{"id":14172,"date":"2021-01-11T08:27:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T13:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=14172"},"modified":"2021-01-12T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T17:43:09","slug":"episode-416-wendung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-416-wendung","title":{"rendered":"Episode 416 &#8211; Wendung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show 416:<br \/>\nWendung<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3584\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14172-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=14172-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12434\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-333-gil-roth\/whygil\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?fit=1280%2C638\" data-orig-size=\"1280,638\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525591425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"whygil\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?fit=525%2C262\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12434\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?resize=281%2C140\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?resize=440%2C219 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?resize=768%2C383 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?resize=620%2C309 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/whygil.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;At 50, everyone has the face he deserves,&#8221; said George Orwell, but he died at 47, so what does he know? To celebrate turning 50, I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/another-woman-1988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an obscure Woody Allen movie<\/a> to talk about why I can&#8217;t take stock of my life. Then the good part: I ask nearly 40 guests of the podcast one question, <strong>&#8220;What do you wish you&#8217;d done before the pandemic?&#8221;<\/strong> (You can skip right to that at 18:45.) Participants include <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-342-witold-rybczynski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Witold Rybczynski<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-373-kathe-koja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathe Koja<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-167-John-Holl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Holl<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-356-emily-flake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Flake<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-214-wallis-wilde-menozzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallis Wilde-Menozzi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-highest-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Kelley<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-my-old-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Townsend<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-look-in-your-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Bertagnolli<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jennifer-hayden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Hayden<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-362-richard-kadrey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Kadrey<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-359-joan-marans-dim-and-antonio-masi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Marans Dim<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-331-liniers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liniers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-231-sven-birkerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sven Birkerts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-326-barbara-nessim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbara Nessim<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-163-david-leopold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Leopold<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-368-tess-lewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tess Lewis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-288-ken-krimstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Krimstein<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-404-michael-shaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Shaw<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-361-dmitry-samarov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmitry Samarov<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-way-of-pen-and-sword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Alexander<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-371-paul-c-tumey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul C. Tumey<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-kyle-cassidy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Cassidy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-255-henry-wessells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Wessells<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-134-angel-lion-ox-eagle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Woodfin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-383-everett-glenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ES Glenn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-374-philip-boehm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Boehm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-389-woodrow-phoenix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodrow Phoenix<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-409-rian-hughes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rian Hughes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-370-alta-l-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alta L. Price<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-395-derf-backderf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derf Backderf<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-345-frank-santoro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Santoro<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-fire-and-bleak-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boaz Roth<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-152-carol-tyler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol Tyler<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-392-david-mikics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Mikics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-293-michael-gerber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Gerber<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-357-walter-bernard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walter Bernard<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-367-whitney-matheson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitney Matheson<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-264-dean-haspiel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Haspiel<\/a>!<\/strong>&nbsp;Help me celebrate, commemorate, commiserate, or whatever, and <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dF-Uzgs97yI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-416-wendung\/id531173075?i=1000504966774\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/3t9s0VY4IfvwxE6QJqf5zf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t159983116\/\" style=\"width:100%; height:100px;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_416_-_Wendung.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>&nbsp;Then check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>&nbsp;for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just this guy, you know?<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>&nbsp;by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from&nbsp;the artist. Respondents either recorded their own segments and e-mailed them to me or called my Google Voice # and left a message. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a>&nbsp;to record my prattling<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. Photo of me with this morning&#8217;s sunrise by me. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 416: Wendung &#8220;At 50, everyone has the face he deserves,&#8221; said George Orwell, but he died at 47, so what does he know? To celebrate turning 50, I use an obscure Woody Allen movie to talk about why I can&#8217;t take stock of my life. Then the good part: I ask nearly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-416-wendung\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 416 &#8211; Wendung&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,26,46,4,1083,40,1183,18,20,19],"tags":[5996,5657,2534,4067,4180,4081,1393,4788,3941,2933,3014,6077,974,3171,5029,1841,3848,5892,3168,4238,3883,5368,1521,5476,3034,5404,4530,6001,6037,6247,3973,1895,5984,1763,5899,3778,5973,263,6132],"class_list":["post-14172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-comics","category-design","category-literature","category-movies","category-music","category-podcasts","category-politics-implicit","category-religion","category-urban-issues","tag-alta-l-price","tag-barbara-nessim","tag-boaz-roth","tag-carol-tyler","tag-david-leopold","tag-david-mikics","tag-david-townsend","tag-dean-haspiel","tag-derf-backderf","tag-dmitry-samarov","tag-emily-flake","tag-es-glenn","tag-frank-santoro","tag-gil-roth","tag-henry-wessells","tag-ian-kelley","tag-jennifer-hayden","tag-joan-marans-dim","tag-john-bertagnolli","tag-john-holl","tag-kathe-koja","tag-ken-krimstein","tag-kyle-cassidy","tag-liniers","tag-maria-alexander","tag-michael-gerber","tag-michael-shaw","tag-paul-c-tumey","tag-philip-boehm","tag-rian-hughes","tag-richard-kadrey","tag-sven-birkerts","tag-tess-lewis","tag-wallis-wilde-menozzi","tag-walter-bernard","tag-warren-woodfin","tag-whitney-matheson","tag-witold-rybczynski","tag-woodrow-phoenix","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7283.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3GA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15469,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-500-all-the-guests","url_meta":{"origin":14172,"position":0},"title":"Episode 500 &#8211; ALL The Guests","author":"Gil","date":"August 19, 2022","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 500: ALL The Guests FIVE-HUNDRED EPISODES of The Virtual Memories Show?! 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