Episode 8: A Ukulele Enthusiast Seeking Engaging Nonfiction

We match up Ben Stein, a communications manager for a public policy think tank in Ohio. Ben’s on the hunt for some smart nonfiction, and tells us a bit about how his MFA program changed him and what it’s like to take up the ukelele. The guest: Ben Stein The picks: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Calamities by Renee Gladman Seek You by Kristen Radke  The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib Musicophilia by Oliver Sachs Where to find us: Find our show online at blinddatewithabookpod.com and @bookmeetcute on Twitter and Instagram. You can sign up for our newsletter here, where we send out bonus recs for subscribers! Please follow and tell us all the books you've fallen in love with recently. This Episode’s Featured Bookstores: Wild Geese Bookshop in Franklin, Indiana Fulton Street Books in Tulsa, OK The Dundee Book Company in Omaha, NE Where to find us: Twitter Instagram For More Information