The Collidescope Podcast
The Collidescope Podcast takes the literary values of George Salis' online publication www.TheCollidescope.com and presents you with innovative stories handpicked and read by George. He also interviews notable authors and discusses invisible books with friends.
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
The Collidescope Podcast
Latest Episodes
Order of Insects by William H. Gass
This story is about a housewife who contemplates the dead insects riddling her home. Revulsion turns into curiosity turns into obsession turns into a sense of totemic mysticism.Purchase a copy of In the Heart of the Heart of the Coun...
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Obscure Clearly: An Interview with Garielle Lutz
In this episode, the writer Garielle Lutz and host George Salis discuss turning the quotidian into art, the epistolary work of writers, the limits of vocabulary and the mispronunciation of words, how literary voices are extinguished in academic...
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Literary Hypnotism: A Rare Interview with Lee Siegel
In this episode, the writer Lee Siegel and host George Salis discuss Siegel's prolific work, his obsession with Orientalism, magic on the streets and on the page, Darconville’s Cat by Alexander Theroux, the allure of audiobooks, his re...
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1:42:36
Insidious Nostalgia: A Rare Interview with REYoung
In this episode, the hermetic writer REYoung and host George Salis discuss the “Ponzi scheme” of Dalkey Archive, Young’s experiences as a student of the wonderful novelist Paul West, the perpetuity of Christmas, the emptiness of branding, David...
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1:32:43
Invent Your Breathing: An Interview with Barton Smock
In this episode, the writer Barton Smock and host George Salis discuss the essence of poetry, death metal, the fear of god, the state of contemporary poetry, and more.Barton Smock lives in Columbus, OH, with his wife and four children. ...
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