The Marginalian - Brain Pickings - AIRSLA

The Marginalian - Brain Pickings - AIRSLA

The Marginalian, formally known as, Brain Pickings, maybe found at themarginalian.org, and is a human-powered discovery engine for interestingness, a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why, bringing you things you didn't know you were interested in - until you are. Emeline Mann Sanchez reads her special selections.

Episodes

October 27, 2025 11 mins

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

"The Marginalian," the week of October 24, 2025

Podcast Description The Engine of Our Redemption: Nick Cave on How to Use Your Suffering

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of t...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

The Sound of Silence: A Serenade to the Art of Listening to Your Inner Voice Amid the Noise of Modern Life

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No ...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

The Philosopher-Naturalist John Burroughs on What Makes a Great Poem and a Great Person

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Nick Cave on Creative Work as an Instrument of Self-Forgiveness and the Necessity of Hope in a Fragile World

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. N...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Lewis Carroll on Happiness and How to Alleviate Our Discomfort with Change

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication ...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

In Praise of Walking: A Poetic Manifesto for Our Simplest Instrument of Discovery, Transformation, and Transcendence

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publis...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Hannah Arendt on Loneliness as the Common Ground for Terror and How Tyrannical Regimes Use Isolation as a Weapon of Oppression

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors ...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Mary Oliver on What Attention Really Means and Her Moving Elegy for Her Soul Mate

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or dupli...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

"The Marginalian," for the week of August 15, 2025

Podcast Description Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement

Reader Emeline Mann Sanchez

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read ...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

"The Marginalian," for the week of August 8, 2025

Podcast Description How to Be a Happier Creature (at least from the POV of William Henry Hudson, et al.)

Reader Emeline Mann Sanchez

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items ...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

"The Marginalian," for the week of August 1, 2025

Podcast Description May 29, 1919: The Animated Story of How Eddington’s Eclipse Expedition Confirmed Relativity, Made Einstein a Celebrity, United Humanity

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impair...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

David Foster Wallace on Writing, Death, and Redemption

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted.

C...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Stop Overplanning: The Psychology of Why Excessive Goal-Setting Limits Our Happiness and Success

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthoriz...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

George Lucas on the Meaning of Life

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted.

Contact Information...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Hannah Arendt on Being vs. Appearing and Our Impulse for Self-Display

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is pe...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

Galileo on Critical Thinking and the Folly of Believing Our Preconceptions (as relevant today, as it was in Galileo's time)

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

A Vintage Scientific Paper Published as a 38-Stanza Poem

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is permitted.

...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

The Perils of Plans: Why Creativity Requires Leaping into the Unknown

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorized use or duplication is pe...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

The Light in the Abyss Between Us - Anne Enright’s take on individual perspectives of shared experiences

Reader Emeline Mann Sanchez

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original au...

Mark as Played

Show Notes for Brain Pickings-AIRSLA

The Pain and the God Within You: Carl Jung on the Relationship Between Psychological Suffering and Creativity

AIRSLA
This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. ...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Crime Junkie

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    The Herd with Colin Cowherd

    The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a thought-provoking, opinionated, and topic-driven journey through the top sports stories of the day.

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.