The Read Well Podcast

01/10/2025

Busy sending out packages for the Kickstarter to open my bookstore. If you donated, watch your mailboxes. I’m getting them out as fast as I can.

29/09/2025

📚Have You Read Self-Reliance by Emerson?👨🏻‍🏫

Self-Reliance is an incredible essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It's all about having the courage to listen to your own voice and live life on your own terms.

I'll be discussing it in detail tomorrow night during my book club.

👋Want to attend and talk about the essay? Join our book club for just $12 a month at: https://thereadwellpodcast.com/book-club/

I've attached all my notes for you.

As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.

-Eddy

p.s. - All the book club meetings are recorded, so if you can't make the live event, no worries. You can watch when it's convenient.

28/09/2025

The universe can often be quoted as saying, "You're not good enough." To which your response is, "Oh, but I am."

I hope you're having a beautiful Sunday. And if not, give it some time.

📚Also, a good book helps.

As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.

-Eddy

24/09/2025

This world is giving me a headache. I feel like watching Jimmy Kimmel and taking some Tylenol. 💊

Let me be clear: it doesn’t matter what you believe. What matters is your ability to believe it and speak freely about it.

My podcast is about books. I’m not making a political statement—I’m making the statement that readers must be allowed to read whatever they want. If our government tells us what we’re allowed to read, watch, and understand, then we don’t have a government at all.

Please help spread the message: Americans deserve the right to share their ideas, read their books, and yes—even watch Jimmy Kimmel.

As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.
Eddy

24/09/2025

Wow, I’ve been busy thanks to all of you!

23/09/2025

Tonight, we’re talking about the last few pages of Brave New World. No notes to follow, just an open discussion about why you think it ended the way it did.

Then we’ll hang out and talk about book recommendations for the evening.

Starting tomorrow, we will read Self-Reliance, an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and discuss it next week.

Here’s the link for that essay:
👉 https://www.owleyes.org/text/self-reliance/read/self-reliance

As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.
Eddy

22/09/2025

I’m feeling spontaneous at the bookstore tonight. 📚
I had some time to spare at Barnes & Noble, and these looked too good to pass up.

Have you read them?

1. The Titanic Survivor’s Book Club by Timothy Schaffert

2. When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén

Let me know your thoughts.

As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.

Eddy

19/09/2025

I'm a big fan of this little dude. He's raising money for his scout troop. Take a minute to check him out and his cause. Let's go, Jackson!

65% funded ($2262.00/$2800.00). Hi, I’m Jackson Parker from Pack 403! Scouting helps me grow as a leader, give back to my community, and learn real-life skills. Your support makes these experiences...

16/09/2025

👋 Hey friends!

Here are the notes for tonight’s discussion. It should be a fun one. There are some big-ticket topics to cover, so buckle up. We’re in for a ride. 🎢

If you'd like to attend our book club meetings, here's the link to learn more: https://thereadwellpodcast.com/book-club/

📝P137 – The Threat of Unorthodoxy
Mustapha Mond argues that unorthodoxy is more dangerous than murder because it threatens society’s stability. Individuals are disposable; conformity is essential.

📝P163 – Bernard’s Return to Misery
Bernard’s fleeting success fades. He wakes to his old dissatisfaction, proving his happiness was only situational, not transformative.

📝P186 – Death as Conditioning
John’s grief at his mother’s death horrifies nurses, who fear it might undo children’s “death-conditioning.” Mourning is antisocial.

📝P198 – The Death of Tragedy
Even though John insists Othello is better than “feelies,” Mond states society chose stability and happiness over high art. Art and liberty were sacrificed.

📝P201 – The Iceberg of Society
Mond likens civilization to an iceberg—most of its foundations hidden beneath, with only a fraction visible.

📝P202 – Leisure and Soma
An experiment reducing work hours led to unrest and higher soma use. Leisure without purpose breeds unhappiness.

📝P206 – Helmholtz Chooses Storms
Helmholtz requests exile to the Falklands, preferring a harsh climate to inspire his writing. His spirit contrasts Bernard’s weakness.

📝P210 – Belief as Conditioning
Mond argues belief in God is no more “natural” than using zippers. People are conditioned into their faith; philosophy is just a rationalization.

📝P215 – The Right to Be Unhappy
John insists on the right to danger, sin, and suffering. Mond replies that society has given up those rights for stability and comfort.

I'll see you all tonight. As always, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.

-Eddy

14/09/2025

🎉🎉We Did It!!! 100% Funded. 🎉🎉
Stay tuned as we build out the bookstore. We're going to have A LOT of fun! Thank you to everyone who donated to make this dream a possibility.

Stay tuned for all the fun updates.
As always, read slowly - take notes -apply the ideas.
-Eddy

14/09/2025

😱THIS IS LIKE READING A SUSPENSE NOVEL😳
We're 99% to our Kickstarter goal! Just $235 to the finish line. Can you believe it? We're SOOOOOO close. 🏁

I wonder who'll be the one to push us over the finish line.🙌🏻

If you'd like to help me open a bookstore, here's the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edgewaterbookstore/join-me-in-making-edgewater-bookstore-a-real-location

13/09/2025

👋 Hey, friends! We only need $805 to reach our Kickstarter goal for Edgewater Bookstore 🙌🏻.

I can’believe how close we are!!!

If you’d like to help us get there, check out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edgewaterbookstore/join-me-in-making-edgewater-bookstore-a-real-location