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    Episode 46: The Difference Between Cowboys and Cowboy-Poets

    Two gems unearthed from season one, featuring Devendra Banhart and Sam Lipsyte. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.

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    By Andrew Leland • Feb 10, 2015 • 16m Listen

    We unearth two gems from season one of the Organist: a funny and strange interview with the funny and strange songwriter and artist Devendra Banhart, followed by "Old-News Summary" with novelist Sam Lipsyte. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.

    Image courtesy Devendra Banhart

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      Andrew Leland

      author of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”

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