{"id":9390,"date":"2016-01-31T18:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T22:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9390"},"modified":"2016-01-31T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T22:45:55","slug":"fear-of-a-square-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/fear-of-a-square-planet","title":{"rendered":"Fear of a Square Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just launched the monthly bonus podcast for The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>, called Fear of a Square Planet<\/a>! It’s only for patrons\/supporters of the podcast, so visit my Patreon<\/a> or Paypal<\/a> page to make a contribution to the show, and you’ll get access to the new podcast, along with other exclusive blog-items from the show.<\/p>\n

This month’s Fear of a Square Planet<\/em>\u00a0features our four January guests — Keith Knight<\/a>, Molly Crabapple<\/a>, Harold Bloom<\/a>, and Carol Tyler<\/a> — along with past guest Dmitry<\/a> Samarov<\/a> each answering my deceptively simple question, “So, who are you reading?”<\/p>\n

Help support The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>\u00a0through Patreon<\/a> or Paypal<\/a> and you’ll be able to listen to that bonus\u00a0episode, get access to the lists of books we talked about, and more!<\/p>\n

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Logo by Dustin Harbin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just launched the monthly bonus podcast for The Virtual Memories Show, called Fear of a Square Planet! It’s only for patrons\/supporters of the podcast, so visit my Patreon or Paypal page to make a contribution to the show, and you’ll get access to the new podcast, along with other exclusive blog-items from the show. … <\/p>\n

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