The Bookshelf Live: We're Going on the Road!
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What updates are shared about the upcoming live shows?
All right, all right. Hello, everybody. Welcome. Something is sort of about the timing is so bad, isn't it? Because it was yesterday. We've been doing these lunchtime lives, bookshelf lunchtime lives on a Tuesday recently, but now things are getting a little bit less regular. So bear with us. We're going to do... Quick enough lunchtime live. So if you have a question or comment you want to get in, you've got to get in fast today. Much to discuss. Let's have a little look and see what you've been saying since we last spoke. A lot of reaction to the rant slash riff on chat GPT. Michelle says teachers can put their students work through an AI scanner now to see if it's been written by AI, but they're using it themselves now to...
We're all doomed, lads. Our friends in Onyx say, all I can say is keep reading. Please keep real conversations going and keep highlighting how important that is. Daily communication, whether it be through hearty conversations or simple, hello, greeting to a nearby. Well, if you say it like that, they're going to walk away and call the guards. But you know what I'm trying to say. It's our armor against the pull of emotionless technology. It's a true story. I have these kind of many bookshelves at home. And since I came back from London, I decided what I would do is I would say, did you put a new picture up on there? Oh, it's nice.
I just caught that.
You got rid of that little green, flimsy green jumper thing that I was wearing. That's quite good. Okay. The shacket is back, yeah?
How is the impact of AI discussed in relation to education?
Okay. Yeah, somebody very close to me said the other day, yeah, I was watching some of your interviews. I did about 65,000 interviews in the last two days and said... Yeah, I watched the assembly. You looked smart. I said, I feel a judgment here. He said, you just looked more like yourself. I said, you're talking about the old days when I was Johnny Chacho. He said, yeah. I said, yeah, but I'm kind of bored of that look now. So anyway, this is kind of more relaxed. I think it could be nicer. You can decide yourself. And anyway, I was doing the bookshelves at home, literally the bookshelves, not the show. And I had suitcases full of books that I had to bring back from London. And it was a really nice experience.
I decided to do a cull of books from the shelves. I got books that I hadn't read for ages and would never read again. And books that just were gathering dust, really. And by the end of it, I had three boxes of books. I went to Woody's and got these big plastic boxes and I filled them all up. And I asked, remember last week I said here, Does anyone need them? Because the charity shops won't take them. Anyway, a woman got in touch, said, I'm a librarian in my local school. We'll take them. We're doing a book push at the moment. Well, only this morning, because it was a school local to where I live, I called over with three boxes of books, dropped them off. And one of the girls in the school, it was a girls' school, said to me, she must have been about probably 12, 13.
She said, my great...
What personal experiences does the host share about decluttering books?
great aunt taught you when you were little I said you're great great how old am I how old is she she said she's 102 she was yeah she's alive and well Miss Kearns she taught me when I was six actually if not seven in school and she taught me how to read and taught me a love of reading Miss Kearns and she's alive and well 102. Anyway, be late, happy birthday. I did a message for her on her 100th birthday because her family got in touch and she's 102 now. Wow, what a woman. What an important woman she was to my life, I have to say. Anyway, got three books. Miss Kearns, I'm still living the dream. Thank you for teaching me to read. I got those books back to the school and now you're great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great.
Granddaughter, grandniece is reading them, which is great. So that was good. Well done to the teacher in that school and to the librarian. And thank you to the receptionist who helped me with the books today, which was great. Actually, I was carrying them and going, I'll manage.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What updates are shared about the upcoming live shows?
0:03–1:22
2
How is the impact of AI discussed in relation to education?
1:22–2:44
3
What personal experiences does the host share about decluttering books?
2:44–6:26
4
What heartwarming story is shared about a librarian and a donation?
6:26–9:38
5
What insights are provided about the live show format and audience interaction?
9:38–13:50
6
What are the highlights from the discussion about Venice?
13:50–18:18
7
How does the host recommend navigating book genres?
18:18–22:38
8
What reflections are made on personal growth and public appearances?
22:38–36:12