Weeding out our Library (&&& 420 special)
From This Wreckage by Sean KB and AP Andy
April 20, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
The hosts celebrate weed's birthday by reading works related to Walter Benjamin and sharing a personal story inspired by him.
&y & &ers celebrate weed's birthday with our annual reading of "Wally B" (Walter Benjamin)! This year, we read Leon Wieseltier's weasel-tier preface to Benjamin's Illuminations, then " Unpacking My Library " and a section of Berlin Childhood. For the full episode, subscribe at http://patreon.com/thiswreckage & listen to the end for a story of Anders' Benjamin-inspired direct action against Rahm Emmanuel. Song: Eminem - Cleanin' Out My Closet (Slowed)
People in this episode
Hosts: Sean KB, AP Andy
Topics covered
- weed celebration
- Walter Benjamin
- literature
- direct action
- music
Keywords
- weed
- Walter Benjamin
- Leon Wieseltier
- literature
- Eminem
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Wally B, Illuminations, Unpacking My Library, Berlin Childhood
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