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S7E4: Cherished Awareness with Maria Semple (Patreon)

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2023-03-14 02:41:20
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Novelist/TV Writer Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss new perspective as the key to igniting The Shards, navigating the emotional self on the lonely road and shame as an engine of creation. Part 1 of 2. 

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OSOS

Loved this episode - great discussion on the Shards

Christy A

Everything I wanted to hear him say. So good.

Pp358

Pure delicious heaven of an episode.

Kathy Oldenburg

Loved Marie’s questions and Bret’s answers about The Shards. Where’d You Go, Bernadette is one of my favorites. I read a lot and forget quite a few of the books I read, but I still remember parts of this book vividly. Can’t wait for part two.

mr_potato

Great episode. I don't know who Maria Semple is, but she was a great guest!

Bookth

Absolutely wonderful. The second episode can’t come soon enough.

Rebecca Luxton

Amazing episode, thank you for making it!

richard owain roberts

am going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.

Happyhead

Can we find out who this producer was that raped Bret back in 81?

Collin Myers

holy shit!!!! so excited for this!

Devon H. Dolan

Sure you don’t care (bet your agent does)… but do you think your publisher put forth a lower offer on The Shards bc it was first exposed and serialized on the pod?

Brian Rooney

Proud to say I have one student, junior in high school, independently reading Rabbit Run. Cheers, everybody. Great episode.

Romeo Delta Charlie

Great episode; Maria talking about driving is brilliant.

Phoenix

Very much enjoyed this episode, looking forward to part 2.

Iain

Great episode. That hour flew by.

Nick @

@bret please talk about the Oscar’s. Clearly an important year with Tar etc all losing out would love to hear insights

Charlie C

Quickest I've finished the pod in a while.. unsurprisingly a writer/author is one of the best guests in recent memory. I know Bret has talked about his writing approach a ton on this pod as well as how he wrote The Shards, and somehow Maria was able to make this hour fascinating just asking Bret really good/interesting questions.

paul dakota

This was a rare unsatisfying listen. Hearing one professional friend blow another for an hour? The exchange would have automatically gained credibility if the guest has even just one aspect of the book to critique. But no, she loved every single thing about it. Sigh.....

Patrick

This was fantastic. 10-10. Can’t wait for part 2! 😎

Thomas Edwards

Interesting she momentarily drew Brett towards victimhood. Perhaps a difference relates to the fact women generally possess tradeable sexual power solely when young. Some wake up at 42 and think fxxk I've been duped and short changed! Whereas men, especially gay men, wield sexual power when young, and may also exercise money, connections, show biz power etc later on, so feel less victimised when look back. At 50 they can now have a turn as the movie producer. And let's face it, many of us knew at 17 that doors were opening for us and drinks were free, because... well, we were 17.

Happyhead
>>104259487

Didn't sleuths on here figure out who the producer was that raped Bret in 81? The guy really did off himself in the 90s.

Collin Myers
>>104225700

(bill lumbergh voice): oooh. yeah. umm...i'm going to have to go ahead and sorta disagree with you there

Frenk van Harreveld

Great episode, hitting the sweet spot of everything I like about the pod.

Pp358
>>104225700

It was a conversation between two friends who admire and respect each other, not a critique.

Timo

Knowing nothing about her and bored with all my other podcast but this was a terrific interview. I like her turn of tables which was delightfully inquisitive and authentic.

Timo
>>104225700

A great blowjob between two friends is a thing of beauty.

Dave

Great episode - Maria is a great interviewer/conversationalist.

Megan Abbott

I loved this--and so great to hear such in-depth and specific questions (and answers) about THE SHARDS.

Ben

The Shards book itself was a lot of fun. Glad to have read it.

Collin Myers
>>104376945

such a great read, got me so jazzed up i bought a copy of lunar park and am going to wet my beak all up in that knopf hardcover

Nick

This was a great episode. One of the best in months. Thanks Bret and Adam!

Constantine

Bret, repost the Tom Sizemore episode from 2014! Seems fitting, in light of his recent passing. One of my faves. Mostly bc he remembers you stealing his coke on more than one occasion in the 80's in NYC.

slimshadyfan666

Maria Semple didn't know the "mechanics" of gay sex, but did she know the "mechanics" of stuffing fish up a woman's cunt and sealing it with super glue?

David Willis

Really good episode. Felt more like she was interviewing Bret but the guests did dominate a little too much on recent episodes so it was refreshing to hear Bret speak a little more.