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:
Episode 26: Ronn Pawo McLane teaches meditation
Episode 25: Adam Clare makes games and teaches game design
Episode 24: Mike built a nice garden ... for everybody
Episode 23: Gabrielle Roman writes
Episode 22: Ryan Kramer has hermit crabs
Episode 21: Bash Halow writes plays
Episode 20: Dr. Shawn Finch chills out with coloring books
Episode 19: Dr. Robin Downing studies (and teaches) clinical bioethics
Episode 18: Dr. Jules Benson is an enthusiastic cyclist
Episode 17: Gina Spadafori is a micro-rancher
Episode 16: Tekurah McCullough goes to comedy shows
Episode 15: Jahmal runs role-playing games for money
Episode 14: Dr. Ernie Ward does paddle boarding
Episode 13: Dr. Melissa Detweiler does podcasts
Episode 12: Dr. Ryane Englar does ballroom dancing
Episode 11: Portia is a high-performing, information-aholic worrier (aka a journalist)
Episode 10: Mindy watches ‘Star Trek’ and you should too
Episode 9: Cheryl does midwifery
Episode 8: Marnette dresses as a hobby
Episode 7: Peter is an environmental manager
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