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Malcolm Gladwell

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Dwayne Johnson

Anne Lamott

Erik Larson

George Saunders

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David chats with Stephen McCauley, a firefighter in the Seattle area, about what it was like to be one of the first people in the country quarantined due to Coronavirus. This week is part of a series on one year in the Seattle pandemic. Subscribe to this podcast to make sure you get every episode. Support me on Patreon!Links:The Coronavirus's rampage through a suburban nursing homeHow it unfolded: King County death first in US linked to CoronavirusSeattle's Virus Success Shows What Could Have BeenThis podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics solution.Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Follow the show on Twitter.Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.

David chats with Stephen McCauley, a firefighter in the Seattle area, about what it was like to be one of the first people in the country quarantined due to Coronavirus. This week is part of a series on one year in the Seattle pandemic. Subscribe to this podcast to make sure you get every episode. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/davechen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support me on Patreon!</a>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/us/coronavirus-nursing-home-kirkland-life-care.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Coronavirus's rampage through a suburban nursing home</a></li><li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/coronavirus-death-seattle-washington-state/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How it unfolded: King County death first in US linked to Coronavirus</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/us/coronavirus-seattle-success.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seattle's Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been</a></li><li>This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at <a href="http://www.simplecast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">simplecast.com</a> for a great podcast management and analytics solution.</li><li>Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.</li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/crevshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow the show on Twitter.</a></li><li>Find every episode of the show at <a href="http://culturallyrelevantshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CulturallyRelevantShow.com</a>.</li></ul>

One Year in the Seattle Pandemic: Firefighting (with Stephen McCauley)

In this episode Keith interviews Paris Independent Schools Superintendent Stephen McCauley.

Stephen McCauley Interview

On March 20th, John talked to Stephen McCauley, author of such brilliant comic novels as Object of My Affection  (also a Jennifer Aniston movie) and most recently My Ex-Life.  Steve brings light to dark corners in this the second installment of Books in Dark Times. He sings the praises of Charles Dickens, of Anthony Trollope (Elizabeth, offstage, chuckles delightedly) and  the world-escaping delights of both Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited and the Mapp and Lucia novels of E. F. Benson. He concludes with sweet words for the sour genius of a trio of late 20th century American pessimists:  Joan Didion, Dorothy Baker and Iris Owens.  Charles Dickens, “Little Dorrit” (1855-7) W.S. Merwin, “The Essential“ Hilary Mantel, “Wolf Hall” (2009) Anthony Trollope, “The Last Chronicle of Barset” (1867) Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, “Dangerous Liaisons” (1782) P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves Series Evelyn Waugh, “Brideshead Revisited” (1945)A still from the British television series, Brideshead Revisited E. F Benson, Mapp and Lucia  (1920-1939) Christina Stead  House of All Nations (1938; difficult genius, says Steve..) Joan Didion,  “Democracy” (1984) Joan Didion, “Play It as it Lays” (1970) Dorothy Baker “Cassandra at the Wedding” (1962) Iris Owens, “After Claude” (1973; says Steve, you need suicide and even suicide wont help you…she gets abandoned by the cult even…) Patricia Highsmith, the Ripley novels (1955-70) Patrick White,  “The Eye of the Storm” (1973) [and of course, those penguins.…] Listen to the Episode here:  Read the Transcript here:  25 BDT McCauleyDownload Coming Soon: John and Elizabeth sit down together to discuss their own Books in Dark Times. Beth Blum on Self-Help from Dale Carnegie to its grim neo-Stoic present.  Further BDT conversations with David Plotz, Seeta Chaganti and many more…..

On March 20th, John talked to <a href="https://stephenmccauley.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen McCauley</a>, author of such brilliant comic novels as <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Object-of-My-Affection/Stephen-McCauley/9780671743505" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Object of My Affection </a> (also a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Object_of_My_Affection" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Aniston movie</a>) and most recently <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/05/03/605002091/in-my-ex-life-a-snappy-enjoyable-look-at-loves-many-splendors" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">My Ex-Life.</a> Steve brings light to dark corners in this the second installment of Books in Dark Times. He sings the praises of Charles Dickens, of Anthony Trollope (Elizabeth, offstage, chuckles delightedly) and the world-escaping delights of both Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited and the Mapp and Lucia novels of E. F. Benson. He concludes with sweet words for the sour genius of a trio of late 20th century American pessimists: Joan Didion, Dorothy Baker and Iris Owens. Charles Dickens, “<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FiRLAAAAYAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=intitle:little+intitle:dorrit+inauthor:dickens&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiJqaKNucLoAhUbmHIEHd0XCAMQ6AEwA3oECAMQAg#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Little Dorrit</a>” (1855-7) W.S. Merwin, “<a href="https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/the-essential-w-s-merwin/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Essential</a>“ Hilary Mantel, “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/02/wolf-hall-hilary-mantel" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wolf Hall</a>” (2009) Anthony Trollope, “<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=x5A9AQAAMAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=intitle:last+intitle:chronicle+inauthor:trollope&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjtwp6QusLoAhXjlnIEHWpwD9kQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Chronicle of Barset</a>” (1867) Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301479/dangerous-liaisons-by-pierre-choderlos-de-laclos/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dangerous Liaisons</a>” (1782) P.G. Wodehouse, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/52643-jeeves" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jeeves Series</a> Evelyn Waugh, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brideshead_Revisited" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brideshead Revisited</a>” (1945)A still from the British television series, Brideshead Revisited E. F Benson, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapp_and_Lucia" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mapp and Lucia</a> (1920-1939) Christina Stead <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapp_and_Lucia" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">House of All Nations</a> (1938; difficult genius, says Steve..) Joan Didion, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_(novel)" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy</a>” (1984) Joan Didion, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_It_as_It_Lays" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Play It as it Lays</a>” (1970) Dorothy Baker “<a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/cassandra-at-the-wedding-1" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cassandra at the Wedding</a>” (1962) Iris Owens, “<a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/after-claude?variant=1094929009" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">After Claude</a>” (1973; says Steve, you need suicide and even suicide wont help you…she gets abandoned by the cult even…) Patricia Highsmith, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Ripley" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the Ripley novels</a> (1955-70) Patrick White, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_of_the_Storm_(novel)" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Eye of the Storm</a>” (1973) [and of course,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVfTGFBJ8a8" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> those penguins.</a>…] Listen to the Episode here: Read the Transcript here: <a href="https://recallthisbookorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/25-bdt-mccauley.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">25 BDT McCauley</a><a href="https://recallthisbookorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/25-bdt-mccauley.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download</a> Coming Soon: John and Elizabeth sit down together to discuss their own Books in Dark Times. Beth Blum on Self-Help from Dale Carnegie to its grim neo-Stoic present. Further BDT conversations with David Plotz, Seeta Chaganti and many more…..

25 RTB Books in Dark Times 2: Stephen McCauley (JP)

Author of “Object of My Affection,” Stephen McCauley‘s new novel, “My Ex-Life,” is about a formerly married couple who haven’t seen each other in decades. Over the course of the story, we find out what happens when they find themselves living together again. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bookshow1564.mp3  (more…)

Author of “Object of My Affection,” <a href="http://stephenmccauley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen McCauley‘s</a> new novel, “My Ex-Life,” is about a formerly married couple who haven’t seen each other in decades. Over the course of the story, we find out what happens when they find themselves living together again. <a href="https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bookshow1564.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bookshow1564.mp3</a> <a href="https://wamcpodcasts.org/podcast/1564-stephen-mccauley/#more-4611" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(more…)</a>