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Episode 635: Michael Wheaton!
On this week’s show, John talks to his friend Michael Wheaton about how to live in think in a media-saturated American life, which is the subject of his new book, Home Movies, available through Bunny Books. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous interview with Michael back on episode 537, or our commentary on Children… Continue reading
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Episode 634: A Discussion of Jewel’s A Night Without Armor!
On this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman, Samantha Nickerson, and John King join the nocturnal jousting in a conversation about Jewel’s A Night Without Armor. This is a taste of what will be coming to my Patreon content, once I launch a Patreon page for this podcast. NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way… Continue reading
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Episode 633: Todd James Pierce!
On this week’s show John speaks with Todd James Pierce about Larry Watkin and his history with Walt Disney as a novelist, screenwriter, and producer. They explore the 1940s to the 1960s of Watkin’s career and the common themes present throughout his risky live-action Disney projects such as Darby O’Gill, Robin Hood, and Treasure Island.… Continue reading
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Episode 632: A Discussion of Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist
In this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman and I break some standards of academia as we discuss the poetry insights of Paul Chowder, the narrator of Nicholson Baker’s 2009 comic novel, The Anthologist. Since this is novel is a novel and not, strictly speaking a craft book or a scholarly treatise, we shouldn’t be treating this… Continue reading
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Replay: Episode 295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!
On this week’s program, I talk to Charles Simic about James Tate, Kansas surrealism, humor in poetry, and embracing the unconscious, plus I talk to Richard Blanco about the accidents that turn us into artists, the grind of editing, and the joys of finding new forms and challenges. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Be sure to check… Continue reading
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Episode 631: Blake Sanz!
On this week’s show John talks to Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling, about the intertwining short stories within the book and the journeys of emotional vulnerability, writing as a grad student, and wooden planks reminiscent of Theseus. Book Discussed NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this… Continue reading
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Episode 630: Juli Min!
On this week’s show, Samantha Nickerson talks to Juli Min about reverse-chronology narratives and the captivation of surprises in following characters over decades. BOOK DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on… Continue reading
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Episode 629: Li-Young Lee!
On this week’s show Chrissy Kolaya talks to Li-Young Lee about his latest collection of poems, The Invention of the Darling. Together they explore the rooms of poetry, the systems of the human imagination, and the voice of angels. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES The Society for Speculation presents: The World Ahead: a talk on a new collaborative project… Continue reading
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Episode 628: Kent Wascom!
On this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Kent Wascom about the continuation of the Woolsack legacy in his new novel, The Great State of West Florida. We discuss the vibrantly chaos of Florida, the postmodern pulp possibilities of the western genre, and the importance of a great book cover. BOOK DISCUSSED NOTES Check out our earlier… Continue reading
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Episode 627: David McLoghlin!
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about his newest collection of poems, Crash Centre, history, religion, rugby, boarding school, trauma, and exiting the comforts of metaphor. TEXT DISCUSSED Buy Crash Centre here. NOTES Check out our earlier conversion back on episode 309. Check out David reading Rilke’s “Presentiment” back on episode… Continue reading
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