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The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Pee-wee as Himself, The Painful Truth by Skunk Anansie & Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain!Plus the dazzling sculptures of Paola Grizi, our fond memories of eating at one of the world's best restaurants, and the perfect book to kick off Pride Month!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ameztoi Txakoli (Getariako Txakolina, Spain)Reading: So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Colorby Caro de RobertisListening: The Painful Truthby Skunk AnansieLooking: ...2025-06-0440 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Epicurean Delights from Our Neighborhood Farmers Market, An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch, & Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story!Plus a stunning debut album from our new favorite opera singer — Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, and the vibrant portraits of Fujishima Takeji!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ryan Wildstar’s Signature Lemon Drop!Reading: An Unofficial Rose by Iris MurdochListening: Masabane Cecilia by Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (with Aron Goldin)Looking: The Art of Fujishima Takeji (1867 - 1943)2025-05-2139 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: The Book of Salt, Peter Murphy's Silver Shade & A Nice Indian Boy!Plus the sensational mixed media collage art of Lavett Ballard & the "Father of French Gastronomy” — Antonin Carême!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec (Loire, France)Reading: The Book of Salt by Monique TruongListening: Silver Shade by Peter MurphyLooking: The Art of Lavett Ballard — including her current exhibition...2025-05-1444 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Narcissus, Annie Dillard, Mary Cassatt & Greek Old-Fashioned Honey Donuts!Plus two fantastic new albums from Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade & Malian-French supergroup Lamomali!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: The Perfect Horchata! (recipe from Cooking Con Claudia)Reading: Holy the Firm by Annie DillardListening #1: Cancionera by Natalia LafourcadeListening #2: Lamomali Totem by Lamomali (-M-, ...2025-04-3043 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Essex Hemphill's Love Is A Dangerous Word, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, & Vorja Sánchez - Organic Harmony!Plus Ryan Wildstar's recipe for the perfect Bloody Mary, trailblazing saxophonist Vi Redd, & our dinner at Rozalia - a hidden gem in the heart of Athens!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: The Bloody Mary “Chaser”Reading: Love Is A Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill by Essex HemphillListening: In Honor of Jazz Appreciation Month: The Music of Vi Redd (1928 – 2022)Looking...2025-04-2340 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Audience With the Queen, The Lies of the Artists & Vinegar Toast!Plus mouthwatering recipes from Andy Baraghani, eye-opening Renaissance art, and The Return — an arresting cinematic masterpiece starring Ralph Fiennes & Juliette Binoche!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Portofino Spritz with Andy BaraghaniReading: The Lies of the Artists: Essays on Italian Art, 1450-1750 by Ingrid D. RowlandListening: Audience With the Queen by Galactic and Irma ThomasLooking: Rena...2025-04-1640 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Liza Minelli, Led Zeppelin, & Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo Live in Athens!Plus Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives, the art of Dominique Fung & our favorite bakery in Greece!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Mai Tais & Manhattans at Tiki Bar in Athens, Greece!Reading: Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives by Susan TomesListening: Golden Mirrors - The Uncovered Sessions Vol. 1 by Mick Harvey & Amanda AcevedoL...2025-04-0941 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Big Boys, Invisible Boys & Ben Okri's Madame Sosostris and the Festival of the Brokenhearted!Plus our favorite Thai restaurant in Europe, enchanting art from Henri Rousseau, & a brand new R&R playlist for Women's History Month!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaines Landron (Jo Landron) Amphibolite, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (Loire, France)Reading: Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben OkriListening: R&R’s Newest Playlist! Fierce Favorites for Women’s History Month! Better Be Good To MeLook...2025-03-2636 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Adolescence, Lola Young & Marguerite Young's Miss MacIntosh, My Darling!Plus Yazz Ahmed's newest album, the art of Frederic Leighton, & Chef Gregory Gourdet cooking with Pamela Anderson! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Oinotypo Vino Di Casa, ‘Kalampaki’ of Lemnos or ‘Limnio’ (Lemnos, Greece) — Fresh out of the barrel from Cava Oinotypo in Athens, Greece!Reading: Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Marguerite YoungListening #1: A Paradise In The Hold by Yazz Ahme...2025-03-1941 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Nickel Boys, Shakespeare's Sisters & the New York Dolls!Plus delicious vegan dining in Athens, a major retrospective featuring the art of Shahzia Sikander, and Constantinople's new album: Nordic Lights in Persian Sky!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Oinotypo Vino Di Casa, Fumé ‘Orange Wine’ Roditis (Aigialeia, Greece) — Fresh out of the barrel from Cava Oinotypo in Athens, Greece!Reading: Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance by Ramie Targoff Listening #1: A Tribute to...2025-03-0542 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: A Tribute to Roberta Flack, The Last Showgirl & The Disappearance of Miss Scott!Plus Abel Selaocoe's Hymns of Bantu, the art of Cameron Ugbodu, poetry from Toi Derricotte, & delicious Greek meze in Ioannina!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Sacred Mountain ΑιΩ Marbled Malagouzia (Halkidiki, Greece) Reading: “I”: New and Selected Poems by Toi DerricotteListening #1: A Tribute to Roberta Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025)Listening #2: Hymns of Bantu by Abel SelaocoeLooking: 2025-02-2646 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, An African History of Africa & Black-Owned Galleries Now!Plus new music: Transcontinental Afrobeat from Tony Allen & La BOA, and the kora meets the accordion in a musical dialogue between Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Kenyan Dawa (non-alcoholic drink perfect for cold season!)Reading: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab BadawiListening #1: A Musical Dialogue Between Senegal & France — Djiyoby Ablaye Cissoko & Cyril...2025-02-1240 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Marianne Faithfull, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith & The Best New TV Show of 2025!Plus Cymande's Renascence, a new translation for Yukio Mishima's centennial, & Ryan Wildstar's famous Greek potatoes! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Japanese Cocktails at Sunset in Sarandë! (Cognac, Orgeat, Lime Juice & Bitters)Reading: Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other Stories by Yukio Mishima (January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970)Listening #1: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull (December 29, 1946 - January 30, 2025)Listening #2: Renascence 2025-02-0539 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Almodóvar, Yola, Carminho & Rosarita by Anita Desai!Plus José Andrés & Jacques Pépin in conversation, the art of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein & Ryan Wildstar's new cocktail: The Cedrata di Sarandë!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Ryan Wildstar’s New Cocktail — The Cedrata di Sarandë! (Vodka, Cedrata, Green Apple Juice & Lime)Reading: Rosarita by Anita DesaiListening #1: New EP from Yola! — My WayListening #2: Carminho — NPR Tiny Desk Concert...2025-01-2941 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Celebrating David Lynch, The Legendary Pink Dots & Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown!Plus the vibrant art of Rupy C. Tut & a delectable dinner at Marini Restaurant in Sarandë!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Nicoluzo Estate Cacotrigi (Corfu, GreeceReading: Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brownListening: So Lonely in Heaven by The Legendary Pink DotsLooking: The Art of Rupy C. TutViewing: Celebrating David Lynch...2025-01-2235 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: All We Imagine as Light, Lights on a Satellite & Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde!Plus the outsider art of Ron Gittins, music from the Boulanger Trio, words of wisdom from Molière & a delectable recipe for Mushroom Julienne!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Kantina Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Brandy (Durrës, Albania)Reading: Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline GumbsListening #1: Lights on a Satellite byThe Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Alle...2025-01-1539 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Lara Downes, Karla's Choice & Exhibiting Forgiveness!Plus Cunk on Life, the art of Titus Kaphar, wisdom from Rita Dove & Our 25th Anniversary Celebration!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Nurellari Winery Pulsi Beratit, Pulëz Varietal (Berat, Albania)Reading: Karla's Choiceby Nick HarkawayListening: This Land by Lara DownesLooking: The Art of Titus KapharViewing #1: Ex...2025-01-0845 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: A Wafu Winter Solstice & A Quaffable Quentin Crisp-mas!Plus Percival Everett's award-winning novel, music from Michael Kiwanuka & Peter Garrett, Inuit art in Montreal, and Crossing - an extraordinary drama set in Istanbul!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaine Filliatreau Samur-Champigny (Loire, France)Reading: James by Percival EverettListening #1: The True North by Peter GarrettListening #2: Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka...2024-12-2545 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: She's Not Shiny, She's Not Smooth, A Tribute to Zakir Hussain, & A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy!Plus recipes from Nigel Slater, art from Arild Rosenkrantz & Prince Toffa, wisdom from Ben Okri, & Mati Diop's powerful new film - Dahomey!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Bodegas Pinord Dibón Brut Reserva, Marrugat - D.O. Cava (Penedès, Catalonia, Spain)Reading: A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy ... a Memoir of Sorts by Nigel SlaterListening #1: She’s Not Shiny, She’s Not Smooth & Life’s A Gig...2024-12-1842 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Merchant Ivory, Tori Amos Live, Orbital & The Solar System!Plus Amythyst Kiah's Still + Bright, the lush dreamscapes of María Berrío, Martha Stewart's epic 100th cookbook & wisdom from McCoy Tyner!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: 2019 Frano Miloš Plavac Mali (Pelješac Peninsula, Dalmatia, Croatia)Reading: Orbital by Samantha HarveyListening #1: Diving Deep Live by Tori AmosListening #2: Still+Bright by Amythyst Kiah2024-12-1143 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: John Waters' Adventures in Moviegoing, Chef's Table: Volume 7 & Joan Armatrading's How Did This Happen And What Does It Now MeanPlus Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott's newest collaboration, the dazzling art of Lou Benesch & Anne Samat, wisdom from Rainer Maria Rilke & Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Roc D’Anglade Rouge (Vin de Pays du Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France)Reading: Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day by Clemency Burton-HillListening #1: Merci by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathr...2024-12-0442 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: The Piano Lesson, Beethoven Blues, Son of a Broken Man & The Witch of King's Cross!Plus wisdom from William S. Burroughs, poetry from Judy Grahn, a tribute to dancer Eileen Kramer & Cherokee cuisine from Chef Nico Albert Williams! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Domaine Vernay, Les Chaillées de l’Enfer, Condrieu AOC (Rhône, France) Reading: An Elder Poet & Activist Whose Voice We Need Right Now — Love Belongs to Those Who Do the Feeling: New & Selected Poems (1966-2006) by Judy GrahnListening #1: Son of a Broken Man 2024-11-2741 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Roy Haynes, Silkroad Ensemble, In the Time of the Butterflies & Wolf Hall!Plus Inspector Ellis, Marcos Beccari & The League of Kitchens!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Nepali Spiced Lemonade (Kagati Ko Sarbat) from Rachana RimalReading: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezListening #1: A Tribute to Legendary Jazz Drummer Roy Haynes (March 13th, 1925 - November 12th, 2024) Listening #2: American Railroad by Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Gidd...2024-11-2043 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: Quincy Jones, Songs of a Lost World, The Ministry for the Future & The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook!Plus a Tribute to Dancer/Choreographer Judith Jamison, Local Wines & Anti-Authoritarian Rock Music at the Skopje Wine Festival, and Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Evening Land Vineyards, Seven Springs Passetoutgrain (Willamette Valley, OR)Reading: A Hopeful Science Fiction Vision of What Our World Could Be — The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonListening #1: R&R’s Newest Playlist — Quintessential Quincy...2024-11-1343 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: It's Halloween! Spirits of the Dead, Corpse Revivers, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Fledgling & A Symphony of Lungs!Plus The Merchant of Menace, Uncanny Old Masters, The Innocents, Ecce Homo, & Red Pozole for el Día de los Muertos!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Corpse Revivers!Reading #1: Poem of the Week: “Spirits of the Dead” by Edgar Allan PoeReading #2: A Vampire Novel with a Twist — Fledgling by Octavia E. ButlerListening: Two Amazing New Albums Out This Week! ...2024-10-3038 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: A Breathtaking Concert by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka & The Astounding Lennie James in Mr Loverman!Plus John Edgar Wideman's Provocative New Book, An Autumnal Invocation by Robinson Jeffers, Martha Stewart's Ruffle Pumpkin Milk Pie & Owl-licious Cocktails!Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Havana Meets Normandy! (Havana Club 7 Year Old Dark Rum, Les Délices de Belle France Cidre Bouché Doux Normand (sparkling hard apple cider from Normandy), Brown Sugar Simple Syrup & a Red Apple Garnish)Reading #1: Poem of the Week — “October Evening” by Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) & Slaveroad by John Edgar WidemanLis...2024-10-2337 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest: The Indie Film That Made Us Cry This Week, Slow Horses, The The & Everytime a Knot is Undone, a God is Released!Plus A New Cookbook from Michael Mina, Alison Moyet Reimagines Her Last 40 Years of Music, and the 50th Anniversary of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!This Week’s Apéritif: Side Car Cocktails (Buy One, Get One Free!) at Tribeca Café in Skopje, MacedoniaReading: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré!Listening: Two Great New Albums This Week! Ensoulment 2024-10-1839 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Civil Disobedience, The Elephant, A Master Builder & Janet Planet!Plus Grace Lee Boggs, Tatsuo Ikeda, Spaghetti al Limone & The Largest Jade Sculpture in the World!This Week’s Apéritif: Tito’s Vodka GimletReading: On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau & Hannah Arendt (introduction by Roger Berkowitz) & The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs Listening: The Elephant by J. Chris Rock (featuring Ryan Wildstar!) L...2024-10-1157 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Maggie Smith, Gore Vidal vs. Truman Capote, and Chef's Table: Noodles!Plus Scherezade García, Morley, Marie Awadis & Jane Graverol!This Week’s Apéritif: Tikveš Bela Voda Žilavka (North Macedonia)Reading: Creation by Gore Vidal & Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote Listening: Études Mélodiques by Marie Awadis & Follow the Sound by MorleyLooking: The Art of Ja...2024-10-0450 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sing Sing, Joe Boyd & The New Romantics!Plus Leigh Bowery, Judy Blame, Jonathan Nossiter, Ayom & Lake Ohrid Trout!This Week’s Apéritif: Badel Orange Pelinkovac & Tonic with an Orange GarnishReading: Cultural Insurrection: A Manifesto for Arts, Agriculture, and Natural Wineby Jonathan Nossiter & And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music by Joe Boyd Listening: Chain of Lightby Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Sa.Li...2024-09-2752 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: R&R's Fall TV Picks, Lady Blackbird, Anna Deavere Smith & Gourmet Pizza!Plus Nabil Nahas, Théodore Chassériau & Théophile Gautier!This Week’s Apéritifs: A Hugo Spritz (Fantinel Prosecco, Elderflower Syrup, Fresh Mint, Sparkling Water & Lime) & A Godfather Sour (Monkey Shoulder, Amaretto Disaronno, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup & Orange) from Matto Napoletano!Reading: Selected Lyrics (translated by Norman R. Shapiro) by Théophile Gautier (August 30th, 1811 - October 23, 1872) & Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith (bor...2024-09-2049 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Sonia Sanchez, Sérgio Mendes, Henry Mancini, Blake Edwards, and Chicken & Waffles!Plus Ebony G. Patterson, Augustin Pajou & Vegan Street Eats!This Week’s Apéritif: Bodegas Hidalgo “La Gitana” Manzanilla Sherry (Andalucia, Spain)Reading: Happy 90th Birthday to Sonia Sanchez! (born September 9th, 1934) — Collected Poems by Sonia SanchezListening: The Music of Sérgio Mendes (February 11, 1941 - September 5, 2024) & The Music of Henry Mancini (1924 - 1994) - Celebrating His Centennial Year! Looking: The Art of Augustin Pajou (September...2024-09-1352 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Kaos (starring Jeff Goldblum), Shemekia Copeland, Ruthie Foster & The Palace of Eros!Plus Beth Cavener, Francis Mallmann, Julie Buffalohead & Reginald Shepherd!This Week’s Apéritif: Tsililis Distillery - Theopetra Estate Malagouzia-Assyrtiko (Meteora PGI, Greece)Reading: The Palace of Erosby Caro de Robertis & The Selected Shepherd: Poems by Reginald Shepherd (edited by Jericho Brown) Listening: Blame It On Eveby Shemekia Copeland & Mileageby Ruthie Fos...2024-09-0652 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Mami Wata, Borges, Orquesta Akokán & Our Anniversary Dinner at The Balcony!Plus Bamako*Chicago Sound System, Ashley Suszczynski, Angela Saini & Penny Siopis!This Week’s Apéritif: Domaine Tselepos Amalia RoséReading: Borges: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges (translated by Andrew Hurley) & The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality by Angela Saini Listening: Caracoles by Orquesta Akokán & Bamako*Chicago Sound System by ...2024-08-3050 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: James Baldwin, Arooj Aftab, Caroline Shaw, Hollywood Black & The Badass Ouzeria!Plus Edward P. Jones, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Alexandre Cabanel & Killer of Sheep!This Week’s Apéritif: Anastasia Fragou “Old Vines” Retsina (100% Savatiano), Attica, GreeceReading: Giovanni’s Room (Deluxe Edition) by James Baldwin (introduction by Kevin Young) & The Known World by Edward P. Jones Listening: Night Reign by Arooj Aft...2024-08-2352 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Gena Rowlands, X (The Band), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Isata Kanneh-Mason & The Delights of Salamina!Plus Pedro Lemebel, Marisol (Escobar), Lee ShinJa & Athenian Tragedy!This Week’s Apéritif: “Mama’s Tired” - Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Scotch, Mandarine Liqueur, Sour Cherry Juice & Greek Honey Simple Syrup with a Gummi Bear Garnish!Reading: The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides& Reading: A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays by Pedro Lemebel (edited & translated by Gwendolyn Harper) Listening: Smoke & Fiction by 2024-08-1654 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast Season 3 Premiere! Elizabeth Taylor, Meshell Ndegeocello, Pat Barker, Toumani Diabaté & We Are Lady Parts!Plus David Malouf, Simphiwe Mbunyuza, Akseli Gallen-Kallela & Dinner at ParkBench!This Week’s Apéritif: Moschofilero from En Fiala Wines & Spirits in Athens, GreeceReading: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker & Ransomby David Malouf Listening: The Music of Toumani Diabaté (August 10, 1965 — July 19, 2024) & No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwinby Meshell Ndegeocello 2024-08-0948 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: 100th Episode Extravaganza!Celebrating 100 Episodes with the Art & Artists We Can't Live Without!2024-06-101h 16
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Palace of Dreams, Hacks, Star Trek: Discovery, Nadine Shah & Fish Time!Plus Minor Notes, Emily Cheng, Osman Hamdi Bey & Brian Wilson's Smile!This Week’s Apéritif: Rebuli Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut, “Zerogrammi"Reading: The Palace of Dreams by Ismail Kadare & Minor Notes, Volume 1 (edited by Jesse McCarthy & Joshua Bennett, foreword by Tracy K. Smith) Listening: Filthy Underneath by Nadine Shah & ...2024-06-0153 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., Beth Gibbons, Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, and The Express Way with Dulé HillPlus Isamu Noguchi, Yone Noguchi, Rachel Khong, Clarissa Munger Badger & Mango Shrikhand!This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Summer Sangria! (red wine, brandy, cherries, mango pits/seeds with pulp, oranges, lemon, peach juice, cinnamon, clove, star anise, simple syrup)Reading: Selected Poems of Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) & Real Americans by Rachel Khong Listening: Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons & Ballaké Sissoko & Derek...2024-05-2553 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Roger Corman, Alice Munro, David Sanborn & The Forgetters!Plus Madhur Jaffrey, Dylan Thomas, Omar Victor Diop and Josep Tapiró Baró!This Week’s Apéritif: The Bitter Pompelaretto (Amaretto, Schweppes Pompelmo, Schweppes Bitter Lemon)Reading: The Forgetters: Storiesby Greg Sarris & A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968-1994 by Alice Munro (July 10, 1931 – May 13, 2024) Listening: Under Milk Woodnarrated by Dylan Thomas (original cast recording from May 14th, 1953) & Remembering David Sanborn (Jul...2024-05-1753 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Centaur, The Color of Pomegranates, Kimono My House, My Dinner with Andre & Cherry Cream Cake!Plus Henry Louis Gates Jr., Yuja Wang, Wangechi Mutu & Arnold BöcklinThis Week’s Apéritif: Peroni Gran Riserva RossoReading: The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood & The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Listening: Kimono My House by Sparks (50th Anniversary!) & The Vienna Recital by Yuja Wang ...2024-05-1046 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Butterfly in the Sky, Letters from a Black Widow & The Greatest Night in Pop!Plus Judith Butler, Melissa Cody, Li Po, Alvin Langdon Coburn & a Helluva Halvah Tasting!This Week’s Apéritif: May Wine (White Wine, Sparkling Wine, Strawberries, Woodruff, Honey, Orange & Lemon)Reading: The Selected Poems of Li Po (translated by David Hinton) & Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler Listening: Letters from a Black Widow by Judith Hill2024-05-0351 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Faith Ringgold, James, Lizz Wright, Jerome Rothenberg & Turkish-Style Hash Browns!Plus Sofia Samatar, Thandiwe Muriu & Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours Trilogy!This Week’s Apéritif: Qershi Cola Cocktails (Cherry Raki, Sour Cherry Juice & Coke Over Ice)Reading: The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain by Sofia Samatar & Celebrating the Life & Work of Poet, Translator & Anthologist Jerome Rothenberg (December 11, 1931 – April 21, 2024) Listening: Yummy by James & Shadow by Lizz Wright Looking...2024-04-2650 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Tampopo, Maryse Condé, Satyajit Ray, Artichoke Meatballs & Green Pea Velouté!Plus Émile Zola, Émile Savitry, Anton Prinner, Altera Vita and Hela Nokto!This Week’s Apéritif: Metaxa Grapefruit FizzReading: The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) by Émile Zola (a new translation with an introduction by Mark Kurlansky) & I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé (February 11, 1934 – April 2, 2024) Listening: Hela Nokto by Jordi Forniés & 2024-04-1254 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Taste of Things, The Story of Film, Farewell My Concubine & Mapp and Lucia!Plus Pierre Gagnaire, Maria Martinez, Maria Sibylla Merian, Yeisy Rojas & the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble!This Week’s Aperitivo: Aperol Bicicletta Cocktails!Reading: Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson (from the The Mapp & Lucia Novels) & The Story of Film by Mark Cousins Listening: Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit by Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Herita...2024-04-0549 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Anselm, Elbow, Gossip, Medea & The Blue Caftan!Plus Lola Flash, A. E. Stallings & Highlights from Our Recent Trip to Athens!This Week’s Digestif: Mastika from Kosteas DistilleryReading: Medea by Euripides (translated by Charles Martin with an introduction by A.E. Stallings) & This Afterlife: Selected Poems by A. E. Stallings Listening: Audio Vertigo by Elbow...2024-03-2954 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Ava DuVernay's 'Origin,' Loreena McKennitt, Eric Carmen & Turkish Çılbır with Shrimp!Plus Isabel Wilkerson, Clara Sola, Marianne North, Bolesław Biegas & Daughters of Latin America!This Week’s Apéritif: 2021 Ruggeri Prosecco Superiore Brut “Vecchie Viti,” DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene, ItalyReading: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson & Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women edited by Sandra Guzmán Listening: The Music of Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 - March 11, 2024) & The Road...2024-03-1559 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Paula Cole, Gertrude Stein, Edward Steichen & Lypsinka!Plus Kwaidan, Leni Sinclair, Suniti Namjoshi & Albanian Sushi!Reading: Paris France by Gertrude Stein & The Good-Hearted Gardeners by Suniti Namjoshi Listening: Lo by Paula ColeLooking: The Photography of Edward Steichen & The Photography of Leni Sinclair (b. March 8, 1940) Viewing: Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity — directed by Chloë Sevigny, star...2024-03-0855 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Best Film of 2023 (which you probably haven't seen yet), Chrissy Teigen & David Chang, Alma Thomas and Ananda Devi!Plus Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, Kazim Ali and Lizzy Ansingh!This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Pomegranate & Walnut Raki Spritzer — made with Pomegranate Juice, Albanian Walnut Raki (Cobo Raki më Arra) and Club SodaReading: When the Night Agrees to Speak to Meby Ananda Devi (translated by Kazim Ali) & Inquisition by Kazim Ali Listening: Alondra by 2024-03-0146 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Space Race, Criminal Record, Mick Ronson, Augusta Savage & Jane Grigson’s Fish Book!Plus Annette Peacock, Kazimir Malevich, Abdulrazak Gurnah & Sea Soul Restaurant!This Week’s Apéritif: Malamatina Retsina (Thessaloniki, Greece)Reading: Jane Grigson’s Fish Book by Jane Grigson & Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah Listening: Slaughter on 10th Avenue by Mick Ronson (50th Anniversary) & I'm the One by Annette Peacock ...2024-02-2354 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Sarah Vaughan's Centennial, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, C Pam Zhang & Shrimp Étouffée!Plus Jennifer Packer, Ellen Day Hale, Cajun Deviled Eggs & See What You're Missing: New Ways of Looking at the World Through Art!This Week’s Apéritif: Agorà Bianco Frizzante, Valle d'Itria IGTReading: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang & See What You're Missing: New Ways of Looking at the World Through Art by Will Gompertz Listening: Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s (The Mercury/EmArcy Years...2024-02-1653 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: American Fiction, Amoako Boafo, Marilynne Robinson & Agnès Varda's Vagabond!Plus Kathleen Collins, Lass, Ma Yuan & Radio Bar Tirana!This Week’s Apéritif: The Shake Shake Shake For Your Booty Smoothie #2, Electric Boogaloo (Hazelnut Rice Milk, Roasted Almond Milk, Blueberries, Avocado, Peach Juice, Carrot Juice, Wild Apple Juice, Orange Flavored Electrolyte & Collagen Powder and Ice)Reading: Housekeeping (Fortieth Anniversary Edition) by Marilynne Robinson & Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories by Kathleen Collins (foreword by Elizabeth Alexander) Listening: The...2024-02-0949 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: N. Scott Momaday, Faya Dayi, Touki Bouki & Chef Lerato's Africana!Plus Julie Mehretu, Abdullah Ibrahim, Aziza Brahim & Ahmed Yacoubi!This Week’s Apéritif: A Sour Jdid & A Champagne Cocktail à la Rick's Café in Casablanca, MoroccoReading: The Death of Sitting Bear: New and Selected Poems & House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday (February 27, 1934 – January 24, 2024)Listening: Bubisher (new single)and Sahari (2019) by Aziza Brahim & 3 by Abdullah...2024-02-0257 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Leonard Cohen, Vermeer, Canter's Deli, Schwartz's Deli & Katerina Papadopoulou!Plus Jean Delville, Hasui Kawase, Alejandra Pizarnik & The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)!This Week’s Apéritif: Leonard Cohen’s signature drink, The Red NeedleReading: Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen & Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 - 1972 by Alejandra Pizarnik (translated by Yvette Siegert) Listening: Auraby Katerina Papadopoulou & Aegean Arc & The Music of 2024-01-2654 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Rafael Silveira, North Woods, Hannah Crafts & Lidia Bastianich!Plus Margaret Bonds, Julia Lee, Saint Omer & La Llorona!This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Wasabi Bloody Mary (secret recipe)Reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason & The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts (edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.) and The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of the Bondwoman's Narrative by Gregg Hecimovich (foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr...2024-01-1956 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Cesária Évora, Mr. Bates vs The Post Office, Chef Marcus Samuelsson & Grandma Belle’s Borscht!Plus Tarsila do Amaral, Gérard de Nerval, Robert Duncan, José Malhoa & Farewell Amor!This Week’s Apéritif: Caipirinhas!Reading: Les Chimères (The Chimeras) by Gérard de Nerval & Bending the Bow by Robert Duncan (1919 - 1988)Listening: The Music of Cesária Évora (plus the documentary: Cesária Évora (2022), directed by Ana Sofia Fonseca) Look...2024-01-1255 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Joni Mitchell, Les McCann, Virginia Woolf, Daisies & Dim Sum!Plus Toni Cade Bambara, Cecilia Paredes, Hermann Corrodi & Our 24th Anniversary Wine Tasting!This Week’s Apéritif: Amaretto Sours!Reading: Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (introduction by Carmen Maria Machado) & The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara Listening: Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell (50th Anniversary, January 1974) & The Music of Les McCann2024-01-0558 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Ingmar Bergman, Inger Lorre, Ousmane Sembène, The Sisterhood & Pesto Genovese!Plus Kent Monkman, Toyen, Marguerite Yourcenar & Slow-Braised Leg of Lamb in Red Wine!This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Metaxa Snowball with Rosemary GarnishReading: Alexis by Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) & The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson Listening: Gloryland by Inger Lorre Looking: The Art of Toyen (1902-1980...2023-12-2956 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Julia Child, Fellow Travelers, A Murder at the End of the World & The New Young Kings of Midnight by Gitane Demone & Paul RoesslerPlus Shawn Michael Warren, Yui Sakamoto, The Upstairs Delicatessen & Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop!This Week’s Apéritif: Bellini Cocktails (Peach nectar & Prosecco)Reading: The Upstairs Delicatessenby Dwight Garner & Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner Listening: The New Young Kings of Midnightby Gitane Demone & Paul Roessler...2023-12-2253 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Trevor Horn, High on the Hog, Fantastic Planet, Planet Earth III & Erika Council's Bomb Buttermilk Biscuits!Plus Simone Leigh, Justin Torres, Marie-Claire Blais, Anna Boberg & Snow Raven!This Week’s Apéritif: Classic Hot Toddies (Lemon, Cinnamon Sticks, Honey and Konjak [Cognac])Reading: Nights Too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais & Blackouts by Justin TorresListening: The Music of Snow Raven & Echoes: Ancient & Modern by Trevor Horn (featuring Iggy Pop, Lady Blackbird, Tor...2023-12-1555 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: R&R's Playlists for 2023, The Lesson, Frybread Face and Me, The Iliad & Ryan Wildstar's Chicken Consommé!Plus Gisela McDaniel, Ben Okri, Emily Wilson & Juana Romani!This Week’s Apéritif: The Shake Shake Shake For Your Booty Smoothie (Avocado, Roasted Almond Milk, Peach Juice, Pear Juice, Carrot Juice, Collagen & Electrolyte Powder and Ice)Reading: Changing Destiny by Ben Okri & The Iliad by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)Listening: R&R’s Playlists for 2023! Playlist #1 — Together We Emerge & R&R’s Playlists for 2023! Playlist #2 — CaravanseraiLookin...2023-12-0855 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestFrom the Archive: Aesthetic Arrest REMASTERED! Rumi, Somi, Sushi & MishimaPlus Dark Winds, Eikoh Hosoe, Butoh, Haleh Liza Gafori, Ghalia Benali & Constantinople, Salma Arastu & Jacques Pépin!Reading: Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima & Gold by Rumi (translated by Haleh Liza Gafori) Listening: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba by Somi & In the Footsteps of Rumi by Ghalia Benali & Constantinople Looking: The Photography o...2023-12-0127 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Bayard Rustin, Billy Porter, Bryan Ferry, Artemisia Gentileschi & Dinner at I Cuochi!Plus Ned Blackhawk, Babette Deutsch & Soundies: The Ultimate Collection (1940-1946)!This Week’s Aperitivo: Americano Cocktails (Campari, Sweet Vermouth & Soda Water).Reading: Mask of Silenus: A Novel About Socrates by Babette Deutsch & The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk Listening: Mamouna (Deluxe Reissue 2023) by Bryan Ferry & Black Mona Lisa by...2023-11-2455 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Albert Brooks & Rob Reiner, Thich Nhat Hanh, Florence Price & The Book of Delights!Plus Bill Reid, Kali Spitzer, Gribouille & our farewell dinner at La Petite Cantine!This Week’s Apéritif: Domaines Gilles Canton “L’Impudent,” Terrasses du Larzac, France (and our surprisingly delicious French frozen pizzas!)Reading: The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh & The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Listening: The Music of Gribouille (1941-1968) & The Music of Florenc...2023-11-1753 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Michael Caine & Glenda Jackson, R. Carlos Nakai, Winifred Atwell & A Classic French Cheese PlatePlus Loïs Mailou Jones, Brillat-Savarin, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh & Ten Restaurants That Changed America!This Week’s Apéritif: Sieur d'Arques, Aimery Blanquette de Limoux BrutReading: The Physiology of Tasteby Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (translated by M. F. K. Fisher) & Ten Restaurants That Changed America by Paul Freedman (introduction by Danny Meyer) Listening: The Music of Winifred Atwell & The Musi...2023-11-1053 minThe Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Three Little Birds, The Bauhaus Staircase, The Berlin Stories & French Pâtisserie!Plus Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain, Leslie Feinberg, Toshiko Takaezu, Dörte Helm & Native America on PBS!This Week’s Apéritif: Brouwerij Bosteels’ Pauwel Kwak, Strong Amber Ale from Belgium & L’Oulivo Picholine Green Olives!Reading: The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (introduction by Armistead Maupin) & Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg Listening: Bauhaus Staircaseby Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Da...2023-11-0347 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Uýra – The Rising Forest, Elisa Gonzales, A Page of Madness & Classic French Bistro Fare!Plus Edmund White, Girma Yifrashewa, Biréli Lagrène & Nicholas Kalmakoff!This Week’s Apéritif: Bayanis Pastis de MarseilleReading: The Flâneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White & Grand Tour: Poems by Elisa Gonzalez Listening: Biréli Lagrène Plays Loulou Gasté by Biréli Lagrène & My Strong Will by Girma Yif...2023-10-2745 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Piper Laurie, Joy Harjo, Zuppa di Pesce & Goddess Temples at Paestum!Plus Louise Glück, Idrissa Soumaoro, The Tomb of the Diver & Langoustine Tartare!This Week’s Apéritif: Monrillac Pineau des Charentes BlancReading: Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years by Joy Harjo & Poems 1962-2012 by Louise Glück Listening: I Pray for My Enemies by Joy Harjo & Diré by Idrissa Soumaor...2023-10-2045 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Botticelli, Lisetta Carmi, Casa Susanna & Fabulous Food from Firenze!Plus Jeremy Dutcher, Max Roach, Colm Tóibín & The Aeneid!This Week’s Aperitivo: A Garibaldi! Named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, the famed Italian general and revolutionary who united Italy. He’s widely considered the “Father of Italy.”Reading: Love In a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodóvar by Colm Tóibín & The Aeneid by Vergil (translated by Sarah Ruden) Listening: 2023-10-1656 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestCorsican Culinary Delights, The Popol Vuh, The Rise and Fall of the Maya & Mawaan Rizwan's Juice!Plus Roberto Fonseca, Yungchen Lhamo, Edward Lear, Ilan Stavans & Gabriela Larios!Reading: Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica by Edward Lear & Popol Vuh: A Retelling by Ilan Stavans (illustrations by Gabriela Larios) Listening: One Drop of Kindness by Yungchen Lhamo & La Gran Diversión by Roberto Fonseca Looking: Edward Lear2023-10-0650 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Stomping the Blues, Victoria Villasana, Joseph Tawadros & Next-Level Street Food in Rome!Plus Caravaggio, Wynton Marsalis, Wilhelm Kotarbiński & The Pocket Epicurean!Reading: The Pocket Epicurean by John Sellars & Stomping the Blues by Albert Murray Listening: To Those Who Came Before by Joseph Tawadros & Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Hot Sevens Looking: The Art of Wilhelm Kotarbiński & The Art of Victoria Vill...2023-09-3053 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Donyale Luna, Barkley L. Hendricks, Allison Russell & A Fairytale Birthday Feast! EpisodePlus Jean Cocteau, Judy Baca, Assotto Saint and Hilario Durán & His Latin Jazz Big Band!This Week’s Apéritif: 2022 Viognier Bela Voda from Tikveš Winery in North MacedoniaReading: Les Enfants Terribles (The Holy Terrors) by Jean Cocteau & Sacred Spells: Collected Works by Assotto Saint Listening: Cry Me A River by Hilario Durán & His Latin Jazz B...2023-09-231h 01
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Ruth Wilson, Fatback Band, Mick Harvey & Roasted Cinnamon Chicken with Pommes Boulangère!Plus Kai Cheng Thom, Philippe Besson, Amanda Acevedo, Claude McKay, Yasuo Kuniyoshi & Gustav Vigeland!This Week’s Apéritif: Martini Fiero & Tonic!Reading: Complete Poems by Claude McKay (September 15, 1890 – May 22, 1948) & Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom Listening: Yum Yum by the Fatback Band & Phantasmagoria in Blue by Mick Harvey...2023-09-1651 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Conversations Project, Breath Versus Beats, Balkan Brutalist Architecture & Pizza Boats!Plus Chineke! Orchestra, Caryl Churchill, Eduardo Galeano & Tseng Kwong Chi!This Week’s Apéritif: Brown Derby Cocktails!Reading: Cloud 9by Caryl Churchill & Voices of Time: A Life in Stories by Eduardo Galeano Listening: Breath Versus Beats by Simon Berz, Toshinori Kondo & Bill Laswell & The Music of Chineke! Orchestra 2023-09-0854 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Gwendolyn Brooks, Foundation, DakhaBrakha & Rome's Jewish Kitchen!Plus Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, William Least Heat-Moon, Enji, Faig Ahmed & a virtual tour of the Musée du Quai Branly!This Week’s Apéritif: Honeydew Melon & Mint CocktailReading: Celestial Mechanics: A Tale for a Mid-Winter Night by William Least Heat-Moon & The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks by Gwendolyn Brooks (edited by Elizabeth Alexander) Listening: The Music of DakhaBrakha & Ulaan by En...2023-09-0158 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Tori Amos, Terrance Hayes, Mark Lanegan & Remedios Varo!Plus Doris Lessing, Zadie Xa, The Archers & Our Anniversary Dinner at The Water Mill!This Week’s Apéritif: 2017 Chateau Kamnik Spark Rosé, Brut Sparkling WineReading: Shikastaby Doris Lessing & Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry by Terrance Hayes Listening: With Animalsby Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood & Happy 60th Birthday to To...2023-08-2557 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Ladies First, Patti Smith, Vali Myers & Clarice Lispector!Plus Jonas Mekas, Chika, Chaino, Beatriz Milhazes & North Macedonian Pub Food!This Week’s Aperitif: Tikveš Winery Roze on our terrace in Skopje!Reading: Just Kidsby Patti Smith & Água Viva by Clarice Lispector (translated by Stefan Tobler) Listening: Temptation: The Exotic Sounds of Chaino by Leon “Chaino” Johnson & Samson: The Album by Chika...2023-08-1855 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: The Films of William Friedkin, Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Proms & Our Farewell Dinner in Tirana!Plus Henry Fuseli, Naudline Pierre, Maroulita de Kol, Véronique Tadjo & Angelos Sikelianos!This week’s aperitif: A Sour Cherry Sea Breeze!Reading: “Thalero” by Angelos Sikelianos from Voices of Modern Greece: Selected Poems by C. P. Cavafy, Angelos Sikelianos, George Seferis, Odysseus Elytis, Nikos Gatsos(translated by Edmund Keeley & Philip Sherrard) & In the Company...2023-08-1157 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Beverly Glenn-Copeland, War Pony, Kazuo Ishiguro & Africa Rising!Plus Sofia Samatar, Hassan Hajjaj, Edmund Dulac, Spaghetti alla Bolognese & White Wine Day!This Week’s Aperitif: 2022 St. Michael-Eppan Schulthauser Weissburgunder Pinot Bianco, Südtirol, Alto Aldige, ItalyReading: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar & An Artist of the Floating Worldby Kazuo Ishiguro Listening: The Ones Ahead by Beverly Glenn-Copeland Looking: The Art of Edmund Dulac (1882 - 1...2023-08-0452 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Nina Simone, Tony Bennett, Sinéad O'Connor, Joyland & Everything the Nazis HatePlus Rimbaud, John Ashbery, Jeanne Mammen, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum and Traditional Albanian Meatballs & Pancakes!This Week’s Apéritif: Ryan Wildstar’s “Old Bitter Nuts” (Walnut Raki, San Benedetto Rosso Bitters & Orange Peel Garnish)Reading: Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud (translated by John Ashbery) & Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett by Tony Bennett Listening: You’ve Got to Learn (Live) by 2023-07-2857 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Wham!, ANOHNI, Tom Robbins, Taylor Mac & French Desserts!Plus Edmonia Lewis, Yinka Shonibare, John Rechy & Colette Maze!Reading: Our Lady of Babylon by John Rechy & Skinny Legs and Allby Tom Robbins (born July 22, 1932) Listening: My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI and the Johnsons & 109 Ans de Piano [109 Years of Piano] by Colette Maze (The oldest recording pianist in the world!) Looking: Th...2023-07-2156 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: R&R in Paris! Surrealist Women & Gastronomic Delights!Celebrating Bastille Day with Highlights from Our Recent Trip to the City of Lights!This Week’s Apéritif: A Spicy Bloody Mary! [Inspired by our in-flight drink service from Tirana to Paris]Reading: Surrealist Women: An International Anthology (edited by Penelope Rosemont) & Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems by Joyce Mansour (translated by Emilie Moorhouse) Listening: Sheliyah Masry & Ida Lou performing live at Tata Monique in...2023-07-1455 min
The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic ArrestAesthetic Arrest Podcast: Earthsea, Elizabeth Fraser, Erté & Louise Erdrich!Plus Dead Ringers, Severance, Ivalas Quartet & Searching for Tiramisu!Reading: The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition by Ursula K. Le Guin (author) & Charles Vess (illustrator) [Recommended by Adam Bryson!] & The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horseby Louise Erdrich [Recommended by kde!] Listening: The Music of Elizabeth Fraser [Recommended by Christina!] & The Music of Ivalas Quartet...2023-07-0850 min