The Night of the Gun

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10/30/21 • 35 min

In this episode, Jay takes on Phil's pick and together they try and figure out if this is just another junkie memoir or a genuine investigation into the fallacy of our memories.
Along the way, Jay introduces controversy in his revolutionary and heroic attempt to change the rating scale. Will Phil hold fast or will the ensuing chaos put the entire future of the podcast in jeopardy?

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Dog-eared and Cracked - The Night of the Gun

Transcript

The Night of the Gun - David Carr
JAY "At bottom, recovery stories go down a very familiar track. I had a beer with friends, then I shot dope into my neck. I got in trouble. I saw the error of my ways. I found Jesus. Or 12 steps. Or bhakti yoga. Now everything is new again."

PHIL Welcome to Dog-eared and Cracked, the podcast where one of us recommends a book to the other and then we discuss. We don't talk about the books while reading them ahead of