What, How, and Why We're Reading

This podcast episode features a lively conversation among the hosts and editors discussing their reading habits, favorite books, and various literary topics. They explore the annual summer reading list released by a16z crypto, discuss the power of storytelling, delve into the leadership style of Ernest Shackleton, and reflect on the value of audiobooks and multimodal reading. The participants also touch on diverse reading preferences, guilty pleasures in literature, and the experience of playing the Lord of the Rings RPG. They explore topics such as publishing reading book lists, pandemic literature, understanding Shakespearean language, graphic novels, and the influence of books on forming habits and pursuing curiosity. The episode concludes with discussions on book recommendations, the allure of the Three-Body Problem trilogy, and the joy of discovering surprising books.