Nachi Weinstein, the bibliophile behind the seforim chatter podcast
In the middle of the shelves is a white desk, where he sits hunched over a bright screen. He absentmindedly pushes up the glasses perched on his nose as he stares intently at the words on the screen. He frowns, backspaces, and his hand hovers over the trackpad before it shoots out, grabbing the sefer at the top of a tall stack to his right. He quickly leafs through the first few pages, peruses the publisher’s introduction, and finally, there’s a small satisfied smile as he finds what he’s looking for. He types a couple of paragraphs, quickly now, and then reads through the text start to finish to make sure it’s ready to be uploaded.
It’s nearing midnight on this summer Motzaei Shabbos — just a precious hour remains until the new week officially begins — and Nachi Weinstein is putting the finishing touches on yet another edition of his SeforimChatter podcast before posting it online.
After compiling a short description of the episode — be it about a talmid chacham describing his latest halachic work, a university professor discussing a historic battle over a family fortune, a librarian presenting highlights of a new exhibit or a historian piecing together a picture of daily life in a bygone era — Nachi will add a description of his guest’s bio. Next step is to record introductory remarks — that episode’s sponsor, programming notes — and then finally, he skims through the audio, giving the episode a quick listen, before uploading it to the hosting site to be disseminated to various listening platforms.
Come Sunday morning, an eager audience numbering in the thousands will tune in to the new release.
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