Rec. #879: Diary of a Provincial Lady

What: A closed society on the break of great financial uncertainty -- sound relatable? But make it funny.

A chatty semi-autobiographical narrator bridges the gap between 1930 and us. Perhaps the gap never was that big in the first place.

Representative quote: “Realise that this mis-statement should be corrected at once, but omit to do so, and later find myself involved in entirely unintentional web of falsehood. Should like to work out how far morally to blame for this state of things, but have not time.”

How to get it: E.M. Delafield's Diary of a Provincial Lady has never been out of print, but you can also get the ebook.

Rec. #878: Off Menu

What: This podcast has a simple premise -- two British comedians (Ed Gamble, James Acaster) interview people (some also British, some also comedians) about their dream meal.

Very well-executed and addictive listening.

Representative guests: Paul F. Tompkins, Kumail Nanjiani, Aisling Bea

How to get it: Wherever you usually get your podcasts, or direct from the source.

Status Update: #TheHourlyWreck

So.

Most things I can't control right now, but one thing I can do is offer recommendations of things to read/watch/listen to.

Last week, I tweeted recommendations every hour M-F, 9:00-9:00, using the hashtag #TheHourlyWreck. That's 65 different books, podcasts, movies, and tv shows!

I'll be jumping in with a second full week of hourly recommendations starting next Monday, March 30.

In the meantime, remember:

• Stay home
• Support small businesses (order online from independent bookstores and buy merch from restaurants)
• Be mindful of the bandwidth you're using to stream things (maybe don't do everything in HD, huh? let's not break the internet)
• Complete the census online

And here are all of the things I've covered so far in the #TheHourlyWreck (see the twitter hashtag for links):

1. Travel Man
2. Dr. Gameshow
3. One Good Turn
4. Party Girl
5. The Allusionist
6. Widdershins
7. Harold and Maude
8. Mystery Show
9. Gentlemen & Players
10. Russian Doll
11. The Art of Process
12. The Guardian's "Blind Date" series
13. Superstore
14. Song Exploder
15. To Say Nothing of the Dog
16. Three Identical Strangers
17. Ologies
18. Check, Please
19. The Good Place
20. David Tennant Does a Podcast With ...
21. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
22. Green Wing
23. 99% Invisible
24. Good and Mad
25. Some Kind of Wonderful
26. Front Row
27. Be Prepared
28. W1A
29. The Library Book
30. Hairspray
31. Everything Is Alive
32. The Best of It
33. Britain's Best Home Cook
34. Giant Days
35. The Spy Who Dumped Me
36. Pop Culture Happy Hour
37. Trick Mirror
38. One Mississippi
39. I Know I Am, But What Are You?
40. Nothing Like a Dame
41. Nobody Panic
42. Castle Waiting
43. Taskmaster
44. Eloquent Rage
45. Wine Country
46. Welcome to Night Vale
47. Crosstalk
48. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
49. Brat Farrar
50. Pride & Prejudice
51. The Bright Sessions
52. Paris to the Moon
53. Us & Them
54. You're on an Airplane
55. His Girl Friday
56. Standard Issue
57. 2D Goggles
58. Schitt's Creek
59. Cold Comfort Farm
60. North & South
61. Victoriocity
62. Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles
63. This Way Up
64. Day for Night
65. Colossal

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #36: Travel Man

Stream what: In the UK series Travel Man: 48 Hours in ..., Richard Ayoade goes on some mini-breaks with other funny British people. To give you a taste, the first four episodes are Barcelona, Istanbul, Iceland, and Marrakesh.

Stream why: Remember traveling?

Stream where: Seven seasons on Hulu


Connections to previous Wreckage: Travel Man was Rec. #396 and was also mentioned in Rec. #592, Rec. #814, and List #95.