David Foster Wallace on Bookworm

John Hodgman: That Is All

KCRW — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:30:00 -0800

Elvis Mitchell talks to writer, actor, and deranged millionaire John Hodgman.

Public Workers, Public Transit and the Mayor of Los Angeles

KCRW — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:00:00 -0700

City workers are bracing for layoffs when Mayor Villaraigosa presents his budget tomorrow. Meantime, harsh words over his plans to speed construction of public transit.

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The American Legislative Exchange Council: Who Is ALEC?

KCRW — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0700

Florida and 24 other states have adopted "Stand Your Ground" laws thanks to a shadowy organization of state legislators and lobbyists. We hear the pros and cons of ALEC.

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David Lipsky and Rick Moody: David Foster Wallace's 'The Pale King'

KCRW — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:30:00 -0700

When David Foster Wallace died, he left behind drafts of a rich and complex novel. Writers Rick Moody and David Lipsky discuss Wallace's achievement, The Pale King...

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:30:00 -0800

Web exclusive: The terrible and sad impact of David Foster Wallace's suicide caused us to want to remember him as he first appeared in the KCRW studios, fresh from the publication of his breakthrough novel, Infinite Jest. He was brilliant and charming—and his death is an enormous loss to American literature.

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Considering David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:30:00 -0700

Author David Foster Wallace died on Friday leaving the literary world in astonished disbelief. Bookworm Michael Silverblatt hosts this special edition of Politics of Culture to remember him.

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Little, Brown) David Foster Wallace insists on a conversation where what can be said must be said honestly (along with a sidebar defining honesty), sincerely (ditto defining sincerity), and with full consideration of how media affect honesty and sincerity (ditto media). Given these requirements, we discuss Wallace's new collection of essays with an eye to how he attempts the nearly impossible task of telling the truth.

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John D'Agata, editor

KCRW — Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700

The Next American Essay (Gray Wolf) This remarkable anthology presents a picture of what the American essay is, and what, with any luck, it may become. John D'Agata, a virtuoso of the essay, knows more than anyone else about it. With a guest reading by contributor David Foster Wallace.

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (Little Brown) Our Heartbreaking Group of Staggering Geniuses comes to its conclusion with "Grandmaster" Wallace: a conversation about difficulty , gender, transgression and the use of received ideas-all earmarks of staggering genius.

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:30:00 -0700

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (Little, Brown) Witness the uproarious frenzy of definition when David Foster Wallace cuts loose and tries to make a straightforward statement about the hideous men (and women) in his new book.

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Thu, 15 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (Little, Brown) On a luxury cruise or at a state fair, David Foster Wallace is an ideal reporter on the disintegration of the Actual.

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David Foster Wallace

KCRW — Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:30:00 -0700

Infinite Jest (Little, Brown and Company) David Foster Wallace has written the ultimate mega-meta novel, a 1078-page whopper. The surprise is that this mind-stunner may capture the imagination of a new generation of readers.

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