167: McSweeney's Issue 64: The Audio Issue

In This Episode:

For this one, we had two producers of the new McSweeney's issue into the Damn Library hyper-verse: Julie Shapiro from Radiotopia and Claire Boyle from McSweeney's. We talk all about this "box of stuff" they produced - from how it feels to curate the 64 edition of this storied literary magazine, to putting audio together, to collaboration, and more. Plus, Christopher and Drew get to talk about some of the stuff they've loved that McSweeney's has done over the years.

The Ep. 167 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Issue 64: The Audio Issue by McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, ed. by Claire Boyle & produced by Julie Shapiro

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew — How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu // a new vacuum
Christopher — The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab
Julie — a tape dispenser from Omoi Zakka in Philadelphia
Claire —The Underground Woman by Kay Boyle

ALSO MENTIONED:

The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
Star Trek: The Original Series
Dog-Eared Books in San Francisco
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Issue 24: The Z-Fold
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Issue 18: The Cigar Box
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Issue 49: Cover Stories
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Issue 01
”Year Zero” by Nine Inch Nails
Building Stories by Chris Ware

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew — “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” by Halsey // The Trees by Percival Everett
Christopher — Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin // listening to Gilmore Girls
Julie — The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton // “Cracks” by Bendik Giske
Claire — The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

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