S7E4: Cherished Awareness with Maria Semple
Added 2023-03-14 02:41:20 +0000 UTCNovelist/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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Constantine
2023-03-23 19:31:54 +0000 UTCReally 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.
David Willis
2023-03-22 06:59:16 +0000 UTCMaria 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?
slimshadyfan666
2023-03-21 20:54:03 +0000 UTCBret, 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.
Constantine
2023-03-20 22:03:08 +0000 UTCGet James Ellroy. Just do it.
BrienPiechos
2023-03-19 18:33:32 +0000 UTCThis was a great episode. One of the best in months. Thanks Bret and Adam!
Nick
2023-03-19 00:32:05 +0000 UTCsuch 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
Collin Myers
2023-03-18 23:27:29 +0000 UTCThe Shards book itself was a lot of fun. Glad to have read it.
Ben
2023-03-18 21:39:55 +0000 UTCI loved this--and so great to hear such in-depth and specific questions (and answers) about THE SHARDS.
Megan Abbott
2023-03-18 20:29:09 +0000 UTCGreat episode - Maria is a great interviewer/conversationalist.
Dave
2023-03-18 18:29:50 +0000 UTCA great blowjob between two friends is a thing of beauty.
Timo
2023-03-18 14:45:39 +0000 UTCKnowing 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
2023-03-18 14:41:55 +0000 UTCIt was a conversation between two friends who admire and respect each other, not a critique.
Pp358
2023-03-18 13:06:32 +0000 UTCGreat episode, hitting the sweet spot of everything I like about the pod.
Frenk van Harreveld
2023-03-18 12:02:34 +0000 UTCLeave my headspace please.
Magnus Blomdahl
2023-03-18 08:51:48 +0000 UTC(bill lumbergh voice): oooh. yeah. umm...i'm going to have to go ahead and sorta disagree with you there
Collin Myers
2023-03-18 02:23:45 +0000 UTCDidn't sleuths on here figure out who the producer was that raped Bret in 81? The guy really did off himself in the 90s.
Happyhead
2023-03-17 18:36:29 +0000 UTCInteresting 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.
Thomas Edwards
2023-03-17 08:56:19 +0000 UTCThis was fantastic. 10-10. Can’t wait for part 2! 😎
Patrick
2023-03-16 23:47:11 +0000 UTCThis 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.....
paul dakota
2023-03-16 21:09:23 +0000 UTCI loved this episode.
Tracy Stapleton-Lutkins
2023-03-16 19:47:32 +0000 UTCQuickest 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.
Charlie C
2023-03-16 17:05:48 +0000 UTC@bret please talk about the Oscar’s. Clearly an important year with Tar etc all losing out would love to hear insights
Nick @
2023-03-16 15:33:38 +0000 UTCGreat episode. That hour flew by.
Iain
2023-03-16 09:02:58 +0000 UTCThanks, Dan. I'll check that out.
bpvalentine
2023-03-16 08:18:18 +0000 UTCI think this is the Spring Break Palm Springs incident BEE refers to. Fascinating read >> https://eu.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2018/03/27/1986-spring-break-riot-changed-palm-springs-here-video/429097002/
Dan Palmer
2023-03-16 04:29:26 +0000 UTCVery much enjoyed this episode, looking forward to part 2.
Phoenix
2023-03-16 03:47:41 +0000 UTCGreat episode; Maria talking about driving is brilliant.
Romeo Delta Charlie
2023-03-16 00:41:34 +0000 UTCNot a chance. He’s BEE!
A B
2023-03-15 21:40:46 +0000 UTCProud to say I have one student, junior in high school, independently reading Rabbit Run. Cheers, everybody. Great episode.
Brian Rooney
2023-03-15 21:27:08 +0000 UTCSure 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?
Devon H. Dolan
2023-03-15 21:04:18 +0000 UTCholy shit!!!! so excited for this!
Collin Myers
2023-03-15 16:45:00 +0000 UTCCan we find out who this producer was that raped Bret back in 81?
Happyhead
2023-03-15 16:42:43 +0000 UTCam going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
richard owain roberts
2023-03-15 16:06:35 +0000 UTCAmazing episode, thank you for making it!
Rebecca Luxton
2023-03-15 01:55:19 +0000 UTCAbsolutely wonderful. The second episode can’t come soon enough.
Bookth
2023-03-14 20:13:53 +0000 UTCGREAT GUEST!
honker_2021
2023-03-14 20:09:40 +0000 UTCGreat episode. I don't know who Maria Semple is, but she was a great guest!
mr_potato
2023-03-14 20:04:52 +0000 UTCLoved 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.
Kathy Oldenburg
2023-03-14 17:19:16 +0000 UTCPure delicious heaven of an episode.
Pp358
2023-03-14 16:26:45 +0000 UTCEverything I wanted to hear him say. So good.
Christy A
2023-03-14 16:05:40 +0000 UTCLoved this episode - great discussion on the Shards
OSOS
2023-03-14 14:34:15 +0000 UTC
