Marlon James

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3,415 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 8 Sep

Marlon James’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 8 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 3.

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Marlon and Jake Read Dead People · The Literary Hall of Shame · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

I don't think necessarily it's what they, I actually think what you have as a journalist can really work. voice-verified

I mean, look at Marquez. voice-verified

And Garrison Marquez was the first to say his main training ground was the newsroom. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And one of the things that Does the Moon Look Lonesome and In the Hand of Dante have in common are two people far in love with the sound of their voices. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

And it's almost like I don't have to be a reporter anymore. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

I get to be a poet with a common pee. voice-verified

means. voice-verified

And I am trying to reach a level of a really good news report. voice-verified

I mean, I read, you know, like the journalists that were on the Margin of the King race beats. voice-verified

I want to get there. voice-verified

I want to get... voice-verified

To like Robert Caro levels. voice-verified

can't talk about him, he's still alive. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

But there is, with them, is almost a, I'm going to abandon the very things that make me good. voice-verified

I think it's a combination. voice-verified

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