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On today's show, John talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley about his process, especially when exploring unsettling, psychological science fiction in his new novel, Touched.
Published on 2 years ago
601: Stephanie Land!
On this episode, John talks to best-selling author Stephanie Land about her newest book, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
600: Tom Lucas!
On today's show, John talks to Tom Lucas about his brand new Lovecraftian YA-ish novel, Research Randy & the The Mystery of Grandma's Half-Eaten Pie of Despair, told by an unreliable narrator about a…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
599: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Shin'ya Tsukamot's Tetsuo: The Iron Man with Jeff Shuster
Jeff Shuster and I discuss the surreal techno-horror allegorical masterpiece that is Shin'ya Tsukamot's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
598: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Dario Argento's Phenomena [1985] with Jeff Shuster
On this week's show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Dario Argento's strange, mid-eighties masterpiece, Phenomena.
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
597: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of David Cronenberg's Videodrome with Jeff Shuster
Jeff Shuster and I get rather turned around discussion the invo-convolutions of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983).
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
596: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of Oliver Stone's The Hand with Jeff Shuster
Jeff Shuster and I discuss Michael Caine's brilliant acting and deranged hair as they appeared in Oliver Stone's directorial debut, The Hand (1981).
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
595: Rebecca Makkai (Interviewed by Chelsea Alice)
Chelsea Alice and Rebecca Makkai talk about diversity in novels, breaking genre conventions, student-teacher relationships, and how motherhood is represented in literature.
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
594: Jack Houghteling!
On this week's show, I talk to novelist Jack Houghteling about Modernism, football, and the literary value of gangster movies, among other important topics.
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
593: Ryler Dustin!
On #593, I speak with the poet Ryler Dustin about creating new forms of sanctification and representing rural landscapes with familiarity without fetishizing or satirizing the setting. We probably di…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago