Ep 34: Hell Is Other Writers, ft. Brian Platzer
Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:
– The World Chess Championship
– Former World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal
– W. Somerset Maugham’s memoir The Summing Up
– Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton
– Good writer Reg McKnight
– Peter Schjeldahl’s article The Art of Dying
– Good writer Ryan Wilson
– Tom Disch’s story The Joycelin Shrager Story (paywalled here at the Paris Review)
– Cool '70s dudes Updike, Stone, Pynchon, and Vonnegut
– Martin Amis’ story Career Move
– Good writer Andrew Palmer
– O. Henry’s short story The Gift of the Magi
– Beowulf
– Robert Kolker’s article Who Is the Bad Art Friend?
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Art by Daniel Alexander Smith
