The Avid Reader Show
Samuel Hankin
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The Avid Reader is a podcast for book lovers. Tune in for interviews, recommendations, and insider news from Sam Hankin, host and owner of independent bookstore Wellington Square Bookshop - www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Recent Episodes
NOV 5, 2025
Episode 783: Eric Rath - Kanpai: The History of Sake
Lift a glass to the story of sake—from Japanese homebrew to global phenomenon. Sake, Japan’s...
49 MIN
NOV 5, 2025
Episode 782: Steve Ramirez - How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest To Alter The Past
A disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation by one of today's leadin...
52 MIN
OCT 2, 2025
Episode 781: William O. Stephens - Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King
The moving life and legacy of Rome’s great emperor philosopher. This book guides us th...
55 MIN
SEP 29, 2025
Episode 780: James Barrat - The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans At Everything
With the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, both existential fears and uncritical ...
67 MIN
SEP 24, 2025
Episode 779: Michaela Vieser & Isaac Yuen - The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Strange Sounds across Landscapes and Imagination
Mapping the acoustic onto the human soul, moving meditations on the power and meaning of sound.&n...
73 MIN
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