Meghan Daum is a an essayist and author who lives in L.A. but lost her home in the Eaton Fire in January. She also has a new book out called THE CATASTROPHE HOUR. She insists the title is a coincidence, because she named the book before the fires started. We talk about the fires, being “problematized,” and about Ezra Pound’s basic standards for writing in the age of under-edited writing platforms. You can also listen in real time while Mike discovers a decent segue sound for this podcast. We’re just making it up as we go here, folks.
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The Catastrophe Hour, by Meghan Daum
The ABC of Reading, by Ezra Pound
First mention of “woke” in America, during a live version of “Scottsboro Boys,” by Leadbelly. Perfectly good usage.
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