Audio: So Far Appalachia

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1. Jason B. says:

   August 16, 2009 at 2:02 pm

   Hey, I randomly followed this link in your gmail contact info. I will admit to being sort of distracted while listening (laundry needs doing), but my feedback is that I liked it. So I suppose, unlike last time, I don't really have any good, or mean (constructive is a better word, I think) feedback. Other than I liked it. I actually wish it was longer-I would have kept listening.

   Random thoughts in no particular order:
   - I forget what you said about the structure–how you were thinking about setting it up–put I think bouncing back and forth between you and your research and the past is a cool way to do it.
   - I swear your accent gets stronger when you start railing against the Yankees. It's cute. In, you know, a totally manly, non-gay way. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
   - Rednecks are indeed the last group you can make fun of with no one caring.
   - I think we don't have enough stories about the “others” in American history–people/groups who shaped history without being famous, and–possibly–not always for the best. Does that make sense? I feel like all we get is DAR garbage. And the Kennedies, although I think Papa RumRunner is always portrayed more as a savvy business man instead of a crook. Which he was.
   - Really, anything about a non-Kennedy American family would be good. They've been living off the Cuban missile crisis for like 50 years now. Why don't they just all go away?
   - What was I talking about?
   - Finally, I think you are on the right track. I know b/c I am a famous, well-respected author with impeccable literary credentials and a world-class education.
2. Brad_King says:

   August 16, 2009 at 2:08 pm

   Hey Jason:

   You're comments make me laugh. You should totally write a book. Speaking of, what's the status of your writing these days? Or are you to busy making babies and then doing this disrepuatable – and easy – thing: raising them instead of writing.

   Cop out.

   Thanks for listening, btw. I'm kinda stoked about these prospects although I guess we'll see if the rest of the world is as well.
3. Jason B. says:

   August 16, 2009 at 9:02 pm

   Hey, I randomly followed this link in your gmail contact info. I will admit to being sort of distracted while listening (laundry needs doing), but my feedback is that I liked it. So I suppose, unlike last time, I don't really have any good, or mean (constructive is a better word, I think) feedback. Other than I liked it. I actually wish it was longer-I would have kept listening.

   Random thoughts in no particular order:
   - I forget what you said about the structure–how you were thinking about setting it up–put I think bouncing back and forth between you and your research and the past is a cool way to do it.
   - I swear your accent gets stronger when you start railing against the Yankees. It's cute. In, you know, a totally manly, non-gay way. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
   - Rednecks are indeed the last group you can make fun of with no one caring.
   - I think we don't have enough stories about the “others” in American history–people/groups who shaped history without being famous, and–possibly–not always for the best. Does that make sense? I feel like all we get is DAR garbage. And the Kennedies, although I think Papa RumRunner is always portrayed more as a savvy business man instead of a crook. Which he was.
   - Really, anything about a non-Kennedy American family would be good. They've been living off the Cuban missile crisis for like 50 years now. Why don't they just all go away?
   - What was I talking about?
   - Finally, I think you are on the right track. I know b/c I am a famous, well-respected author with impeccable literary credentials and a world-class education.
4. Brad_King says:

   August 16, 2009 at 9:08 pm

   Hey Jason:

   You're comments make me laugh. You should totally write a book. Speaking of, what's the status of your writing these days? Or are you to busy making babies and then doing this disrepuatable – and easy – thing: raising them instead of writing.

   Cop out.

   Thanks for listening, btw. I'm kinda stoked about these prospects although I guess we'll see if the rest of the world is as well.
5. Brad King: - The Un-American Story (3 of 90) says:

   January 31, 2010 at 2:33 pm

   [...] I can’t really blog much about the specifics of the story because if I do that, I won’t actually write the book. Once the story is told, I have a hard time re-telling the same story. If you’re interested in the overview, though, you can check out the audio here. [...]