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 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.
There does not seem to be a transcript? Or captions? Or am I (probably) doing something wrong (likely)?