Should you read before you die?
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Should you read The Source before you die?
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jewish thinker, coach, and Philadelphia icon Brian Schiff joins Josh to discuss James A. Michener's mammoth philosemitic novel. Should you read ...
Should you invest in NFTs before you die?
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and professor Ryan Berger from The Berger Shop stops by to discuss NFTs and Top Shot. What are NFTs? And how people in sports using them ...
Should you visit Shanghai, Beijing, or Hong Kong before you die?
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Andretta is back to share her expertise on top Chinese cities. Which city has the best street food scene? Which city has the coolest skyline? ...
Should you read The Corrections before you die?
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Franzen's epic novel was a sensation across this great nation when it came out in September of 2001. Professor Chris Ingraham is back to disc...
Should you invest in Bitcoin before you die?
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is Crypto the future of money? Josh and Sam Pardo breakdown the benefits and drawbacks of crypto and who you should be following within the space!&nbs...
Should you visit Cuba before you die?
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to Cuba isn't easy. But is it worth it? Josh breaks down his quick trip to Havana and the countryside and tries be helpful by answering:...
Should you read Discipline and Punish before you die?
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Rowand joins Josh to talk about Michel Foucault's philosophical classic, Discipline and Punish. Is this the most readable philosophy book of al...
Which soccer books should you read before you die?
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Wahl(!) stops by to discuss the best soccer books of all time. Is there a soccer canon? And if so which books belong in it? Fever Pitch by Nick ...
Should you visit Iceland before you die?
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thought this podcast was just about books? Think again. In this episode, Josh is joined by Melissa Andretta to answer: Should you visit Iceland before...
Should you read The Kingkiller Chronicle Before You Die?
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special fantasy edition! Josh is joined by his son Nate to discuss the Patrick Rothfuss cycle, define high and low fantasy, and contextualize it all r...
Classic Classics
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wondering which classics are actually good? Professor Chris Ingraham is back again, joining Josh to celebrate some classics. Should you read Lady Ch...
Should you read Lonesome Dove before you die? Part 2
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Because one episode about Lonesome Dove just isn't enough! We brought in original superfan Erik Hardenburgh to discuss a novel he's read more than 12(...
Crappy Classics
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chris Ingraham is back to join Josh to poop on some classics. Nothing is safe. Should you read Charles Dickens' Great Expectations before yo...
Should you read Lonesome Dove before you die?
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh and Assistant Principal Jeremy Stubbs dive into the famous Western Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry. The conversation ve...
Should you read Borne before you die?
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special intervention episode: Is Borne the best book of the millennium? Josh is joined by Mike Tong to discuss Jeff Vandermeer's New Weird instant cla...
Should you read Ulysses before you die?
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh is joined by Robert Fay and Roman Tsivkin, co-hosts of The Feeling Bookish podcast to discuss James Joyce's literary classic Uly...
Should you read Dune before you die? Part 2
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pod producer Lon Koontz comes on with Josh to debate Dune. Whose side are you on?
Should you read Dune before you die? Part 1
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which Josh shares his burning hot take on Frank Herbert's Dune. Don't agree with what he says about Dune? Check out the rebuttal with Lon Koo...
Should you read Infinite Jest before you die?
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chris Ingraham joins again to discuss DFW's postmodern literary masterpiece. He and Josh then go on to rank the best David Foster Wallace bo...
Should you read Proust before you die?
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Proust's literary masterpiece is 4215 pages long. That's a lot so... should you read the modernist classic before you die?
Should you read Underworld before you die?
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is again joined by literary Professor Chris Ingraham from the University of Utah –– this time to discuss Don DeLillo's body of work. They eng...
Should you read The Odyssey before you die?
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Holleman, author of Cleopatra's Shadows and The Drowning King, joins Josh to talk about Homer's The Odyssey. Emily Wilson's translation makes th...
Should you read Gravity's Rainbow before you die?
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is Thomas Pynchon's classic actually worth reading? Josh tries to demystify the opus and come down with an official verdict. In the process he nerds o...
Should you read Jesus' Son before you die?
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Rom Kim talks with Josh about his favorite book: Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son. They contextualize the literary book alongside other "drug book...
Should you read The Sheltering Sky before you die?
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh welcomes Alex Sarlin to discuss Paul Bowles' mini-classic with a small but passionate following.
Should you read War and Peace before you die?
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh answers the most frequently-asked question on listeners' minds: Should you read Leo Tolstoy's mammoth 1869 classic War and Peace...
Should you read Karl Ove Knausgård's My Struggle before you die?
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is joined by Professor Chris Ingraham from the University of Utah to discuss the Norwegian literary event of the 21st Century. But, more importan...