{"id":78,"date":"2006-08-28T00:07:08","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?p=78"},"modified":"2010-12-04T16:51:49","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T21:51:49","slug":"the-bat-segundo-show-60-robert-birnbaum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/the-bat-segundo-show-60-robert-birnbaum\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Birnbaum (BSS #60)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3\"><img id=\"image4184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/segundo60.jpg\" alt=\"segundo60.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Author:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.identitytheory.com\/interviews\/\">Robert Birnbaum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Condition of Mr. Segundo:<\/b> Detached but amused by the pair-up.<\/p>\n<p><b>Subjects Discussed:<\/b> The value of conducting interviews at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountauburn.org\/\">a cemetery<\/a>, Ed Champion&#8217;s arrest, the current state of the literary world, literary feuds, Richard Ford and Colson Whitehead, Stanley Crouch, Nicholson Baker, <a href=\"http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D6113DF93BA3575BC0A9629C8B63\">Leon Wieseltier<\/a>, Anthony Burgess, US vs. UK journalism, Cynthia Ozick, the literary blogosphere, Birnbaum&#8217;s participation at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/oscar\/\">the Oscar blog<\/a>, West Coast vs. East Coast weather, reading and page limits, the &#8220;importance&#8221; of the <i>New York Times Book Review<\/i>, Gilbert Sorrentino, Sam Tanenhaus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.identitytheory.com\/people\/birnbaum46.html\">Thomas McGuane<\/a>&#8216;s <i>Nothing But Blue Skies<\/i> book tour cancellation, Laura Miller, an attempt to stop the interview by a Mt. 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Auburn Cemetery leaflet of rules, John Updike, Joan Didion, comparisons with the publishing and the music industry, the <i>NYTBR<\/I> contemporary fiction coverage, list-making, classic vs. contemporary literature, Paul Collins, small presses vs. large presses, the onslaught of galleys, BEA, Birnbaum as editor, party pictures, celebrity culture, visionary magazines, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Luce\">Henry Luce<\/a>, artistry vs. Photoshop, California fruit labels, the advertising world, who Birnbaum will talk with, Nicole Richie, authors having emotional breakdowns, the current state of literary journalism, and staying humble.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7437\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-78-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3\">http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Listen: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?powerpress_pinw=78-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo60.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"segundo60.mp3\">Download<\/a> (63.8MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Robert Birnbaum Condition of Mr. Segundo: Detached but amused by the pair-up. 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