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David Plotz talks with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales about his new book The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last. They discuss how Wikipedia’s culture of assuming good faith and shared purpose became a model for building trustworthy digital communiti ...  Show more

After the blockbuster success of her first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat felt pressure to follow it up with something big. But when depression and grief hit, she was forced to slow down and accept help (and cooking) from people around her. In this episode, Samin talks ...  Show more

The Profligate by Arthur Wing Pinero audiobook. Genre: drama Arthur Wing Pinero's The Profligate is a sharp Victorian problem play about love tested by the past and a society that measures men and women by different rules. On the eve of his marriage, polished gentleman Dunstan Re ...  Show more

Tarzan and the Lost Empire by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: adventure When rumors surface of a forgotten colony hidden deep in Africa, Lord Greystoke - better known as Tarzan - finds himself drawn into a mystery that feels older than the jungle itself. A strange map, whi ...  Show more

This book is in the public domain. The audiobook is a collaboration between StoryShots and Layne Smith-Brown Copyright: Layne Smith-Brown https://www.weirdhummingbirds.com Get the PDF, infographic and book summary here. IN THIS EPISODE: By understanding and deliberately programmi ...  Show more

Three Good Giants by Francois Rabelais audiobook. Genre: folklore Three Good Giants gathers the most spirited episodes from Francois Rabelais' giant legends and reshapes them into a fast, family-friendly chronicle. It begins with the tall-tale origins of giantkind and quickly int ...  Show more