Acts & Facts
Host Richard Kraft invites writers, artists, scientists, musicians and people from all areas of life to select eight talismanic books, which have profoundly affected them. Richard’s probing, insightful questions open doors not only to the books, but also the arc of each guest’s life and work.
Podcasting since 2022 • 10 episodes
Acts & Facts
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Phong Bui
Phong Bui, the publisher and artistic director of the Brooklyn Rail, speaks with Richard about frozen glimpses, trusting in one's anxiety, the difference between being and becoming, and learning English by watching television, as well as his ch...
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Episode 1
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1:21:38
Mónica de la Torre
Poet and translator, Mónica de la Torre speaks with Richard about subversion, multiplicity, her youth in Mexico City, dreaming in both Spanish and English, and her eight talismanic books.
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Episode 2
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1:17:47
Thomas Evans
Thomas Evans speaks with Richard about his love of autodidacts, resisting specialization, the ethos of domesticity, and getting tattooed in Burma, as well as his choice of eight talismanic books.
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Episode 3
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