September 24th, 2009 / 8:53 am
Web Hype
Catherine Lacey
Web Hype
Bat Segundo interview of Brian Evenson
Ed Champion of Ed Rants/ The Bat Segundo Show has posted an interview with Brian Evenson. If you’ve never listened to the Bat Segundo show then it might be worth checking out the archives. Bat (an alter ego of Ed Champion) has interviewed tons of people, from David Lynch to Nick Antosca to Oliver Sacks to Amy Sedaris to 306 other people.
Click the picture to listen to Brian and Bat.
Actually Bat Segundo just does the introductions. Ed is indeed Bat’s young roving correspondent asking the questions. This interview, and many in the archives, are fantastic. Ed prepares for these interviews as much as, if not more, than anybody out there doing interviews. He reads as much of the author’s backlist as possible, as well as other interviews he can find, reviews, etc. He also has no problem at all calling an author out if he feels they’ve not met their own previous standards, or pushing forward with his own theories about their writing even after they’ve denied that’s where they were coming from, which sometimes makes for listening akin to driving past that wreck on the side of the road.
Actually Bat Segundo just does the introductions. Ed is indeed Bat’s young roving correspondent asking the questions. This interview, and many in the archives, are fantastic. Ed prepares for these interviews as much as, if not more, than anybody out there doing interviews. He reads as much of the author’s backlist as possible, as well as other interviews he can find, reviews, etc. He also has no problem at all calling an author out if he feels they’ve not met their own previous standards, or pushing forward with his own theories about their writing even after they’ve denied that’s where they were coming from, which sometimes makes for listening akin to driving past that wreck on the side of the road.
this was great. i liked that BE mentioned his past as a dungeonmaster. real talk.
this was great. i liked that BE mentioned his past as a dungeonmaster. real talk.
What about the Savage Detectives response/drop? ;)
Great interview!
What about the Savage Detectives response/drop? ;)
Great interview!
Thanks very much for the link. To be clear on this, it is Bat Segundo (or somebody else) who appears in the intro. And it is Our Young, Roving Correspondent who conducts the interviews. Ed (that is, the real me) goes into both of these folks. I leave listeners (or people who know me) to infer whether Bat Segundo or OYRC is closest to me. Everything is real. Everything is theatrical. But it’s more honest than the stuff you’ll find on NPR or television. (And to revise Neil Diamond, pour me a drink and I’ll tell you no lies.) As for car wrecks, that’s a subjective take. But such collisions only occur if the guest isn’t interested in civil disagreement.
Thanks very much for the link. To be clear on this, it is Bat Segundo (or somebody else) who appears in the intro. And it is Our Young, Roving Correspondent who conducts the interviews. Ed (that is, the real me) goes into both of these folks. I leave listeners (or people who know me) to infer whether Bat Segundo or OYRC is closest to me. Everything is real. Everything is theatrical. But it’s more honest than the stuff you’ll find on NPR or television. (And to revise Neil Diamond, pour me a drink and I’ll tell you no lies.) As for car wrecks, that’s a subjective take. But such collisions only occur if the guest isn’t interested in civil disagreement.
Sorry for the lazy description!
Sorry for the lazy description!
Oh no! Your description was just fine. I was responding more to Dan’s thoughts, which are perfectly valid.
Oh no! Your description was just fine. I was responding more to Dan’s thoughts, which are perfectly valid.
And if my own ending comment wasn’t clear, which would not shock me at all, I simply meant that these podcasts should be considered MUST LISTEN TO events. There are 310 of them to date and I’d guess I’ve listened to 290 of them at least, even though I’ve probably only read 30 of the books the authors are out promoting. It never matters if I know the author or work or not, Ed’s interviews are well worth my 45 or so minutes, and they’ve led me to another good 20 to 30 books I probably wouldn’t have read otherwise.
And if my own ending comment wasn’t clear, which would not shock me at all, I simply meant that these podcasts should be considered MUST LISTEN TO events. There are 310 of them to date and I’d guess I’ve listened to 290 of them at least, even though I’ve probably only read 30 of the books the authors are out promoting. It never matters if I know the author or work or not, Ed’s interviews are well worth my 45 or so minutes, and they’ve led me to another good 20 to 30 books I probably wouldn’t have read otherwise.