CMU BOOKED
CMU BOOKED
Podcast Description
Sometimes at Carnegie Mellon, both the artist and scientist falter when asked, What’s your favorite book? or What’s the last non-school book you’ve read? Awkward silence. Maybe a half-hearted, Uh...Percy Jackson? Calvin and Hobbes? A couple of times I got Lolita. A nervous culpable chuckle.BOOKED: for the hot takes, the hard truths, and, most importantly, illumination. Because reading shouldn’t feel like a club with a bouncer at the door.Your hosts, Sam and Hannah, are students at Carnegie Mellon's Dietrich College, with a big love for books and even bigger opinions.Let’s get readin’Hosts: Hannah Schager & Samantha MahlerProducer: Dylan Courtney
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into a wide range of literary topics including classic novels, contemporary works, and author discussions, with episodes focused on specific books like Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, alongside themes such as the impact of literature on culture and the interpretation of various genres.
”What’s your favorite book?”
Too often, that question lands in silence. We get it.
But we’re not here for awkward pauses. We’re here for the stories. The sentences. The authors who tilt the world on its axis.
Welcome to CMU Booked: For the hot takes, the hard truths, and most importantly, illumination. Because reading shouldn’t feel like a club with a bouncer at the door. It’s how you get out of your own head and into the outer limits of everything.
Your hosts, Sam Mahler and Hannah Schager, from Carnegie Mellon’s Dietrich College, are ready to talk books, share opinions, and invite you into the conversation. Join us!
Hosts: Hannah Schager & Samantha Mahler
Executive Producer: Dylan Courtney
Hosts: Hannah Schager & Samantha Mahler Guest: Jennifer Bortner Book Discussed:All FoursAuthor:Miranda July EP: Dylan Courtney
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