Shann Ray's guest appearances

Shann Ray

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Breakfast In Montana

A New Decameron

The Servant Marketer

Roger McNamee

Chuck Klosterman

Michelle Tea

Alexis Coe

David Shields

Matt Bell

Lori Gottlieb

Bernie Glassman

Ayana Mathis

Adam Levin

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

Megan Abbott

Patrick Hoffman

Erik Larson

Ben Marcus

OwlTail

We're happy to introduce a new co-host in this episode, as Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn (On a Benediction of Wind) joins Russell Rowland in a conversation with their old friend Shann Ray. Shann has published several books in a wide variety of genres, including American Copper and his excellent short story debut, American Masculine. As you can probably guess from these titles, Shann frequently writes about various aspects of American culture, particularly in relationship to men, and the book we chose for this discussion is a collection called Blood Fire Vapor Smoke, which is about as eclectic a collection as the title suggests. Shann explores many powerful themes in this collection, particularly the consequences of violence in relationships.And we have started a slightly different approach to our podcast, rather than pairing each author up with a book from an author that is no longer with us, we're asking them to choose a book or writer that has had a powerful influence on their work. And Shann chose a beautiful oral history that was published in 1967 called Cheyenne Memories. John Stands in Timber was a noted historian among the Northern Cheyenne tribe, and a woman named Margot Liberty had the foresight to record his story and publish it. Sadly, John died just a few months before the book came out.

We're happy to introduce a new co-host in this episode, as Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn (On a Benediction of Wind) joins Russell Rowland in a conversation with their old friend Shann Ray. Shann has published several books in a wide variety of genres, including American Copper and his excellent short story debut, American Masculine. As you can probably guess from these titles, Shann frequently writes about various aspects of American culture, particularly in relationship to men, and the book we chose for this discussion is a collection called Blood Fire Vapor Smoke, which is about as eclectic a collection as the title suggests. Shann explores many powerful themes in this collection, particularly the consequences of violence in relationships. And we have started a slightly different approach to our podcast, rather than pairing each author up with a book from an author that is no longer with us, we're asking them to choose a book or writer that has had a powerful influence on their work. And Shann chose a beautiful oral history that was published in 1967 called Cheyenne Memories. John Stands in Timber was a noted historian among the Northern Cheyenne tribe, and a woman named Margot Liberty had the foresight to record his story and publish it. Sadly, John died just a few months before the book came out.

Episode Thirty-Three  - Shann Ray and John Stands In Timber

Shann Ray, “The Diplomat”

The guest is Shann Ray, author of the critically acclaimed story collection American Masculine, now available from Graywolf Press. A very impressive guy.  A college basketball star.  A doctorate in psychology.  A professor of leadership studies (with an emphasis on ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guest is Shann Ray, author of the critically acclaimed story collection American Masculine, now available from Graywolf Press. A very impressive guy.  A college basketball star.  A doctorate in psychology.  A professor of leadership studies (with an emphasis on ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 14 — Shann Ray