About this episode

Matthew Schnipper returns to discuss his memoir about the loss of his son and various cultural topics.

New York-based writer Matthew Schnipper returns to the show. His much-praised new memoir, Rise Above, about the sudden death of his one-year-old son, Renzo, five years ago, is out soon. We chat about Chris arriving in London, Disney+’s The Shards, purging his death metal T-shirts, having a colostomy bag at age 14, the The Crow (1994) soundtrack, writing through the anger, Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” Bladee’s lyricism, getting Bill Callahan to read his audiobook, Henry Rollins turning down an interview, and his wife discovering her love for F1. instagram.com/matthewschnipper twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Black, Jason Stewart

Guest: Matthew Schnipper

Topics covered

• grief
• memoir
• music
• personal stories
• parenting
• pop culture

Keywords

• memoir
• grief
• death metal
• F1
• audiobook
• music
• parenting
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Disney+

Books & works: Rise Above, The Crow (1994)

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