Jonathan Lethem + Tift Merritt
SongWriter
English - September 21, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB - ★★★★ - 42 ratingsBooks Arts Music storytelling literature inspiration song songs songwriting stories story storyteller Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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During a live online performance, bestselling author Jonathan Lethem reads from his recent “dystopian pastoral” novel, The Arrest, about a farming community dealing with the worldwide collapse of technology. Jonathan also speaks about his long history of writing lyrics for bands including They Might Be Giants and the Silos. Songwriter Tift Merritt shares a studio recording of a song called “Asylum in a Mad, Mad World” that she wrote in response to the story, but also reflecting the history of a former asylum in her hometown.
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