In Episode 45, we get to talk to Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Roosevelt U in Chicago, and author of the novel The Slide. In it, we discuss his extensive teaching of Wallace's work to creative writing students, his novel and writing on skateboarding, and get some great book recommendations from him (Kyle being one of the most well-read people Matt knows, which is saying a lot).
Things we said we'd link to:
Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace - https://kottke.org/09/03/growing-sentences-with-david-foster-wallace
Kyle's "The Deep Seams: A Search for Fun in David Foster Wallace's Peoria" - http://theclassical.org/articles/the-deep-seams
Dave's skate video part (from around 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4BV-tbwMk
Kyle Beachy's (apparently outdated) website - http://kylebeachy.com/
Kyle Beachy Twitter - https://twitter.com/kylebeachy
Kyle Beachy Tumblr - http://themostfunthing.tumblr.com/
James Dahl Memorial Harry Ransom Donation - https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/utgiving/online/nlogon/?menu1=HR**
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Episode 76 - 2023 Year in Review, featuring Ben "Felonies!" Diamond
Episode 75 - Diego Báez, Author of Yaguareté White
Episode 74 - David Lipsky, author of The Parrot and the Igloo
BONUS: DFW vs Martin Amis: Every Tennis Match is a Ghost Story
Episode 73 - Matt Bucher, author of The Belan Deck
Episode 72 - Sheila Liming, author of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time
Episode 71 - Year in Review 2022 with Evan Stephens Hall of Pinegrove
Episode 70 - Peyton Thomas, author of Both Sides Now
Episode 69 - Michael O’Connell, editor of Conversations with George Saunders
Episode 68 - Adam Levin, author of Mount Chicago
Episode 67 - Christian TeBordo, author of The Apology (and DFW22 Conference Recap)
Episode 66 - Dario Diofebi, author of Paradise, Nevada
Episode 65 - Kyle Beachy, author of The Most Fun Thing
Episode 64 - 2021 Year in Review
Episode 63 -Deb Olin Unferth
Episode 62 - Phillip Freedenberg & Jeff Walton
Episode 61 - Steve Erickson (feat. Matt Luter & Mike Miley)
Episode 60 - Brandon Hobson
Episode 59 - Introducing....Concavity Show
Episode 58 - Discussing David Foster Wallace with Chris Via of Leaf by Leaf
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