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In Part Two of The Degenerates, we continue our conversation with Gabriel Levinson of the indie publishing house ANTIBOOKCLUB. We talk about Gabriel's experience publishing Practical Blasphemy, the fictionalized memoir of author LJT, featured in Episode 3 of the podcast. We talk about eBooks and ANTIBOOKCLUB's evolution on its stance regarding them; ANTI's relationship with Amazon and Gabriel's decision to pull his books from their shelves; German media firm Bertelsmann and its acquisition of yet another giant in publishing; Bookshop.org, and more.
24 Jun 2021
The Degenerates: Part One
In this episode we welcome Gabriel Levinson, founder of ANTIBOOKCLUB, a tiny, indie publishing house. ANTIBOOKCLUB works tirelessly to bring readers "the wild, the stunning, the essential since 2011." This conversation was recorded in December of 2020.
23 Dec 2020
Robert and Rudolph
Robert L May wrote the original story of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. In today's episode, we're joined by two of his children: Martha May and Chris May.
13 Nov 2020
No Laughing Matter
In this episode of irRegular People we're joined by Pito Rodriguez, a 42-year-old Chicago man who contracted Covid-19, suffered through it, and survived.
13 Oct 2020
Practical Blasphemy
In this third episode of irRegular People, we're joined by LJT, author of Practical Blasphemy: The New Testament. Her intense and groundbreaking book is a fictionalized memoir of her suicidal act and subsequent stay at a psych ward.
12 Sept 2020
The Gospel of John Roman Saint-Jon
John Roman Saint-Jon tells us about his childhood in Chicago, his relationship with his mother, working in hospitality during Covid19, and the harrowing end to his relationship with a white man during the first week of the protests and riots surrounding the death of George Floyd.
12 Aug 2020
Same Storm, Different Boats
Casey Murtaugh and Miriam Dolnick, two Chicago art teachers, discuss their fears about returning to work in the Fall of 2020, and what school could look like in the future.
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