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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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Ethan Gilsdorf on "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks"

Ethan Gilsdorf is the author of "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks," a memoir about role players, online gamers and citizens of other imaginary realms

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Dangerous Idea: Reclaim Time

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's Dangerous Idea?  We need to reclaim time.

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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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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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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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Christopher O'Riley on Young People and Classical Music

Christopher O'Riley chats with Jim Fleming about classical music's image problem among young people and how he makes the music seem cool.

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Frank Ahearn on Helping People Disappear

Have you ever thought about disappearing? We'll explore how people do it.

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