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114 - Bad City Thirst Trap (ft. Robert Dean)

Agitator

English - October 19, 2023 12:30 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
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Today we have Robert Dean, incredible writer and longtime homie, to discuss Kensuke Sonomura's 2022 film Bad City as well as Bobby's essay collection Existential Thirst Trap.

Also discussed: faceless fame, writers whose advice is better than their books, Arnold Schwarzenegger, "what would Miike have done?," energy flow dance fighting, adventures in gay porn and speaking sex toy gigs, Brian Keene, "The Economy of Sin," Bobby's essay that is too dark to find a home for, diversity in meritocracy, Broken River getting kicked off Publishers Marketplace, Israel and Palestine, and lots more tea-spilling, name-naming, and sauce-dripping on all things writing, publishing, and promoting.

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