The Drop – Part 24 “Everything is Rhythm”

About this episode

Anson and Branan reconnect after a busy fall, sharing travel stories and recommendations for various works of art.

After a very busy fall season of Anson moving to a new town and Branan moving everywhere they finally find time to make contact. This episode feature a bit of Branan’s travelogues. Recommendations include ‘The Penguin’ , Werner Herzog’s ‘Every Man for Himself and God Against All’ , ‘Wild Robot’ , ‘Anora’ by Sean Baker, The Apprentice , ‘The Name of the Wind’ by Patrick Rothfuss, and a new book called Don Quixote. Full performance by Sean Ryan, proprietor and wizard of Leap Castle, Ireland. https://youtu.be/kaQqFRxtqPo

People in this episode

Hosts: Anson Mount, Branan Edgens

Guest: Sean Ryan

Topics covered

• travel
• recommendations
• performance
• culture
• literature

Keywords

• travelogues
• recommendations
• Sean Ryan
• Leap Castle
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Penguin, Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Wild Robot, Anora, The Apprentice, The Name of the Wind, Don Quixote

Places: Leap Castle, Ireland

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