Podcasts about Augie March

There are the books you read and then there are the books you experience, like The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong. Poet, photographer and bestselling author, Vuong's novels are spun from gorgeous prose and vibrant, original imagery. Ocean joins us to talk about autofiction, language, wonder, characterization and more with Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Suttree by Cormac McCarthy Another Country by James Baldwin The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Ways of Seeing by John Berger Featured Books (TBR Top Off): The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira My Name is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

The first person is a narrative style as old as storytelling itself—one that, at its best, allows us to experience the world through another person's eyes. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz trace how the technique has been used across mediums throughout history. They discuss the ways in which fiction writers have played with the unstable triangulation between author, reader, and narrator, as in Vladimir Nabokov's “Lolita” and Bret Easton Ellis's “American Psycho,” a book that adopts the perspective of a serial killer, and whose publication provoked public outcry. RaMell Ross's “Nickel Boys”—an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel—is a bold new attempt to deploy the first person onscreen. The film points to a larger question about the bounds of narrative, and of selfhood: Can we ever truly occupy someone else's point of view? “The answer, in large part, is no,” Cunningham says. “But that impossibility is, for me, the actual promise: not the promise of a final mind meld but a confrontation, a negotiation with the fact that our perspectives really are our own.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Nickel Boys” (2024)“The Nickel Boys,” by Colson Whitehead“Lolita,” by Vladimir Nabokov“Meet the Director Who Reinvented the Act of Seeing,” by Salamishah Tillet (The New York Times)“Great Books Don't Make Great Films, but ‘Nickel Boys' Is a Glorious Exception,” by Richard Brody (The New Yorker)“Lady in the Lake” (1947)“Dark Passage” (1947)“Enter the Void” (2010)“The Blair Witch Project” (1999)Doom (1993)“The Berlin Stories,” by Christopher Isherwood“American Psycho,” by Bret Easton Ellis“The Adventures of Augie March,” by Saul Bellow“Why Did I Stop Loving My Cat When I Had a Baby?” by Anonymous (The Cut)“Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910-1930” at the Guggenheim MuseumNew episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The idea of the Great American Novel is controversial, passé, hubristic, and . . . always fascinating to talk about. This week, inspired by a recent list of potential candidates for the Great American Novel published in The Atlantic, we dive in and talk about the concept, the history, the list, and our votes for other contenders. What book(s) would get your vote?ShownotesBooks* The MANIAC, by Benjamin Labatut* Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber* Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, by Kapka Kassabova* Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time, by Kapka Kassabova* To the River: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace, by Kapka Kassabova* Anima: A Wild Pastoral, by Kapka Kassabova* Dante: The Inferno, translated by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander* Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope* The Eustace Diamonds, by Anthony Trollope* Phineas Reduce, by Anthony Trollope* Mortal Leap, by MacDonald Harris* Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville* Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe* James, by Percival Everett* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain* Augustus, by John Williams* Butcher's Crossing, by John Williams* Absalom, Absalom!, by William Faulkner* Passing, by Nella Larsen* The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald* So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures, by Maureen Corrigan* The Making of Americans, by Gertrude Stein* An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser* Light in August, by William Faulkner* The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner* Nightwood, by Djuna Barnes* I Am Alien to Life: Selected Stories, by Djuna Barnes* Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston* The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler* Ask the Dust, by John Fante* Wait Until Spring, Bandini, by John Fante* U.S.A., by John Dos Passos* The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck* In a Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes* All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren* The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers* The Street, by Ann Petry* The Mountain Lion, by Jean Stafford* A Time to Be Born, by Dawn Powell* The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger* Fahrenheit 451, by Raymond Bradbury* Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison* Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White* The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow* Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov* The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald* Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin* The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson* No-No Boy, by John Okada* Peyton Place, by Grace Metalious* Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov* Another Country, by James Baldwin* Catch-22, by Joseph Heller* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle* The Zebra-Striped Hearse, by Ross MacDonald* The Group, by Mary McCarthy* The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath* The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon* A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter* Couples, by John Updike* Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth* Sabbath's Theater, by Philip Roth* American Pastoral, by Philip Roth* The Human Stain, by Philip Roth* The Great American Novel, by Philip Roth* Divorcing, by Susan Taubes* Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut* Play It As It Lays, by Joan Didion* Sula, by Toni Morrison* Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison* Beloved, by Toni Morrison* Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume* Desperate Characters, by Paula Fox* Log of the S.S. Mrs Unguentine, by Stanley Crawford* The Revolt of the Cockroach People, by Oscar Zeta Acosta* Oreo, by Fran Ross* The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin* Winter in the Blood, by James Welch* Corregidora, by Gayl Jones* Speedboat, by Renata Adler* Dancer from the Dance, by Andrew Hollerman* The Stand, by Stephen King* Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko* Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson* Machine Dreams, by Jayne Anne Phillips* Lark & Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips* Shelter, by Jayne Anne Phillips* Little, Big: Or, the Fairies' Parliament, by John Crowley* Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy* Dawn, by Octavia Butler* Geek Love, by Kathryn Dunn* Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons* American Psycho, by Brett Easton Ellis* House of Leaves, by Mark C. Danielewski* The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon* The Last Samurai, by Helen DeWitt* The Quick and the Dead, by Joy Williams* Erasure, by Percival Everett* The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen* The Russian Debutante's Handbook, by Gary Shteyngart * The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri* The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz* Nevada, by Imogen Binnie* Open City, by Teju Cole* The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin* Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders* Sabrina, by Nick Drnaso* Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli* Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson* The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell* No One Is Talking About This, by Patricia Lockwood* The Love Song of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers* Biography of X, by Catherine Lacey* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young* The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton* The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton* Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche* Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry* The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha WimmerLinks* The Great American Novel from The Atlantic* John William DeForest's original article about The Great American Novel* A.O. Scott “Tracking the ever-elusive Great American Novel* Episode 37: Hotel NovelsThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you'll continue to join us!Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you'd like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! 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'Tis the season for a repeat episode. I chose this interview with musician Andrew Bird from the archive because he always reminds me of the holidays. Before I play my 2019 conversation with Bird, I speak about how an episode he recorded in 2020 with Maron impacted me, including his perspective on ‘molting'. Despite the discomfort I felt revisiting something recorded nearly 4 years ago and judging my past self, what Bird shared with me in our conversation feels as relevant today as it did then.  We covered the slow growth he experienced coming up as a musician, discipline in building his career, and how his strict classical violin training required strict adherence to rules—rules he ended up breaking to create his own signature style. He's extremely prolific: since this interview was released, he's put out 4 additional albums, including his HARK! which I talk about in the introduction.In this interview, we focused on My Finest Work Yet, which had just come out. Like all his albums, it's filled with smart lyrics and mythology (which we talk about in this episode) as well as fresh melodies and probing themes. Recorded  in a crowded room at a music festival,  the sound is different than usual. And you might notice some odd jumps from topic to topic as we made the best of the audio we had. You'll hear us jump around from how he writes songs, to how he met his wife, how he spends his mornings, parents his son, and of course, how he began incorporating whistling. Happy Holidays!Show Notes:- A couple spots left in my one-on-one Creative Clinic: book a free half-hour session with me here to see if it's a good fit- Find Andrew on the Web | Instagram | Spotify- Andrew's 2020 Christmas album, HARK!- Andrew's episode on Marc Maron's podcast- My Finest Work Yet  & the song "Sisyphus"- Andrew's interview on Sam Jones' podcast- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens- The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow- Lester Young - 2023 Holiday Workshops & all the Let It Out Kits- The TALK KIT is coming soon: sign up for the waitlist- Subscribe to our Substack to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp: visit betterhelp.com/letitout to get 10% off your first month of online therapyIf you liked this episode, try out from the archive:- Episode 424 with Sam Burton- Episode 418 with Cale Tyson

Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was a Canadian–American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. He is the only writer to win the National Book Award for Fiction three times, and he received the National Book Foundation's lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 1990. In the words of the Swedish Nobel Committee, his writing exhibited "the mixture of rich picaresque novel and subtle analysis of our culture, of entertaining adventure, drastic and tragic episodes in quick succession interspersed with philosophic conversation, all developed by a commentator with a witty tongue and penetrating insight into the outer and inner complications that drive us to act, or prevent us from acting, and that can be called the dilemma of our age." His best-known works include The Adventures of Augie March, Henderson the Rain King, Herzog, Mr. Sammler's Planet, Seize the Day, Humboldt's Gift, and Ravelstein. Bellow said that of all his characters, Eugene Henderson, of Henderson the Rain King, was the one most like himself. Bellow grew up as an immigrant from Quebec. As Christopher Hitchens describes it, Bellow's fiction and principal characters reflect his own yearning for transcendence, a battle "to overcome not just ghetto conditions but also ghetto psychoses." Bellow's protagonists wrestle with what Albert Corde, the dean in The Dean's December, called "the big-scale insanities of the 20th century." This transcendence of the "unutterably dismal" (a phrase from Dangling Man) is achieved, if it can be achieved at all, through a "ferocious assimilation of learning" (Hitchens) and an emphasis on nobility. Original video here Full Wikipedia entry here Saul Bellow's books here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theunadulteratedintellect/support

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: David Auburn, Playwright of “Summer, 1976” David Auburn (Playwright): Plays include The Adventures of Augie March (based on the Saul Bellow novel, read more The post Stagecraft: David Auburn, Playwright of “Summer, 1976” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Frank Varrasso from Varrasso PR company in Melbourne chats with Rae Leigh about the music industry, his fascinating journey in and out of record companies, venue promotions and even working with some of the world's biggest music acts. Frank sees artists new and old come in and out of the music industry and with over 18 years in the industry he shares the real secrets to his passion and continued love of the job. Frank Varrasso started Varrasso PR in January 2009. Prior to this, he was the Senior Director of National Promotions and Publicity at Sony Music. Over the years, he has run promotions and publicity departments on both a state and national level for numerous Record Labels. With over 18 years of experience in the music industry, Frank has worked with international and local artists including P!nk, Justin Timberlake, Kings of Leon, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Blur, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Beyonce, Eskimo Joe, Neil Finn, Ben Lee, Motor Ace, Machine Gun Fellatio, George, Rogue Traders, Kate Miller-Heidke, Alex Lloyd, Pete Murray, Augie March, and Delta Goodrem, Vanessa Amorosi, to name but a few. Throughout Frank's years of experience in the music industry, he has formed valuable and respected relationships with media across several platforms – radio, television, and print. Connect with Frank Varrasso: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook

A shameless 10 minute plug for my band's gig this Sat (25/2/23) at the BRUNSWICK ARTIST BAR - FREE ENTRY, 4pm-7pm. We are on at about 6pm. There's a support band too and Augie March upstairs after us.In this Ep I beg people to follow the band on IG prettyfolliesband and play snippets of 4 of our almost ready tunes from our upcoming album.

Monique Barry is a classically-trained singer, songwriter, composer, and music educator. Her music is unique, ethereal, dreamlike, and emotional, and ranges from techno pop to ambient folk. Monique's latest album—HAAK—is being released one single at a time - a slow drip of elegant melodies and intricate beats. The latest single—"Time"—is a spellbinding exploration of what Tennessee Williams called "the longest distance between two places". Monique possesses a truly independent spirit, dedicating her passion and skills to every aspect of music-making: from nurturing an initial song idea and creating a demo, to arranging, producing, packaging and promoting a full album. In this conversation, she and Jane discuss the intricacies, joys, and challenges of life in the indie lane: gigs, bands, travel, funding, reviews, airplay, and the inevitable...TikTok. Plus, Monique talks about her most recent adventure - cold water swimming.   Learn more about Monique at moniquebarry.com MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE:"High as a Kite" - Monique Barry, HAAK (2017)"Stranger Strange" - Augie March, Moo Yoo Bloody Choir (2006)"Dance" - Monique Barry, HAAK, (2018)"Gone/Eagles" -  Monique Barry, HAAK, (2019) "Time" - Monique Barry, HAAK, (2022) "Freedom" - Monique Barry, HAAK, (2016) "New Eyes" - Monique Barry, HAAK, (2018)"Real Life (Angel)" - Elbow, The Take Off and Landing of Everything (2014)MUSIC BUDDY SESSION: "Better Times" Written by Monique BarryPerformed by Monique Barry, Tim Vesely, and Jane Gowan (listen at 57:41).---------------------Support the showA Morning Run Productions ProjectMusic Buddy is nomated for a 2023 Canadian Podcast Award for "Outstanding Music Series", and "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for a Series". Many thanks to the Canadian Podcast Awards, and congratulations to all the Nominees! You can see the full list of Nominees at canpodawards.ca Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) Tim Vesely (co-producer/co-host) The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie KostiukEmail: jane@musicbuddy.caInstagram: @musicbuddypodcastFacebook: @musicbuddypodcastTwitter: @janegowanTikTok: @musicbuddypod

Saul Bellow's 1953 breakthrough novel The Adventures of Augie March is perhaps, of all the great American novels we've discussed, the one whose cultural imprint has faded the most. Even among Bellow fans this freewheeling exploration of American identity tends to take a backseat to subsequent classics such as Herzog (1964) and Humboldt's Gift (1975).  Yet for readers who recognize the Whitmanesque strain within Bellow's insistently intellectual worldview, Augie March offers a garrulous, propulsive portrait of the representative American as a picaro, the rogue hero who lives by his wits. In this epic novel in which the journey itself is the destination, Bellow synthesizes a host of influences (Cervantes, Henry Fielding, Twain, Dickens) to celebrate the sheer gusto of American exuberance and the foundational belief that the self is one's clay to mold without rules to follow.  If as one original reviewer declared, Augie March is a rolling stone (a decade before that term became synonymous with rock 'n' roll), this rambling, swaggering embodiment of restless American energy is more Muddy Waters than Bob Dylan: perfectly happy to keep on keepin' on, Augie March doesn't need "no direction home."  

This week on Live Delay it's our 400th episode! To celebrate, we're taking a look back over some highlights from the past 100 eps. Featuring highlights from The Double Happiness, Robert Forster, An Horse, Rivermouth, Augie March, Some Jerks, Claude, Laura Imbruglia, Minor Premiers, Full Power Happy Hour, The Gutter Birds, Madboots and Bob Weatherall & Halfway with William Barton. Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 31 July, 2022

If you don't know George Ellis, you only think you don't know him, because chances are you've heard some of his work already. From the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies, NRL Grand Finals and the Davis Cup, to concerts of all styles across the globe, the hands of George Ellis have guided some of the world's greatest musicians in front of hundreds of thousands of people. He's also worked with the likes of: Lou Reed, The Church, Megan Washington, Josh Pyke, Sneaky Sound System, Art vs Science, Human Nature, Augie March, GangGajang, Guy Sebastian, Paulini, David Campbell, John Williamson, Marcia Hines, Alex Lloyd, Deborah Conway, Clare Bowditch, John Paul Young, Jimmy Little, Troy Casser-Daley, Doug Parkinson, Grace Knight, Jade MacRae, Jeff Duff, Felicity Urqhuart and Don Spencer. After all those achievements, George takes time out to visit Tom and Nick to talk about his career, his Greekness and his love of music.This episode of Ouzo Talk is brought to you by:Mootch & Me: https://www.mootchandme.com.au/Meet the Greek Restaurant:  https://www.meetthegreek.com.au/Also check out:George Ellis: https://georgeellis.com.au/about/Support the showEmail us at ouzotalk@outlook.comSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3n85GSdk5Q&t=6sFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuzoTalkFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ouzo_talk/

У новым выпуску адказваю на пытанні кніжнага тэга «50 пытанняў да кнігалюба». Падкаст на youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp254MrlTL4UVl-SjgYTQVQ Згаданае ў выпуску: 02:11 — Катажына Бонда «Акулярнік», купіць папяровую кнігу: https://januskevic.by/catalog/pieraklady/4070/ 03:15 — Ян Чихольд «Облик книги» 10:38 — Mieczysław Gorzka «Martwy sad» 12:32 — беларускія аўдыякнігі на LitRes: Ева Вежнавец «Шлях дробнай сволачы»: https://www.litres.ru/eva-vezhnavec/shlyah-drobnay-svolachy-67123155/ Альгерд Бахарэвіч «Апошняя кніга пана А.»: https://www.litres.ru/algerd-baharevich-17424952/aposhnyaya-kniga-pana-a-67121466/ Ганна Севярынец «Дзень святога Патрыка»: https://www.litres.ru/ganna-sevyarynec/dzen-svyatogo-patryka-66871673/ Максім Жбанкоў «SloMo: Хатняя крытыка культурнага дызайну»: https://www.litres.ru/maksim-zhbankou/slomo-hatnyaya-krytyka-kulturnaga-dyzaynu-66596742/ Юлія Шарова «Вяртанне Ліліт»: https://www.litres.ru/uliya-sharova-17790965/vyartanne-lilit-66596730/ 21:47 — Saul Bellow «The Adventures of Augie March» 22:23 — Жоэль Диккер «Книга Балтиморов» 22:54 — Джен Кэмбл «Диковинные диалоги в книжных магазинах» 24:37 — Роберт Сапольски «Биология добра и зла» 26:10 — Фэнни Флэгг «Жареные зелёные помидоры в кафе "Полустанок"» 28:26 — Этгар Керэт «Сем добрых гадоў», купіць папяровую кнігу: https://lohvinau.by/product/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%9E-%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%82/ 30:37 — Брендон Сандерсон, цикл «Рождённый туманом» 31:44 — Дар'я Бялькевіч «Слёзы на вецер», купіць папяровую кнігу: https://januskevic.by/catalog/paezija/4267/ 33:57 — Даниэль Пеннак «Собака Пёс» 34:26 — Эма Адбоге «Яміна», купіць папяровую кнігу: https://januskevic.by/catalog/koska/4227/ 40:38 — Уильям Гэсс «Тоннель» 44:35 — Арчибальд Кронин «Замок Броуди» 45:55 — Жюль Верн «Путешествие к центру Земли» 48:54 — Ю Несбё, цикл о Харри Холе 51:03 — А. Полярный «Мятная сказка» 51:32 — Антуан де Сент-Экзюпери «Маленький принц» 52:00 — Михаил Булгаков «Мастер и Маргарита» 52:11 — Грегори Дэвид Робертс «Шантарам» 52:42 — Альбер Камю «Чума» 53:53 — Уинстон Грум «Форест Гамп» Стивен Кинг «Рита Хейуорт и спасение из Шоушенка» 54:23 — Алан Глинн «Области тьмы» 55:17 — Ю Несбё «Снеговик» 01:01:12 — Питер Камп «Скорочтение» 01:01:44 — Сяргей Пясецкі, Менская трылогія, «Яблычак», купіць папяровую кнігу: https://belkniga.by/catalog/khudozhestvennaya/sovremennaya-literatura/yablychak-menskaya-trylogiya-kniga-pershaya/ 01:02:44 — instagram «Кніжныя размовы»: https://www.instagram.com/kniznyja_razmovy/ 01:03:41 — падкаст «Белліт пад піва»: https://podcast.ru/1585368464 *** Другі мой падкаст «Кніжная Шафа» ўжо даступны на Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Spotify, Яндекс.Музыка. Падтрымаць праект: — https://www.patreon.com/bellit — money.yandex.ru/to/410019685065630 (Яндэкс.Грошы) — 4496 5501 4939 7629 (БПС-банк) Мой telegram-канал пра беларускую літаратуру: t.me/bellitra Пытанні, прапановы, заўвагі: forms.gle/FZtd75PsRndYBg199 bellitpost@gmail.com Музыка: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

For the last episode of 2021, Adam Morgan and Sara Cutaia talk about all things Chicago literature, past and present, plus, for some reason, You Got Mail.   Partial list of books and authors mentioned: The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Steilstra The Upstairs House by Julia Fine Mitchell S. Jackson Electric Arches by Eve L Ewing The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Native Son by Richard Wright The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser Building Stories by Chris Ware Chicago: City on the Make by Nelson Algren Carl Sandberg's Chicago Poems The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The South Side by Natalie Y. Moore 1919 by Eve L. Ewing Chicago Renaissance by Lisa Olson   chicagoliteraryarchive.org Adam Morgan Twitter @AdamM0rgan Sara Cutaia Twitter @sncutaia   StoryStudio and Stories Matter StoryStudioChicago.org

Ayad Akhtar's plays—Disgraced (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama), The Who and the What, and Junk¬—and his novels, American Dervish and Homeland Elegies, are electrifying, unforgettable works of art that push audiences and readers to think about community and power, money and success, and what it means to be American. He joins us on the show to talk about the inspiration for the outrageous and wildly funny Homeland Elegies (now available in paperback), Shakespeare and more. Featured books: Homeland Elegies, American Dervish, Disgraced and Junk by Ayad Akhtar; Ravelstein and The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow; Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy; Henry IV Part One and Part Two and Coriolanus by William Shakespeare; and Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth. Produced/Hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Drummer from Augie March, David Williams talks to us ahead of the Sunset Studies Live 2021 performances. The call begins with David trying to work out if their Melbourne show tomorrow night will go ahead due to a COVID outbreak and turns into a really entertaining, humorous and honest yarn about the start of David's musical life, the recording of Sunset Studies, the struggles of being a sports nut and a musician on the road and a thing called 'Augie March Fight Club'.  This episode of Thirty Minute Call is hosted by Joe Gleeson and presented by the Canberra Theatre Centre.

In this week's episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan are joined by award-winning author Chang-rae Lee. Lee talks about the varied cast of characters in his new novel, My Year Abroad, writing about sensory and social experiences, and how he dove into his own growing feelings of isolation through the Trump administration and then the pandemic.  To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. And check out video excerpts from our interviews at LitHub's Virtual Book Channel and Fiction/Non/Fiction's YouTube Channel. This podcast is produced by Andrea Tudhope. Selected readings: Chang-rae Lee My Year Abroad On Such A Full Sea The Surrendered  Native Speaker A Gesture Life   Others: The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow “The Little Man at Chehaw Station” by Ralph Ellison   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic presenting a challenging year for live music, Live Delay has continued to deliver the finest in live produce for your discerning ears. In this episode we look back at some of the finest performances featured on the program throughout 2020. Featuring highlights from The Cutaways, Buttercats, Laura Imbruglia, Robert Forster, Angie McMahon, Dyson Stringer Cloher, APEman, BLUSSH, Ancient Channels, Married Man, Glows, Cigány Weaver, Lucinda R and Augie March. Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 27 December, 2020

Inspiring award-winning performances from your talent: Crossover applications to business leadership from the theatrical development process with Charles Newell, Artistic Director of Court Theatre in Chicago A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 24   Welcome to Episode 24, Season 5, of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. I'm joined in the program today by Charles Newell, the Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of the renowned and critically acclaimed Court Theatre in Chicago. This interview was recorded in the summer of 2019 as the Court Theatre's production of the play, The Adventures of Augie March, had completed its record-breaking performance run. We had intended to publish this episode early this year in 2020, but COVID hit and it seemed a little bold to put this out at the early stage of the pandemic. The world had other pressing items that deserved attention. But now, in the middle of the holiday season, we've been without live theater and entertainment for nine months, we thought this interview might be not only informative, but also soothing at this stage of the pandemic.   This interview is timeless and gets deep into a theatrical production's creative process as seen through the mind's eye of the director. In general, we, as an audience of entertainment, be it sports or the performing arts, are often spoiled with the perfection and professionalism of the finished product. But what is involved or required from a leadership perspective to develop and burnish the performance into the form to which we are also accustomed? What goes on in the business of theater has crossover applications to all business leaders. We'll cover a wide range of topics in today's program. We'll outline the organizational form of the Court Theatre, including its governance, funding and management structure. But the majority of our time will be spent stepping through the phases of the creation of a production from script selection to closing night.   Program Guide A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 24 Inspiring award-winning performances from your talent with Charles Newell, Artistic Director of Court Theatre in Chicago 0:00     Introduction to the program and Charles Newell, Artistic Director of the Court Theatre in Chicago 3:20     Court Theatre’s history, governance structure, funding sources and unique structure with the University of Chicago. 5:09     Achieving high caliber of performances on a smaller budget than peers theater companies in Chicago 7:25     Unique mission and social-societal outcomes of Court Theatre in the realm of national theater. 10:39   Break 1 11:19   Phase 1 of the Theatrical Development Process: Finding and developing a script. 17:11   Break 2 17:27   Phase 2 of the Theatrical Development Process: Developing the look and feel of the production. Revealing the collaborative creative process. 25:01   Break 3 25:35   Phase 3 of the Theatrical Development Process: The Casting Process. Dealing with barriers and constraints. 32:45   Break 4 34:51   Phase 4 of the Theatrical Development Process: Production development, rehearsal, and refinement. Inspiring and motivating actors to perform at their best. 39:20   Break 5 39:46   Phase 5 of the Theatrical Development Process: The arc of production and performance evolution from opening night to closing night. Keeping a production evolving and improving in the absence of continuous rehearsals. 49:33   Break 6 50:03   Retrospective self-reflection on the evolution of a theater director. 55:06   Conclusion and coming attractions.   We would like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast. Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  See you next time.   Informative and Helpful Links   https://www.courttheatre.org/ http://manualcinema.com/   Biographies of Guests Mr. Charles Newell Charles Newell is the Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of Court Theatre. He was awarded the SDCF Zelda Fichandler Award, “which recognizes an outstanding director or choreographer who is transforming the regional arts landscape through singular creativity and artistry in theatre.” Charlie has been Artistic Director at Court Theatre since 1994, where he has directed over 50 productions. He made his Chicago directorial debut in 1993 with The Triumph of Love, which won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Production. Charlie’s productions of Man of La Mancha and Caroline, or Change have also won Best Production Jeffs. Other directorial highlights at Court include All My Sons, The Hard Problem,  Man in the Ring; One Man, Two Guvnors; Satchmo at the Waldorf; Agamemnon; The Secret Garden; Iphigenia in Aulis; M. Butterfly; The Misanthrope; Tartuffe; Proof; Angels in America; An Iliad; Porgy and Bess; Three Tall Women; Titus Andronicus; Arcadia; Uncle Vanya; Raisin; The Glass Menagerie; Travesties; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; The Invention of Love; and Hamlet. Charlie has also directed at Goodman Theatre (Rock ‘n’ Roll), Guthrie Theater (The History Cycle, Cymbeline), Arena Stage, John Houseman’s The Acting Company (Staff Repertory Director), the California and Alabama Shakespeare Festivals, Juilliard, and New York University. He has served on the Board of TCG, as well as on several panels for the NEA. Opera directing credits include Marc Blitzstein’s Regina (Lyric Opera), Rigoletto (Opera Theatre of St. Louis), Don Giovanni and The Jewel Box (Chicago Opera Theater), and Carousel (Glimmerglass). Charlie was the recipient of the 1992 TCG Alan Schneider Director Award, and has been nominated for 16 Joseph Jefferson Director Awards, winning four times. In 2012, Charlie was honored by the League of Chicago Theatres with its Artistic Achievement Award.   Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Director of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 15 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of corporate clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 30-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders. Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.   Program Disclaimer The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. The information shared is based on the collection of experiences of each of the guests interviewed and should not be considered or substituted for professional advice. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions, and neither The Leadership Lyceum LLC nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular content, recommendation or methodology discussed in this podcast.   Follow Leadership Lyceum on: Our website: www.LeadershipLyceum.com LinkedIn: The Leadership Lyceum LLC Twitter: @LeaderLyceum https://twitter.com/LeaderLyceum Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com   Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.  This podcast Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor has been a production of The Leadership Lyceum LLC. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved.

Dyson Stringer Cloher: Live at The Zoo, Fortitude Valley, 9 November 2019 Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer and Jen Cloher were each accomplished and established singer-songwriters in their own right when they first got together to tour and record an EP in 2013. Since the early 2000s they have racked up a combined fifteen solo albums between them. Circumstances and commitments kept the three apart for some time before they reunited to release a self-titled album in 2019 and toured the country, accompanied by drummer Dave Williams from Augie March. As you will hear, they were recieved in Brisbane with a rapturous reception by a deeply devoted audience. Recorded by Sam Kelly Mixed by Tim Allison Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 4 October, 2020

Grand Salvo: Live at The Old Museum, Bowen Hills, 17 August 2019 Grand Salvo is the project of Melbourne's Paddy Mann, now seven albums and over twenty years into his musical journey. Since his debut "(1642 - 1727)", Mann has steadily built an impressive and uncompromising body of work as a songwriter and performer. The set we're going to play for you was recorded when he supported Augie March at The Old Museum in August 2019. Includes an interview with Paddy Mann. Recorded by Blake Howson Mixed by Finn Diggles Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 30 August, 2020

Augie March: Live at The Old Museum, Bowen Hills, 17 August 2019 Part 2 of the set, following on from part 1 in episode 320 of Live Delay. Recorded by Blake Howson Mixed by Conner McDonald Special thanks to live engineer Brendan Wright Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 14 June, 2020

Augie March: Live at The Old Museum, Bowen Hills, 17 August 2019 From humble origins in Shepparton, Victoria, the story of Augie March has wound its way through periods of underrated accomplishment, untimely deaths, six albums, national and international tours, award wins and nominations, and the occasional lengthy hiatus. Singer/guitarist Glenn Richards, guitarist Adam Donovan, bass player Edmondo Ammendola and drummer David Williams first came together in 1996 as tertiary students. The band name was taken from the protagonist of a novel by Canadian-American author Saul Bellow. The band's first two EPs, "Thanks for the Memes" (1998) and "Waltz" (1999) were released on Ra Records. For the recording of debut album "Sunset Studies" (2000) Glenn Richards's friend Rob Dawson was brought in to play piano, though he tragically died in a car accident in January 2001. Kiernan Box was brought onboard to play keys for second album "Strange Bird" in 2002 and the lineup has remained stable ever since. Maintaining what might be described as a modest, though devoted fanbase was blown out of the water in 2006 with the release of third album "Moo, You Bloody Choir", which was nominated for ARIA Album of the Year and won the Australian Music Prize. Lead single "One Crowded Hour" took out APRA's Song of the Year and was voted number one in Triple J's Hottest 100. The success of "Moo, You Bloody Choir" led to new opportunities for the band such as North American tours, support slots with acts including Andrew Bird and Crowded House and two special concerts at Kings Park in Perth with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Fourth album "Watch Me Disappear" was released in 2008 and the following year Augie March embarked on stripped-back tour of the east coast dubbed "On The Quiet", with mostly acoustic instruments. Shortly after, the band took a major hiatus, and in 2010 Glenn Richards released a solo album, titled "Glimjack". Since then the band have come back together to record the albums "Havens Dumb" in 2014 and "Bootikins" in 2018. "Bootikins" was produced by longtime Nick Cave collaborator Tony Cohen, who was lured out of retirement to work with the band, although he died before the album was finished. In 2019 Augie March played a 10th anniversary "On The Quiet" tour, stopping in Brisbane to perform to a reverent audience at The Old Museum. While the music may sound beautiful and even sombre, the band were in a jovial mood between songs and we are pleased to have preserved the majority of their banter for the enjoyment of the listener. Recorded by Blake Howson Mixed by Conner McDonald Special thanks to live engineer Brendan Wright Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 7 June, 2020

“I was robbing the camera of myself” - Patrick Mulvey Today’s interview is with Chicago actor, Patrick Mulvey.  Patrick Mulvey received his Bachelor's degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. While in the UK he starred on the BBC series River City and worked with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre in London. Other theatre credits include TimeLine Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, and Broadway in Chicago. He went on to play Tony in the nine-time Tony award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. He has also appeared in Cirque de Soleil's production of Baz Luhrmann: For the Record. Recent television credits include CSI: NY, NCIS, Chicago PD, and Fox’s Proven Innocent. He was recently recurring on the hit shows Empire, Chicago Fire, and the Girlfriend Experience. This past spring he played the title role in David Auburn's world premiere adaptation of The Adventures of Augie March at the Court Theatre.    Episode topics:  How to separate work-life balance  Patrick’s doubts about himself when he first started teaching  His thoughts on students who invest hundreds of dollars into classes with him  His experience performing in Billy Elliot on Broadway Why he enjoyed himself during the Chicago production more Why bookings themselves are not our work How acting can sometimes feel unfulfilling - and what to do about it.   Links   Patrick’s Production Company - 5by12 productions   Website Milk and Cookies Short Film  Website Instagram       Have you signed up for the free actor self-care newsletter?  Head on over to www.tonyrossicoaching.com to sign up for the free actor self-care newsletter. I’ll share tips, tricks, and stories (that I don’t post anywhere else) every week, just for artists.  Plus gain access to my free video series - “Why You Think You Suck (Even Though You Really Don’t)”   Come join the Actor Problems Facebook Group ** **Must be an actor and over 18 years of age to join   Interested in coaching?  Schedule a free call with me here!  Don’t see a slot that fits your schedule? Shoot me an email - tony.rossi@gmail.com   For Sponsorship Inquiries Shoot an email to tony.rossi@gmail.com and put “Tony Rossi Show Sponsor” in the subject line.  Wanna just support the podcast? You’re the best. Head to patreon.com/tonyrossi for donation optins, starting at $1/month.    Are we connected? (We totally should be….) Instagram: @tony.rossi Twitter: @_tonyrossi TikTok: @tony.rossi Facebook: www.facebook.com/tonyrossicoaching     Remember - we can be messy and still get the things that we want #notperfect #stillenough

Author and comedian David Baddiel is going to read The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, now his UK tour has been cancelled due to coronavirus, and he has the time. David tells Stig Abell why this novel has always been such a challenge to him. As cinemas close round the country, Universal Pictures have announced they are home releasing several current big films such as Emma and The Invisible Man. Critic Jason Solomons discusses what this means for the industry. The Visionary Honours is a prize recognising artworks in all genres that have generated the greatest social change from diversity, mental health, anti-social behaviour and environmental change. We speak to the co-founder Adrian Grant about why he felt this award was needed, and critic Hannah McGill charts the ups and downs of art for social good. And Irish musicians John Gaughan and Gerry Diver perform Splendid Isolation live in the studio to celebrate St Patrick's Day Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Dymphna Flynn

Kiernan Box is the keyboardist of Augie March and also long-time member of the Black Eyed Susans. Being behind the keys, comes with a particular view of LIVE music as well as during the recording of the music. The Bands latest album is called Bootikins (out through Caroline). Between shows for Augie March's 'On The Quiet' tour Kiernan spoke to John Murch of radionotes. Show Notes: https://radionotespodcast.com/episodes/kiernan-box/ 

I caught up with Augie March drummer Dave Williams to chat The Letter String Quartet & Marita Dyson, #1 Dads, Elizabeth, Bjear & Ella Ion, Dyson Stringer Cloher and Kilns.Catch Augie March through December following up their well-received On The Quiet anniversary tour.Intro & outro music is 'Crash Pad' by Atalein For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Finns are a musical bunch. Neil has fronted the legendary Crowded House, sons Liam and Elroy play, and brother Tim led Split Enz and has made a heap of solo records. Back in 2011, Neil's wife Sharon joined him on a record too. They called themselves The Pajama Club and together with Alana Skyring from The Grates on drums, they made an album. It was around then I asked them to Take 5. I remember wanting to move in with Neil and Sharon after this chat; they're both so warm and laidback, and late nights at their place sound like a dream. From Talking Heads to Ladyhawke, settle in for some wonderful tales from this musical family. Talking Heads - ‘Heaven' Augie March - ‘Dog's Day' Connan Mockasin - ‘Faking Jazz Together' Ladyhawke - ‘Message To My Girl {triple j Like A Version 2009}' The Smiths - ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'

The Finns are a musical bunch. Neil has fronted the legendary Crowded House, sons Liam and Elroy play, and brother Tim led Split Enz and has made a heap of solo records. Back in 2011, Neil’s wife Sharon joined him on a record too. They called themselves The Pajama Club and together with Alana Skyring from The Grates on drums, they made an album. It was around then I asked them to Take 5. I remember wanting to move in with Neil and Sharon after this chat; they’re both so warm and laidback, and late nights at their place sound like a dream. From Talking Heads to Ladyhawke, settle in for some wonderful tales from this musical family. Talking Heads - ‘Heaven’ Augie March - ‘Dog’s Day’ Connan Mockasin - ‘Faking Jazz Together’ Ladyhawke - ‘Message To My Girl {triple j Like A Version 2009}’ The Smiths - ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

The Finns are a musical bunch. Neil has fronted the legendary Crowded House, sons Liam and Elroy play, and brother Tim led Split Enz and has made a heap of solo records. Back in 2011, Neil’s wife Sharon joined him on a record too. They called themselves The Pajama Club and together with Alana Skyring from The Grates on drums, they made an album. It was around then I asked them to Take 5. I remember wanting to move in with Neil and Sharon after this chat; they’re both so warm and laidback, and late nights at their place sound like a dream. From Talking Heads to Ladyhawke, settle in for some wonderful tales from this musical family. Talking Heads - ‘Heaven’ Augie March - ‘Dog’s Day’ Connan Mockasin - ‘Faking Jazz Together’ Ladyhawke - ‘Message To My Girl {triple j Like A Version 2009}’ The Smiths - ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

Andrew Bird has been a musician I’ve been aware of forever. Everyone I knew loved him so through peer pressure I started to listen to him too. Soon I too, became a fan of the midwestern, whistling musician. I love how distinctive and intentional he his with his music and lyrics. In this episode, he talks about the slow growth he had coming up as a musician, his discipline and patience in building his career, and how letting go, slowing down, and taking a break was really what actually helped him move forward. He started playing violin at four, using the Suzuki method. This classical training required strict adherence to rules--rules he ended up breaking to create his own signature style. He’s extremely prolific, he’s released 15 albums in the past 13 years. My Finest Work Yetis his latest album, is my favorite one yet, it’s filled with smart lyrics, including mythology--which we talk about in this episode, as well as fresh melodies, probing themes, and of course whistling. Andrew Bird and I sat down at the Emerge Music Festival to talk about his song-writing, how he met his wife, what his life is like now, what he learns from parenting his son, and of course whistling. Show Notes -His newest album: My Finest Work Yet Listen to his latest single Sisyphus -His interview on Sam Jones Podcast -Great Expectations by Charles Dickens -The Adventures of Augie March by Deckle Edge -Lester Young (Jazz Musician) Likes & Learns -Traveling, saying yes to things outside of your comfort zone, leaning into friends -Lean into it or lean out of it, commit way or the other If You Liked This Episode -Episode 270 with Yoke Lore -Episode 137 with Josh Radnor -Episode 258 with Jon Marrow 

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In this ep, host Michael Szumowski muses with multifaceted music biz whiz Rob Cannon on all things music, marketing and creativity. British-born Cannon’s insights come from a literal world of experience, starting in New York at Clive Davis’ J Records, followed by roles in A&R and marketing for several Sony and BMG labels spanning the US, UK and Australia. Cannon has worked in various guises with artists ranging from Rogue Traders to Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys to Augie March and Gavin DeGraw to Guy Sebastian, and has even sat as the Head of Entertainment & Arts Management at AIM Sydney overseeing Diploma and Bachelor degree programs. He continues to work in marketing and creativity coaching in the music industry on a freelance basis, as well as writing for various music publications and teaching at AIM. Cannon holds a BA from Cambridge in Modern Languages, Masters degrees in Music Business from New York University, and in Coaching Psychology from Sydney University and is currently working through a PhD focused on creativity in the music business.

A theater review by Reno Lovison of the world premiere of “The Adventures of Augie March” playing at Court Theatre, in Chicago through June 9, 2019.

Famed author, editor, publisher and activist Dave Eggers discusses his latest book, Parade, as well as the books that have shaped his life: Anna Karenina, Dune, Gulliver's Travels, The Adventures of Augie March, and the Voice of Witness series. 

Cookie Baker is an incredible singer-songwriter and I am bloody thrilled to have Cookie as my special guest this week. Welcome to Episode 25, we are still alive! Happy quarter century to us. Cookie Baker has shared stages with many esteemed Australian artists, including Augie March, Kate Miller-Heidke, Ben Lee, Angie Hart (Frente!, a previous guest on this show, check out her episode here), Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), Little Birdy, and The Audreys. Her album will be released in 2019 following the release of three singles, Little Engine (which has an amazing video!), The Summer (with Tim Rogers) and Don't Start A Fight. Cookie begins by telling me about her upbringing in rural South Australia, performing concerts to her family on the front veranda through her Young Talent Team microphone. Fast forward to 2019 and now Cookie helps to run an artist's residency with her family on a neighbouring property called the Ballara Art & Lifestyle Retreat - Artist Residency Program. Once a year for the past 5 years Cookie travels to California to mentor with the Bay Area Girls Rock Camp, which reminded me of Melbourne's own Rock and Roll High School which began in 1995 right here on Easey Street, Collingwood! The very same street where More Than A Whelan is recorded every week at Castaway Studios! Rock and High School was visited by many alt rock luminaries including L7, Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland, Sonic Youth and The Breeders. You can read about its amazing history and achievements here. I also ask Cookie about If You See Her, Say Hello, a Melbourne based all women choir collective founded in 2015 by Cookie. I've been lucky enough to see several performances by this collective, all of them stunning. Including this 2016 show as part of the Brunswick Music Festival, where you can see Cookie fronting the choir herself. At the same show Gretta Ray performed her original song Blank White Canvas with the choir. Gretta has gone on to huge things since then, recently performing on stage at Rod Laver. Cookie Baker's upcoming full length album has been slow cooking over the last ten years. A digital only release is slated for mid year with a limited edition vinyl lp coming out in late 2019. To keep up with all things Cookie Baker keep an eye on her website and follow her on Instagram. I ask Cookie about her thoughts on the #metoo movement's impact on the Australian music industry, in light of recent news of Ryan Adams bad behaviour. *CLARIFICATION: I say that up until now the #metoo movement 'hadn't involved musicians much'. What I actually meant to say was 'high profile, internationally known musicians.' It has in fact already involved many local and international musicians. And rightly so. WHELAN & STEALIN' I read a poem mysteriously sent to my address with a beautiful leaf in the envelope, by sender unknown! But I believe was written according to the prompt The Journey of a Leaf by Ag. If you would like to see a picture of this poem and a very beautiful leaf head to the More Than A Whelan Facebook or Instagram pages. And please like or follow us or rate and review us while you do! I also read work from an upcoming guest on More Than A Whelan, Ruth McIver. I read an excerpt from her book The Sunset Club. Really looking forward to having Ruth on the show! Cookie Baker weighs in also for Whelan and Stealin' with a stunning cover of Glory Box by Portishead. This week I respond to the prompt 'Detroit' by Shane Jesse Christmass by writing a poem about... Detroit. Thanks Shane! You are our official More Than A Whelan Muse of the Week! You'll be getting some sweet MTAW merch coming your way care of our good friends at Luxe Country. And that's a wrap for Episode 25! Please visit our Luxe Country store for exclusive More Than A Whelan merchandise. Thanks to their generosity proceeds from their sales go back into keeping us alive. Please also consider liking, following and rating us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Whelan, out.

Dave Williams, drummer of one of Australia's most acclaimed bands Augie March, joins me to discuss the debut self-titled album of idiosyncratic British rockers Dire Straits. Trace the American and English influences of the band, Dave makes the case for the record as a concept album, he reveals which members of Augie March like and hate the band, we speculate about Dire Straits' recent bizarre induction ceremony for the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, talk through the Spinal Tap like list of Dire Straits drummers, the journalist eye of Mark Knopfler's lyric writing and more. My Favorite Album is a podcast on the impact great music has on our lives. Each episode features a guest on their favorite album of all time - why they love it, their history with the album and how it's influenced them. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist, concert promoter and photographer. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins. If you've got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

The Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in under 5 minutes! We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more.  Here’s what happened in American history the week of June 4, 2018.  BIRTHDAYS June 5 1919 - Richard Scarry born in Boston, MA Children’s book author who brought us characters like Glip and Glop, Pip Pip, and of course Lowly Worm. June 6 1755 - Nathan Hale born Coventry, CT Hale was an important spy in the early months of the Rev War. But he was captured by the British and hanged in Manhattan in Sept 1776. But not before he allegedly said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”   June 9 1768 - Samuel Slater born in Belper, England Slater is considered the “father of the industrial revolution” in America.  As a youth, he worked in a textile factory. In 1789, armed with this knowledge, he immigrated to the United States. Four years later in 1893 in Pawtucket, RI he established the first successful textile mill in the US, a feat that essentially launched the industrial revolution in America. June 9 1916 - Robert McNamara born San Francisco, CA McNamara was a very successful business executive with the Ford Motor Company. But he’s mainly remembered for his service as the Secretary of Defense, from 1961 to 1968, during which time he presided over the controversial and ultimately disastrous Vietnam War. June 10 1895 - Hattie McDaniel born Wichita, KS McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award. She earned the honor for her role as Mammy in the 1939 blockbuster film, Gone With The Wind. June 10 1915 - Saul Bellow born in Canada Bellow was a prolific and highly decorated novelist. He won all the major honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize, and National Book Award, for novels such as Humboldt's Gift and The Adventures of Augie March. Saul Bellow once said, “You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” EVENTS/ ANNIVERSARIES June 4 1942: The Battle of Midway (June 4-7) begins. This was a major US victory just 6 months after Pearl Harbor. Led by Admiral Chester Nimitz the US Navy inflicted devastating losses on Imperial Japan’s Navy, losses it never recovered from. US forces sank 4 carriers and 1 heavy cruiser, while also destroying 248 aircraft. June 6 1968 Sen Robert F. Kennedy dies from a gunshot wound sustained just minutes after he was declared the winner in the California primary in the race for President. “There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” If you want to learn more about RFK, check out Episode 006 of In The Past Lane where I speak with Larry Tye, author of Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon. June 6 is also the anniversary of D-Day, which began June 6, 1944. On that day, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France. It was the beginning of a long and bloody, but ultimately successful effort to defeat Nazi Germany. Anyone who’s seen the movie “Saving Private Ryan” has a sense of the human cost of this epic battle. June 6 1933: the first drive-in movie theater in the US opens in Camden, New Jersey. June 10, 1935: Dr. Robert Smith and his friend William G. Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous. June 10, 1752: Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous experiment that demonstrated the electrical nature of lightning. Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm and collected an electrical charge in what was called a Leyden jar. He published the results and soon became an international celebrity. LAST WORD Let’s give it to Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, he issued the following Order of the Day: Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But ... The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. OK, people. That’s your history fix for the week. Now put it in drive and go make your own history. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Production Credits for The Pit Stop Original music and Voice Over by Devyn McHugh  Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" via the Free Music Archive  Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Associate Producer: Tyler Ferolito Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2018

In Episode 17, we hear from Guy Gunaratne, whose debut novel In Our Mad and Furious City has just come out to wide and well-deserved acclaim. We talked about the impetus for his book, what he's learned about storytelling from grime music and from his own work as documentary marker, and more. Books mentioned on the episode: In Our Mad and Furious City, by Guy Gunaratne Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin The Tin Drum, by Gunter Grass The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow Epitaph of a Small Winner, by Machado de Assis Ponti, by Sharlene Teo Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime, by Jeffrey Boakye  Memory Songs: A Personal Journey into the Music that Shaped the 90s, by James Cook Soap the Stamps, Jump the Tube, by Gail Thibert My Box-Shaped Heart, by Rachel Lucas Meet Me at the Museum, by Anne Youngson Happy Little Bluebirds, by Louise Levene Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe ***** Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations. Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it. Pre-order Claire's novel, Unscripted, help make the book happen, and get rewards too. For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com ***** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel Guy Gunaratne Twitter

Paul McKercher is a five-time Aria winner and audio producer. He has worked on some of the greatest music albums produced in Australian history. The likes of Josh Pyke, Bertie Blackman, Sarah Blasko, Art vs Science, The Vines, You Am I, Andy Bull and Augie March are just a hand full of the amazing artist Paul has worked with. I was lucky enough to sit down with this audio genius and pick his brain.

What makes a great literary duo? Two authors inspiring one another? Two characters who fall in love? Best friends? Rivals? Host Jacke Wilson is joined by the President of the Literature of the Supporters Club to discuss. Jacke and Mike also respond to a listener question about building a World Literature syllabus. But first, Jacke draws upon some listener feedback to take a look at the condition America’s condition is in. What kind of country gives a goldfish plastic surgery?  This episode is dedicated to a certain special someone. Thank you, Mr. Hot Wing.  Works Discussed:  The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell The Arabian Nights Moon Palace by Paul Auster Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortazar One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante Zadig by Voltaire The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer The Decameron by Boccaccio Orientalism by Edward Said Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami “The Thousand and One Nights” by Jorge Luis Borges Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie “The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Sheherezade” by Edgar Allen Poe The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow The Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brian Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766). Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). “Sweeter Vermouth” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethan Canin is the author of two short story collections (Emperor of the Air & The Palace Thief) and a number of novels including his latest, A Doubter's Almanac. On today's show, Ethan discusses one of his favorite lines in literature (4:30), the state of contemporary fiction (14:30), and why he believes America has yet to learn how to teach English (23:00). Plus, Ethan reflects on the influence of Raymond Carver on writers of his generation (28:00), the types of characters he tends to consider in his work (31:00), and why he's trying to do "the difficult thing." (41:00) A Doubter's Almanac is available now by clicking here. Topics mentioned: A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama The Palace Thief  by Ethan Canin "A Silver Dish" by Saul Bellow The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Tenth of December by George Saunders City of Thieves by David Benioff The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Cathedral by Raymond Carver The Collected Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever America, America by Ethan Canin For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin "When Einstein Was Wrong" by Jonah Bromwich Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolff Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin People mentioned: Ethan Canin Barack Obama Joe Fassler Harold Bloom David Foster Wallace Mark Leyner F. Scott Fitzgerald Raymond Carver Tess Gallagher Gordon Lish Michael Chabon Alice Munro Shakespeare Danielle Steel Elwood Reid Martin Amis Philip Roth William Kennedy The Moment is brought to you by A&E's hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E.  Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ethan Canin is the author of two short story collections (Emperor of the Air & The Palace Thief) and a number of novels including his latest, A Doubter’s Almanac. On today's show, Ethan discusses one of his favorite lines in literature (4:30), the state of contemporary fiction (14:30), and why he believes America has yet to learn how to teach English (23:00). Plus, Ethan reflects on the influence of Raymond Carver on writers of his generation (28:00), the types of characters he tends to consider in his work (31:00), and why he’s trying to do "the difficult thing." (41:00)A Doubter’s Almanac is available now by clicking here.   Topics mentioned: A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin “A Silver Dish” by Saul Bellow The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Tenth of December by George Saunders City of Thieves by David Benioff The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Cathedral by Raymond Carver The Collected Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever America, America by Ethan Canin For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin “When Einstein Was Wrong” by Jonah Bromwich Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin People mentioned: Ethan Canin Barack Obama Joe Fassler Harold Bloom David Foster Wallace Mark Leyner Scott Fitzgerald Raymond Carver Tess Gallagher Gordon Lish Michael Chabon Alice Munro Shakespeare Danielle Steel Elwood Reid Martin Amis Philip Roth William Kennedy   The Moment is brought to you by A&E’s hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E.   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethan Canin is the author of two short story collections (Emperor of the Air & The Palace Thief) and a number of novels including his latest, A Doubter’s Almanac. On today's show, Ethan discusses one of his favorite lines in literature (4:30), the state of contemporary fiction (14:30), and why he believes America has yet to learn how to teach English (23:00). Plus, Ethan reflects on the influence of Raymond Carver on writers of his generation (28:00), the types of characters he tends to consider in his work (31:00), and why he’s trying to do "the difficult thing." (41:00) A Doubter’s Almanac is available now by clicking here. Topics mentioned: A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama The Palace Thief  by Ethan Canin “A Silver Dish” by Saul Bellow The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Tenth of December by George Saunders City of Thieves by David Benioff The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Cathedral by Raymond Carver The Collected Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever America, America by Ethan Canin For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin “When Einstein Was Wrong” by Jonah Bromwich Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin People mentioned: Ethan Canin Barack Obama Joe Fassler Harold Bloom David Foster Wallace Mark Leyner F. Scott Fitzgerald Raymond Carver Tess Gallagher Gordon Lish Michael Chabon Alice Munro Shakespeare Danielle Steel Elwood Reid Martin Amis Philip Roth William Kennedy The Moment is brought to you by A&E’s hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E.  Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

With equity markets in free fall, housing prices skipping downwards, foreign reserves plummeting and industrial production on a road trip back to the last decade, it's no surprise that permabears like Gordon Chang are stocking up on popcorn to bask in what they see as the long-due collapse of the Chinese economy. It all raises the question of how bad things are going to get, which leads to the question of how bad they are right now. Joining Kaiser Kuo, Jeremy Goldkorn and David Moser in the studio today to talk about the Chinese economy and its recent tailspin is none other than Tom Orlik, an economist at Bloomberg and author of the book Understanding China's Economic Indicators. Tom has years of experience writing about China and joins to share his thoughts on what parts of the economy are doing decently and where the real problems lie. Recommendations: Jeremy Goldkorn A People’s Friendship, by James Palmer http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/postcard/peoples-friendship David Moser Billionaires, by Darrel M West http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Reflections-Darrell-M-West/dp/0815725965 New Koch, by Jane Mayer http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/25/new-koch Tom Orlik Outside Over There, by Maurice Sendak http://www.amazon.com/Outside-Over-There-Caldecott-Collection/dp/0064431851 The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Augie-March-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143039571 Kaiser Kuo Mass Flourishing, by Edmund Phelps http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Flourishing-Grassroots-Innovation-Challenge/dp/0691165793/

Las aventuras de Augie March de Saul Bellow (1953), es un libro ubicado en Chicago de mediados del siglo XX. En esta obra, conocemos a nuestro protagonista, Augie March, integrante de una familia pobre, en la que el padre ha abandonado a su esposa e hijos, pero que no se mantiene en pie. Augie, es un personaje que tiene la mala suerte de combinar en su manera de ser inteligencia y falta de voluntad, lo cual lo mete en todo tipo de problemas.Conoce que tiene de bueno y de malo Las aventuras de Augie March, en este episodio de A la aventura, podcast de libros y lectura.Musica de entrada: Gymnopedie No. 1 de Erik SatieMusica de salida: Jeux D’eau de Maurice RavelContactowww.alaaventura.net/contactofacebook.com/alaaventurapodcastTwitter: @alaaventurajboscomendoza@gmail.com

Wanderlust. A strong desire to travel. One of the key qualities that so many of my inspired and inspiring podcast guests and I connect with and upon on a regular basis. The insatiable urge to explore, meet new people, learn about the world, the people in it and ourselves... to feel like we're moving forward and constantly evolving... as individuals... as professionals, no matter what industry we work in... Just to feel alive!And this is where Dan Kelly and I connected… A career musician who tours with the likes of Bic Runga, Paul Kelly, Augie March, Casey Chambers & more, today we delve into wonderful, ranging chats from Leonard Cohen, cliff swims and 10 day getaways on the Island of Hydra, Dan Kelly’s Polish grandparents and an English mum who settled in Australia at the price of a £10 note, Dan Kelly's childhood and the contrasts of growing up between South Australia and the harsh realities of the Gold Coast in the 80s, the techniques we use individually dealing with the current age of overstimulation and the anxiety it brings, the meaning of 'Leisure Panic’ and the stories to tell behind the music.Softly spoken and thoughtful, Dan Kelly left me pondering how I roll across the years of this lifetime, the events that have shaped my outlook, tenacious approach and the people that guide my own moral compass.This is a beauty… Enjoy!http://dankelly.com.au/https://twitter.com/dankellysongshttps://soundcloud.com/abcmusic/never-stop-the-rot/s-pWKlWhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/album/leisure-panic/id1029022838https://www.facebook.com/dankellymusic?fref=tshttps://instagram.com/dankellysongs/Hit Hot & Delicious up on social media too! @hotndelicioushttps://twitter.com/hotndelicioushttps://instagram.com/hotndelicious/www.facebook.com/HotnDeliciouswww.youtube.com/hotndeliciousrecords For 'Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet' podcast articles, travel blog series and more head to: www.hotndelicious.wordpress.com

America, I think, is not a place. If another people lived here, the geography would be the same but it would not be our nation. America, I think, is not a government. Our pendulum swings from one extreme to the other and our politics are not unique. America, I think, is not an economy. Free markets exist in other nations and we hold no patent on capitalism. America is a people, an outlook and a family. (A dysfunctional family, yes, but aren't they all?) Eighty-three years ago the American son was a swaggering youth with glinting eye, proud of his muscle and chin held high. Mark Twain wrote about his American strut in a 1926 letter from Europe to President Calvin Coolidge: “We, unfortunately, don't make a good impression collectively… There ought to be a law prohibiting over three Americans going anywhere abroad together.” Saul Bellow, in his Adventures of Augie March, gave our American boy a voice during the Great Depression: “I am an American, Chicago born – Chicago, that somber city – and go at things as I have taught myself, freestyle, and will make a record in my own way: first to knock, first admitted; sometimes an innocent knock, sometimes a not so innocent.” America. Land of Opportunity. A chicken in every pot and a car in every driveway. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Hard work never killed anybody. Cream rises to the top. Second place is the first loser. You can do it. And we did. “Leaders of the free world, liberators of the oppressed,” we're less than 5 percent of the world's population yet consume 26 percent of its energy and 30 percent of its resources. A few years later Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of that ocean-crossing hero, began to worry that things were getting out of balance: “America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in her insatiable appetite for the future.” John Steinbeck echoed Anne's words. “Then there is the kind of Christmas with presents piled high, the gifts of guilty parents as bribes because they have nothing else to give. The wrappings are ripped off and the presents are thrown down and at the end the child says – ‘Is that all?' Well it seems to me that America now is like that second kind of Christmas. Having too many THINGS they spend their hours and money on the couch searching for a soul. A strange species we are. We can stand anything God and Nature can throw at us save only plenty. If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy and sick.” John Steinbeck was immediately accused of being a Communist sympathizer. America didn't listen to Anne or John but became more intense in the pursuit of whatever it was we were chasing. “Go to college. Get good grades. Go to college. Rise to the top. Go to college. Enjoy the good life.” Eighteen years ago Faith Popcorn wrote in her famous Popcorn Report, “The trouble in corporate America is that too many people with too much power live in a box (their home), then travel the same road every day to another box (their office).” Charles Osgood spotlighted this disconnection on CBS Sunday Morning, March 30, 2008, “The average urban dwelling American sees up to 5,000 advertising 'messages' –from T-shirts to billboards – every day. That compares with 2,000 thirty years ago.” [Source: Yankelovich, Inc.] Wow. No wonder we've become a nation of consumers. With 5,000 messages hammering us every day, we hardly have time to think about anything else. And now it's 2009. The whole planet waits to see whether America has the strength, the wit and the will to correct our mistakes. They wait because the economy of the world depends on whether we're able to buy the stuff they need to sell us. The solution appears to be that the world needs https://wizardacademy.org/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=77 (better ad writers.) Roy H. Williams

Listen to the interview here!Tell me a little about yourself and your writing.I’m a 21-year-old British woman, I graduated from King’s College, London last summer with a BA in War Studies and History, and I now work as a Content Editor for Jane’s Information Group.I’ve been writing for about ten years now, in which time I’ve amassed (and lost, sometimes) a lot of terrible juvenilia and, more recently, a novel (The Bone Queen) that I hope to submit to agents early next year. Two years ago I started writing short fiction. In that time I’ve sold stories to several magazines, including Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Electric Velocipede, Sybil’s Garage and Farrago’s Wainscot. 
I’m currently working on several things: revising The Bone Queen; starting a novel about a war between humans and the so-called “water-people” in an alternate world based on Thailand, told in the form of various texts from the world; and I’m writing some short fiction.
 Most of my writing tends to the fantastical, with some science fiction in the mix. I don’t apply further labels; I find them a waste of time. Tell me about the story that you've created a soundtrack/playlist for. I tend to have very few songs for a story, sometimes even one, not a whole soundtrack. Rather than give you the one song that I played a lot while writing The Bone Queen, I’ve compiled various songs that have either been mini-soundtracks or inspirations for three pieces of work.
The Bone Queen is about the deal that Beth, a gunslinger, gets involved in with a story-figure, Kaili, who requests that she steal a necklace from the Bone Queen in return for the information that the Bone Queen can rid Beth of the angry ghosts following her. Meanwhile another gunslinger, Jeckel, pursues a monster that desiccates towns; and Imi, a Professor of Oral History, pursues an old tale about a man with carpets for skin. It has storytelling magic, a monster made of squares and other fun things. The second piece of work is a short story, “Tattoos of the Sky, Tattoos of the Days,” published in issue 5 of Sybil’s Garage and free to read online. It’s about unhappiness and finding love.Another short story is “An Orange Tree Framed His Body,” which is about an eighteen-year-old boy doing two things: participating in a violent rebellion against the government that’s killing the semi-sentient plumbing of the city, and facing the pattern of suicides in his family. The story is set in an alternate world with fantasy elements, but with a technology level among the elites of the society that includes cloning. I finished the first draft of it in early August; it was a difficult story to write, it pushed at what I’m able to do as a writer, so the first draft was not very good. I’m hopeful that I can edit it into something strong. What is your playlist? DeVotchKa - La LloronaDeVotchKa - Charlotte Mittnacht (The Fabulous Destiny Of)DeVotchKa - TragedyCornershop - We’re in Yr CornerAugie March - The Night is a BlackbirdPatrick Wolf - The StarsSnow Patrol - You Could Be HappyAugie March - Bolte and Dunstan Talk YouthAugie March - The Baron of SentimentLa Llorrona is the song that I often put on repeat to get into the right mindset for The Bone Queen. Something about it contains deserts, open spaces, a hint of the unusual. When not listening to just that song, I put on all my songs by DeVotchKa. Charlotte Mittnacht and Tragedy are two of my favourites. I also listened to Cornershop through some stretches.The Night is a Blackbird inspired the opening of “Tattoos…”; it became the line “The night is a blackbird and it lives on Gemma’s arm.” The rest of the song didn’t do anything for the story, just that opening line. Then, a couple of months after I wrote it, the story was accepted for publication by Sybil’s Garage. If you take a look inside an issue of Sybil’s Garage, you’ll see that every story is presented with a song that it can be read ‘to the sound of…’ I spent the next half a year on-and-off thinking about what song I would choose. Though The Night is a Blackbird had inspired the story, it wasn’t a soundtrack for the story. And I hadn’t listened to anything in particular while writing it. I settled eventually on Patrick Wolf’s The Stars, because the words are appropriate -- there are stars on the wings of the blackbird on Gemma’s arm -- and, the more I listened to the song, the more I thought that its sound suited the story.Snow Patrol’s You Could Be happy -- Now, this isn’t a very deep song. It’s about lost love: nothing remarkable. Except the sound of it, and just some of the lyrics -- You could be happy / I hope you are -- did something in my head, and the song fit with Au’s relationship (not a sexual one) with his father in “An Orange Tree Framed His Body”. The final lines of the song -- More than anything / I want to see you go / Take a glorious bite / Out of the whole world -- inspired how the story ended. I also listened to a lot of Augie March while writing this story; Bolte and Dunstan Talk Youth and The Baron of Sentiment particularly suited it. What does music mean to you? To your writing?Music can be an inspiration, an accompaniment. Music can make me stop and listen, think about something new or something in a different way. It’s something I need in my life, like flavoursome food and the countryside. What kind of music do you like to write to?Music with the right kind of sound. 
That doesn’t tell you much, does it? It’s hard to explain. I mean how the music feels to me -- something that comes from the notes played, the lyrics sung (if there are any) and how it makes me react in my head. It can be for just one song, or for all of a band’s music. I write to music with a sound that matches the story. If this story was made into a movie, who would you want to do the soundtrack?I would love DeVotchKa to perform a soundtrack to The Bone Queen. Their music is very different to usual soundtrack music -- both orchestral compositions and pop music -- and I’d like that. Their music can be jaunty and whimsical, thoughtful and sad; they’d have no trouble capturing the range of moods in a story. To learn more about Alex, visit her LiveJournal.Next week, I interview author C.C. Humphreys.

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