{"id":14909,"date":"2021-12-17T15:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=14909"},"modified":"2023-12-22T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T22:53:22","slug":"e-mail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/e-mail","title":{"rendered":"E-Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the <em><strong>Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/em> podcast, I also put out a FREE weekly e-mail with info about the new episode, neat links you might want to check out, my art &amp; photography, and occasionally profound insights &amp; truths about the inhuman condition.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, that e-mail moved over to <a href=\"https:\/\/vmspod.substack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a>. But after they went Nazi-bar, I migrated to <a href=\"https:\/\/buttondown.email\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buttondown<\/a> in 2024! Sign up now! It&#8217;s FREE! (There&#8217;s a paid tier, if you want to support the cause, but no bonus content besides a hand-drawn\/painted postcard by me.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%!important; height: 220px; border: 1px #ccc solid !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/buttondown.email\/vmspod?as_embed=true\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the archive of 2021-22&#8217;s e-mails, hosted by Mailchimp:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<\/style>\n<p><script language=\"javascript\" src=\"\/\/chimeraobscura.us5.list-manage.com\/generate-js\/?u=a4d9c795790e6f32d19e972b8&amp;fid=4&amp;show=105\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the Virtual Memories Show podcast, I also put out a FREE weekly e-mail with info about the new episode, neat links you might want to check out, my art &amp; photography, and occasionally profound insights &amp; truths about the inhuman condition. In 2023, that e-mail moved over to Substack. But after they &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/e-mail\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;E-Mail&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15171,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14909","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4C7K-3St","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15300,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth","url_meta":{"origin":14909,"position":0},"title":"Podcasts: Philip Roth","author":"Gil","date":"June 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the years, a bunch of my Virtual Memories Show podcasts have involved \u2014 in some way, shape or form \u2014 the novels and life of Philip Roth. I've collected them here so you Roth-readers can listen to them. (Illustration by Joe Ciardiello; I bought the original a few years\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15275,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-in-translation","url_meta":{"origin":14909,"position":1},"title":"Podcasts: In Translation","author":"Gil","date":"May 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I've recorded plenty of Virtual Memories Show podcasts with translators, so I decided collect them here so you fans of translators or works in translation can listen to them. You can check out the full archive of the Virtual Memories Show over here! 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In 2012, I began making The Virtual Memories Show,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/120921-shrubs-prebackground-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C884&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/120921-shrubs-prebackground-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C884&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/120921-shrubs-prebackground-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C884&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/120921-shrubs-prebackground-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C884&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/120921-shrubs-prebackground-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C884&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14140,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-before-time","url_meta":{"origin":14909,"position":3},"title":"The Before Time","author":"Gil","date":"December 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I Want YOU to be part of a special New Year episode of my\u00a0Virtual Memories Show podcast. 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More than 30 guests participated, so\u00a0listen to the show\u00a0to hear about their picks, and use this page\u00a0to check out\u00a0all the books,\u00a0as well as\u00a0their past episodes! 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