{"id":15689,"date":"2022-11-19T15:51:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=15689"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:07:48","slug":"podcasts-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-the-dead","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts: The Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been making <strong><em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em><\/strong> since 2012, and several of my podcast guests have died over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hate having to update this page.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-189-glen-baxter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glen Baxter<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_189_-_Glen_Baxter.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3<\/a> (d. March 29, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-108-from-asterix-to-zweig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthea Bell<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_108_-_From_Asterix_to_Zweig.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Oct. 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-151-harold-bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harold Bloom<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_151_-_Harold_Bloom.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Oct. 14, 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-highest-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eva Brann<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_3_Episode_12_-_Highest_Learning.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. Oct. 28, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-535-finding-michael-denneny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Denneny<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_535_-_Finding_Michael_Denneny.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. April 15, 2023) (we didn\u2019t record; I found him dead in his apartment, and this is a monologue about that)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-494-brian-doherty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Doherty<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_494_-_Brian_Doherty.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. Mar. 14, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-slow-learner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jules Feiffer<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_44_-_Slow_Learner.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3<\/a> (d. Jan. 17, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/bruce-jay-friedman-bonus-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruce Jay Friedman<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Bruce_Jay_Friedman_Bonus_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. June 3, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/milton-glaser-tribute-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milton Glaser<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Milton_Glaser_Tribute_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. June 26, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-look-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Gross<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_41_-_Look_Day.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3<\/a> (d. May 7, 2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/clive-james-bonus-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clive James<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Clive_James_Bonus_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Nov. 24, 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-193-ed-koren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Koren<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_193_-_Ed_Koren.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. April 14, 2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-242-george-lois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Lois<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_242_-_George_Lois.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Nov. 18, 2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-136-j-d-mcclatchy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD McClatchy<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_136_-_J.D._McClatchy.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. April 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-543-joseph-monninger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Monninger<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_543_-_Joseph_Monninger.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. Jan. 1, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-reading-maketh-a-full-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DG Myers<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Season_4_Episode_13_-_Reading_Maketh_a_Full_Man.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0 (d. Sept. 26, 2014)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-283-robert-andrew-parker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Andrew Parker<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_283_-_Robert_Andrew_Parker.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. Dec. 27, 2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-159-burton-pike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Pike<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_159_-_Burton_Pike.mp3\">mp3<\/a> (d. Dec. 22, 2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-274-chris-reynolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Reynolds<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_274_-_Chris_Reynolds.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3<\/a> (d. May 5, 2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-447-peter-schjeldahl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Schjeldahl<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_447_-_Peter_Schjeldahl.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Oct. 21, 2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/tom-spurgeon-bonus-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Spurgeon<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Tom_Spurgeon_Bonus_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a>\u00a0(d. Nov. 11, 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/tom-spurgeon-birthday-memorial-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Spurgeon (my memorial)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Tom_Spurgeon_Birthday_Memorial_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/ed-ward-tribute-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ed Ward Tribute (2021)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Ed_Ward_Tribute_Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mp3<\/a> (d. May 3. 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-304-edmund-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmund White (2018)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_304_-_Edmund_White.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3<\/a> (d. June 3, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been making The Virtual Memories Show since 2012, and several of my podcast guests have died over the years. I hate having to update this page. Glen Baxter \u2022 mp3 (d. March 29, 2026) Anthea Bell\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3\u00a0(d. Oct. 18, 2018) Harold Bloom\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3\u00a0(d. Oct. 14, 2019) Eva Brann \u2022 mp3 (d. Oct. 28, 2024) Michael Denneny &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-the-dead\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Podcasts: The Dead&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15768,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15689","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4C7K-453","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8939,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-guests-alphabetical","url_meta":{"origin":15689,"position":0},"title":"Podcasts: Guests (Alphabetical)","author":"Gil","date":"August 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Looking for an alphabetical list of guests? Look no further! 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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":15300,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcasts-philip-roth","url_meta":{"origin":15689,"position":3},"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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