Joseph Monninger's guest appearances

Joseph Monninger

The Virtual Memories Show

American Freethought Podcast

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With his new memoir, GOODBYE TO CLOCKS TICKING: How We Live While Dying (Steerforth), writer and professor Joseph Monninger writes through the experience of a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, delivered only 3 days into his retirement in 2021. We talk about how he's navigating life on borrowed time (&amp; the drug that's miraculously loaning him that time), his notion of legacy and how it plays out in his books and his students, and what he's learned about impatience and regret. We get into the books that brought him solace, the comforts of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, how Wilder's Our Town inspired the memoir's title, and his desire to take the world in while he's still in it. We also discuss the origins of his writing life, his Peace Corps stint in Burkina Faso and the big novels that he and the other volunteers traded, whether there are any books he wants to get to before he dies, what we each learned about oncology waiting room etiquette and the grace &amp; goodwill of oncologists, the issue of assisted suicide, and a LOT more. (Plus, I talk about this week's NYC memorial for Michael Denneny.) • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our Substack

With his new memoir, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781586423605" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GOODBYE TO CLOCKS TICKING: How We Live While Dying</a> (Steerforth), writer and professor <a href="https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-writer-Joseph-Monninger-on-living-with-terminal-cancer-50092832" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Monninger</a> writes through the experience of a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, delivered only 3 days into his retirement in 2021. We talk about how he's navigating life on borrowed time (&amp; the drug that's miraculously loaning him that time), his notion of legacy and how it plays out in his books and his students, and what he's learned about impatience and regret. We get into the books that brought him solace, the comforts of Marcus Aurelius' <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780812968255" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Meditations</a>, how Wilder's <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780063003996" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Our Town</a> inspired the memoir's title, and his desire to take the world in while he's still in it. We also discuss the origins of his writing life, his Peace Corps stint in Burkina Faso and the big novels that he and the other volunteers traded, whether there are any books he wants to get to before he dies, what we each learned about oncology waiting room etiquette and the grace &amp; goodwill of oncologists, the issue of assisted suicide, and a LOT more. (Plus, I talk about this week's NYC memorial for <a href="https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-535-finding-michael-denneny" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Denneny</a>.) • More info <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_543_-_Joseph_Monninger.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">at our site</a> • Support The Virtual Memories Show via <a href="https://patreon.com/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://paypal.me/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paypal</a> and via <a href="https://vmspod.substack.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">our Substack</a>

Episode 543 - Joseph Monninger

I interview Joseph Monninger, a college professor and novelist who discovered, only three days after his retirement, that he had terminal lung cancer and likely only months to live. His memoir Goodbye to Clocks Ticking is a heartfelt, humanistic account of facing death and processing an unexpected reprieve. Buy a copy of Goodbye to Clocks Ticking for yourself, and be sure to check out Joe's other books. Reading/listening recommendations: Nonverts by Stephen Bullivant. "The Defiance of Salman Rushdie," a profile in The New Yorker magazine by David Remnick. The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling, a podcast hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Contact: john@americanfreethought.com Support the Podcast: PayPal funds to sniderishere@gmail.com

I interview Joseph Monninger, a college professor and novelist who discovered, only three days after his retirement, that he had terminal lung cancer and likely only months to live. His memoir Goodbye to Clocks Ticking is a heartfelt, humanistic account of facing death and processing an unexpected reprieve. Buy a copy of <a href="https://steerforth.com/product/goodbye-to-clocks-ticking-9781586423605/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Goodbye to Clocks Ticking</a> for yourself, and be sure to check out Joe's other books. Reading/listening recommendations: <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nonverts-9780197587447?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nonverts</a> by Stephen Bullivant. "<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/salman-rushdie-recovery-victory-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Defiance of Salman Rushdie</a>," a profile in The New Yorker magazine by David Remnick. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjk__bjurT9AhUVbzABHVaYCbsQFnoECBAQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling</a>, a podcast hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Theme music courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BodyFound/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Body Found</a>. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AmericanFreethought.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/amerfreethought" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@AMERFREETHOUGHT</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/</a> Libsyn Classic Feed: <a href="https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss</a> Contact: <a href="mailto:john@americanfreethought.com" rel="noopener">john@americanfreethought.com</a> Support the Podcast: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/home" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a> funds to sniderishere@gmail.com