Our guest writer this week is the fabulous Mary Miller, who reads a short essay that appeared in McSweeney's—all about how her uncle was maybe not as famous as she had always thought. She and Dr. Waffle discuss music, fame, writing, ambition, big families, the South, storytelling, and storytelling in the South. TAGS: Cliff Thomas Trio; Lloyd Price; Elvis Presley; Graceland; Sun Studio; American Bandstand; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; Jerry Lee Lewis; George Eliot; possums; Southe...
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Our guest writer this week is the fabulous Mary Miller, who reads a short essay that appeared in McSweeney's—all about how her uncle was maybe not as famous as she had always thought. She and Dr. Waffle discuss music, fame, writing, ambition, big families, the South, storytelling, and storytelling in the South. TAGS: Cliff Thomas Trio; Lloyd Price; Elvis Presley; Graceland; Sun Studio; American Bandstand; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; Jerry Lee Lewis; George Eliot; possums; Southe...
Guest writer Cannon Schmitt reads an essay about becoming a surfer later in life, and Dee and Cannon discuss the spiritual aspects of sports, what it means to give up on mastery, parallels between surfing and writing, and so much more! TAGS: surfing; William Finnegan's Barbarian Days; spirituality; Baptist Church; Georgia; writing; academia; Buddhism; Nicholson Baker; the Levenger catalogue Spoilers: Dee’s second academic book project Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please...
Dr. Waffle & Friends
Our guest writer this week is the fabulous Mary Miller, who reads a short essay that appeared in McSweeney's—all about how her uncle was maybe not as famous as she had always thought. She and Dr. Waffle discuss music, fame, writing, ambition, big families, the South, storytelling, and storytelling in the South. TAGS: Cliff Thomas Trio; Lloyd Price; Elvis Presley; Graceland; Sun Studio; American Bandstand; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; Jerry Lee Lewis; George Eliot; possums; Southe...
