Cadillac Deserts & Drive‑In Dreams — A Conversation with Joe Lansdale

He answers the phone and immediately calms a fan who calls him a hero — and from that small, human moment this episode unfurls into a lively, unguarded portrait of Joe R. Lansdale. Listen as a nervous admirer becomes a collaborator in a conversation that moves from Roadkill chapbooks to martial arts, audio books, and the strange, funny lines that make Lansdale’s characters leap off the page. Through quick anecdotes and sharp, comic riffs, Lansdale traces how influence is blended into voice, how discipline (and some old-fashioned whimsy) make stories sing, and why his East Texas roots keep pulling him back. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes notes on adaptations, the documentary All Hail the Popcorn King, and the oddball images — seals, Martian apes, Kmart boots — that reveal how he writes toward truth with a wry grin. Short, intimate and warm, this episode reads like sitting on a porch with a legendary storyteller: equal parts craft talk, character study and contagious enthusiasm. Tune in to feel the magic of a writer at work and come away with lines you’ll repeat and a hunger to read everything he’s ever written. CHECK IT OUT: https://www.joerlansdale.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12860922/