It's our favorite annual episode on the show, when we get to look back at the best of our year in reading with someone else who has read cool stuff. This time it's with Ben Diamond, a very keen listener and patron from London, who for three years running has sent us an annual best of his year recording, always full of interesting books, shows, music, and films. We had an awesome conversation with Ben that we hope you'll enjoy.
Stay tuned for the Patreon bonus episode in two weeks that covers all other things we liked this year in pop-culture.
As always, this episode comes with a playlist of our favorite songs of 2023:
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/best-of-2023/pl.u-yZyVDNACYq2akv
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Uq1526MP5mLBVI4zM0e5j?si=59d0bc52f08e41aa
Quick reference Top Fives
Ben:
1. The Instructions by Adam Levin
2. Something Happened by Joseph Heller
3. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
4. Porn: An Oral History by Polly Barton
5. Anything that Moves by Jamie Stewart
Dave:
1. THE MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut
2. The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
3. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
4. Magnetic Fields by Ron Loewinsohn
5. The Passenger & Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
Matt:
Contact Ben Diamond: ben.diamond@gmail.com
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Episode 58 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Chris Via of Leaf by Leaf
Episode 57.3 - 2020 Year in Review (Feat. Grace Chipperfield) - Part 3
Episode 57.2 - 2020 Year in Review (Feat. Chris Ayers) - Part 2
Episode 57.1 - 2020 Year in Review (Feat. Matt Luter) - Part 1
Episode 56 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Jessica Anthony, author of Enter the Aardvark and The Convalescent
Episode 55 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Christian TeBordo, author of Ghost Engine and Toughlahoma
Episode 54 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Martina Testa
Episode 53 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Adam Levin, author of Bubblegum and The Instructions
Episode 52 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Jon Baskin
Episode 51 - 2019 Year in Review (feat. Mike Miley)
Episode 50 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Michael McGowan & Martin Brick
Episode 49.2 - Discussing David Foster Wallace & Don DeLillo’s Letters
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Episode 48 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Yonina Hoffman
Episode 47 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Jim Gauer, author of Novel Explosives
Episode 46 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Marshall Boswell
Episode 45 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Kyle Beachy
Episode 44 - 2018 Year in Review
Episode 43 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Bo Butler
Episode 42 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Esther J. Cepeda
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