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Very Specific Interviews

by The Real Sarah Miller

Short interviews rather narrowly focused around one event or small idea. therealsarahmiller.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. Recording: A Long Essay about Short Fingernails

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com A Long Essay about Short Fingernails

  2. recorded The Lake Shore Limited, 1985

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com

  3. Recording of RESCUING CLYDE and WILY ORANGE CAT AT LARGE

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com

  4. NO SHIT I'D KILL A MAN FOR YA (AUDIO)

    this is the audio version of the piece i put out a few days ago. These posts are both free, but do subscribe if you have the means. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com/subscribe

  5. The Two Movies In The Dylan Movie

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com

  6. Turning My Back On The Non-Askers™ RECORDING

    Turning My Back On The Non-Askers™ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Does A Somewhat Hot Podiatrist Make Podiatry Less Terrifying?

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com

  8. Jobs I Have Had And Been Bad/Just Ok At, PART ONE

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  9. The Badger Reads The Badger

    I wrote this piece about my great friend THE BADGER in the online publication POPULA in 2018. I thought it would be fun to have him read this piece, which I link to a lot, and to make it free, a little holiday gift. Take it away, Badger. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this…

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  10. I'm Neutral For Christmas

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com This is the audio version of I'm Neutral For Christmas. You can also listen to the audio versions of Fighting On Acid and Now That I Am Fake Divorced All The Real Leaves Are Mine.

  11. FIGHTING ON ACID

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com Hi, this is the audio version of today’s post, Fighting on Acid which is about how one of my good friends and I took acid and got in a fight. pretty simple.

  12. Now That I Am Fake Divorced All The Real Leaves Are Mine

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com I am always planning on recording these things so today I did it. It is imperfect, I am just getting started with this. I am friends with a lot of audiophiles who will complain and step in, I am sure of...

  13. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: Alien and Love, Actually

    Joshua Clover and I are BACK and we didn’t see one movie each and we ask each other questions about the movie we didn’t see. We love our fans. Subscribe if you can. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  14. Didn't See It, Don't Need To

    Joshua Clover and I didn’t see BLONDE so you don’t have to. If you can afford to subscribe to THE REAL SARAH MILLER from whence this comes, please do. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  15. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: WHITE NOISE

    Joshua Clover and I didn’t see WHITE NOISE so you don’t have to. THIS WEEK WE HAVE ALL NEW QUESTIONS. Thanks to our two BEST listeners and now fellow podcasters, sob. If you can afford to subscribe to THE REAL SARAH MILLER from whence this comes, please do. This is a public episode. If you'd like...

  16. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: BODIES BODIES BODIES

    Joshua Clover and I didn’t see Bodies Bodies Bodies and we discuss the film, having not seen it. Please become a paying subscriber if you have the funds. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  17. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: Elvis

    Joshua Clover and I are BACK and we didn’t see ELVIS. Joshua still doesn’t like biopics. I am — tired from a trip. We love our fans. Subscribe if you can. Enjoy if you must. Ruthie T-shirts are coming, I SWEAR. Wow maybe we should make DSISNT T-shirts too, with an image of Ruthie not watching a...

  18. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: The Northman

    A warm hello to precious fans of “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To” (the podcast where we evaluate movies we haven’t seen) and hello to everyone else. This week we didn’t see THE NORTHMAN. This is a free post. This podcast/blog The Real Sarah Miller is subsidized by Substack. This subsidy is nearly…

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  19. Here Are Their Fight Songs

    This is VERY SPECIFIC INTERVIEWS, a podcast from The Real Sarah Miller. My principal reaction to the Thing at the Oscars was detatched interest and delight that there was something so relatively unserious for everyone to discuss. I realize this was not everyone’s reaction. I asked some friends —...

  20. DIDN'T SEE IT, DON'T NEED TO: OSCARS

    A special episode in which my co-host Joshua Clover and I discuss Oscar- nominated movies that we didn’t see and do not need to and ask each other important questions. Come for the movies stay for the “Slavoj Žižek is a charlatan.” If you have the means we urge you to subscribe. It’s only $6 a...

  21. Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To: X

    Hi. This week my co-host Joshua Clover and I didn’t see X. Please tell your friends about this podcast, especially if they are cool. If you have the means we urge you to subscribe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes…

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  22. We Didn't (and don't need to) See Cyrano

    Hello to our listener(s). This week we didn’t see Cyrano, though I did used to see Peter Dinklage on the PATH train (and feel also that I needed to.) If you are one of the fourteen or sixteen or maybe four people who listens to this podcast and you want to subscribe, because you’re so grateful it...

  23. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: Book Of Love

    There’s a new movie on Amazon Prime called The Book Of Love about a British writer who goes to Mexico because he is boring and dead inside and he hopes he can exploit his translator/the entire country of Mexico to make him interesting/alive. Like other movies my co-host Joshua Clover and I have...

  24. Burning Trees for Money

    I recently wrote an article for the New Yorker website called “The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions that Don’t Officially Exist” about touring Drax, a company in England that burns wood pellets in former coal plants made from trees harvested in the United States and Canada. This is a common...

  25. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: The Tragedy of Macbeth

    Welcome new and old listeners to Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To, a podcast where Joshus Clover and I review movies we have not seen. In some cases, this movie might actually be good, but we will still not be seeing it anyway. This is a good podcast. It is not just two people being jerks. Or it is…

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  26. 2021: Movies We Extremely Did Not See

    This is the year-end episode of the semi-new podcast Didn’t See It Don’t Need To, starring Sarah Miller and Joshua Clover, an integral part of therealsarahmiller.substack.com conglomerate. I know listening to podcasts can be a lot. But this is a good podcast. It is EDITED. We don’t talk about...

  27. Didn't See It Don't Need To: WEST SIDE STORY

    Welcome to “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To” a podcast where Joshua Clover and I don’t see movies. You might think this is cynical, we think the cynical thing is that these movies are made and discussed in the first place. Also, we do love/see movies, but not these movies! This podcast is free....

  28. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: SPENCER

    THIS PODCAST IS FREE and it’s really good — you should listen to it. It’s not long. It’s just Joshua Clover/The Real Sarah Miller NOT seeing movies and discussing the UNSEEN MOVIE. This week we didn’t see SPENCER, not to be confused with SPENSER: FOR HIRE. So far I have been making my stuff free...

  29. Didn't See It, Don't Need To, The French Dispatch: THE QUIZ

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller, DIDN’T SEE IT, DON’T NEED TO in which Joshua Clover and I review movies without seeing them. This week I saw THE FRENCH DISPATCH because I kind of wanted to, Joshua did not, I quizzed him. Recently the roles were reversed with Dune. So far I have...

  30. LISTEN: Didn't See It Don't Need To ... The Great Dune Quiz of 2021

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller in which Joshua Clover and I do not see movies and then discuss not having seen them. So many people are out there seeing movies that aren’t worth seeing and discussing them when they could just go swimming or pet an animal or check how many…

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  31. Attractive Middle-Aged Gay Couple Overheard Director Spike Jonze Telling An Esteemed And Probably Bored Sushi Chef The Plot Of His Academy Award Winning Movie, "Her"

    This is a free podcast called Very Specific Interviews, about very specific moments. This is about an Attractive Middle-Aged Gay Couple Who Overheard Spike Jonze Telling An Esteemed Sushi Chef The Plot Of "Her", one of many Very Specific Interviews from The Real Sarah Miller. If you like it and...

  32. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: I'm Your Man

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller, DIDN’T SEE IT, DON’T NEED TO in which Joshua Clover and I review movies without seeing them. So far I have been making my stuff free more or less and relying on those who have the means or interest signing up. If you are not broke, consider…

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  33. Very Specific Interviews: Heather Lukes Talks About Jigsaw Puzzle Piece Shapes

    This is a free podcast about jigsaw puzzles and the typical shapes of their pieces, one of many Very Specific Interviews from The Real Sarah Miller. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, you can sign up or subscribe. So far it seems to be working out all right that some people pay…

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  34. Didn't See It Don't Need To: Cry Macho

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller, in which Joshua Clover and I review movies without seeing them. So far I have been making my stuff free more or less and relying on those who have the means or interest signing up. If you are not broke, consider paying. If you can’t or do not…

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  35. Didn't See It Don't Need To: Worth

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller. So far I have been making my stuff free more or less and relying on those who have the means or interest signing up. If you are not broke, consider paying. If you can’t or do not feel moved to pay, I am hoping other people will step up so that I...

  36. Very Specific Interviews: Sarah Miller Talks To Another Sarah Miller

    This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller/Very Specific Interviews — a newsletter from Sarah Miller which also has this short, actually edited podcast, every Thursday but sometimes Friday, honestly. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, you can subscribe. Today I talk to...

  37. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: White As Snow

    Hey guys. This is the FOURTH episode of “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To” in which Joshua Clover and I, Sarah Miller, don’t see WHITE AS SNOW starring Isabelle Huppert and Isabelle Huppert and Isabelle Huppert … and discuss WHY we won’t be seeing it. WE HOPE YOU HAVE FUN LISTENING. If you like this...

  38. The Best Cardigan Corgi Ever

    Jane Hu has wanted a corgi for many years. At long last, she is finally the lucky mom of a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. Is it everything she dreamed it would be? This is a free podcast from The Real Sarah Miller/Very Specific Interviews — a newsletter from Sarah Miller which also has this short…

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  39. Didn't See It. Don't Need To: STILLWATER

    Hey guys. This is the THIRD (and a sort of BONUS) episode of “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To” in which Joshua Clover and I, Sarah Miller, don’t see STILLWATER starring MATT DAMON and discuss WHY we won’t be seeing it. WE HOPE YOU HAVE FUN LISTENING. This is a public episode. If you'd like to…

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  40. Didn't See It, Don't Need To: OLD

    Hello paid subscribers, hello free ones, and hello to anyone arriving at this podcast through other means. This is the second episode of a newish podcast that we hope will be ongoing, twice a month or so, called “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To,” in which Joshua Clover and I read reviews of movies,...

  41. Sophie Lewis, Cheese Truther

    It’s not just that writer Sophie Lewis doesn’t like cheese. She actually doesn’t think it’s a food. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com/subscribe

  42. VSI: Alicia Kennedy's Silver Platform Clogs

    I talked to writer Alicia Kennedy about an extremely cool pair of shoes she owns. We also talked about boyfriends not liking good shoes and how it’s fun to hostess in heels because it gives you a different personality. Alicia has a great laugh and made me think I should laugh more on the air. I’m...

  43. Didn't See It, Don't Need To

    We read reviews of The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt. We talked about the movie. Did we see the movie? We did not. We don’t need to. If you liked this you can share it. You can also subscribe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…

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  44. A Librarian Who Owns 21 Blushes

    This is a free post from The Real Sarah Miller/Very Specific Interviews — a newsletter/podcast from Sarah Miller. If you like it and want more in your inbox, you can subscribe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  45. The Hockey Player: Interview With My Brother

    Last week the New Yorker website published an article I wrote called “T’he Hockey Sister” about growing up in New England in the 70s, being the sister of a jock, and 70s pop music. I talked to my brother about all of this. There is singing in this episode. This is a public episode. If you'd like…

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  46. David Coggins Can't Make Himself Like Bitter

    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com/subscribe

  47. Very Specific Interviews #4: Sarah Interviews Herself

    This is Episode Four of Very Specific Interviews. Last week I interviewed Michael Robbins about groundhogs, the week before that I interviewed Bennett Madison about his sad discarded sofa, and for my very first VSI, I talked to Amy Westervelt about going out with an older man when she was a...

  48. I'm Michael Robbins And I Am Inordinately Fond Of Groundhogs

    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therealsarahmiller.substack.com/subscribe

  49. On Hickeys: The Audio

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  50. Very Specific Interviews: Jennifer Convertible's Body

    This transcript is good, it’s probably not 100 percent perfect, I don’t know, I didn’t read it 100 million times like I read the other stuf. I have very mixed feelings about using transcripts. If you’re able to listen, please do. This might be the last one lol. Bennett Madison My name is Bennett...

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Short interviews rather narrowly focused around one event or small idea.

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