![]() ![]() ![]() Among the interviewees in the episode, the amused author of the book, Eugene Thacker (who also happens to be Abumrad’s brother-in-law), tries to explain the recent popularity of a book that he expected very few people, none of them famous rappers, to read. ![]() Hint: They are not planning to reach the New York Times best sellers list anytime soon), finds itself quoted in the television show True Detective, has its title printed on T-shirts and other pieces of clothing in a fashion show, and then adorned on a jacket worn by Jay-Z in one of his music videos. It was about a curious chain of events, in which a non-philosophy book (as described by its author) that came out with very little fanfare outside of its immediate academic realm, in an obscure publishing house (a publishing house with a manifesto, printed at the end of the book, explaining what the qualifications are for books that they will publish. The episode had the same title as the book (and you can listen to it here), but it was not strictly about the book itself. This one does.Īctually, it starts with an episode of Radiolab, the brilliant podcast created by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, illuminating science and thought, knowledge and curiosity. During the course of this sixty books challenge, you will find that very few reviews of books will start with the mention of Jay-Z. ![]()
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