343: A Very Italian Christmas!
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In this week\\u2019s episode,\\xa0I talk with\\xa0Vanessa Blakeslee\\xa0about the new story anthology,\\xa0A Very Italian Christmas, from New Vessel Press.
In our discussion, we manage to talk about yuletide loneliness, poverty, despair, prostitution, elk herds, Christmas, fascism, prostitution, friendship, Paul Auster\'s screenplay for\\xa0Smoke, and David Sedaris\'s classic essay,\\xa0"Dinah the Christmas Whore."
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Check out Vanessa and I talking about\\xa0A Very French Christmas\\xa0from last year.
Check out my interview with Davis Sedarisback on episode 50.
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