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In this episode, Daniel Smith interviews n+1 editor Keith Gessen. They reminisce about old times and dish about Keith's cameo appearance on Gossip Girl. Then, they get down to business and discuss Keith's most recent article for Vanity Fair, titled "The Book on Publishing" (October 2011). This article uses Chad Harbach's book The Art of Fielding as a lens to examine developments in print and electronic publishing. Keith and Daniel discuss what these changes mean for the industry, the authors, and the reading public.

Produced in collaboration with WNSR by Hethre Contant. Production Assistance by Karen Noyes and Greg Thornberg.

 

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In this episode Liz Hynes talks with Chad Harbach about his new novel, The Art of Fielding, exploring themes of mimetic desire, Herman Melville, and male friendship on and off the baseball field. Stay tuned for our next episode, in which Dan Smith tries to one-up Liz by interviewing Keith Gessen on the publishing industry.

Produced by Hethre Contant. Production assistance by Karen Noyes and Gregory Thornberg.

 

Image: Zuccotti Park, October 23, 2011. From Allison Brown.

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In this special edition of the n+1 podcast, Liz Hynes sits down with Nathan Schneider of Waging Nonviolence, n+1 editor Charles Peterson, and Sarah Leonard of Dissent and The New Inquiry to discuss Occupy Wall Street. The group explores everything from new tactics of resistance to mainstream media's obsession with sanitation at Zuccotti Park. They meditate on the origins of OWS and where the movement might go in the coming days and months.

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Carla Blumenkranz, n+1 editor and contributor, discusses her piece “Captain Midnight.” This unusual portrait follows a young Gordon Lish in the early '60s as he searches for new talent and struggles to start his career as a great editor and name in American literature. Siddhartha Deb, author of the recently published The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India, offers insight into the illusion of wealth and class disparities in globalized India. He also reads from his short story “The Mouse” an eerie tale of offices, academe, and experimentation.

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In this installment of our monthly podcast, Daniel Smith interviews Jo Ann Beard about her recent novel, In Zanesville.  Beard, whose last book was the acclaimed essay collection The Boys of My Youth (1998), talks about the merger of fact and fiction, her attempt to write a young-adult novel, her passion for writing about animals and kids, and being a lifelong "sidekick."

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In this discussion with author Sam Lipsyte, hosts Liz Hynes and Daniel Smith chronicle Lipsyte’s journey from his role as the “Lead Screamer” for the punk-rock band Dungbeetle to the publication of his third novel, The Ask. They grapple with the central themes in Lipsyte’s work, including gentrification, belonging, and authenticity. Also, they wonder whether his stuff is “Jewish” or not. Stay tuned to the end to hear a rare recording of Dungbeetle.

Note to listeners: the lead-in refers to this as the “inaugural episode” of the n+1 podcast. It isn’t. (Here's the real first episode.) We appreciate your understanding.

Production by Heathre Contant and WNSR New School Radio.

 

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In the very first installment of the n+1 podcast, co-hosts Liz Hynes and Daniel Smith talk with  editor Mark Greif about Issue Eleven: Dual Power and the current state of the magazine; Liz talks to associate editor Nikil Saval about popular music, the iPod, and the philosophical debate between Pierre Bourdieu and Theodor Adorno; and Dan talks with contributor Gemma Sieff about the strange congruence between the fashion photographer Terry Richardson and Abu Ghraib.

Production by Hethre Contant and WNSR New School Radio.