Episode 52 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Jon Baskin

03/08/20 • 92 min

In Episode 52, we talk to Jon Baskin, author of the exciting new book Ordinary Unhappiness: The Therapeutic Fiction of David Foster Wallace. Topics of exploration in the conversation include Freud, Wittgenstein, and hating Ben Lerner (or not).

You can find out more details and buy Jon's book here, through Stanford University Press: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=29316

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On The Hatred of Literature - https://thepointmag.com/letter/on-the-hatred-of-literature/

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You can find out more details and buy Jon's book here, through Stanford University Press: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=29316

Jon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BaskinJon

The Point Twitter and website: https://twitter.com/the_point_mag & https://t.co/QV9prYnta5?amp=1

On The Hatred of Literature - https://thepointmag.com/letter/on-the-hatred-of-literature/

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Episode 51 - 2019 Year in Review (feat. Mike Miley)

In Episode 51, we bring on our resident film expert and Episode 38 guest Mike Miley to talk about our year in books, movies, music, TV, and games.

Show Notes:

Link to Jeff Tweedy & George Saunders interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWlKCB1JCG0

2019 Playlist (iTunes): https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-great-concavitys-best-of-2019/pl.u-yZyVVY3tYq2akv

2019 Playlist (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6blJyhTb9QdKFB1qdyc9ug

Mike's Book: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/Truth-and-Consequences

Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikecmiley?lang=en

Approaches to Teaching Wallace: https://www.mla.org/Publications/Bookstore/Approaches-to-Teaching-World-Literature/Approaches-to-Teaching-the-Works-of-David-Foster-Wallace

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Episode 53 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Adam Levin, author of Bubblegum and The Instructions

In Episode 53, we're joined by the writer Adam Levin, author of The Instructions, Hot Pink, and the incredible forthcoming novel Bubblegum, which releases April 14, 2020. In our conversation, we talk a good deal about the new novel, Adam's experience reading/thinking about Wallace, swearing, parrots, swearing & parrots, metafiction, and other fun topics.

Show notes:

Adam's website: https://www.adamlevinadamlevin.com/

Order Bubblegum - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385544962

Guernica excerpt of Bubblegum - https://www.guernicamag.com/bubblegum/?fbclid=IwAR39CVIwDGSW9KZm7rrzGA7DaMEAG4sLpf7lxjHVZq4wEvtYZpo2LJW7s58

Order The Instructions - https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/the-instructions

Order Hot Pink - https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/hot-pink?taxon_id=1

"Kid Positive" The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/kid-positive

"Kid Positive" interview, The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/books/this-week-in-fiction/adam-levin-03-02-20

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