{"id":9874,"date":"2016-09-12T20:04:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T00:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2017-10-08T23:25:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T03:25:54","slug":"episode-185-willard-spiegelman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-185-willard-spiegelman","title":{"rendered":"Episode 185 &#8211; Willard Spiegelman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9875\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-185-willard-spiegelman\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?fit=640%2C531\" data-orig-size=\"640,531\" 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=\"29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?fit=525%2C435\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9875 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?resize=525%2C435\" alt=\"29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z\" width=\"525\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?resize=620%2C514 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?resize=440%2C365 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29352434940_bd8ca574e0_z.jpg?w=640 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show #185: Willard Spiegelman<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_668\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9874-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.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_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9874-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.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;It&#8217;s an existential question, not a historical one: what kinds of places make you feel at home? Some people feel at home nowhere, and some feel at home everywhere. I&#8217;m myself, wherever I am.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/seniormoments\/willardspiegelman\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9876\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-185-willard-spiegelman\/1472770093-bk_spiegelman\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472770093-bk_spiegelman.jpg?fit=275%2C413\" data-orig-size=\"275,413\" 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=\"1472770093-bk_spiegelman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472770093-bk_spiegelman.jpg?fit=275%2C413\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472770093-bk_spiegelman.jpg?resize=250%2C375\" alt=\"1472770093-bk_spiegelman\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-magnificent-seven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willard Spiegelman<\/a> returns to the show to talk about his wonderful new essay collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374261229\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0374261229&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=9d723f26486b6d1d4f0921e762673740\">Senior Moments: Looking Back, Looking Ahead<\/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=0374261229\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (FSG). We get into the process of deaccessioning, Mark Strand&#8217;s advice on paring down to 100 books, Willard&#8217;s\u00a0take on 45 years living in Dallas (and what he&#8217;ll miss about it now that he&#8217;s retired), the joy of getting lost in Italy, the best way to pick someone up in NYC, the contrast of his 50th high school and college reunions, and more.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a>\u00a0And go buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374261229\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0374261229&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=9d723f26486b6d1d4f0921e762673740\">Senior Moments<\/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=0374261229\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m enthusiastically looking forward to getting rid of everything.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_669\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9874-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.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_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9874-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.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>We also mix it up over the aesthetic sunk cost fallacy, ponder being alone in the middle of a crowd, compare Japan and Hungary relative to being linguistically uprooted (I argue that Hungary is tougher, because it looks like you should be able to piece together the language), examine the pharaonic idea of hoarding, and listen to time&#8217;s winged chariot hurrying near. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now go listen to the show!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m much too old to write a memoir. That&#8217;s the province of 25-year-olds.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_185_-_Willard_Spiegelman.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-the-magnificent-seven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willard Spiegelman<\/a> (2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-122-a-muse-apart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Galassi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-159-burton-pike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Pike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-153-rachel-hadas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Hadas<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-174-ann-patty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ann Patty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-123-the-hidden-wish-of-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Langdon Hammer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-136-j-d-mcclatchy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JD McClatchy<\/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=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-magnificent-seven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willard Spiegelman<\/a> is the Hughes Professor of English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. From 1984 util 2016, he was also the editor in chief of Southwest Review. He had written many books and essays about English and American poetry. For more than a quarter century, he has been a regular contributor to the Leisure and Arts pages of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/search\/term.html?KEYWORDS=WILLARD+SPIEGELMAN&amp;bylinesearch=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. In 2005, Willard won the PEN\/Nora Magid award for literary editing. In addition to <em>Senior Moments<\/em>, he&#8217;s also written or edited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312429673\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0312429673&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=16cf980e331ec07568284e6a73bebe79\">Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness<\/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=0312429673\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0195174917\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0195174917&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=d45bb9892cd40c2a1557685d7516e0d8\">How Poets See the World: The Art of Description in Contemporary Poetry<\/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=0195174917\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0520053656\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0520053656&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=58bc9b2ff0a27a3932d507031a8fe7f0\">Wordsworth&#8217;s Heroes<\/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=0520053656\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01A0B5MFQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01A0B5MFQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4d84ee4950bd7dff22566ca052d4c289\">Imaginative Transcripts: Selected Literary Essays<\/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=B01A0B5MFQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0195093569\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0195093569&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=134e4867561f8014caa7d3381b2f32bf\">Majestic Indolence: English Romantic Poetry and the Work of Art<\/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=0195093569\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0691014604\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0691014604&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=b472bba095c3082e8297863d1af1b9c8\">The Didactic Muse: Scenes of Instruction in Contemporary American Poetry<\/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=0691014604\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0231132875\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0231132875&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=59d0977d113bb12dd9358106e6d39d19\">Love, Amy: The Selected Letters of Amy Clampitt<\/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=0231132875\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Oh, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/slideshow\/2008\/09\/16\/magazine\/20080921-STYLE_3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he&#8217;s quite dapper<\/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 Mr. Spiegelman&#8217;s home\u00a0on a pair of\u00a0<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 Microphones<\/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\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4WKYIFHCCL6N44BR\">Zoom H5<\/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=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on 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=\"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\" \/>. Photo of Mr. Spiegelman by me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show #185: Willard Spiegelman &#8220;It&#8217;s an existential question, not a historical one: what kinds of places make you feel at home? Some people feel at home nowhere, and some feel at home everywhere. 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