Brian’s desperate for cash, until a random ghost writer answers his Craigslist ad for a roommate. Now, he’s about to get more drama than he ever imagined.

BIG thanks to Brian Boucher for sharing his story with Snap!

Brian wrote about this experience in New York Magazine titled “My Roommate, The Diamond Thief.” Read more about it.

Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 13 – Episode 28

Roommate Wanted

Are you interested in be mentored & held accountable by Allyse Sedivy

Explanation of the Mentoring Program

Listen to an excerpt of André Aciman's OUT OF EGYPT, read by  Edoardo Ballerini.

An all new recording of Out of Egypt, André Aciman's acclaimed memoir, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt is a richly colored memoir chronicling the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later.

In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life - Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; Aunt Flora, the German refugee who warns that Jews lose everything "at least twice in their lives."

And through it all, we come to know a boy who, even as he longs for a wider world, does not want to be led, forever, out of Egypt.

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Out Of Egypt by André Aciman, audiobook excerpt

Bookmakers #20 - L’auteur du mois : Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Né à Dakar en 1990, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr est devenu – en 2021 et à 31 ans – le premier écrivain d’Afrique subsaharienne consacré par le plus prestigieux des prix littéraires français, le Goncourt, pour « La plus secrète mémoire des hommes », enquête au long cours et labyrinthe narratif enivrant, inspiré par le destin tragique du Malien Yambo Ouologuem (éditions Jimsaan / Philippe Rey). Mais avant le succès, ce wonderboy des lettres africaines était déjà l’auteur de trois romans diablement maîtrisés, aux sujets casse-gueule : « Terre ceinte » (2015, sur les milices djihadistes), « Silence du chœur » (2017, sur l’accueil de 72 migrants en Sicile) et « De purs hommes » (2018, sur l’homophobie au Sénégal). Il vit et travaille aujourd'hui à Beauvais (Oise).

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« Il faut surveiller ce petit. » En 2014, Léonora Miano lit « La Cale », l’une des premières nouvelles d’un écrivain sénégalais de 24 ans. Frappée par la justesse de cette évocation des horreurs de la traite négrière qu’on croirait échappée d’un recueil de Conrad, la romancière franco-camerounaise formule un avertissement qui a l’épaisseur, aujourd’hui, d’une prophétie. Il fallait garder un œil, oh que oui, sur Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, fils de médecin, fan de foot et champion de Scrabble, dévoreur de dictionnaires, « fruit du croisement » d’au moins deux spiritualités : d’un côté, sa culture musulmane, de l’autre la culture sérère de son enfance, du nom de cette ethnie qui rassemble environ 20 % de la population du Sénégal. Un peuple essentiellement agricole, dit-il, « structuré autour d’une tradition animiste liée aux rites de passage et attentive aux ancêtres, au prochain, à l’hospitalité ».

Mais qui est donc ce jeune vieux sage à l’éloquence élégante, que la France découvre en novembre 2021 – lorsque celui-ci reçoit, à 31 ans, le Goncourt pour son quatrième roman, « La plus secrète mémoire des hommes » ? Quel fut le parcours de ce modeste étudiant qui parle, depuis ses 6 ans, le sérère, le wolof (langue vernaculaire du Sénégal) et le français ? « Lorsque j’écris, explique-t-il, je dois transposer en français l’imaginaire de ma langue maternelle. Je ne traduis pas d’une langue à l’autre, mais d’un imaginaire à l’autre. Je reste donc un étranger dans la langue française, qui est un héritage de la colonisation – ce qui peut mettre très mal à l’aise. Plutôt que d’en faire une difficulté, j’ai décidé d’assumer cette condition : une aventure ambiguë », conclue-t-il, en reprenant le titre du grand roman d’un maître et compatriote, Cheikh Hamidou Kane.

Dans ce premier épisode, partons à l’aventure dans les ambigüités fertiles de Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, du pagne de ses grands-mères à la bibliothèque du lycée militaire de Saint-Louis, jusqu’à son arrivée dans l’Oise, sa thèse abandonnée sur les débuts de la littérature postcoloniale en Afrique francophone, et… un blog, qui fut la serre de sa vocation, la serre de Sarr.

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Bookmakers : Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1/3)

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Giorgia on my mind: Italy’s far-right government

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on the best way to promote healthy competition between employees without creating a toxic environment, how to support your children in their entrepreneurial pursuits, and when you should evaluate your circle of friends to set yourself up for success.

398. Q&AF: Promoting Healthy Competition Amongst Employees, Supporting Child’s Entrepreneurial Ambition & Evaluating Your Circle Of Friends

Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s prime minister today, making him the third in the past seven weeks. Our correspondent explains who he is, and analyses his road ahead. In Mexico there are growing concerns over the army’s increasing wealth and power. And why “The Stepford Wives,” a novel published 50 years ago, remains relevant and influential today. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Third time’s the charm? Britain’s new prime minister

Check out ‘America’s longest running sports podcast’ as Marc and Victor get you ready this weekend with key picks in the NFL and college football.

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Joshua Booysen is a name you probably haven’t heard before. But to the Argentina sevens team, he is one of the most important parts of their annual visits to South Africa on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Back in 2006, while the team were on a standard training run through George, they managed to pick up an extra player along the way. Following them all the way was a young boy none of them had ever seen before. Despite the pace, he kept going, to the players and coaches surprise. One of those players at the time was the all-time sevens try-scoring record holder Santiago Gomez Cora, the current coach of the Argentina side.

Argentina's South African friend Joshua Booysen's message to Santiago Gomez Cora

Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents two stories featuring man's best friend.  In "Pie Dance," by Molly Giles, a divorcee balances a complicated family menage with the help of her dancing dog.  Nixon read this story as part of Radio Love Fest, a production of WNYC and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, at BAM's Harvey Theater. Then in Maile Meloy's touching tale, "Madame Lazarus" an elegant, aging Frenchman is no longer certain of his younger lover, but has complete faith in the love and loyalty of his self-willed terrier Cordelia. Reader Rene Auberjonois read this story at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

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