Part 2 of AUTHORS
Guest: Monica Miller of Georgia Tech’s School of Literature, Media, and Communication.
First broadcast August 7 2015.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=12577
“What are thinking of when you say ‘weird Georgia’?”
Guest: Ezra Furman
First broadcast March 1 2019.
“Ambiguity is a major building block of queerness, and Lou Reed may be the most ambiguous rock star who ever lived.”
With a provocative book title, Laura Jane Grace is reclaiming a slur and repurposing it for her story of struggling with gender dysphoria and self-destructive behavior. Guest Alyson McManus helps us unpack this experience into something universal, with which we can all identify.
“I have been confused with a collector.”
Guest: Ian MacKaye of Dischord Records.
First broadcast September 5 2014.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=10191
“It’s our charge to reach people.”
Guests: Lauren Algee and Michele Casto of the DC Public Library.
First broadcast June 19 2015.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=12244
“Punk rock!”
First broadcast September 1 2017.
With the release of stand up comedian Kyle Kinane’s new album “Loose in Chicago,” we try to understand his process of mixing “scumbag stories” with contrarian confessions. And after a recent comedy show gone sour, we wonder what kind of etiquette to expect from live audiences.
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“G.G. Allin could have been a Flannery O’Connor character.” Charlie & Chris discuss the murderous short story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and the difference between an author’s intent and a reader’s response. Why this isn’t considered a horror story? And is it punk rock?