{"id":7781,"date":"2014-03-24T20:04:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T00:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=7781"},"modified":"2014-03-24T20:38:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T00:38:41","slug":"podcast-stick-and-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-stick-and-move","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Stick and Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Sarah Deming on The Virtual Memories Show by Virtual Memoirist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chimeraobscura\/13319514554\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" alt=\"Sarah Deming on The Virtual Memories Show\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3748\/13319514554_78febabe06.jpg?w=440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Virtual Memories \u2013 season 4 episode 11 &#8211; Stick and Move<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8399\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7781-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=7781-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.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<blockquote><p>&#8220;Claressa Shields was the first boxer who showed me that women can be artists in the ring, like men. It was kind of like the first time I read Virginia Woolf.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Essayist, boxer, novelist, chef and more, <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahdeming.typepad.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Deming<\/a>\u00a0joins <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> to talk about yoga\u2019s role as a gateway drug into boxing, winning a Golden Gloves tournament, the joys of watching a great fighter, her literary idols, the miracle of Bernard Hopkins&#8217; longevity, and how she found her soul.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI really like the people who write about boxing with empathy. There&#8217;s a lot of subtly disrespectful boxing writing. I think it&#8217;s essentially because of the threat the intellectual feels from the athlete, and I think racism underlies it, too.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We also talk about\u00a0the spiteful inspiration for her first novel,\u00a0the thread connecting boxers and adult film stars, the magic in the mundane, and\u00a0why it&#8217;s almost impossible to write something boring about sex or a fight! <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Give it a listen<\/a>! (And check out these wonderful essays Sarah wrote about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/threepennyreview.com\/samples\/deming_f11.html\" target=\"_blank\">skydiving<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.threepennyreview.com\/samples\/deming_sp14.html\" target=\"_blank\">vodka-peddling<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8400\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7781-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=7781-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.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=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_11_-_Stick_and_Move.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! Related conversations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-war-is-a-self-licking-ice-cream-cone\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Martin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-slipping-the-noose-of-the-topical\" target=\"_blank\">Phillip Lopate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-stars-have-anemia\" target=\"_blank\">Maya Stein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-realm-of-the-possible\" target=\"_blank\">Bean Gilsdorf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?tag=podcast&amp;feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sarahdeming.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Deming<\/a> is the author of the children&#8217;s novel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002CMLRGK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002CMLRGK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing\">Iris, Messenger<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002CMLRGK\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (Harcourt, 2007) about the Greek gods in suburbia. Her essays have appeared in the <em>Threepenny Review<\/em>, the <em>Huffington Post<\/em>, and WNYC.com. In 2013, she won a Pushcart Prize and was listed as notable in <em>Best American Essays<\/em>. Sarah has ghostwritten two erotic novels and assisted on ultramarathoner Scott Jurek&#8217;s memoir <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0544002318\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0544002318&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing\">Eat and Run<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0544002318\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. She was a writer\/researcher for CNBC&#8217;s boxing coverage of the 2012 Olympics. Before becoming a writer, Sarah was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, chef, and yoga teacher. She volunteers as a strength\/conditioning coach for young boxers at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dratlasfoundation.com\/boxingclubs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Atlas Cops &amp; Kids Gym<\/a> in Brooklyn and teaches yoga at New York Health and Racquet Club.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Brainy<em>\u00a0by The National. The conversation was recorded at Ms. Deming&#8217;s home on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing\">Blue enCORE 200 microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001QWBM62\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=voyantpublishing&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001QWBM62\">Zoom H4n recorder<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001QWBM62\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. 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It was kind of like the first time I read Virginia Woolf.&#8221; Essayist, boxer, novelist, chef and more, Sarah Deming\u00a0joins The Virtual Memories Show to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-stick-and-move\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Podcast: Stick and Move&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":[1],"tags":[2470,2485,2461,2468,2460,2471,2462,2482,2467,2473,2486,2480,2483,1353,2464,2472,2474,472,2477,2469,884,2466,2475,1963,299,2242,2478,2479,2484,2465,2481,2463,1343,2476],"class_list":["post-7781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-a-j-liebling","tag-adrian-nicole-leblanc","tag-atlas-cops-and-kids","tag-bernard-hopkins","tag-bobby-czyz","tag-carlo-rotella","tag-claressa-shields","tag-daniel-pinkwater","tag-doctor-octagon","tag-eric-danville","tag-harry-kite","tag-jerry-saltz","tag-jonathan-ames","tag-joyce-carol-oates","tag-katie-taylor","tag-kelly-shibari","tag-linda-lovelace","tag-mike-tyson","tag-muhammad-ali","tag-naazim-richardson","tag-p-g-wodehouse","tag-pat-russo","tag-philip-sandifer","tag-phillip-lopate","tag-roald-dahl","tag-sarah-deming","tag-sonny-liston","tag-stanley-crouch","tag-sue-johnson","tag-teddy-atlas","tag-thom-jones","tag-virginia-woolf","tag-w-g-sebald","tag-wonder-woman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-21v","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8414,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-guest-list-2014","url_meta":{"origin":7781,"position":0},"title":"Podcast &#8211; The Guest List 2014","author":"Gil","date":"December 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show: The Guest List 2014 Two years in a row? 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