Shows
Take Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R16 - Steve Jobs vs. the rest of Big TechTM4R celebrate their return with a discussion of the peachy realm of Facebook, Spotify, and Amazon. Steve Jobs weighs in with his life's work which necessitates a discussion of his bio. Can't find your way home? Mr. Peach uses Apple Maps and can help out.
2023-04-151h 01Take Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R14 - There Was and There Was Not & The Year of Seeing ClearlyTM4R ponder the shift in things since being vaccinated. The devastating but inspiring 40 Days of Musa Dagh and There Was and There Was Not highlight an exploration of the Armenian genocide and its historical ripples. Mark interviews Eric about his new album The Year of Seeing Clearly before Mr. Peach figures out the expansive uses of barbed wire and that Star Wars is fiction.
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2021-07-0848 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R13 - In Praise of Books and PeachesJoin TM4R as they pause to reflect on books that have made a deep mark in their lives. Problems arise when Mr. Peach takes issue with James and his Giant One and the captcha function demands that you identify only pies.
2021-04-271h 09Take Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R12 - The Lady or the Tiger?! + Boots on the GroundTM4R'ers rejoice in their first episode together in the same space as they ponder story-telling and recall a hair-raising taxi ride in Varanasi, India. "The Lady or the Tiger" reveals the power and crippling effect of decision making and what it means to have your boots on the ground. Mr. Peach chooses door number one and receives a slimy fish.
2021-04-0251 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R11 - Megha Majumdar's A Burning, Cruz vs. Romney Doggie DaycareThis one goes to eleven. TM4R discovers secrets of 11 in math and revels in the wonder of chess. Mark and Eric discuss Megha Majumdar’s dark and highly acclaimed first novel, A Burning. A musical tribute to a great patriot follows before Mr. Peach begs us to consider Ted Cruz’s canine care coupled with his crazy Cancun caper.
2021-03-0147 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R10 - The Origins of Our DiscontentsMark and Eric celebrate TM4R’s 10th episode for a hot second. Then a disheartening look at “White Noise”, the Atlantic’s documentary on leaders in the alt-right movement lays the groundwork for grappling with Isabel Wilkerson’s recent and already classic nonfiction book Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents. TM4R asks their teens about the value of the internet and Mr. Peach discovers the many uses for a space laser.
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2021-02-0653 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R9 - Capitol Breach, Tara Westover’s Educated, Bill Goats and Elon TuskTM4R ponders the meaning and fallout of the Capitol breach. Tara Westover’s extraordinary memoir Educated is the book of note. Inspired by the discussion, Eric weaves in his latest song “You Don’t Die From a Broken Wing or a Broken Heart” before Mr. Peach asks whether we should count all the goats or just those that drive Teslas.
2021-01-1453 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R8 - Oh Freedom, The Stolen InterviewMark and Eric ponder the case of Jewish doctor Taylor Nichols who treated a COVID patient covered in Nazi tattoos. Interview with Richard Bell, author of the powerful and heart-wrenching book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home. TM4R sings the praises of "Oh, Freedom!" before Mitch McConnell helps Mr. Peach seek the moral high ground.
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Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
Taylor Nichols story
Music from The Line
2020-12-1647 minTake Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R7 - The Delight & Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, “MAGA Seduction” interview with Pat KahnkeEric shares the wonder of training for and running the Stone Mill 50-mile race before he and Mark dive into the classic “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” and ponder its echoes in the country today. Following up on their review of the piercing and poignant “MAGA Seduction”, TM4R interviews author Pat Kahnke and he shares his thoughts on Evangelicalism and the road ahead. Mr. Peach shows up to decipher the good, the bad, and the oily.
2020-11-271h 10Take Me For A Ride (TM4R)TM4R6 - MAGA Seduction in the Sad, Tired, Beautiful WorldTM4R discussion of secrets behind cheese pizza and Qanon. Book talk about Evangelical Pastor Patrick Kahnke's courageous "MAGA Seduction" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". Featured music is "Sad, Tired, Beautiful World" from the Monkey Bible Project. Mr. Peach interjects by revealing the hidden connection between Giuliani, landscaping, and Philadelphia cream cheese.
2020-11-1251 min