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Kirk's Picks

In this brief podcast, Kirk McElhearn discusses something interesting he's discovered recently: books, music, films, tech, and more.

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Episode 21: Kirk's Picks No. 21 - The Oxford Lieder Festival [music]

Episode 21: Kirk's Picks No. 21 - The Oxford Lieder Festival [music]

The Oxford Lieder Festival is streaming more than 100 concerts, and you can watch live or on demand. The Oxford Lieder... Read more

13 Oct 2021

3mins

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Kirk's Picks No. 20 - The Wire [TV series]

Kirk's Picks No. 20 - The Wire [TV series]

The Wire is one of the great TV series of the past couple of decades, depicting cops and robbers in Baltimore. The Wir... Read more

21 Sep 2021

3mins

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Episode 19: Kirk's Picks No. 19 - Theragun Prime Massager

Episode 19: Kirk's Picks No. 19 - Theragun Prime Massager

The Theragun Prime is a deep muscle percussive massager, great for massaging muscles that get tense when working at a co... Read more

1 Sep 2021

3mins

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Episode 18: Kirk's Picks No. 18 - Ingmar Bergman's Cinema [film]

Episode 18: Kirk's Picks No. 18 - Ingmar Bergman's Cinema [film]

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema, a box set from the Criterion Collection, contains 39 films on 30 Blu-Ray discs. Amazon US Amaz... Read more

24 Aug 2021

4mins

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Episode 17: Kirk's Picks No. 17 - Billy Summers, by Stephen King [book]

Episode 17: Kirk's Picks No. 17 - Billy Summers, by Stephen King [book]

Stephen King's latest novel Billy Summers is a taut thriller about an assassin who tries to be a good person. Billy Sum... Read more

18 Aug 2021

3mins

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Kirk's Picks No. 16 - Daisy Jones and the Six [book]

Kirk's Picks No. 16 - Daisy Jones and the Six [book]

Daisy Jones and the Six follows a fictional rock band in the 70s as they find success. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones... Read more

13 Aug 2021

3mins

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Kirk's Picks No. 15 - The Thin Man [film]

Kirk's Picks No. 15 - The Thin Man [film]

The Thin Man is a joyous movie from 1934, from Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same year. The Thin Man Nick & Nora... Read more

2 Aug 2021

4mins

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Kirk's Picks No. 14 - Stalker, by Andrey Tarkovsky [film]

Kirk's Picks No. 14 - Stalker, by Andrey Tarkovsky [film]

Stalker is Andrey Tarkovsky's existential science fiction film. Stalker Zona, by Geoff Dyer Theme music: Honest Labor,... Read more

28 Jul 2021

4mins

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Episode 13: Kirk's Picks No. 13 - The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig [book]

Episode 13: Kirk's Picks No. 13 - The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig [book]

The Comfort Book is a book of short chapters and aphorisms, written to provide comfort, as the author Matt Haig said, "d... Read more

25 Jul 2021

3mins

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Kirk's Picks No. 12 - Sonos Roam [speaker]

Kirk's Picks No. 12 - Sonos Roam [speaker]

The Sonos Roam is a small, portable speaker that works with both Bluetooth and wi-fi. Sonos Roam Sonos Move Theme mu... Read more

19 Jul 2021

3mins

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