All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley

 aired the week of September 29, 2025

All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley is a beautifully written autobiography about Bringley's time working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  After Brignley's brother dies from cancer Bringley quits his job at the New Yorker Magazine and seeks solace and meaning in the most beautiful place he can imagine.  He answers an ad and becomes a guard at the Met.  Join Bringley for a behind the scenes tour of one of the most iconic art museums in the world.  Recommended for those who enjoyed Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air, Randy Pauch's Last Lecture, and Margaret Renkl's The Comfort of Crows.