{"id":66,"date":"2006-07-06T08:46:33","date_gmt":"2006-07-06T13:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?p=66"},"modified":"2010-12-04T16:55:44","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T21:55:44","slug":"the-bat-segundo-show-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/the-bat-segundo-show-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Colson Whitehead (BSS #48)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3\"><img id=\"image3731\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/segundo48.jpg\" alt=\"segundo48.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Author:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colsonwhitehead.com\/\">Colson Whitehead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Condition of Mr. Segundo:<\/b> Dismayed by advertising jingle trios and interruptions; more than vaguely litigious.<\/p>\n<p><b>Subjects Discussed:<\/b> Living in San Francisco, working at CNET, writing on the clock, the importance of names, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/tcrr\/peopleevents\/p_judah.html\">Theodore Judah<\/a>, microhistories, the influence of 9\/11 upon <i>Apex<\/i>, metaphors, toes, writing about work, James Wood, didacticism, masculinity, the influence of pop culture, Generation X novels, Sven Birkets, whether the reader or the author has the obligation to make connections, the value of reviews, self-criticism, avoiding cliches, Altamont, compulsive writing, research, translating cultural experience into fiction, comic books, and brokering a detente with Richard Ford.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2760\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-66-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3\">http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Listen: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?powerpress_pinw=66-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo48.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"segundo48.mp3\">Download<\/a> (42.7MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Colson Whitehead Condition of Mr. Segundo: Dismayed by advertising jingle trios and interruptions; more than vaguely litigious. 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