The Oxford Lieder Festival is streaming more than 100 concerts, and you can watch live or on demand.   The Oxford Lieder Festival The Next Track, Episode #218 - Sholto Kynoch, Pianist and Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Oxford Lieder Festival is streaming more than 100 concerts, and you can watch live or on demand. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Oxford Lieder Festival</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/222" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Next Track, Episode #218 - Sholto Kynoch, Pianist and Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 21: Kirk's Picks No. 21 - The Oxford Lieder Festival [music]

The Wire is one of the great TV series of the past couple of decades, depicting cops and robbers in Baltimore.   The Wire: iTunes Store The Wire: Blu-ray  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Wire is one of the great TV series of the past couple of decades, depicting cops and robbers in Baltimore. <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-wire-the-complete-series/id904066321?uo=4&amp;at=11l6om" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wire: iTunes Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3hOU0bY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wire: Blu-ray</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 20 - The Wire [TV series]

The Theragun Prime is a deep muscle percussive massager, great for massaging muscles that get tense when working at a computer.   Theragun Prime Supersoft attachment  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Theragun Prime is a deep muscle percussive massager, great for massaging muscles that get tense when working at a computer. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3kCSLNQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theragun Prime</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.therabody.com/us/en-us/supersoft.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Supersoft attachment</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 19: Kirk's Picks No. 19 - Theragun Prime Massager

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema, a box set from the Criterion Collection, contains 39 films on 30 Blu-Ray discs.  Amazon US Amazon UK BFI Ingmar Bergman Volume 1  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema, a box set from the Criterion Collection, contains 39 films on 30 Blu-Ray discs. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3kdB8UM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3B5qDcI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2WfPFXX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BFI Ingmar Bergman Volume 1</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 18: Kirk's Picks No. 18 - Ingmar Bergman's Cinema [film]

Stephen King

Stephen King's latest novel Billy Summers is a taut thriller about an assassin who tries to be a good person.  Billy Summers  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Stephen King's latest novel Billy Summers is a taut thriller about an assassin who tries to be a good person. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3k1FDBD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Summers</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 17: Kirk's Picks No. 17 - Billy Summers, by Stephen King [book]

Daisy Jones and the Six follows a fictional rock band in the 70s as they find success.  Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue Almost Famous  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Daisy Jones and the Six follows a fictional rock band in the 70s as they find success. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2XtuzWt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3yVO8UQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3yLLGQK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Almost Famous</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 16 - Daisy Jones and the Six [book]

The Thin Man is a joyous movie from 1934, from Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same year.   The Thin Man Nick &amp; Nora glases  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Thin Man is a joyous movie from 1934, from Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same year. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/379FMwK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Thin Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/379FzKb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick &amp; Nora glases</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 15 - The Thin Man [film]

Stalker is Andrey Tarkovsky's existential science fiction film.  Stalker Zona, by Geoff Dyer  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Stalker is Andrey Tarkovsky's existential science fiction film. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3iUzpmj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stalker</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2UWcAqt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zona, by Geoff Dyer</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 14 - Stalker, by Andrey Tarkovsky [film]

Matt Haig

The Comfort Book is a book of short chapters and aphorisms, written to provide comfort, as the author Matt Haig said, "during the frazzlement of 2020."  The Comfort Book  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Comfort Book is a book of short chapters and aphorisms, written to provide comfort, as the author Matt Haig said, "during the frazzlement of 2020." <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3x4uC6Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Comfort Book</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 13: Kirk's Picks No. 13 - The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig [book]

The Sonos Roam is a small, portable speaker that works with both Bluetooth and wi-fi.   Sonos Roam Sonos Move   Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Sonos Roam is a small, portable speaker that works with both Bluetooth and wi-fi. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3hOFrG3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonos Roam</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2VZhlQn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonos Move</a> </li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 12 - Sonos Roam [speaker]

In this brief podcast, Kirk McElhearn discusses something interesting he's discovered recently: books, music, films, tech, and more.

MUBI is a movie streaming service that presents arthouse and festival films.  MUBI  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

MUBI is a movie streaming service that presents arthouse and festival films. <ul> <li><a href="https://mubi.com/t/web/global/8cTPc-E6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MUBI</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 11 - MUBI [streaming service]

David Hockney

David Hockney's new exhibit of art created on an iPad celebrates the arrival of spring during lockdown.   David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy The Arrival of Spring in 2011  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

David Hockney's new exhibit of art created on an iPad celebrates the arrival of spring during lockdown. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3yqyPmt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3hEl9xz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/series/the-arrival-of-spring-in-2011-twenty-eleven" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Arrival of Spring in 2011</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 10: Kirk's Picks No. 10 - David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 [Book]

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time is one of the richest novels ever written, one that may be with you for the rest of your life.   Why an Imperfect Version of Proust Is a Classic in English | The New Yorker Reviving the dread deity | The Guardian Articles I've written about Proust Remembrance of Things Past (Montcrieff/Kilmartin) In Search of Lost Time (Modern Library)  Swann's Way (vol. 1 of the new Penguin translation)  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time is one of the richest novels ever written, one that may be with you for the rest of your life. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-a-flawed-version-of-proust-became-a-classic-in-english" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why an Imperfect Version of Proust Is a Classic in English | The New Yorker</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/nov/02/classics.marcelproust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reviving the dread deity | The Guardian</a></li> <li><a href="https://kirkville.com/tag/marcel-proust/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Articles I've written about Proust</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3hUPLej" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembrance of Things Past</a> (Montcrieff/Kilmartin)</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3r7O1CH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of Lost Time</a> (Modern Library) </li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3e6I1ES" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swann's Way</a> (vol. 1 of the new Penguin translation)</li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 9 - In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust [Book]

Foregone, the new novel by Russell Banks, is a moving novel about the past, about truth, and about the acceptance of death.   Foregone, Russell Banks Affliction The Sweet Hereafter Cloudsplitter   Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Foregone, the new novel by Russell Banks, is a moving novel about the past, about truth, and about the acceptance of death. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3qP0hHX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foregone, Russell Banks</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wcZ0f2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Affliction</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Awl5bW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sweet Hereafter</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3jImVjM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloudsplitter</a> </li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 8: Kirk's Picks No. 8 - Foregone, by Russell Banks [Book]

The seventh and final series of Bosch, after the novels of Michael Connelly, is now on Amazon Prime Video.  Bosch The Next Track: Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The seventh and final series of Bosch, after the novels of Michael Connelly, is now on Amazon Prime Video. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3hq952T" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bosch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/180" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Next Track: Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 7: Kirk's Picks No. 7 - Bosch [TV series]

Bill Evans

This new five-disc retrospective contains music from across Bill Evans's career, and also has a recently discovered live set from 1975.  EMBED  Turn Out the Stars  Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans On a Friday Evening  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

This new five-disc retrospective contains music from across Bill Evans's career, and also has a recently discovered live set from 1975. EMBED <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3qzYzdm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turn Out the Stars</a> </li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2UQLjFF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3drjhHb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On a Friday Evening</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 6: Kirk's Picks No. 6 - Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans [Music]

The Grateful Dead have just released a 50th anniversary edition of their 1971 live album, Skull &amp; Roses, which is one of the best introductions to the band's music.   Skull &amp; Roses Dead Ahead (Grateful Dead live DVD, 10/31/80)  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

The Grateful Dead have just released a 50th anniversary edition of their 1971 live album, Skull &amp; Roses, which is one of the best introductions to the band's music. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3qtKzCb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skull &amp; Roses</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3x5zCJA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dead Ahead</a> (Grateful Dead live DVD, 10/31/80)</li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 5: Kirk's Picks No. 5 - Grateful Dead, Skull & Roses [Music]

Brad Stone

Brad Stone's Amazon Unbound looks at the history of Amazon, and Jeff Bezos, since the release of his previous book The Everything Store.   Amazon Unbound  The Everything Store  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Brad Stone's Amazon Unbound looks at the history of Amazon, and Jeff Bezos, since the release of his previous book The Everything Store. <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3gFjTuG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Unbound</a> </li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3vUUWQv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Everything Store</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Episode 4: Kirk's Picks No. 4 - Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone [Book]

Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp's Music for Quiet Moments is a series of soundscapes he has released every week for the past year. I link to an Apple Music playlist of all 52 of these tracks, lasting nearly nine hours.   Frippertronics: How Robert Fripp and Brian Eno brought looping to life Robert Fripp - Soundscapes (DGM Live) Salisbury Cathedral, June 2 1997 Music For Quiet Moments Music for Quiet Moments playlist (Apple Music)   Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

Robert Fripp's Music for Quiet Moments is a series of soundscapes he has released every week for the past year. I link to an Apple Music playlist of all 52 of these tracks, lasting nearly nine hours. <ul> <li><a href="https://happymag.tv/frippertronics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frippertronics: How Robert Fripp and Brian Eno brought looping to life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dgmlive.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Fripp - Soundscapes (DGM Live)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dgmlive.com/tour-dates/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dgmlive.com%2Ftour-dates%2F1438" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salisbury Cathedral, June 2 1997</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dgmlive.com/news/music-for-quiet-moments-fridays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music For Quiet Moments</a></li> <li><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/robert-fripp-music-for-quiet-moments/pl.u-J9amIJmLkM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music for Quiet Moments playlist (Apple Music)</a> </li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 3 - Robert Fripp, Music for Quiet Moments [Music]

My pick this episode is Lake Pictures, a book of photos by Lucinda Devlin. This book is a series of photos of Lake Huron, showing the water, the sky, and the horizon on different days and at different times. It is very relaxing to look at.   Lake Pictures - Amazon Hiroshi Sugimoto - Seascapes Lucinda Devlin's website Lucinda Devlin's Instagram  Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by Timo Andres. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to kirkville.com/picks. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my Patreon and donate a few bucks a month. Support Kirk's Picks

My pick this episode is Lake Pictures, a book of photos by Lucinda Devlin. This book is a series of photos of Lake Huron, showing the water, the sky, and the horizon on different days and at different times. It is very relaxing to look at. <ul> <li>Lake Pictures - <a href="https://amzn.to/3gGngBI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></li> <li>Hiroshi Sugimoto - <a href="https://amzn.to/3cVvYtx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seascapes</a></li> <li>Lucinda Devlin's <a href="https://www.lucindadevlin.com/lake-pictures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li> <li>Lucinda Devlin's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucindadevlin/?hl=en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> Theme music: Honest Labor, composed and performed by <a href="https://www.andres.com/works/honest-labor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timo Andres</a>. If you enjoyed the podcast, follow it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirks-picks/id1572657977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or in your favorite podcast app. For show notes and links to my pick, go to <a href="https://kirkville.com/picks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kirkville.com/picks</a>. You can support this podcast by purchasing items via my affiliate links, or you can sign up for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Fs%3Dbit%2Bdepth&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and donate a few bucks a month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=268827&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fkirkville.com%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Kirk's Picks</a>

Kirk's Picks No. 2 - Lake Pictures, Lucinda Devlin [Photobook]

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