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Best of 2016: Chuck Klosterman Thinks About the Present As If It Were the Past

Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule.  At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt.  Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.

 

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Christopher Miller on "Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects"

Novelist Christopher Miller's debut novel "Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects" takes the form of liner notes for a box set by a fictional musician.

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Danny Gregory on Classroom Filmstrips

Danny Gregory tells Jim Fleming that film-strips became popular around the time of the second world war and were used for industrial training and in public schools.

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BookMark - Gary Shteyngart on "Jernigan"

 Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads:  "Jernigan" by David Gates.

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Colin Meloy on The Decemberists

Colin Meloy likes to lose himself in music. He’s the songwriter and lead singer of a band called The Decemberists.

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David Galenson on "Old Masters and Young Geniuses"

David Galenson talks to Steve Paulson about his theory that most artists are either old masters like Cezanne or young geniuses like Picasso.

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Doing Nothing - Tom Lutz

Tom Lutz talks about his book, "Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America."

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Cavedigger

Artist Ra Poulette is the subject of the 2014 Academy Award nominated documentary short called Cavedigger. 

To see the trailer CLICK HERE.

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