Panel - Cameron Crowe's The Uncool: A Memoir

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about Cameron Crowe's memoir, exploring themes of fandom and rock journalism.

Jon is joined by former guest Jackie Clary and our great friend Ryan Rauzon to discuss the recently released memoir by Cameron Crowe, The Uncool. We get into our history of fandom with Cameron, our thoughts on the book, on his career, the meaning of his "happysad" theory, rock journalism, and how he and the book have affected our lives. This was recorded live with no edits. If you've read the book, tell us what you think. Enjoy! The Hustle Podcast | creating podcasts | Patreon

People in this episode

Host: Jon Lamoreaux

Guests: Jackie Clary, Ryan Rauzon

Topics covered

• Cameron Crowe
• memoir
• rock journalism
• happysad theory
• fandom
• book discussion

Keywords

• Cameron Crowe
• The Uncool
• memoir
• rock journalism
• happysad theory
• fandom
• book review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Uncool

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