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The ArtiFact Podcast is a long-form show on books, culture, painting, and music hosted by Alex Sheremet, Joel Parrish, and a revolving door of co-hosts and guests. Each subject is covered in depth and at length, with past shows featuring the Epic of Gilgamesh, Charles Johnson's "Oxherding Tale", Leonard Shlain’s "Art & Physics", John Williams's "Stoner", and more. Opinionated, controversial, and prone to making enemies and friends of friends and enemies, ArtiFact delivers new perspectives on the arts by artists of talent.
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Saturday Jun 26, 2021
Saturday Jun 26, 2021
In ArtiFact #5, Alex and Joel are joined by Dan Schneider to discuss his picaresque novel, The Custodian's B****.
You can also watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45J0Upz1_x0
Read the latest writing from automachination: https://automachination.com
Joel's website: https://poeticimport.com
Dan's website: http://cosmoetica.com
Music sample: Lowkemia - "Lorem Ipsum" (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Timestamps:
0:14 - On Richard Linklater's "Tape", Christopher Nolan, Terence Malick, Martin Scorsese
8:28 - Introducing Dan Schneider's "The Custodian's Bitch" + prologue
17:01 - Dan's use of humor and concision
24:10 - Joel: there is an (implied) Vonnegut influence
26:26 - Dan's advice for episodic writing
30:24 - How can writers avoid "idealized" characters?
45:17 - Alex: insights from ALL characters should be harnessed
01:01:12 - Dan's 2-minute tour of CISD
01:01:51 - Joel: "typewriter ribbons?"
01:02:25 - Dan excerpts "Sept. 26, 2016"
01:03:28 - Alex: only the Bull Toad gets its just desserts
01:07:57 - The book's caste system creates reader anxiety
01:12:08 - Do episodic novels "need" a climax?
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