Steph Kent's guest appearances

Steph Kent

Tell Me What You’re Reading

Seize the Moment Podcast

Alexis Coe

Tara Westover

Stephen King

Dylan Marron

Gregory Sadler

Michael Shermer

William James

Alan Watts

Alan Levinovitz

Scott Barry Kaufman

Ben Burgis

Skye Cleary

Scott Carson

Paul Volcker

John Kaag

OwlTail

Steph Kent, co-founder, with her husband Logan Smalley, of the Call Me Ishmael project joined me to discuss Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell, the book I have recommended more than any other over the last few years.  Hamnet is a work of fiction, but it’s based in part on certain core facts on which O’Farrell builds this beautiful, devastatingly sad story, albeit with a sweet ending, of the impact of Hamnet’s death on his family, and its relationship to the writing of Hamlet. The book is a master class in the use of detail to tell a story, and the production of Hamlet produces a beautiful, poetic and moving conclusion. I frequently describe Hamnet as one of the best books I have ever read. Shakespeare is never mentioned by name in the book. I realized who Hamnet’s father was when I read of his letters home reporting on rival playhouse owners, crowds and costumes. Leaving Shakepere’s name out of the narrative is a useful tool to avoid Shakespeare stealing the limelight, which is left to his wife Agnes, who is a strong, mystical and intriguing presence throughout the book. I greatly admired Agnes, and I also was deeply moved by the grief of both Agnes and Shakespeare over the loss of their son.  Steph and Logan’s Call Me Ishmael project invites readers to celebrate the books they love. Anyone can call Ishmael at 774.325.0503 and leave an anonymous voicemail message about their favorite book. Thousands of readers have called and over a million readers have listened to this library of stories.  Steph and Logan joined me on the podcast in November 2019: Ep. 20: The Call Me Ismael Project; Steph Kent and Logan Smalley

<a href="https://www.stephkent.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steph Kent</a>, co-founder, with her husband Logan Smalley, of the <a href="https://www.callmeishmael.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call Me Ishmael</a> project joined me to discuss Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell, the book I have recommended more than any other over the last few years.  Hamnet is a work of fiction, but it’s based in part on certain core facts on which O’Farrell builds this beautiful, devastatingly sad story, albeit with a sweet ending, of the impact of Hamnet’s death on his family, and its relationship to the writing of Hamlet. The book is a master class in the use of detail to tell a story, and the production of Hamlet produces a beautiful, poetic and moving conclusion. I frequently describe Hamnet as one of the best books I have ever read. Shakespeare is never mentioned by name in the book. I realized who Hamnet’s father was when I read of his letters home reporting on rival playhouse owners, crowds and costumes. Leaving Shakepere’s name out of the narrative is a useful tool to avoid Shakespeare stealing the limelight, which is left to his wife Agnes, who is a strong, mystical and intriguing presence throughout the book. I greatly admired Agnes, and I also was deeply moved by the grief of both Agnes and Shakespeare over the loss of their son.  Steph and Logan’s Call Me Ishmael project invites readers to celebrate the books they love. Anyone can call Ishmael at 774.325.0503 and leave an anonymous voicemail message about their favorite book. Thousands of readers have called and over a million readers have listened to this library of stories.  Steph and Logan joined me on the podcast in November 2019: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mqGuHItkC2K4agQSIbKEC?si=MKdXKjcyQqaGVJYF-XZlDQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep. 20: The Call Me Ismael Project; Steph Kent and Logan Smalley</a>

Ep. #46 Steph Kent: Hamnet - A Novel of the Plague + The Call Me Ishmael Project

Logan Smalley

Call Me Ishmael is a New York City-based project that invites readers to call and leave a voicemail message about their favorite book. Thousands of readers have already called and over a million readers have listened to this library of stories. Steph Kent and Logan Smalley are the founders of the Call Me Ishmael project and they are privy to the reading interests of the thousands of people who have called in. To call Ishmael, call Ishmael’s number: 774.325.0503. It goes straight to voicemail. Listen to Ishmael’s short answering machine message and leave a voicemail about a book you love and a story you have lived. The Call Me Ishmael website shows the books that readers have called in to discuss. Listen to the recordings on the Call Me Ishmael Youtube channel.

Ep. # 20 The Call Me Ishmael Project; Steph Kent and Logan Smalley

Check us out @ https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment Check out Steph Kent's site @ https://www.callmeishmael.com On episode 16, Alen and Leon welcome Steph Kent to discuss the literary website Call Me Ishmael where she curates anonymous stories about books and her upcoming book Call Me Ishmael Phone Book. They also explore the psychological and societal effects of books, and how we can use them to rebuild our broken culture. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Follow us: @seizethemomentpodcast on Facebook and Instagram. @seize_podcast on Twitter We are also on Google Play and Itunes!

Check us out @ <a href="https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment</a> Check out Steph Kent's site @ <a href="https://www.callmeishmael.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.callmeishmael.com</a> On episode 16, Alen and Leon welcome Steph Kent to discuss the literary website Call Me Ishmael where she curates anonymous stories about books and her upcoming book Call Me Ishmael Phone Book. They also explore the psychological and societal effects of books, and how we can use them to rebuild our broken culture. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Follow us: @seizethemomentpodcast on Facebook and Instagram. @seize_podcast on Twitter We are also on Google Play and Itunes!

STM Podcast #16: The Transformational Power of Books - Steph Kent