Sam Shansky sat down with Wilkes to discuss his recent collaborations with artists like Shemekia Copeland, Dan Auerbach, and the Squirrel Nut Zippers, as well as his Fat Possum Records-released album, Fire Dream, and the role that folklore and mythology plays in his writing, which includes his graphic novel, The Vine That Ate the South. Recorded Jan. 2018

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