
A couple of years ago Jonah Andrist convinced Will Peterson, of the Walrus and Carpenter bookstore in Pocatello ID, to go halfsies on a recorder. Every month or so we've sat down in front of this recorder for a chat, with some beer, to talk about writing and great writers and the philosophy of doing as such. Will has an incredible amount of developed training as a talker - being a personal knowled... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 30 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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About 4 minutes in Jonah reveals the idea for this episode: he is going to list off bursts of authors he's read in the last five years of doing the podcast which they haven't featured and Will is going to riff on whatever comes to mind. Thanks for li... more
This is a very loosely styled podcast. I know, usually we keep it so on point and tight. But often I think podcasts are more fun this way. At least we had fun. It's the conversation you'll get in the Walrus and Carpenter bookstore. Come sit for a whi... more
A eulogy Live from the Walrus and Carpenter bookstore. Ten years ago, when Jonah first fell headfirst into an obsession with Kundera (and his new English translations) Jonah was surprised to learn Kundera was still alive. Shortly after he started wr... more
From the Western Thought archive a conversation about an author who hasn't been in style for decades - but is arguably one of the most interesting prose stylists to have ever lived. Jonah had a love affair with Brodkey and as such, during this conver... more
Just a little short story told loosely.
This is a little inside baseball for anyone who wonders why creators keep stumbling into using sites like patreon. And like inside baseball, you're gonna have to care to find this interesting so feel free to c... more
This month we discuss perhaps the most famous novel in the world. A novel which was said to possess every aspect of human life and feeling. Despite its aging in certain, one might even say, predictable, ways. the attempt still holds solid. The realis... more
You've been clamoring for it and it's finally here! More clanging of the chimes on Will's bookstore door, more conversational meandering. More of Jonah suggesting they talk about books which Will hasn't looked at in decades but Jonah stubbornly thin... more
Did Joseph Campbell make out with John Steinbeck's wife? Why yes, he did. Also in discussion Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire which Will reveals he owns a first edition of. You better watch out Will, with this public knowledge someone might try to bre... more








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