This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt, who discusses his new novel Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, which is published by our friends at Knopf. Topics of discussion include chess, The Queen's Gambit, beginner's mind, the correlations between learning a new skill and alleviating stress, whether 50 is too old to learn the guitar, and much more. Copies of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.
250--Bookin’ w/ Sarah Rose Etter
249--Bookin’ w/ Stephen Markley
248--Bookin’ w/ Ben Purkert
247--Bookin’ w/ Wilton Barnhardt
246--Bookin’ w/ Lisa See
245--Bookin’ w/ Adrienne Brodeur
244--Bookin’ w/ Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya
243--Bookin’ w/ Jim Ruland
242--Bookin’ w/ Kevin Gosztola
241--EMERGENCY CORMAC McCARTHY EPISODE w/ Dan Hawkins
240--Bookin’ w/ Ken Jennings
239--Bookin’ w/ T.C. Boyle
238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke
237--Bookin’ w/ Jinwoo Chong
236--Bookin’ w/ David Hollander
235--Bookin’ w/ Shelley Read
234--Bookin’ w/ Kathryn Bromwich
233--Bookin’ w/ Rita Zoey Chin
232--Bookin’ w/ Maggie Smith
231--Bookin’ w/ Janice Obuchowski
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