Mareen Kincaid Speller's guest appearances

Mareen Kincaid Speller

The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Shaun's Rambles

Michael R. Underwood

Carolyn Ives Gilman

Rachael Acks

Lou Antonelli

Jukka Halme

Junot Diaz

Paul Weimer

Oscar Wao

C.L. Moore

Kathryn Bigelow

Michael Lee

Nalo Hopkinson

Octavia Butler

Kameron Hurley

Sarah Gailey

OwlTail

Geek references + the Dominican Republic = instance classic.  In this episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller joins me to discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.  We tackle the novel’s treatment of geekery, its exploration of masculinity, romance, and the coming-of-age narrative, and much more! I hope you enjoy it!  Please support Shaun’s Rambles by reviewing it on iTunes and Stitcher!  You can subscribe to this show on iTunes, Stitcher, or via RSS. You can download the MP3 here or stream the file below. Show Notes:  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books) Maureen Kincaid Speller’s Stuff:  Her Website Her Blog (Paper Knife) Her Twitter     Intro and outro music comes from “Pyro Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Enjoy the episode!

Geek references + the Dominican Republic = instance classic.  In this episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller joins me to discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.  We tackle the novel’s treatment of geekery, its exploration of masculinity, romance, and the coming-of-age narrative, and much more! I hope you enjoy it! Please support Shaun’s Rambles by reviewing it on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shauns-rambles/id1021092602" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/duke-productions/shauns-rambles?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>!  You can subscribe to this show on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shauns-rambles/id1021092602" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/duke-productions/shauns-rambles?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, or via <a href="https://shaunduke.net/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>. You can download the <a href="https://archive.org/download/ShaunsRambles012IntroducingPodcastingForAuthorsEpisode1/ShaunsRambles012--IntroducingPodcastingForAuthors--Part1.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MP3 here</a> or stream the file below. Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/289021/the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-by-junot-diaz/9781594483295/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao </a>by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books)</li> <li>Maureen Kincaid Speller’s Stuff: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.maureenkincaidspeller.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://paperknife.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Blog</a> (Paper Knife)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maureenkspeller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Twitter</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/shaunduke.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Brief-Wondrous-Life-of-Oscar-Wao-by-Junot-Diaz.jpg?ssl=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Intro and outro music comes from “Pyro Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>); licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0</a> Enjoy the episode!

Shaun’s Rambles 013:  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (w/ Special Guest Mareen Kincaid Speller)

Geek references + the Dominican Republic = instance classic.  In this episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller joins me to discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.  We tackle the novel’s treatment of geekery, its exploration of masculinity, romance, and the coming-of-age narrative, and much more! I hope you enjoy it! Please […]