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June 15, 2024
Episode 21: Novel Novelty
Mikey and Darrell welcome word wizard, educator and intellectual John Reel, the New Yorker in Seville.
We discuss how it takes a hero to make a breakthrough journey and have the audacity to create a work of art when the mountain of history is fierc...
Mikey and Darrell welcome word wizard, educator and intellectual John Reel, the New Yorker in Seville.
We discuss how it takes a hero to make a breakthrough journey and have the audacity to create a work of art when the mountain of history is fiercely guarded by the reputations of giants.
And much, much more.
My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville https://amzn.eu/d/gWeTjFS
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 1 (PENGUIN CLASSICS) https://amzn.eu/d/3vWlwNd
Ulysses (Wordsworth Classics) https://amzn.eu/d/0EeddBR
The Prodigal Son, by George Balanchine, with Mijaíl Barýshnikov
The performance is about 40 minutes long, but it’s broken up into four parts.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/T-TUCK3scdc?si=W7yQJtBVDFB3Ccmi
Part 2: https://youtu.be/RAzcsAIP8Hg?si=PMp_QlcVpKwGrpHB
Part 3: https://youtu.be/Hn5xzJzVgos?si=nCmkOce4bTaXZylv
John Julius Reel
Memoirist, Language Teacher, Book Reviewer John Reel is a Yankee abroad, specifically Seville, Spain.
John a deep thinker shares his passion about books on his YouTube Channel Book Rants.
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