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Vem comigo: uma viagem literáriaE67 - O medico e o monstro, de Robert Louis Stevenson. Uma viagem de Ricardo Gessner.O médico e o monstro – Robert Louis Stevenson .O advogado Utterson acaba se envolvendo em uma trama passada nas enevoadas ruas de Londres e precisa entender o que aconteceu ao seu amigo Henry Jekyll, que convalesce em uma cama enquanto um terrível Hyde parece estar sugando sua fortuna e seus favores. Quem é Hyde e qual o seu envolvimento com o pobre doutor?Uma viagem de Ricardo Gessner
2022-06-1826 min
Mind Declutter with Athea DavisEp. 119: Self-Reliance, Retreat, and Inner Power with David GessnerHappy Day, Friend! On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about self-reliance, retreat, and inner power. My special guest this week is nature writer, David Gessner. How has the tragic experience of COVID-19 changed the way we live—and the way we want to live—for those of us lucky enough to have made it through? When the pandemic struck, acclaimed nature writer David Gessner turned to Henry David Thoreau, the original social distancer, for insights and a wide-ranging conversation across the centuries. The resulting book, QUIET DESPERATION, SAVAGE DELI...
2021-12-1253 min
The Banyan CollectiveLITerally Podcast Ep. 52 - David Gessner: Quiet Desperation, Savage DelightLITerally Podcast Ep. 52 - David Gessner: Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crises
David Gessner joined us to talk all things Henry David Thoreau, thoroughly, while talking about the craft of writing nonfiction and writing a book during the pandemic. Such a great conversation!
2021-09-2043 min
LITerally PodcastDavid Gessner: Quiet Desperation, Savage DelightLITerally Podcast EP. 52 - David Gessner: Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crises David Gessner joined us to talk all things Henry David Thoreau, thoroughly, while talking about the craft of writing nonfiction and writing a book during the pandemic. Such a great conversation!
2021-09-2043 min
A Second Helping of HannibalSecondo (Part 2)Wherein Beth and Matt discuss fireflies, snail sex, Bad Ronald, and birds, birds, birds. A firefly! Image source: The Tennessee Conservationist[/caption] Nice links: Snail facts from snail-world.com 11 Cool Things You Never Knew about Fireflies from Scientific American The Nasty Bits: Thoughts On Lungs by Chichi Wang The Offal Truth about Easter (article about lamb offal) by Elizabeth Minchilli Quinto Quarto: inside Rome’s offal obsession from Great Italian Chefs Punch Romaine recipe from Saveur Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak Buzz Kulik's Bad Ronald Nicolas Gessner's The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Wa...
2021-09-071h 16
Under the Radar with Callie CrossleyHenry David Thoreau - The Original "Social Distancer" - Has Newfound Relevancy During The PandemicYou might not think you have too much in common with Henry David Thoreau – an American naturalist, author, and philosopher from the 1800s. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon his two-years living in the woods around Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Suddenly his experience as the original “social-distancer” seems quite relevant.
The famous New Englander had a poignant appreciation for nature – something many of us rediscovered this year as the world closed in and people went outside to smell the flowers and to admire the wildlife that reclaimed parts of our towns and citi...
2021-08-2923 min
Living on EarthU.N. Climate Report, Investing in Green Infrastructure, Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of CrisisScientists are once again sounding the alarm about the climate emergency, with a new UN climate report. Hundreds of experts collaborated to bring together the best science on past, present, and future climate change.
Also, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill includes some green measures to address and invest in crumbling American infrastructure. But climate and environmental justice advocates say much more is needed now from a much larger budget reconciliation package that’s in the works.
And the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the pace of life for many of us, and for writer David Gessner, this era of retreating to our ho...
2021-08-2051 min
Living on EarthU.N. Report Charts Possible Climate Futures, Investing in Green Infrastructure, Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis and moreScientists are once again sounding the alarm about the climate emergency, with a new UN climate report. Hundreds of experts collaborated to bring together the best science on past, present, and future climate change. Also, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill includes some green measures to address and invest in crumbling American infrastructure. But climate and environmental justice advocates say much more is needed now from a much larger budget reconciliation package that’s in the works. And the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the pace of life for many of us, and for writer David Gessner, this era...
2021-08-2051 min
Access Utah'Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight': Discussing Thoreau With David Gessner On Tuesday's Access UtahWhen the pandemic struck, nature writer David Gessner turned to Henry David Thoreau, the original social distancer, for lessons on how to live. Those lessons—of learning our own backyard, rewilding, loving nature, self-reliance, and civil disobedience—hold a secret that could help save us as we face the greater crisis of climate. Gessner’s new book is Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis, published by Torrey House Press.
2021-07-0653 min
Positively Pop CultureEpisode 68: Bly Manor Part 2 with ErinErin is back for the second half of PosPop's discussion on The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel.
Part 2 of 2.
2021-02-1727 minPositively Pop CultureEpisode 67: Bly Manor Part 1 with ErinPosPop's friend Erin joins Carrie and K.W. to talk about The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel.
Part 1 of 2.
2021-02-1032 min
Typical Hollywood: The Podcast!Sundance Film Festival 2021, Part 1Henry kicks off 2021 by reviewing 5 of the 10 films he has scheduled at this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival. Things get weird. Part 2 coming soon!
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street" by Joe Raposo, "Cayendo" by Frank Ocean
Special thanks to the Sundance Institute for making these films available!
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2021-02-0117 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Chicago International Film Festival, Part 1Henry returns to the podcast to cover the first batch of films he watched at the virtual edition of this year's Chicago International Film Festival, one of which has quickly become one of his favorites of 2020 so far.
Written and Produced by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Special Thanks to Cinema/Chicago for making these films available
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2020-10-1900 min
Wait Five MinutesFlorida's Historic Tolomato CemeteryCheck your polling location and more information in Florida here!
The oldest marked grave in Florida is of a kid with an unremarkable history. She is surrounded by the graves of some of the single most important individuals in the history of St. Augustine, Cuba, Haiti, Florida and the whole of American history. Some markers have been lost, and names forgotten, by Tolomato Cemtery holds them all the same.
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2020-10-1328 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Hamilton, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, and the Most Underrated Movie Musicals of All TimeHenry finally takes a look at the long-awaited Disney+ release of the Broadway musical "Hamilton," along with another Lin-Manuel Miranda-related project and a few movie musicals he thinks deserve a bigger audience than they originally got.
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1:51 - HAMILTON (Disney)
4:54 - WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (Hulu)
7:56 - ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (Orion Pictures)
10:51 - POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (Universal Pictures)
14:11 - TRUE STORIES (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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2020-07-2019 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Palm Springs, The Old Guard, First Cow, GreyhoundHenry looks at the newest releases that dropped this weekend, and finally gets to talk about an A24 film!
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1:47 - PALM SPRINGS (Hulu/Neon)
4:52 - THE OLD GUARD (Netflix/Skydance)
7:23 - FIRST COW (A24/IAC Films)
10:22 - GREYHOUND (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner
Contact for requests and other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
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2020-07-1314 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Irresistible, My Spy, Beats, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaAfter the bummer that was last week's films, Henry looks at four somewhat lighter new releases for his tenth episode, one of which sent him down an Internet rabbit hole while doing research.
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1:47 - IRRESISTIBLE (Focus Features)
4:33 - MY SPY (Amazon Studios/STXfilms/MWM Studios)
7:34 - BEATS (Music Box Films/BFI/Creative Scotland)
10:41 - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA (Netflix)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner...
2020-06-2916 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!365 Days (Polish Fifty Shades), You Should Have Left, 7500, BabyteethHenry looks at four new dramas that just became available. Some are great. Others are definitely not. Next week will be lighter.
The review for 365 DAYS mentions some extremely adult material. Listener discretion is advised.
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2:00 - 365 DAYS (Next Film)
5:06 - YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse)
7:13 - 7500 (Amazon Studios)
9:35 - BABYTEETH (IFC Films/Screen Australia)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry...
2020-06-2214 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Shirley, Artemis FowlHenry looks at the four biggest releases of the week, one of which has been in the works for a very long time and left quite an impact on him.
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1:43 - DA 5 BLOODS (Netflix)
4:26 - THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (Universal Pictures)
6:50 - SHIRLEY (Neon)
9:23 - ARTEMIS FOWL (Disney)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail...
2020-06-1514 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Valley Girl (2020), The Lovebirds, The High Note, The Vast of Night, Scoob! (with Andrew Heydt)After taking some time off, Henry returns to talk about some of the latest new releases, leading up to his first guest review.
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02:47 - VALLEY GIRL (MGM)
05:44 - THE LOVEBIRDS (Netflix/Paramount Pictures)
08:08 - THE HIGH NOTE (Focus Features)
10:45 - THE VAST OF NIGHT (Amazon Studios)
13:23 - SCOOB! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Written by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner) and Andrew Heydt (@andrewheydt)
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2020-06-0130 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!SXSW SpecialHenry takes a look at the offerings from the canceled 2020 SXSW Festival that streamed on Amazon Prime Video this week.
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02:26 - CAT IN THE WALL
03:56 - GUNPOWDER HEART
05:12 - LE CHOC DU FUTUR
07:08 - MY DARLING VIVIAN
08:44 - SELFIE
10:23 - TFW NO GF
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
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2020-05-0414 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Sorry We Missed You, Underwater, The Willoughbys, Beastie Boys Story, Extraction, Valley Girl (1983)After taking time off for his birthday, Henry comes back to talk about more of the movies he watched during the quarantine.
Take a look at all the films available as virtual cinema releases! Part of the proceeds go towards an independent theater of your choosing! A complete list can be found here: https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/art-house-online-films-available-via-virtual/
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01:54 - SORRY WE MISSED YOU (Kino Lorber/Zeitgeist Films/Sixteen Films)
04:24 - UNDERWATER (20th Century Studios)
2020-04-2718 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Trolls World Tour; Dolittle; Love, Antosha; Little WomenHenry reviews more of the movies he watched over the last week.
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01:51 - TROLLS WORLD TOUR (Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation)
05:26 - DOLITTLE (Universal Pictures)
09:00 - LOVE, ANTOSHA (Lurker Productions)
11:08 - LITTLE WOMEN (Columbia Pictures/Regency Enterprises)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
2020-04-1315 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Typical Hollywood: The Podcast! (Official Trailer)Welcome to Typical Hollywood: The Podcast! Give this a listen for more information on the show and what it contains.
Written and Produced by Henry Gessner
Contact for requests and other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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2020-04-1200 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Tiger King, Sonic the Hedgehog, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerHenry continues reviewing movies he watched during the quarantine, including his first review of a limited series.
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1:45 - TIGER KING (Netflix)
4:12 - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (Paramount Pictures)
6:45 - NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (Focus Features/BBC Films)
9:05 - STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson...
2020-04-0613 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Bloodshot, Color Out of Space, The Way Back, The Banker, Troop ZeroHenry continues reviewing movies he watched while under quarantine.
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01:43 - BLOODSHOT (Sony Pictures)
03:36 - COLOR OUT OF SPACE (RLJE Films)
05:28 - THE WAY BACK (Warner Bros. Pictures)
07:26 - Interlude - WEST SIDE STORY Story
09:14 - THE BANKER (Apple TV+)
11:14 - TROOP ZERO (Amazon Studios)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail...
2020-03-3014 minTypical Hollywood: The Podcast!Cats, Onward, Big Time Adolescence, Emma., The HuntHenry discusses the movies he’s watched after one week of quarantining.
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02:49 - CATS (Universal Pictures)
05:57 - ONWARD (Disney/Pixar)
08:11 - Interlude: THE ROOM Story
10:37 - BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE (Hulu/LD Entertainment)
11:58 - Interlude: UNDER THE SKIN Story
13:50 - EMMA. (Focus Features)
15:41 - THE HUNT (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse Productions)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact fo...
2020-03-2320 min
Mountain & Prairie with Ed RobersonDavid Gessner – Voice of the West’s Past and PresentDavid Gessner is an author, a professor, and one of the leading contemporary voices on the natural world and the American West. He has written ten books, including “All the Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West,” which is one of my all-time favorites and was a former Mountain & Prairie Book Club selection. Thanks to his influences ranging from Henry David Thoreau to Theodore Roosevelt to Wendell Berry, David preaches the gospel of appreciating “place" and protecting our wild landscapes, public lands, and fragile Western ecosystem. • I’ve been a huge fan of David’s work for man...
2018-06-291h 17
Mountain & Prairie with Ed RobersonDavid Gessner – Voice of the West's Past and PresentDavid Gessner is an author, a professor, and one of the leading contemporary voices on the natural world and the American West. He has written ten books, including "All the Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West," which is one of my all-time favorites and was a former Mountain & Prairie Book Club selection. Thanks to his influences ranging from Henry David Thoreau to Theodore Roosevelt to Wendell Berry, David preaches the gospel of appreciating "place" and protecting our wild landscapes, public lands, and fragile Western ecosystem. • I've been a huge fan of David's work for ma...
2018-06-291h 17
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsUltimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth by David GessnerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293274to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth
Author: David Gessner
Narrator: David Gessner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Release date: June 6, 2017
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate...
2017-06-0611h 43