Podcast – The War Poet
Virtual Memories Show: Jonathan Rose – The War Poet “Churchill was one of the last members of the Aesthetic Movement, except he applied his aestheticism to war.” Professor Jonathan Rose joins the show...
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Virtual Memories Show: Claudia Young – The Sprinter “Being in a wheelchair didn’t change me; it just made things harder to do.” From the Flora-Bama to Vietnam, Claudia Young has sprinted through life....
View ArticleEpisode 167 – John Holl
Virtual Memories Show #167: John Holl “I really think New Jersey has the most diverse food culture around.” This week, John Holl joins the show to talk about his new book, Dishing Up New Jersey: 150...
View ArticleEpisode 180 – Leslie Stein
Virtual Memories Show #180: Leslie Stein “I’m able to be what people want me to be when I’m behind the bar or playing music, but I’m not a performer by nature, so it’s not an easy transition. With...
View ArticleEpisode 238 – Shannon Wheeler
Virtual Memories Show 238: Shannon Wheeler “Cartooning for The New Yorker is like being in a jazz club, and you don’t go into a jazz club and play the Ramones.” It’s late-night podcast-action with...
View ArticleEpisode 260 – Jesse Sheidlower
Virtual Memories Show 260: Jesse Sheidlower “You don’t need to reinterpret drinks that have been perfect for 80 years.” Time for a books & booze break! Lexicographer/bartender Jesse Sheidlower...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Bonus Mini-Episode
Virtual Memories Show: COVID-19 Bonus Mini-Episode “I’m not one to rely on outside aids, but this time I felt like that jungle rat William Burroughs mentions in Naked Lunch, just responding to a...
View ArticleCOVID Check-In with Henry Wessells
Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Henry Wessells “One of the great lines from AJ Liebling, which I wish I had known when I was 25, is, ‘Often alone, but seldom lonely.'” Writer, editor and rare...
View ArticleCOVID Check-In with Brett Martin
Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Brett Martin James Beard Award-winning writer Brett Martin checks in from New Orleans. We talk about his brand-new Best New Restaurants In America feature in GQ,...
View ArticleEpisode 430 – Jesse Sheidlower
Virtual Memories Show 430: Jesse Sheidlower Lexicographer, bartender and bon vivant Jesse Sheidlower rejoins the show to talk about his new project, the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. We get...
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