I'll Find Myself When I'm Dead

By: Elena Passarello Justin St. Germain
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  • A podcast about the literary essay: what it is, why we like it, and which ones are our favorites. Co-hosted by Elena Passarello and Justin St. Germain, who are both creative nonfiction professors and acclaimed writers in the genre.
    2020
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Episodes
  • S4E12 - Get In the Cage

    S4E12 - Get In the Cage
    May 12 2022
    For our Season 4 finale, we watched the new Nicholas Cage movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Elena’s idea) and talked about it for more than two hours. Also: acting methods, Michael Syrah, Bob Dylan, email signatures, Goodreads, bad date movies, David’s recent experience on a TV set, the Nic Cage of sports, knuckleballs, Nick Cave, Elena sings some hits, Dracula, Elena’s going on tour, Justin drops his laptop near the end, Elvis hair, and (lots) more!
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • S4E11 - Revision

    S4E11 - Revision
    Apr 20 2022

    This week, we’re talking about revision. We discuss a chapter of Stephen Koch’s The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop that’s one of the better nuts-and-bolts revision guides, common drafting issues, the role of feedback and workshops, why revision is often taught poorly or not at all, and what our processes look like. Also: our recent appearance on a more professional podcast, some sports talk, Mary Karr, Ecco Homo, Van Halen, and more!

    Some things we mention:

    Book Fight! – https://bookfightpod.com

    Justin’s interview with Tim States for Words & Sports: https://www.wasquarterly.com/offseason/tailgating-with-justin-st-germain#

    Stephen Koch’s The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop (we read Chapter 7: Working and Reworking): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/94583/the-modern-library-writers-workshop-by-stephen-koch/

    Find out more at https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • S4E10 - March Faxness: the Final Four

    S4E10 - March Faxness: the Final Four
    Mar 29 2022

    This week we’re checking in with March Faxness again, now that the field has narrowed to four songs/essays (including David’s!). We discuss the recent games, preview the semifinals, and make our picks for who’s going to win. Also: Elena takes up a new instrument, we’ve met a lot of Xness writers since our last episode—one of whom, Tim States, we include a mini-interview with—some AWP Philadelphia/Tucson Book Fest talk, a long tangent about the worst movies we’ve ever seen, David’s day on the Indigo Girls tour bus, Neil Gaiman’s wardrobe, and more!

    Some things we mention:

    All March Faxness essays are available on the site: http://marchxness.com

    Follow March Xness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchxness

    Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elturk7

    Follow Tim States on Twitter: https://twitter.com/epmornsesh

    Find out more at https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co
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    1 hr and 11 mins

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