Borderline, Ohio

Borderline, Ohio episodes

April 10, 2021 Episode 8: Beyond Interpretation: Julia Kristeva as Balm
At a time when no other framework for understanding my mother makes sense, the philosopher Julia Kristeva steps in to help.
13 min
March 21, 2021 Episode 7: I Am Clint Eastwood
Was the Clint Eastwood reference threat of violence real?
11 min
February 28, 2021 Episode 6: The Archangel of Punk
Was I the archangel of punk? According to my mom I was, and there was hell to pay. The full audio of my mother appears from 5:05-5:45.
10 min
February 09, 2021 Episode 5: You Don't Owe Me One F-ing Penny if it Goes Big
How, as a writer, I kept trying to create in the blast furnace of my Mom's attacks on my work.
13 min
January 22, 2021 Episode 4: You are Going to Be Judged (plus punk & Billy Graham)
An audio clip from a 2009 phone call that shakes the writer's sense of who he is. Plus punk, Billy Graham, and a whispered condemnation.
14 min
January 17, 2021 Episode 3: That Woman (plus Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
A screaming lecture a la Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And why did we continue to take it? Why were we silent?
12 min
January 16, 2021 Episode 2: You're a Writer, Tell Me the Story (plus Planet of the Apes)
Wherein a shared family tragedy is weaponized.
8 min
January 15, 2021 Episode 1: Tell That to Peter Fonda
Welcome to the Borderline, Ohio podcast! This episode introduces the podcast and plunges you right into the raw audio that forms the basis for the series.
14 min

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Raw original audio and commentary on one family's efforts to hold things together.