nosrat. Learn why recording her audiobook made Sasha Bonét feel like a musician, how the title of Rickey Laurentiis’s poetry collection acted as a premonition, and how Samin Nosrat turned her journey to reconnecting with food and cooking into her new book. The Waterbearers by Sasha Bonét: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717223/the-waterbearers-by-sasha-bonet/audio Death of the First Idea by Rickey Laurentiis: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753987/death-of-the-first-idea-by-rickey-laurentiis/audio Good Things by Samin Nosrat: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622646/good-things-by-samin-nosrat/audio
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