CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well.
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CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well.
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Today Jonathan talks about books, book recommendations, the state of independent bookstores, the art of reading, and the craft of writing — and our guest is the perfect person to talk about it all. Arvin Ram is a writer, an avid reader, and the co-owner (along with his wife Danica) of the independent bookstore, Townie Books. Arvin is also the director of the Mountain Words Festival here in Crested Butte, and we also discuss the mix of mountain culture and book culture.
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News: Mountain Words Festival (00:47)
We Finally Get Arvin to Blister HQ (2:10)
Arvin's Background (3:50)
Running an Independent Bookstore Today (7:06)
Arvin’s Path to Opening a Bookstore (18:40)
Coffee, Tea, & Bookstores (26:55)
The War for Our Minds (32:55)
Fiction vs Nonfiction Sales Today? (40:11)
Favorite Authors? (41:44)
Arvin’s Own Writing (50:52)
Mountain Words Festival (58:42)
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