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Episode 484
In this week's show, I interview fiction writer and memoirist, James Tate Hill.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
483: Tim Parks!
Episode 483
In this week's show, I interview a writer I'm obsessed with, the prose writer Tim Parks.
We talk about walking and its relationship to composition, plus the historical vision of Garibaldi, and the …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
482: A Discussion of Introducing Cultural Studies, with Leslie Salas!
Episode 482
In this week's show, Leslie Salas and I discuss Ziauddan Sardar and Borin Van Loon's Introducing Cultural Studies.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
481: Catherine Raven!
On this episode, I talk to biologist Catherine Raven about her wonderful new memoir, Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship.
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Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
480: Tanya Grae!
On this episode, I talk to the poet Tanya Grae about finding surprises in poetry, losing one's hearing at the Hollywood Sportatorium, the solitude of earning a PhD in English, and the sexual politi…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
479: A Discussion of The Departed, with Will Dowd!
Episode 479
On this episode, I talk to writer Will Dowd about Martin Scorcese's 2006 film, The Departed.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
478: Tyler Gillespie!
n this week's show, journalist & poet Tyler Gillespie & I discuss long-form journalism and the epic wildness and weirdness of Florida.
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Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
477: A Summer Solstice Special with Jefff Shuster!
In this week's show, Jeff Shuster (our glorious Curator of Schlock) kick off summer by discussing two vintage summer camp films released in a two year span, Ivan Reitman's Meatballs (1979) and Tony M…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
476: Anahid Nersessian!
Episode 476
In this week's show, literary scholar Anahid Nersessian & I discuss John Keats, the potential for personal observations in academic work, the sexual politics of art, theme parks, and academic institu…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
475: Kathleen Rooney!
Episode 475
In this week's show, I talk to the novelist Kathleen Rooney about finding the spark to begin stories, the shape for long-form narratives, and the whimsy to make discoveries along the way.
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago