Kevin Manzel
@kevinmanzel.bsky.social
History. Music. Books. Running. Learning. Always learning. VP Content Strategy, The Great Courses.
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I’m so excited for this book!!!
My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’m so excited for this book!!!
5 out of 5 stars for this wonderful and psychologically unsettling series of stories. Thank you to @coyhall.bsky.social and his writing peers for a uniformly excellent read.
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
5 out of 5 stars for this wonderful and psychologically unsettling series of stories. Thank you to @coyhall.bsky.social and his writing peers for a uniformly excellent read.
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Hey y’all, just a note that my Great Courses course on Who Wrote the Bible is on 20% discount right now with the code X32Z.
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Who Wrote the Bible? Searching for Its Origins and Authors
Reveal the voices behind the Bible’s beloved books, what is known of the authors, and the fascinating process by which this world-shaping text took shape.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hey y’all, just a note that my Great Courses course on Who Wrote the Bible is on 20% discount right now with the code X32Z.
www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/who-wrote-th...
www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/who-wrote-th...
Learning that the humble muskrat holds a sacred place in the creation story of the Ojibwa makes me inexplicably happy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Learning that the humble muskrat holds a sacred place in the creation story of the Ojibwa makes me inexplicably happy.
Fascinating to learn about the notorious and contested provenance of Vermeer’s The Art of Painting. www.museyon.com/hitler-and-v...
Hitler and Vermeer: The Battle for “The Art of Painting” Heats Up in Vienna | MUSEYON BOOKS
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December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fascinating to learn about the notorious and contested provenance of Vermeer’s The Art of Painting. www.museyon.com/hitler-and-v...
Wow. Nick Cave will be on Anderson Cooper’s All There Is podcast, discussing the loss of his two sons? I’ll be there, crying per usual. But what a great conversation that has to be.
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wow. Nick Cave will be on Anderson Cooper’s All There Is podcast, discussing the loss of his two sons? I’ll be there, crying per usual. But what a great conversation that has to be.
My 19-yr-old’s Spotify Listening Age is 68, and I feel nothing but pride 💪
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My 19-yr-old’s Spotify Listening Age is 68, and I feel nothing but pride 💪
Everyone should binge this course. Like, immediately.
I *think* this pleases me.
By the way, I suppose I should announce my first Great Courses…um…course:
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By the way, I suppose I should announce my first Great Courses…um…course:
www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/who-wrote-th...
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Everyone should binge this course. Like, immediately.
I don’t think I’ve binged a 24-lecture course as fast as Who Wrote the Bible by Dr Joel Baden. And his ideas keep prompting new thoughts and questions for me. I love that.
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don’t think I’ve binged a 24-lecture course as fast as Who Wrote the Bible by Dr Joel Baden. And his ideas keep prompting new thoughts and questions for me. I love that.
Every megalithic society has a group of archaeologists arguing transport by rollers. But has there ever been evidence that’s actually how it was done? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
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November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Every megalithic society has a group of archaeologists arguing transport by rollers. But has there ever been evidence that’s actually how it was done? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
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the kids are down at the creek, the dogs are asleep, my wife is taking a break from cooking, and I'm listening to the Great Courses course on the King Arthur story while taking a walk on a cold gray afternoon.
Can't ask for much more on a Thanksgiving day
Can't ask for much more on a Thanksgiving day
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
the kids are down at the creek, the dogs are asleep, my wife is taking a break from cooking, and I'm listening to the Great Courses course on the King Arthur story while taking a walk on a cold gray afternoon.
Can't ask for much more on a Thanksgiving day
Can't ask for much more on a Thanksgiving day
A good Thanksgiving story. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Location of historic Native American villages was unknown — until now
Archaeologists have found what they say is proof of Native American villages mentioned by English explorer John Smith.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A good Thanksgiving story. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Then, geek out over the new course he’s developing on equations that shape the universe.
"The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics," my lecture series for the Great Courses (24 half-hour lectures), is still available on Prime video for a few days! Tell your family that watching football on Thanksgiving is hopelessly uncool.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Then, geek out over the new course he’s developing on equations that shape the universe.
I’ve long been impressed by my teen daughter’s resilience.
Then, Netflix refused to load Stranger Things.
Then, Netflix refused to load Stranger Things.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’ve long been impressed by my teen daughter’s resilience.
Then, Netflix refused to load Stranger Things.
Then, Netflix refused to load Stranger Things.
Had no idea many scholars consider the Book of Jonah to be satirical, and now I want to read it again through that lens.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Had no idea many scholars consider the Book of Jonah to be satirical, and now I want to read it again through that lens.
Listening to the professor of Who Wrote the Bible get positively giddy about why he thinks Leviticus is not just underrated but “absolutely awesome” was the highlight of my run today.
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Listening to the professor of Who Wrote the Bible get positively giddy about why he thinks Leviticus is not just underrated but “absolutely awesome” was the highlight of my run today.
The new Great Course on Who Wrote the Bible by Dr. Joel Baden is freaking brilliant right from the first minute. Come for his exegesis but stay for his sharp wit.
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The new Great Course on Who Wrote the Bible by Dr. Joel Baden is freaking brilliant right from the first minute. Come for his exegesis but stay for his sharp wit.
The long, murky history of witches’ headwear. www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Bronze Age to Elphaba: The centuries-old origins of the witch's hat
As Wicked: For Good is released, what are the historic meanings of conical headwear, and how has it evolved – from its ancient origins to the empowered Elphaba?
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The long, murky history of witches’ headwear. www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Why was Marblehead, Mass., the most important city in the American Revolution?
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Why was Marblehead, Mass., the most important city in the American Revolution?
Wife: Why do you describe me as a hero in this essay?
Daughter: You’re so confrontational.
Wife. (After a beat) I’m ok with that.
Me: I love both of you.
Daughter: You’re so confrontational.
Wife. (After a beat) I’m ok with that.
Me: I love both of you.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Wife: Why do you describe me as a hero in this essay?
Daughter: You’re so confrontational.
Wife. (After a beat) I’m ok with that.
Me: I love both of you.
Daughter: You’re so confrontational.
Wife. (After a beat) I’m ok with that.
Me: I love both of you.
As US research funding dries up perhaps scientists can help guide citizen archaeologists and paleontologists to discover and protect new findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
A Day at the Beach Hunting Mammoths
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November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As US research funding dries up perhaps scientists can help guide citizen archaeologists and paleontologists to discover and protect new findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
My teen daughter found out about Rose Kennedy’s lobotomy for being “rebellious” and is outraged more people don’t know. I can’t disagree.
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My teen daughter found out about Rose Kennedy’s lobotomy for being “rebellious” and is outraged more people don’t know. I can’t disagree.
The idea that the greatest minds in physics say they not only don’t know what happens inside a black hole but CAN’T know is mind boggling.
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The idea that the greatest minds in physics say they not only don’t know what happens inside a black hole but CAN’T know is mind boggling.
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I used to leave the History channel or the Science channel on as background noise while working. Back in the days when it had nothing but History or Science and very few commercials.
I thought those days were long gone.
Guess what? "The Great Courses" has a streaming service now. Same vibe!
I thought those days were long gone.
Guess what? "The Great Courses" has a streaming service now. Same vibe!
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I used to leave the History channel or the Science channel on as background noise while working. Back in the days when it had nothing but History or Science and very few commercials.
I thought those days were long gone.
Guess what? "The Great Courses" has a streaming service now. Same vibe!
I thought those days were long gone.
Guess what? "The Great Courses" has a streaming service now. Same vibe!