Stories That Make You Think

May 30

Why did we all fall for Succession? Well maybe you didn't, but Bradley did. He offers his take on why morality tales never seem to go out of fashion, what he plans to read this summer and how studying literature , as unpopular as it might be right now, pays off in the long run.

[:53] Succession finale

[13:50] Should we care that young people aren't majoring in English?

[24:00] Bradley's summer reading list

[35:40] Bradley's recommendations for best politics and tech books of all time

Discussed on today's episode:

Don't Kill 'Frankenstein' With Real Frankensteins At Large by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times (05/27/23)

The End of the English Major by Nathan Heller, The New Yorker (02/27/23)

Bradley's Summer Reading List:

All The Sinners Bleed, S.A. Crosby

Mobility, Lydia Kiesling

The Guest, Emma Cline

The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz