{"id":14769,"date":"2021-10-12T08:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=14769"},"modified":"2021-10-12T08:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:09:17","slug":"episode-455-charles-bivona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-455-charles-bivona","title":{"rendered":"Episode 455 &#8211; Charles Bivona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_455_-_Charles_Bivona.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show 455:<br \/>\nCharles Bivona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1846\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14769-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_455_-_Charles_Bivona.mp3?_=1\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-455-charles-bivona\/img_2173\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?fit=2316%2C2316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2316,2316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1633883940&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2173\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?fit=525%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=440%2C440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=170%2C170&amp;ssl=1 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2173.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Writer, poet, professor, editor and old friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/charlesbivona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Bivona<\/a> returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about art, depression, anxiety, midlife health crises (his diabetes, my CLL), Buddhism, Vietnam &amp; contagious trauma, writing his autobiography on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/charlesbivona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>, and more. Our 20+ years of friendship yield an intriguing conversation about how our lives have changed in response to and\/or defiance of the world around us. We get into the heavy stuff this time, but don&#8217;t fret: there&#8217;s room for humor with my old pal, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_455_-_Charles_Bivona.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780997949155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mourning After<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9780997949162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memoirs In Fragments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(You should also check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-peace-poet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 conversation<\/a> and the 3 monthly check-ins we did in 2016: <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-161-dan-perkins-tom-tomorrow-live-njpoet-corner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-165-fred-kaplan-wnjpoets-corner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-170-chester-brown-nina-bunjevac-wnjpoets-corner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxcsmm8IC4w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-455-charles-bivona\/id531173075?i=1000538328797\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/27xBBI1nUvsRyZwJudagmk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t166548383\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_455_-_Charles_Bivona.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>&nbsp;Then check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>&nbsp;for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TuneIn<\/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>From his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/charlesbivona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> bio: Part-Time Professor &amp; Writer, Poet &amp; Retired Ass Model: I&#8217;ve worn many hats. Luckily, I look good in hats. Currently, the Executive Editor of academic things.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Charles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/charlesbivona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charlesbiv7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and support his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/charlesbivona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>&nbsp;by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from&nbsp;the artist. The conversation was recorded at Charles&#8217; home on a pair of&nbsp;<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=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/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=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> and 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\">. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/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=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. Photo of Charles by me. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 455: Charles Bivona Writer, poet, professor, editor and old friend Charles Bivona returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about art, depression, anxiety, midlife health crises (his diabetes, my CLL), Buddhism, Vietnam &amp; contagious trauma, writing his autobiography on Patreon, and more. Our 20+ years of friendship yield an intriguing conversation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-455-charles-bivona\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 455 &#8211; Charles Bivona&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,4,1183,17,18,20],"tags":[947],"class_list":["post-14769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-politics-explicit","category-politics-implicit","category-religion","tag-charles-bivona","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3Qd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8160,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-peace-poet","url_meta":{"origin":14769,"position":0},"title":"Podcast &#8211; The Peace Poet","author":"Gil","date":"September 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show: Charles Bivona\u00a0- The Peace Poet \"I think people are experiencing a lot of things in America that they just don't have the words for. 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