The Virtual Memories Show
Gil Roth
A weekly conversation about books and life, not necessarily in that order.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 15, 2012 • 30min
Season 2, Episode 6 - My Old School
Gil gets back from "vacation" and chats with St. John's College tutor David Townsend about the transcendence of good conversation, and the possibility of adding comic books to the Great Books curriculum.
May 12, 2012 • 19min
Season 2, Episode 5 - Look in Your Heart.mp3
Guest John B. talks about his 10-minute death last year and how he's looked at his life since then, and Gil talks about Robert Caro and the publicity-industrial complex. Trust me; it's good!
Mar 5, 2012 • 29min
Season 2, Episode 3 - Good Housekeeping.mp3
Guest Ann Rivera talks about Housekeeping in the first Secondhand Books conversation.
Feb 5, 2012 • 13min
Season 2, Episode 2 - Burning libraries.mp3
Host Gil Roth talks about burning libraries, Geoff Dyer, and Norah Jones
Jan 11, 2012 • 10min
Season 2, Episode 1 - Pale horses at the burger joint.mp3
Host Gil Roth talks about Bach, Piers Anthony and the escapism of being a geek.
