Episode 140: Marya Hornbacher!

In this week’s episode, I talk to the memoirist, novelist, and journalist Marya Honrbacher, Photo © Mark Trockman (trockstock.com) plus J.J. Anselmi reads his personal essay, "Atrophy," and I offer a tribute to the late Philip Levine. TEXTS DISCUSSED Madness: A Bipolar Life" target="_blank"> Waiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power" target="_blank">Read Marya Hornbacher's wonderful Smithsonian profile of Oscar Peterson here. Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine" target="_blank">NOTES J.J. Anselmi's "Atrophy" first appeared online in Cleaver Magazine. Rest in peace, Philip Levine. Abe Chang with Phil Levine. Read Aaron Belz's discussion of his correspondence with Philip Levine here. Check out Orlando Shakes’ wonderfully colorful production of Merry Wives, which runs from February 4 to March 7, 2015. Photo by Tony Firriolo.