{"id":9917,"date":"2016-10-02T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9917"},"modified":"2017-11-25T17:53:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T21:53:09","slug":"episode-188-hayley-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-188-hayley-campbell","title":{"rendered":"Episode 188 &#8211; Hayley Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show #188: Hayley Campbell<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3302\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9917-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.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_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.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;I love finding people who are obsessed with things. People who devote their lives to things are my obsession.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Writer and Twitter provocateur <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hayleycampbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Campbell<\/a> joins the show for a conversation about her inability to describe her job (don&#8217;t call her a &#8220;content provider&#8221;). We talk about growing up in comics royalty (her dad is the great cartoonist Eddie Campbell), Alan Moore&#8217;s magic tricks, nearly losing a comic-shop job because of her lack of a college degree, the celebrity retweet she&#8217;s proudest of, and having an accidental career path, no fixed home, and a traumatic brain injury that gooses with her memory (and whether those three things are somehow connected). Also, we get into how she recently embarrassed Jonathan Safran Foer, and more!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a>\u00a0And go buy her first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062432958\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0062432958&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=14c07322cbe1d6e7461aed859a9bd9bf\">The Art of Neil Gaiman<\/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=0062432958\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (Ilex\/Harper). And for God&#8217;s sake, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hayleycampbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go follow her on Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3303\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9917-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.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_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.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;I think I&#8217;m more of a loser in real life than I am on the internet.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9920\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-188-hayley-campbell\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" 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=\"29944175721_cf1f848385_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"29944175721_cf1f848385_z\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?resize=620%2C465 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?resize=440%2C330 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29944175721_cf1f848385_z.jpg?w=640 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also get into her obsession with obsessives, becoming the oldest person at her BuzzFeed office in her early 30s, the insanely creepy Moebius comic she read as a kid, the glories of Australian dentistry, digging through old girlie magazines to research her book on Neil Gaiman, and why she loves writing about boxing. We also compare notes on doing interviews with people whose work you love.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now go listen to the show!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Dad won&#8217;t join Twitter because he&#8217;s afraid I&#8217;ll have more followers than him, and he&#8217;ll be &#8216;Hayley Campbell&#8217;s dad.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_188_-_Hayley_Campbell.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\/episode-137-scott-mccloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott McCloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-135-irvine-welsh-dmitry-samarov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irvine Welsh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-131-ever-after\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Clute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-disarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Rosenbaum (2013)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-re-explaining-hitler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Rosenbaum (2014)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-146-david-jaher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Jaher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-142-rupert-thomson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rupert Thomson (2015)<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/hayleycampbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Campbell <\/a>writes for a bunch of places but then who doesn\u2019t. She\u2019s written a book about Neil Gaiman (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062432958\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0062432958&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=14c07322cbe1d6e7461aed859a9bd9bf\">The Art of Neil Gaiman<\/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=0062432958\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, Ilex\/HarperCollins) and if her face looks familiar it\u2019s probably because she sold you comics once. Find her stuff on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hayleycampbell\">BuzzFeed<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/writers\/48885\">New Statesman<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_uk\/tag\/Hayley+Campbell\">VICE<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/authors\/hayley-campbell\">McSweeney\u2019s<\/a>, the Guardian, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedebrief.co.uk\/author\/hayley-campbell\">The Debrief<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcj.com\/author\/hayley-campbell\/\">The Comics Journal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/\">The Rumpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/\">Channel 4 News<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontarmy.com\/\">Front<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetnotion.com\/tag\/hayley-campbell\/\">Planet Notion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2013\/08\/05\/the-from-hell-companion-inclu.html\">Boing Boing<\/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 a pal&#8217;s apartment in NYC\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\" \/>. Photos of Ms. Campbell by me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show #188: Hayley Campbell &#8220;I love finding people who are obsessed with things. People who devote their lives to things are my obsession.&#8221; Writer and Twitter provocateur Hayley Campbell joins the show for a conversation about her inability to describe her job (don&#8217;t call her a &#8220;content provider&#8221;). We talk about growing up &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-188-hayley-campbell\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 188 &#8211; Hayley Campbell&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[26,4,1083,1183,19],"tags":[1094,4480,4483,1053,4067,713,978,323,4479,823,1320,4476,1213,4482,4478,1580,1382,2136,4477,976,346,1893,765,4481,906],"class_list":["post-9917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics","category-literature","category-movies","category-podcasts","category-urban-issues","tag-alan-moore","tag-asia-argento","tag-boy-george","tag-bret-easton-ellis","tag-carol-tyler","tag-chris-ware","tag-daniel-clowes","tag-david-foster-wallace","tag-dennis-potter","tag-eddie-campbell","tag-gay-talese","tag-hayley-campbell","tag-irvine-welsh","tag-joe-hill","tag-john-carpenter","tag-john-hodgman","tag-john-waters","tag-jonathan-safran-foer","tag-kevin-oneill","tag-moebius","tag-neil-gaiman","tag-nicholson-baker","tag-norman-mailer","tag-rl-stine","tag-stephen-king"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/29993554956_b8c114e6de_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-2zX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15458,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-499-hayley-campbell","url_meta":{"origin":9917,"position":0},"title":"Episode 499 &#8211; Hayley Campbell","author":"Gil","date":"August 16, 2022","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 499: Hayley Campbell \"Nobody ever sees all of death, so what I was doing \u2014 attempting to see all of it \u2014 was quite unusual. I don't think anyone is supposed to see all of it.\" Author, broadcaster, and journalist Hayley Campbell returns to the show to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/category\/art"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/hayley2022comp.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/hayley2022comp.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/hayley2022comp.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/hayley2022comp.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/hayley2022comp.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16165,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-545-eddie-campbell","url_meta":{"origin":9917,"position":1},"title":"Episode 545 &#8211; Eddie Campbell","author":"Gil","date":"July 11, 2023","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 545: Eddie Campbell \"There's probably a memento mori that runs through all my work, including The Fate of the Artist & The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell. 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