This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by National Book Award winner William T. Vollmann, author of Shadows of Love and Shadows of Loneliness, which are published by our friends at An Unnamed Press and Rare Bird Books. Topics of conversation include mortality, the price of convenience, hearts that are or are not troubled by atrocity, the perception of global warming in Bangladesh, American and Serbian views of Muslims, police with virtual recognition goggles, facing your problems vs. not facing them, writing vs. painting vs. photography, esoteric means of film development, how a photograph never ceases to be a fountain of questions, and much more. Copies of Shadows of Love and Shadows of Loneliness can be ordered from Explore Booksellers with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.
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