S4E6 - The Pushcart Prize 2022

Published: Jan. 28, 2022, 6:43 p.m.

This week we\u2019re talking about this year\u2019s edition of the Pushcart Prize anthology. We compare it to Best American, discuss the important differences, and focus on a few selections from the anthology. Also: Build-A-Bears, Paint & Wine, Burt Reynolds, male pattern baldness, egg donation, BoJack Horseman, some March Faxness warmup talk, and more!

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Some things we mention:

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The Pushcart Prize:\nhttp://www.pushcartprize.com

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March Faxness:\nhttp://marchxness.com

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Kathryn Schulz\u2019s essay on The Great Gatsby (suggested in a listener email): https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/schulz-on-the-great-gatsby.html

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\u201cOpen House\u201d by Jeremiah Moss:\nhttps://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-36/essays/open-house/

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\u201cGutted\u201d by Cathryn Klusmeier:\nhttps://agnionline.bu.edu/essay/gutted\xa0

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