501 The Problem with..."2024"

As we delve deeper into winter, it’s worth one last quick look back at the year past. For your consideration, The Problem with Reading presents the eight best articles of 2024 as chosen by elite and erudite past podcast guests. From Monks to Mathematically-Challenged Medicalists, from Gym Rats to Gambling Addicts, from Anti-culture to Architecture—we have the best of 2024 all in one place, and from the best people. Have a listen! ~Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing: theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/extreme-fishing-montauk-wetsuiting-striped-bass/679574/ ~"[Don't] Call Me Daddy": Manosphere influencers are not your father: cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers ~The Last Rave: newyorker.com/magazine/2024/07/08/a-pandemic-breakup ~'I literally can't stop.' The descent of a modern sports fan: nytimes.com/athletic/5777632/2024/10/14/sports-betting-addiction-problem-fans/ ~Apparently, Calculus Was Invented In 1994: forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/11/10/apparently-calculus-was-invented-in-1994/ ~Literature, Culture and the Western Soul: stmichaelschool.us/forming ~Cities for Humans: firstthings.com/cities-for-humans/ ~The Carthusians of Vermont: firstthings.com/the-carthusians-of-vermont/