{"id":9759,"date":"2016-07-11T20:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T00:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9759"},"modified":"2023-07-13T10:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:05:05","slug":"episode-176-malcolm-margolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-176-malcolm-margolin","title":{"rendered":"Episode 176 &#8211; Malcolm Margolin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is one of those Must-Hear episodes of <em><strong>The Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/em>, people! I know I love <em>all<\/em> my kids, but I admit this one&#8217;s pretty special; give it a few minutes and you&#8217;ll understand\u00a0why.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6907\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9759-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9759-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.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 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show #176:<br \/>\nMalcolm Margolin<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What I&#8217;m passing on to people is . . . the capacity to have fun. To have a life that you can build around. Not branding, and not the demands of the marketplace, but what you really think and what you want.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heydaybooks.com\/book\/the-heyday-of-malcolm-margolin\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9764\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-176-malcolm-margolin\/hmalcover_web800px-200x299\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMALcover_web800px-200x299.jpg?fit=200%2C299\" data-orig-size=\"200,299\" 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;0&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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HMALcover_web800px-200&amp;#215;299\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMALcover_web800px-200x299.jpg?fit=200%2C299\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/HMALcover_web800px-200x299.jpg?resize=201%2C300\" alt=\"HMALcover_web800px-200x299\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>After <a href=\"https:\/\/heydaybooks.com\/book\/the-heyday-of-malcolm-margolin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a remarkable 40-year career<\/a>, publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malcolm_Margolin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Margolin<\/a> is retiring from <a href=\"https:\/\/heydaybooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heyday Books<\/a> in Berkeley. He joins the show to talk about the liberation of being unimportant, building a roundhouse to fall apart, the &#8220;dress code&#8221; necessary to make things palatable to a mainstream audience, his efforts to chronicle California Indian culture, his next act(s), and more!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In some ways I feel regret; the irony is that I was so active in preserving other people&#8217;s cultures and languages, but I let mine go.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We also talk about the craziest golf foursome ever, the two-week-plus run of LSD that may have changed his life, his hatred of salesmanship (and environmentalists), the publishing revolution of the \u201870s, how we learn to live in a world bigger than our capacity to understand it, the inscription he\u2019d want on his headphone e\u2019d what drew him to publishing all those years ago (the beautiful women)! <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6908\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9759-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9759-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.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>And become a patron of this podcast via <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paypal<\/a> to get access to bonus conversation with Malcolm and a list of all the books we talked about! (Also, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-quotable-malcolm-margolin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s a free bonus page<\/a> of all the great quotes from our conversation.)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m an emotion junkie. If I can go more than a few hours without breaking into tears, it&#8217;s a wasted day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_176_-_Malcolm_Margolin.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-reading-maketh-a-full-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DG Myers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-much-abides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashton Applewhite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-little-suicides-little-fish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lori Carson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-133-what-if-we-give-it-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stona Fitch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-stars-have-anemia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Stein<\/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\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16187\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-176-malcolm-margolin\/img_5003\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?fit=1280%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465210223&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?resize=620%2C465 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?resize=440%2C330 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5003.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malcolm_Margolin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Margolin<\/a> is an author, publisher, and the founder and executive director of <a href=\"http:\/\/heydaybooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heyday Books<\/a>, an independent nonprofit publisher and cultural institution in Berkeley, CA. In 1974 he founded Heyday with the publication of his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0930588150\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0930588150&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=0b32c66d017f5cea512f55eab754d2f5\">The East Bay Out: A Personal Guide to the East Bay Regional Parks<\/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=0930588150\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Malcolm is the author\/editor of eight books including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0930588010\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0930588010&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=6737148f32656f0ec1c88cb27f808427\">The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area<\/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=0930588010\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, named by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the hundred most important books of the 20th century by a western writer. His essays and articles have appeared in a number of periodicals including <em>The Nation, Small Press, National Parks, the San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, and the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>. He retired from his role as publisher at Heyday Books this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16188\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-176-malcolm-margolin\/img_5001\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?fit=2109%2C2412\" data-orig-size=\"2109,2412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465210214&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?fit=525%2C601\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16188 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=525%2C601\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=542%2C620 542w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=385%2C440 385w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=768%2C878 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=1343%2C1536 1343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?resize=1791%2C2048 1791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5001.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded at the offices of Heyday Books on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005CQ2ZY6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005CQ2ZY6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=c203ccb4988d439ad6489e00d4fc6a25\">Zoom H2n<\/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=B005CQ2ZY6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder (because I screwed up with my main recorder). I recorded the intro and outro on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphone<\/a><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=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into 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><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\" \/>. 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