I tackle the mic alone in the very first solo episode of The Barrow Podcast and our fourth book episode overall. In this one, I take a close look at The Uptown Local by Cory Leadbeater, a memoir that seems to have been written explicitly for me. I also spotlight The World According to Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell and Insomniac City by Bill Hayes. Social class, the pretension of aspirations, depression, shame, and hauntings. Thanks for listening.

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