I stumbled onto James Gomes (pronounced "GOHMZ," not "GOH-mez") on Reddit.com, which I have since abandoned as a forum for anything other than dumb questions, confirmation bias and echo chambers.
However, I found a few interesting people along the way, like James. We were both into old books, and I was surprised to hear he'd read and re-read a particular book, like, every year ... for many years.
In this episode, we find out the particular pull of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha for James as well as how a non-reader became a regular and repeating reader at all.
Spend this conversation with us thinking about why you read and whether repeat readings help or comfort you.
Further reading:
83: Georgios has published a book on Aristotle's Categories
82: Elliot Kanshin Kallen plays the shakuhachi
81: James Gomes re-reads the spiritual classic Siddhartha
80: Kevin works on protecting kids from active shooters
79: M. D. Usher writes on ancient philosophy, animals and nature
78: Adam Toon philosophizes about the mind
77: David Doherty teaches sales
76: Mike Keller collects movies
74: Sam Chupp writes and creates role-playing games
BONUS! Dr. Jennifer Sperry writes on the high costs of veterinary care
73: Brendan is making a new podcast
BONUS! Joe Roetheli, PhD, talks about a honeycombed dental treat
72: Michael Strumsky conquered TV addiction
71: David Patterson translated Leo Tolstoy’s Confession
70: Ganesh loves cricket. Like, really loves it.
69: Who edits those internet videos? Nathan does
68: New to Neoclassical music? Dive in with Hipster Pug
67: Spiraling metal and wood: James Payne’s public sculptures
66: Escaping abuse and processing trauma: Pamela Topjian writes her personal story
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