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author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking. https://linktr.ee/bradlisti #booksky

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · Feb 21

the smell of hospitals in winter
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl

all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 15h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 10h

It's cool and sexy to read books and hate fascism.

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 13h

2500+ writers are learning with DeepDive and making progress on their books.

👉🏼 Join them today: www.deepdive.audio

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 19h

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Oct 21

my retirement plan is to die nobly in the water wars

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 2d

50+ hours. 40+ acclaimed authors as instructors.

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow, I'll be in conversation w Jade Chang, whose new novel is called WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.

✌🏼Stay tuned...

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 3d

50+ hours of instruction from nearly 4 dozen of today's most celebrated contemporary authors, including Emily St. John Mandel, Stephen Graham Jones, Melissa Broder, & more.

Join hundreds of writers in the DeepDive community, and get started today.

👉🏼 www.deepdive.audio

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 3d

Today on the program, my guest is @melissafebos.bsky.social, author of THE DRY SEASON: A MEMOIR OF PLEASURE IN A YEAR WITHOUT SEX. @aaknopf.bsky.social

🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow. Don't miss it.

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 5d

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 6d

'How to Write Autobiographical Fiction' with Hannah Pittard — a new 8-hour intensive course from DeepDive, available now.

Feat. Michael Wheaton, founder of @autofocusbooks.bsky.social.

Hosted by @bradlisti.bsky.social.

Launch sale: 25% off. Limited time.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 6d

CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.

Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.

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Bari Weiss to lead CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources
By Alexandra Steigrad
Published Oct. 2, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 6d

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 7d

This month's book club pick is a doozy.

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 7d

🎉 Launch Day! Our new DeepDive course, 'How to Write Autobiographical Fiction,' is live!

Learn from novelist Hannah Pittard + publisher Michael Wheaton.

👉 Launch Special: $147 (25% off)

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 7d

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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DeepDive @deepdive.audio · 8d

Get ready.

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 8d

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