Turek Books Podcast

Officially on my comedy tour across the United States during particularly distressing times. It took six nights and five days but the morning after my first headlining show at Rodney's in Manhattan I managed some time to visit the staple bookstore of NYC "The Strand". CHICAGO my show at Zanies is tonight! Tickets are getting low. You can use discout code TUREK10 for $15.75 tickets here [https://chicago.zanies.com/show/joshua-turek/zanies-comedy-club-chicago/chicago-illinois/]. The rest of my tour is here [joshuaturek.com] with more dates and cities to come so follow my bandsintown [https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15579941] to get notified for when I come to yours. Tour dates below. 6/24 CHICAGO 6/27 PHILADELPHIA 6/29 DALLAS  7/11 SAN DIEGO 7/16 L.A. 7/18&19 SF 7/20 EUREKA 7/25 SEATTLE 8/15 PORTLAND 8/21-23 BOISE 8/27 TULSA 8/28 KANSAS CITY 8/29 NEW ORLEANS 9/6 TUCSON 9/18 TAMPA ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Comedian Cam George [https://www.instagram.com/cam__george/?hl=en] of Talking Talk Tuah now Talking Talk podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@talkingtalkpod]discusses being mystified by Infinite Jest and encountering this red flag memed book with new eyes. Joshua's U.S. comedy tour [https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15579941-joshua-turek?came_from=209&utm_medium=web&utm_source=artist_event_page&utm_campaign=artist] starts this Saturday in New York City. That's Saturday night June 21 at Rodney's [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joshua-turek-headlines-tickets-1393020986269?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&comeFrom=2090&artist_event_id=106690407] on the Upper Eastside. Followed by Chicago on Tuesday June 24 at Zanies. Philadelphia June 27. Dallas June 29 and more. Get tickets now! For all things Joshua Turek go to joshuaturek.com [joshuaturek.com] Books Talked About Include: Infinite jest sound and the fury all the pretty horses blood meridian lonesome dove confederacy of dunces hunger games girl with the dragon tattoo ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Catch Joshua on tour [joshuaturek.com]! New York City show is in two weeks at Rodney's [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joshua-turek-headlines-tickets-1393020986269?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=onaqfvagbja_jro&comeFrom=2530&artist_event_id=106690407] on 6/21! Chicago at Zainies 6/24 [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/74717825/joshua-turek-chicago-zanies-chicago?clickref=1100lAsRX5vc]! Philly at Next in Line Comedy 6/27 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joshua-turek-hulu-comedy-central-tickets-1313947003859?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&comeFrom=2510&artist_event_id=106702398]! And More [https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15579941]....Just added New Orleans! Boise! Coming soon with more dates. Follow my Bandsintown [https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15579941] to be notified! And order signed copies of my poetry book [joshuaturek.com] EMT and Political Creator Hugo of Seize the Means Shirts [https://www.instagram.com/seizethemeansshirts?igsh=Y2F4NDMwZjNhbXJ6] talks reading 70 books a year with host Joshua Turek. Hard to stomach nonfiction and breezy science fiction. Books talked about include autobiography of malcom x how to hide an empire jakarta method assada The word for world is forest the poppy fields parable of the sower parable of the talents naomi klein shock doctrine Washington Bullets King Leopolds ghost Cobalt Red the rediscovery of america the indigenous peoples history of the united states black against empire manufacturing consent inventing reality fight like hell uprising by haddix Braiding sweetgrass ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Catch Joshua Turek on comedy tour [joshuaturek.com] this summer of 2025. To get notified of cities and dates follow his bandsintown [https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15579941-joshua-turek?came_from=250&utm_medium=web&utm_source=artist_event_page&utm_campaign=artist] and to buy signed copies [joshuaturek.com] of his new poetry book "Of Dumb Importance" on joshuaturek.com [joshuaturek.com] Writer and filmmaker Evgenia Kovda [https://x.com/evgeniakovda?lang=en] goes in depth with host Joshua Turek [https://www.instagram.com/joshuaturek/?hl=en] on sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. Did this troubled man predict the future we are living in now or was he the architect of it for bad actors? Evgenia and Joshua discuss the writings of Dick as well as their own serendipitous interactions with each other in changing neighborhoods over the years as well as Josh's visit to her podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-bed-with-the-russians/id1498390709?i=1000703758810] with Yasha Levine "In Bed with the Russians" ["In Bed with the Russians"]. Check out Evgenia and Yasha's Substack [https://www.nefariousrussians.com/] it's a favorite of Turek Books [https://www.instagram.com/turekbooks/?hl=en]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Josh's sister musician and author Britt Warner [https://www.instagram.com/msbrittwarner/?hl=en] brings books that make her miss L.A. and her own novella "Swimming with Horses" [https://www.msbrittwarner.com/store/p/swimming-with-horses]. For tickets to Josh's Summer of Discontent Comedy Tour 2025 [joshuaturek.com] click here [joshuaturek.com] and to get a signed copy of the new poetry book "Of Dumb Importance" click here [joshuaturek.com] international friends who want to pay normal shipping for the book can get it here [https://www.amazon.com/Dumb-Importance-Joshua-Turek/dp/B0F3JWJWC2/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=wkQnZ&content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_r=138-6314481-1435603&pd_rd_wg=Rjpwn&pd_rd_r=cdd45ae4-4f60-4516-b4bb-237753980f6d&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk] Books talked about include: Swimming with horses: Britt Warner [https://www.msbrittwarner.com/store/p/swimming-with-horses] Slow Days and Fast Company : Eve Babitz Didion vs Babitz book Of Dumb Importance by Joshua Turek [joshuaturek.com] James Gandolfini Bio : Jason Bailey ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.