Episode 6: backlist spotlight: "Gob's Grief" by Chris Adrian; "Thus Bad Begins"
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In our sixth episode we discuss Gob’s Grief by Chris Adrian for our backlist deep dive. In the Marías portion we dig into Thus Bad Begins (spoiler alert: it’s phenomenal). This is a doozy of an episode, so stay hydrated and do be a hero: listen to the whole 2+ hours in one go!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States by George R. Stewart
The Stammering Century by Gilbert Seldes
The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death by John Gray
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills
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Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique Urquijo
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