Season 7, Episode 37: Dumb Phones + Using AI To Enhance Our Reading Lives

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

Bookish Moments: dumb phones and live shows
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how you can use AI to know yourself better as a reader
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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1:59 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:10 - @fictionmatters on Instagram

3:34 - Brick LLC

4:04 - Block It App

7:31 - Airpod Max Headphones

8:51 - Fabled Bookshop

9:12 - Currently Reading Patreon

13:34 - Our Current Reads

13:53 - Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee)

14:03 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

18:27 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)

19:45 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

19:46 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara

21:58 - Kindred by Octavia Butler (Kaytee)

25:01 - CR Season 2: Episode 7

25:05 - CR Season 2: Episode 46

26:01 - Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger (Meredith)

31:27 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor(Katee)

37:45 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (Meredith)

41:57 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

42:06 - Using AI To Enhance Our Reading

42:35 - ChatGPT

42:36 - Claude.ai

44:30 - Currently Reading Patreon to access the reading tracker

45:46 - Question 1: What patterns do you see in my reading across formats and what might that reveal about my reading habits or preferences?

46:25 - The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht

46:32 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

49:45 - Question 2: What does my star rating distribution reveal about me as a reader and reviewer?

53:04 - Question 3: What types of books appear to be expanding my reading horizons versus providing comfort and what might that suggest about my reading values?

58:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain

58:26 - I wish for an app that would get rid of other apps. (Kaytee)

1:01:24 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

1:02:12 - readyourcolor.com

1:03:55 - I wish for you to take your reading color quiz if that sounds like fun to you and let us know what color you are. (Meredith)

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