9 Sep 2020

Bookmarks with author and journalist David Cohen

From Afternoons, 2:22 pm on 9 September 2020

David Cohen stumbled into journalism in the days when it was possible to do so. Since then he's written for a number of publications across the globe and penned six books including his newest release, Fridays with Jim: Conversations about our country with Jim Bolger. He joins Jesse to talk about some of his favourite books, songs, TV shows and more.

Books

Waiting on God — Simone Weil

Jerusalem — Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi

The Waste Land — T S Eliot

Collected Essays — George Orwell

Songs

Original Air-Blue Gown — The Mountain Goats

La Lil Khowf — Natacha Atlas

Bright Horses — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

You Want It Darker — Leonard Cohen

Philosopher

Snoopy

TV Shows

Fleabag

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Film

Author David Cohen

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