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Titanic Thompson: An annotated guide
further readings from this week's podcast
6 hrs ago
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David Hill
Titanic Thompson with Steve Ruddock
An ear full of cider from the twentieth century's greatest folk anti-hero
Nov 17
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David Hill
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Steve Ruddock
3
1
1:22:49
Looking for a map
A reader's guide for chapters 19-46 of The Vig
Nov 14
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David Hill
2
Learning from Las Vegas with Molly Lambert
Architecture, postmodernity and porn
Nov 10
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David Hill
2
1
1:18:41
An outlaw mentality
A reader's guide for chapters 1-18 of The Vig
Nov 8
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David Hill
1
The Vig book club starts this week
By now you may or may not have already started reading The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie. If you haven’t, that’s fine. What I’m going to lay…
Nov 4
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David Hill
3
The Smart Money with David Purdum
Sometimes the writer gets in too deep
Nov 3
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David Hill
2
2
1:03:05
October 2025
The scandals never end
Getting caught up in The Discourse when I should be writing
Oct 31
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David Hill
8
2
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Low Life with Peter Alson
The sporting life in old New York
Oct 27
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David Hill
and
Peter Alson
3
1
1:21:13
The friends we made along the way
Writing about yourself is hard. Writing about others is harder.
Oct 17
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David Hill
2
1
1
Dangerous Odds with Gina Fiore
Marisa Lankester's memoir of the outlaw days of bookmaking
Oct 13
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David Hill
and
Gina Fiore
3
2
1:28:38
Bad reviews from jealous writers
Plus the results of our book club poll
Oct 8
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David Hill
3
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