{"id":15300,"date":"2022-06-07T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=15300"},"modified":"2023-04-17T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:37:06","slug":"podcasts-philip-roth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts: Philip Roth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth\/james450\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?fit=407%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"407,450\" 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=\"james450\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?fit=407%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?resize=407%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?w=407&amp;ssl=1 407w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/james450.jpg?resize=398%2C440&amp;ssl=1 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a>Over the years, a bunch of my <em><strong>Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/em> podcasts have involved \u2014 in some way, shape or form \u2014 the novels and life of Philip Roth. I&#8217;ve collected them here so you Roth-readers can listen to them.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Illustration by Joe Ciardiello; I bought the original a few years ago.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can check out the full archive of the <strong><em>Virtual Memories Show<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h1>FOLLOW ALONG<\/h1>\n<p>There are plenty of ways you can follow <em><strong>The Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/em>!<br \/>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69da178aa5ebd\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69da178aa5ebd\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chimeraobscura\/sets\/72157631558959205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flickr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sign up for the free weekly Substack e-mail<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #EEE; background: white;\" src=\"https:\/\/vmspod.substack.com\/embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE ROTH-ADJACENT GUESTS<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-451-jacques-berlinerblau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques Berlinerblau<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_451_-_Jacques_Berlinerblau.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-313-nathan-englander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Englander<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_313_-_Nathan_Englander.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/bruce-jay-friedman-bonus-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Jay Friedman Tribute (2020)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Bruce_Jay_Friedman_Bonus_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-425-vivian-gornick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivian Gornick<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_425_-_Vivian_Gornick.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-450-robert-mccrum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert McCrum<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_450_-_Robert_McCrum.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-489-ira-nadel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ira Nadel<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_489_-_Ira_Nadel.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-453-nadine-sergejeff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nadine Sergejeff<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_453_-_Nadine_Sergejeff.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-452-rosemary-steinbaum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosemary Steinbaum<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_452_-_Rosemary_Steinbaum.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-387-benjamin-taylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Taylor<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_387_-_Benjamin_Taylor.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Signup<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sign up for the free weekly Substack e-mail<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #EEE; 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I&#8217;ve collected them here so you Roth-readers can listen to them. (Illustration by Joe Ciardiello; I bought the original a few years ago.) You can check out &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Podcasts: Philip Roth&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15300","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4C7K-3YM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15275,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-in-translation","url_meta":{"origin":15300,"position":0},"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. 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