{"id":13009,"date":"2020-03-28T21:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T01:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=13009"},"modified":"2021-03-24T22:25:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:25:20","slug":"the-covid-19-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions","title":{"rendered":"The COVID-19 Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><em>Return to the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Memories Show<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em> main page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly daily from March 25 to June 11, 2020, I posted conversations with past guests of my <strong><em>Virtual Memories Show<\/em><\/strong> podcast about how they\u2019re coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, I&#8217;ve gone back to recording full-length episodes with new guests. You can find all episodes of the podcast at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\" target=\"_blank\">the main page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> If you want to subscribe to the <strong><em>Virtual Memories Show <\/em><\/strong>you can do that through <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>, or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\">TuneIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3\/25\/21 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-427-kate-lacour\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-427-kate-lacour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate Lacour<\/a> (one-year anniversary episode!)<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">6\/11\/20 &#8211; <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-dylan-horrocks\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Horrocks<\/a> (last one!) (for now)<\/li><li>6\/10\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-steve-prue\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Ronin<\/a> (1st time guest)<\/li><li>6\/9\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-stoya\" target=\"_blank\">Stoya<\/a><\/li><li>6\/8\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-liza-donnelly\" target=\"_blank\">Liza Donnelly<\/a><\/li><li>6\/5\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-kipp-friedman\" target=\"_blank\">Kipp Friedman<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">6\/4\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/bruce-jay-friedman-bonus-episode\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Jay Friedman tribute<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">6\/3\/20 &#8211; <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-steven-heller\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Heller<\/a><\/li><li>6\/2\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-david-small\" target=\"_blank\">David Small<\/a><\/li><li>6\/1\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-r-sikoryak\" target=\"_blank\">R. Sikoryak<\/a><\/li><li>5\/29\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-eddie-campbell\" target=\"_blank\">Eddie Campbell<\/a><\/li><li>5\/28\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-audrey-niffenegger\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Niffenegger<\/a><\/li><li>5\/27\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-annie-koyama\" target=\"_blank\">Annie Koyama<\/a><\/li><li>5\/26\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-373-kathe-koja\" target=\"_blank\">Kathe Koja<\/a> (full-length episode)<\/li><li>5\/22\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jonathan-hyman\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Hyman<\/a><\/li><li>5\/21\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-peter-trachtenberg\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Trachtenberg<\/a><\/li><li>5\/20\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-david-leopold\" target=\"_blank\">David Leopold<\/a><\/li><li>5\/19\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-glynnis-fawkes\" target=\"_blank\">Glynnis Fawkes<\/a><\/li><li>5\/18\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-gary-clark\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Clark<\/a><\/li><li>5\/16\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-witold-rybczynski\" target=\"_blank\">Witold Rybczynski<\/a><\/li><li>5\/15\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-nathaniel-popkin\" target=\"_blank\">Nathaniel Popkin<\/a><\/li><li>5\/14\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-372-tom-hart\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Hart<\/a> (full-length episode)<\/li><li>5\/13\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-kate-maruyama\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Maruyama<\/a><\/li><li>5\/12\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-ron-hogan\" target=\"_blank\">Ron Hogan<\/a><\/li><li>5\/11\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-cassandra-khaw\" target=\"_blank\">Cassandra Khaw<\/a><\/li><li>5\/9\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-sato-moughalian\" target=\"_blank\">Sato Moughalian<\/a><\/li><li>5\/8\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-brett-martin\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Martin<\/a><\/li><li>5\/7\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-karl-stevens\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Stevens<\/a><\/li><li>5\/6\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-shachar-pinsker\" target=\"_blank\">Shachar Pinsker<\/a><\/li><li>5\/5\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-david-baerwald\" target=\"_blank\">David Baerwald<\/a><\/li><li>5\/4\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-371-paul-c-tumey\" target=\"_blank\">Paul C. Tumey<\/a> (full-length episode)<\/li><li>5\/2\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-keiler-roberts\" target=\"_blank\">Keiler Roberts<\/a><\/li><li>5\/1\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-david-m-carr\" target=\"_blank\">David M. Carr<\/a><\/li><li>4\/30\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-michael-gerber\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Gerber<\/a><\/li><li>4\/29\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-scott-edelman\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Edelman<\/a><\/li><li>4\/28\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-ken-krimstein\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Krimstein<\/a><\/li><li>4\/27\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-eddy-portnoy\" target=\"_blank\">Eddy Portnoy<\/a><\/li><li>4\/26\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-maria-alexander\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Alexander<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">4\/25\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-kriota-willberg\" target=\"_blank\">Kriota Willberg<\/a><\/span><\/li><li>4\/24\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-sylvia-nickerson\" target=\"_blank\">Sylvia Nickerson<\/a><\/li><li>4\/23\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-summer-pierre\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Pierre<\/a><\/li><li>4\/22\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-emily-flake\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Flake<\/a><\/li><li>4\/21\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-kyle-cassidy\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Cassidy<\/a><\/li><li>4\/20\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-370-alta-l-price\" target=\"_blank\">Alta L. Price<\/a> (from the Before Time)<\/li><li>4\/19\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-eva-hagberg-2\" target=\"_blank\">Eva Hagberg: 21 Days Later<\/a><\/li><li>4\/18\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jane-borden\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Borden<\/a><\/li><li>4\/17\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-whitney-matheson\" target=\"_blank\">Whitney Matheson<\/a><\/li><li>4\/15\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-dean-haspiel\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Haspiel<\/a><\/li><li>4\/14\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-christopher-brown\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Brown<\/a><\/li><li>4\/13\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-369-matt-ruff\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Ruff<\/a><\/li><li>4\/12\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-368-tess-lewis\" target=\"_blank\">Tess Lewis<\/a> (from the Before Time)<\/li><li>4\/11\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-ilana-myer\" target=\"_blank\">Ilana Myer<\/a><\/li><li>4\/10\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jennifer-hayden\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Hayden<\/a><\/li><li>4\/9\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-ben-model\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Model<\/a><\/li><li>4\/8\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-michael-tisserand\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Tisserand<\/a><\/li><li>4\/7\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-henry-wessells\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Wessells<\/a><\/li><li>4\/6\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-james-sturm\" target=\"_blank\">James Sturm<\/a><\/li><li>4\/5\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-richard-kadrey\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Kadrey<\/a><\/li><li>4\/4\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-dmitry-samarov\" target=\"_blank\">Dmitry Samarov<\/a><\/li><li>4\/3\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-boaz-roth\" target=\"_blank\">Boaz Roth (my brother)<\/a><\/li><li>4\/2\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-sven-birkerts\" target=\"_blank\">Sven Birkerts<\/a><\/li><li>4\/1\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-samuel-r-delany\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel R. Delany<\/a><\/li><li>3\/31\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-ellen-datlow\" target=\"_blank\">Ellen Datlow<\/a><\/li><li>3\/30\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-eva-hagberg\" target=\"_blank\">Eva Hagberg<\/a><\/li><li>3\/29\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-tom-tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Tomorrow (a.k.a. Dan Perkins)<\/a><\/li><li>3\/28\/20 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-peter-kuper\">Peter Kuper<\/a><\/li><li>3\/27\/20 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-jim-ottaviani\">Jim Ottaviani<\/a><\/li><li>3\/25\/20 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-kate-lacour\">Kate Lacour<\/a><\/li><li>3\/16\/20 &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-19-bonus-mini-episode\" target=\"_blank\">my COVID story<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical Requirements to participate in <strong>The COVID-19 Sessions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>laptop or desktop &#8211; no tablet\/iPhone<\/li><li>Chrome or Firefox browser<\/li><li>headphones or earbuds &#8211; wired, not bluetooth<\/li><li>microphone &#8211; built-in mic is acceptable, but an external will likely sound better<\/li><li>indoor\/quiet place to record<\/li><li>audio only &#8211; don&#8217;t worry about your hair<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Return to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to the Virtual Memories Show main page Nearly daily from March 25 to June 11, 2020, I posted conversations with past guests of my Virtual Memories Show podcast about how they\u2019re coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, I&#8217;ve gone back to recording full-length episodes with new guests. You can find all episodes of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The COVID-19 Sessions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13221,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13009","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4C7K-3nP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7040,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/thank-you","url_meta":{"origin":13009,"position":0},"title":"Thank you!","author":"Gil","date":"April 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank you for donating to the Virtual Memories Show! I'll send you the username and password shortly to fearofasquareplanet.com, where you can get access to our supporter-only content, including a monthly bonus podcast where I ask guests (and other interesting people), \"So, who you reading?\" Return to the Virtual Memories\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12793,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/support-artists-creators","url_meta":{"origin":13009,"position":1},"title":"Support Artists &#038; Creators!","author":"Gil","date":"January 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I always plug my Patreon\/Paypal setup at the end of my show so that listeners can show their support for my Virtual Memories Show podcast. If you'd like to support some of my guests in their creative efforts \u2014 they generally need the money a lot more than I do\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/makeitrainjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/makeitrainjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/makeitrainjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/makeitrainjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/makeitrainjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15275,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-in-translation","url_meta":{"origin":13009,"position":2},"title":"Podcasts: In Translation","author":"Gil","date":"May 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I've recorded plenty of Virtual Memories Show podcasts with translators, so I decided collect them here so you fans of translators or works in translation can listen to them. You can check out the full archive of the Virtual Memories Show over here! FOLLOW ALONG There are plenty of ways\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8518,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/clive-james-podcast","url_meta":{"origin":13009,"position":3},"title":"Clive James Podcast Request","author":"Gil","date":"January 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE: WE DID IT! I interviewed Clive James in February 2015 and posted the episode at the end of March! Go check out the episode or just give it a listen right here: When I started The Virtual Memories Show, I put together a\u00a0prospective guest list for my podcast, with\u00a0a\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"james_1243258163_crop_550x307","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james_1243258163_crop_550x307-440x246.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15300,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth","url_meta":{"origin":13009,"position":4},"title":"Podcasts: Philip Roth","author":"Gil","date":"June 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the years, a bunch of my Virtual Memories Show podcasts have involved \u2014 in some way, shape or form \u2014 the novels and life of Philip Roth. I've collected them here so you Roth-readers can listen to them. 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