Episode 129: A Bindle Full of Figgy Pudding
That\u2019s right\u2014Ed and John are back, sooner than expected. Ed\u2019s doing better off of his diet than he was on it. John\u2019s cooking up a bowl of revenge grits. Together they discuss Jane and Phil\u2019s upstate vacation, elaboration in prose writing, trying not to repeat yourself, bluegrass innovation, passed appetizers both comestible and musical, John\u2019s novel idea, and the appeal, to children, of advertising. Follow links to Graywolf\u2019s Literary Soire\xe9 on May 15, Elvis\u2019s Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, David Chesworth\u2019s 50 Synthesizer Greats, Bridgetown Bluegrass Festival, Zachary Lazar\u2019s Vengeance, Susan Choi\u2019s Trust Exercise, and Rhiannon Giddens.