S1E18 -Sad FM: an interview with Gauraa Shekhar

In this episode, I interview Gauraa Shekhar. Gauraa Shekhar is a Founding Editor of No Contact, the Interviews Editor at Maudlin House, and an Assistant Editor at X-R-A-Y. Her debut short story “Other Significant Others: A Glossary” was a finalist for the Francine Ringold Awards for Emerging Writers and earned a nomination for the PEN/ Robert J. Dau Award. Gauraa’s work has appeared in Nimrod, Contrary, Sonora Review, Vol.1 Brooklyn, Literary Hub, Hobart After Dark, and elsewhere. She lives in Richmond, Viriginia with her husband and young dachshund. Show notes: 0:40- Mallory’s racist building manager 3:08- Christmas trees 7:15- names that no one pronounces  right 9:47- Coffee  17:14- Covid 25:48- Millennials and social media  31:35- Gen Z 32:36- whitewashing of American history 33:43- Gen Z playlist names 35:53- Blink-182 37:35- My Chemical Romance 39:08- feeling like a Tall Child 41:02- TikTok 43:12- Kevin Sterne’s tweet about perfect albums from the last 10 years  44:13- sad girl music 48:00- Lena Dunham 49:29-  music memoirs 50:16- KISS 53:44- divisive musicians (Steely Dan, Taylor Swift…) 1:03:32- No Contact Magazine 1:04:45- Fav Music Genre 1:06:43- music vs writing 1:09:59- Allen Ginsberg 1:11:25- Gauraa’s current writing 1:13:13- Gauraa’s playlists 1:15:40- Being short at concerts 1:17:19- music festivals 1:22:28- Coping with the loss of concerts during the pandemic 1:23:15- WiFi names 1:25:38- Gauraa reads “MARISSA COOPER IS PROUD OF WHAT SHE DID AND SHE’D DO IT AGAIN”