H.L. Mencken, Tom Wolfe, Samuel Beckett
Released: Jan. 6, 2011
James Howard Kunstler talks about his literary influences, including H.L. Mencken, Tom Wolfe and Samuel Beckett. He also explains the role of the social critic and how he separates his critic persona from his own personality. Lastly he muses on what he might like his legacy to be. This conversation, all about writing, is background information for a forthcoming KunstlerCast book.
Note: This episode contains explicit language
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