I love this episode. The true and yet simultaneously romantic notion that each one of us is living a slender slice of the greater arc of history is somehow comforting. His work has the flavor of a rescuer of lost stories, especially the work of writing obits for the overlooked and those dead from COVID, and in that way reminds me a bit of the mystic Walter Benjamin.
I love Clay Risen's writing and I have always loved reading obituaries. I own his guide to "brown liquors", bourbon and Scotch, and refer to it frequently. Thank you for posting, Claire.
I would love to unerstand this issue better--clearly, there is something I am missing about transcription here--hit me up in a PM to explain, because I would love this pod to be fully accessible.
I thought you would like it! And yes--I agree with all your points.
I love this episode. The true and yet simultaneously romantic notion that each one of us is living a slender slice of the greater arc of history is somehow comforting. His work has the flavor of a rescuer of lost stories, especially the work of writing obits for the overlooked and those dead from COVID, and in that way reminds me a bit of the mystic Walter Benjamin.
I love Clay Risen's writing and I have always loved reading obituaries. I own his guide to "brown liquors", bourbon and Scotch, and refer to it frequently. Thank you for posting, Claire.
So glad you liked it Jim! Clay is actually also in my writing group, so I saw the most recent Bourbon book develop there.
There does not seem to be a transcript? Or captions? Or am I (probably) doing something wrong (likely)?
It's a sound file. All you have to do is click the violet button on the left.
Well, maybe that's my problem. Here and on Spotify there's only the usual play buttons. So it's an accessibility issue. I will try another player.
I would love to unerstand this issue better--clearly, there is something I am missing about transcription here--hit me up in a PM to explain, because I would love this pod to be fully accessible.