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The Coffee Table

Updated · June 2025 Hand-tended, not automated

Inspired by the /now pages on some of my favorite blogs — a running snapshot of the media I'm into. Not automated; tended by hand. If you think I have decent taste (or want to know what not to watch), this is your place.

01

Podcasts

5 in rotation

I've been a podcast nerd for the better part of a decade, so this list is always rotating. These are the five I look forward to every week.

ATP — Accidental Tech Podcast Accidental Tech Podcast
Soft Skills Engineering — Dave & Jamison Dave & Jamison
Connected — Relay FM Relay FM
Last Podcast on the Left — The Last Podcast Network The Last Podcast Network
99% Invisible — Roman Mars Roman Mars
02

Books

Last two years

I read in phases, but over the last couple of years these have been the heavy hitters.

Red Rising — Pierce Brown Pierce Brown
Sunrise on the Reaping — Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins
Cat's Cradle — Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut
A Psalm for the Wild-Built — Becky Chambers Becky Chambers
On Writing — Stephen King Stephen King
03

Television

Current rotation

Same as books — I go in phases. Honestly, a lot of reality TV. Enjoy the chaos.

Summer House — Bravo Bravo
Adults — FX FX
The White Lotus — HBO HBO
Murderbot — Apple TV+ Apple TV+
Below Deck — Bravo Bravo