Episode 331: Grief Is A Witch-Hag (Part 2)

Nov 6, 2023

The podcast features a conversation with writer William T. Vollmann, discussing intriguing topics like attorney Mark Merrin, the experience of smoking crack, patient dumping in Nevada, underground tunnels and catacombs, unorthodox living situations, misconceptions about San Francisco, controversial laws in Sacramento, confronting police, challenges of editing a long book, Soviet translation of Hamlet, bird encounters, and reading tours.

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An Attorney Named Mark Merrin

Exploring the Best Way to Smoke Crack and the Experience

Patient Dumping and Mark's Determination

Exploring Underground Tunnels and Catacombs

16:02 • 14min

Exploring Unorthodox Living Situations and the Changing Nature of Homelessness

Misconceptions about San Francisco

38:21 • 14min

Sleeping in Your Own Backyard and the Consequences

Confronting Police, CIA Research, and Firing by Viking

54:34 • 15min

The Challenges of Editing and Publishing a Long Book

01:09:16 • 5min

Discussion on Soviet translation and performance of Hamlet

01:14:23 • 2min

Birds, Islands, and Intriguing Investigations

01:16:51 • 4min

Readership and Reading Tours

01:21:15 • 10min