Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Drury

While holidaying with his family in Port Moresby in 1953, Tom Drury, the Deputy Director of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) managed to catch footage of a UFO/UAP racing across the sky. What happened next was a race by several different agencies to see who could identify the object first.**To back Performance Review, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigtimstiles/performance-review

When acclaimed author Yiyun Li and A Public Space magaine invited people to read War and Peace together at the start of the pandemic, thousands around the globe joined for an 85-day journey through Tolstoy's epic novel. Tolstoy Together, based on this experiment, is a book about the art of reading and an invitation to the collective act of book discussion, with contributions from fellow readers and such writers as Tom Drury, Garth Greenwell, Elliott Holt, Sara Majka, and many others. In a conversation moderated by A Public Space editor Brigid Hughes, Yiyun Li and Alexandra Schwartz spoke before a robust (remote) audience of the comfort of connecting with others during lockdown, resonances between Tolstoy's novel and the present, and the evergreen argument for the power of communal reading. (Recorded August 31, 2021)

Today's guest is Lieutenant Dan Asper, USMC. Lt Dan Asper, a native of Upper Dublin, PA, is a first Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Lt Asper is a motor transport platoon commander and leads a platoon of 35 Marine tactical vehicle operators. Lt. Asper is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Political Science. Lt Asper also attended Montgomery College Community College for 2 years prior to transferring to Texas A&M.  In our conversation, Lt Asper describes how spending 2 years at home working, coaching for a competitive swim team and focusing on his grades at MCCC was one of the most transformative periods of his life.  I ask Lt Asper how he would compare his local community college to a famous school like Texas A&M. I think his answer may surprise you.  We also discuss what it is like to lead 35 Marines and what the day in the life of a US Marine platoon commander requires. Lt Asper tells us how his childhood conversations with his grandfather, who was a surface warfare officer in the US Navy in the 1950's led to him to serving in the Marine Corp. We also get into the value of surrounding yourself with like-minded people, like Lt Asper did when he entered the ROTC program at Texas A&M and the value of leaving the little bubble of your hometown to get a new and fresh perspective on the world.  We also get into his personal definition of leadership, what historical leader he looks up to and how a leader must synthesize information into timely and actionable items so their team can move forward and accomplish their mission. We also touch on why no matter if you are in the Marine Corp or work a corporate job there is nothing more powerful establishing great relationships and why being a good person, with high character will take you further than any complex strategy or competitive mindset will in the military and in life.   So… Thank you for listening.  If you like what you hear, please HIT the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON.  We have a bunch of cool interviews, like this one, to come. Enjoy my conversation on with Marine first Lieutenant Dan Asper, motor transport platoon commander stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.  And remember… “Life is built, not born…” Mentioned In this Episode: IG: https://www.instagram.com/dannasper/ (Lt. Dan Asper)Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mornings-on-Horseback-audiobook/dp/B004K8013Y/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1633963267&sr=8-1 (Mornings on Horseback (by David McCullough))Book: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Fox-Company-Marines/dp/0802144519 (The Last Stand of Fox Company (by Tom Drury)) 

Neil Mitchell spoke with Tom Drury on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Adalena Kavanagh joins hosts Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols to discuss Tom Drury's 1994 novel The End of Vandalism, a quietly hilarious and profound novel about a love triangle in rural Iowa, with a huge cast of characters who have all known each other from birth. What does this book have to tell us about rural America, and why does this relatively recent novel already feel like a work that could not be written and published now? Adalena Kavanagh is a writer and librarian in New York. She has just completed a novel, and writes a weekly photography newsletter which you can find here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Drury is skateboarding from Melbourne to Cairns to raise money to build a skate park for the children of Laos in Asia. Tom is one of those cats that has such a genuine energy at it was awesome to get to share the studio with him and learn about his motivations and his epic trip across Australia.Please join me in supporting Toms Go Fund Me to help raise money for an awesome cause and change the lives of kids in Laos by providing them with the kind of stoke only a skatepark can bring!https://www.gofundme.com/f/skateboarding-for-laosSPONSORS:DriTimes: http://www.dritimes.comhttp://www.rivalinkdesignco.com - CODE: GYPSYGANG 15%http://www.mxstore.com.auhttp://www.crickstweed.com.auhttp://www.fisthandwear.com - CODE: GYPSYGANG 15%http://www.dixxonquality.com.au - CODE: GYPSYGANG 15%http://www.boost.com.auWear Gypsy Tales Merch ► https://gypsy-tales.com/​SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ►https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBGR5UR7UCyLvNbHSxisFQADD GYPSY TALES ON INSTAGRAM ►https://www.instagram.com/gypsytalespodcast/?hl=enLISTEN ON:ITUNES:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chapter-136-ft-luke-kidgell/id1335551721?i=1000508051454SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WaBKQaxua1BBiy3TDVdLm?si=GgZ3KFlcRk6e60AgSpELXAADD ME ON:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jasemacalpine/?hl=enTWITTER: https://twitter.com/jasemacalpine?lang=en

Tom Drury is doing something that no one is really talking about!! He is making his was to Cairns, in far north Queensland, not on a plane, not on a bike, not even on a horse, but on a skateboard, thats right, on a skateboard and he started his trip from Melbourne. Thats over 3500 Km's on a bit of plywood. I spoke to him while taking a break in Sydney. Please enjoy this conversation with Tom Drury. https://www.instagram.com/indocadbury/  

Tom Drury steps into the Auxiliary Gate to talk to us about life at Skylight Training Center, Art Collector, and much more. Success Story by Mixaund | mixaund.bandcamp.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

On a day where Belmont Park is presenting a stakes laden card featuring NY-breds we thought we’d reach out to the President of the National Turf Writers Tom Law is who is born and bred upstate New Yorker. Tom Law and Joe Clancy started producing content for the NYTB this summer, so timing is good to talk about the Showcase Day at Belmont. Tom and John will discuss Tom’s latest ventures and handicap the two baby races carrying $150,000 purses – the Maid of the Mist for fillies and the Sleepy Hollow for colts and geldings. The $175,000 Empire Classic for older horses will round out the day. Destin Heath was the cover boy on Blood-Horse last week featuring his hard-working daily duties as the trainer for WinStar farm at their facility in Lexington. Destin has served many roles in racing including working for Tom Drury, who will have Art Collector in the BC Mile. He will share his story of his early days in the industry and ascent to his current position at WinStar.

Trainer Tommy Drury in a matter of months, has experienced some of racing’s greatest highs with Art Collector winning the Toyota Blue Grass and Runhappy Ellis Park Derby, and a heartbreaking low just days before entering the Kentucky Derby as one of the favorites. During a morning workout he nicked a bulb of his left front hoof. While another trainer and owner may have chosen a quick fix to get in the historic race, Drury and owner/breeder Bruce Lunsford cared more about their horse than smelling the roses on Derby Day. Art Collector is now doing well, according to Drury, who will tell us about the long strange trip it’s been and the excitement of bringing one of the favorites to the Preakness. A student of the sport and lover of the game, Gulfstream Park’s track announcer Pete Aiello has introduced many sports enthusiasts to racing with his colorful and story-telling race-calls. we will talk about some of his early days and handicap some of Saturday's Florida Sires Series races.

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This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED digital director Brian Barrett joins us to talk about the app that derailed the Iowa caucus—and what it means for elections to come. Then, a conversation with WIRED staff writer Megan Molteni about how the spread of the coronavirus is claiming lives, disrupting the economy, and creating chaos in the global supply chain. [#iframe: https://playlist.megaphone.fm?p=DGT6274552575](100%x482) Show Notes:  Read more about what the hell happened with the Iowa caucus here. Follow WIRED’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus here. Read more of Megan Molteni’s coverage here, and find Brian Barrett’s work here. Recommendations:  Megan recommends season 2 of Sex Education on Netflix. Brian recommends The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury. Lauren recommends season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon. Mike recommends the podcast Freak Flag Flying. Megan Molteni can be found on Twitter @MeganMolteni. Brian Barrett is @brbarrett. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our consulting executive producer is Alex Kapelman (@alexkapelman). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The final part of my conversation with Tom Drury at one of London's finest independent bookstores, Bookseller Crow. We start with the Q&A is included, alongside many and erroneous references to Tolstoy.  Bookseller Crow's website is: here. 

Part two of my live conversation with Tom Drury at Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace. 

A special episode in which I talk to Tom Drury, my favourite author of 2015, and possibly 2016 too, live in front of a lovely audience at the lovely Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace, one of the finest bookstores I know. ----more---- The first of three instalments, including a Q&A, we talk about: Drury's extraordinary 2015 in which almost all his books have been released in the UK; about his debut The End of Vandalism; the latest novel to be re-published, The Driftless Area; about movies, inspiration, mis-reading and even Mariella Frostrup. Part 2 to follow. The Bookseller Crow website is: here.

Mariella Frostrup talks to American novelist Tom Drury about The Driftless Area

In the third part of my conversation with Tom Drury, we rewind to his days studying creative writing with Robert Coover, 'a great teacher'.----more---- After a discussion about realism and seriousness, Drury moves on to: his early short storieshis attempt to write different novels'The kind of sentences you want to make, it is not a static thing'David Hockney and Drury's interest in art the visual nature of Drury's prosetime and breaking the fourth wallwhy Drury continues to write about Grouse County'They are my repertory company'why he chooses not to write about Grouse CountyDrury's work in progressinspiration from folk tales, magic and Faust'I have never written about Mephistopholes'the role of religion in Drury's life and workon death, 'the unknowable thing'Drury's 'mid-western paranormal noir'his own return to Iowa and the possible affect on his workon interviews and readingsFor my interview with Tom in the Sunday Independent, click: here.

In the second part of my interview with Tom Drury, one of America's finest living novelists, we begin by discussing the railroad and its part in linking places like Grouse County to the outside world. ----more----We then moved on to: his parentsradio, television and Drury's writingthe characters Dan and Louise Norman in The End of Vandalismendings and alternate endings'In the old days, we tried in government to do good things for people. Why did we do that?'media and modern American politics'It's like the Bookmobile. They were doing something good for people. I see less and less of that spirit.'Drury on Obama'What are seeing is that our politics can be stopped''I do feel like even the idea of doing good things for people has been devalued'why Drury doesn't watch televisionDrury on The Brothers Karamazov, Shakespeare, Don DeLillo's White NoiseDrury on comic, digressive fiction'I don't have a theme'is Drury the most underrated novelist in America2015 is the year of Tom Drury (Awesome)'If you stay around long enough...one is constantly discovered''I don't want to tell you what to think'on Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabataon writing and money'If you start writing thinking you are going to earn a lot of money, maybe this isn't the best choicelife, death and dogs in Grouse County'Rather than write about international events I try to write about personal events and individual lives'the character of Charles 'Tiny' Darling and Tom Druryon the autobiographical nature of his workthe central character of Louise Darlingambivalent feelings about Grouse County'I feel like there are parts of all of them that are connected to the life that I've had'

A small taster for part three of my chat with Tom Drury. We talk MP3s, social networking, email, and The New Luddites from the third Grouse County novel, Pacific. 

In this stopgap between podcasts, Tom Drury discusses the use of light in his debut novel, The End of Vandalism. 'I love that there would be some incidental lighting in the dark, like the dryer, you know?' Hear Antonya Nelson read Tom Drury's 'Accident at the Sugar Beet', which became an episode in The End of Vandalism, for the New Yorker here.

Tom Drury is the author of six astounding novels. Three - his masterpiece The End of Vandalism, Hunts in Dreams and Pacific - are set in the same fictional Grouse County area of Iowa - Drury's home-state. ----more----We met the day after The End of Vandalism was relaunched in the UK, in an Earls Court flat next door to Hattie Jacques' former residence. We began by discussing the forthcoming film of his 2006 book The Driftless Area, which Drury adapted himself. Having talked about the ways writing for the screen differed from writing for the page, we moved onto: ideas of what is essential and inessential in Drury's storiescollaboration in film and fiction the solitariness of being a writerthe economics of writing fictionworking for Los Angeles County Museum of ArtDrury's former career as a journalistdialogue and how people speak 'People answer questions that haven't been asked, and don't answer questions that have been asked...'how Dan Norman from The End of Vandalism talksLouise Darling, priests, God and attraction'God is like having an imaginary friend'returning to his beginnings and The End of Vandalism's 21st birthdayDrury's 'Grouse County' seriesthe past and the present in smalltown Americafrom conversation to spareness - the evolution of Drury's styleWith The End of Vandalism, I really got into letting them speak''Why is this bucket in the yard?''Dowel rods I always found kind of humorous''Grouse County', Iowa and the place of place in Drury's workcarsDrury's childhood in Swaledale, IowaDrury's childhood readingreading, escapism and 'the world beyond' Iowa'Practically everything lay outside my experience'London, Berlin and Drury's return to Mason City, Iowahow has the real 'Grouse County' changed?the Bookmobile and why Drury wanted to be a writer'Books are so important we are going to send out a truckful of them'the slow erosion of rural AmericaDrury, Bob Dylan and the grain elevator'And you think there is no excitement in that landscape.'

In the next episode of This Writing Life, James Kidd talks to the extraordinary American novelist Tom Drury, author of The End of Vandalism, Hunts in Dreams, Pacific and The Driftless Area, among others. ----more----In this trailer for our two-part conversation, mainly about the British re-release of The End of Vandalism Drury discusses his love of music. Having stumbled over Druryish, Druryean - Druryesque, we move from Led Zeppelin to Roxy Music. Brian Eno's hair makes a feeling appearance (what else is new) as Drury considers how music transports the imagination. To read my own review of The End of Vandalism in The Independent, click this. 

Antonya Nelson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Tom Drury’s “Accident at the Sugar Beet,” from a 1992 issue of the magazine.

Tom Drury latest novel follows a resident of his fictional Grouse County who has moved to Los Angeles to reunite with his mother, co-star of a New-Agey TV series.

Pacific (Grove Press) Tom Drury's depictions of the stark beauty of the Midwest and the futility of American wanderlust have earned him comparisons to Raymond Carver, Sherwood Anderson, and Paul Auster.  His new novel, PACIFIC, marks a triumphant return to the characters that launched his career two decades ago in the fictional Grouse County, Iowa, the setting of his landmark debut, The End of Vandalism. When fourteen-year-old Micah Darling travels to Los Angeles to reunite with the mother who deserted him seven years ago, he finds himself out of his league in a land of magical freedom. He does new drugs with new people, falls in love with an enchanting but troubled equestrienne named Charlotte, and gets thrown out of school over the activities of a club called the New Luddites. Back in the Midwest, an ethereal young woman comes to Stone City on a mission that will unsettle the lives of everyone she meets—including Micah's half-sister, Lyris, who still fights fears of abandonment after a childhood in foster care, and Micah's father, Tiny, a petty thief. An investigation into the stranger's identity uncovers a darkly disturbed life, as parallel narratives of the comic and tragic, the mysterious and everyday, unfold in both the country and the city. A portrait of two disparate communities united by the restlessness and desperate hope of their residents, Drury's haunted souls, adrift between promise and circumstance, reveal our infinite capacity to “get in and out of trouble in unexpected ways” and still find a semblance of peace at the end.   "As in his previous masterful novels, Drury weaves carefully metered sentences, deeply felt scenes, and struggling characters into an endlessly entertaining tapestry of human comedy and small-town living."—Jonathan Fullmer, Booklist “Reading Pacific makes me once again fall in love with Drury's words, and his perception of a world that is full of dangers and passions and mysteries and graces.” —Yiyun Li Tom Drury's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and Mississippi Review. He is the author of The Driftless Area, The Black Brook, and Hunts in Dreams. Drury was raised in Iowa and lives with his wife and daughter in California. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS MAY 23, 2013. COPIES OF THE BOOK FROM THIS EVENT CAN BE PURCHASED HERE: http://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780802119995  

Ayé! Dernier numéro de 2012, où l'on parle du film Beasts of the Southern Wild (Caméra d'or à Cannes, notamment), de la série danoise Borgen, du nouvel album de Crystal Castles et du roman La contrée immobile de Tom Drury. Avec aussi nos tops et nos flops de l'année écoulée. Autour de Myriam Leroy, cette semaine, il y a Philippe Cornet, Laurent Raphaël, Olivier Van Vaerenbergh et Kevin Dochain. Installez-vous à notre table...

Citrus County (McSweeney's) by Brandon; The People of Paper (McSweeney's hardcover, Houghton Mifflin paperback) by Plascencia John Brandon will read from and sign his acclaimed new novel, Citrus County, with special guest Salvador Plascencia, author of The People of Paper! "With Citrus County John Brandon joins the ranks of writers like Denis Johnson, Joy Williams, Mary Robison and Tom Drury, writers whose wild flights feel more likely than a heap of what we've come to expect from literature, by calmly reminding us that the world is far more startling than most fiction is.”  —New York Times Book Review (cover review) John Brandon was raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida. During the writing of this book he worked at a Frito-Lay warehouse and a Sysco warehouse. During the revising he was the John & Renee Grisham Fellow in Creative Writing at University of Mississippi. His favorite recreational activity is watching college football. His first book was Arkansas, a novel. Salvador Plascencia is the author of the novel The People of Paper, which was named a best book of the year by San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, and Boldtype. The novel  has been translated into a dozen languages. His fiction and reviews have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, and The Los Angeles Times. In 2010, Poets and Writers named Plascencia one of the Fifty of the Most Inspiring Authors in the World. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS SEPTEMBER 8, 2010.