The Bookshelf Live: On Stage and On the Page
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There we are. Welcome on and welcome all. Ryan Topper here with you on the Bookshelf Live, lunchtime live as it happens. We weren't with you last week because we weren't here. It's very prosaic and it's as simple as that. But here we all are, friends, and lovely to have your company on Instagram Live and indeed YouTube, which is great. I love YouTube. I get mocked for watching YouTube at home, actually, a little bit. Mostly by my daughters who think that it's very... You're always watching that. All I'm looking at is essentially Conan O'Brien doing bits with Jordan Schlansky. I'm looking at Jon Stewart every Tuesday because his opening monologue on a Monday night is just whiz-bang perfect. It's about 26 minutes and he just sums up America for me in a way that is so relatable and so smart and so entertaining and quite...
biting as well so yes to that uh what else do we look at family guy uh the cutaways and family is that the chuckle of agreement or you know what they do the things where you go yeah that's nearly like nearly as bad at that time when and then you go back so i like cutaway uh and then i'm watching currently um i'm watching the tony blair documentary we'll talk a bit about that yeah you're watching that aiden listen that's something else tony blair used to be the prime minister of britain tom um neighboring country where what is that What's Britain? Leon Britain. No, but I was over in London yesterday for a day trip. Haven't done a day trip for a while. I was on the 10 o'clock flight to Heathrow and actually found myself on the Tube rather than the Elizabeth line.
The Elizabeth line is the kind of slightly posh one. The Paddington Express is fast but expensive. But you can get the regular Tube on the Piccadilly line, which it just rattles along. 10 o'clock on a lovely spring morning. It was fine. It meant that I was direct into Piccadilly and I got to... pop into my pal Oisin for a Coke and a bit of a chat, which I did. Why are you laughing at that? I mean, it's just, we were having a chat, caught up for about 10, 15 minutes. Then I had another really interesting meeting with some guys who I'd never met before, but I'll tell you about that another day. And that was at London Bridge. And then I was in London Bridge at the studios to record some shows there, which I'll tell you about another time.
So another very busy day. Then I got back last night and it was it was all very very easy I quite liked it so I liked that fair play I have to say fair play to Aer Lingus Air stewards in the planes they are a different breed they're so nice and they're so good at their job and I just really like them that's about Ryan how are you keeping this is from is it Eilish would you say Eilish or Eilish I'd never call my daughter Eilish or Eilish. Oh, Eilish, I'd say, yeah. Eilish Kelly. Hello. I am great. Thank you for asking, Eilish. I'm in great form. I was in one of these shops that sell stuff today because... Could I be more vague? It sells things to people. Money exchanges hands or you tap like Fred Astaire and make your way through your account.
I bought a printer today largely because I have a printer at home that is... I'm not good with technology. The printer was so frustrating. It's probably about 10 years old. And it says, put the paper in the back. And I put it in the back. It said, no, no, the front. I said, okay. No, no, the back. It was just very irritating. So I bought a new printer today, and the woman said, what do you need? I said, a printer for people who are really stupid. She said, ah, I'll get Haim for you. Haim, this man. I said, what am I, like the thick corner? He said, pretty much. I said, Haim, I'm a man of a certain age with very little patience and no ability. And he said, ah, yes, you'll need this one. And he pointed to something that looked like it was made out of plasticine.
So I said, yeah, I'll have that. And I'll test it later. I'll report back for you all next week, especially you, Alicia. Colleen, good morning from Gainesville, France. No, it's Gainesville, Florida.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–9:55
2
What humorous story does Ryan share about buying a printer?
9:55–23:38
3
What are Ryan's thoughts on laser eye surgery?
23:38–24:37
4
How does Ryan feel about the current state of Star Wars?
24:37–38:54
5
What are Ryan's reflections on attending live theatre performances?
38:54–42:41