Episode 350 Writer Zoe Hansen

About this episode

Zoe Hansen returns to discuss her new memoir, exploring her journey through New York City's underground culture.

In this episode returning to The Lydian Spin is writer and artist Zoe Hansen . Zoe is a writer, video artist, and longtime friend of the podcast. On this episode she is here to celebrate a big milestone. Her brand new memoir, Going Down in Gotham , is officially out from Far West Press. It is an amazing, firsthand look at three decades of New York City's underground culture, documenting her survival and journey from a London runaway to a Manhattan madam.

People in this episode

Host: Lydia Lunch

Guest: Zoe Hansen

Topics covered

• memoir
• New York City culture
• underground art
• personal journey
• survival story

Keywords

• Zoe Hansen
• memoir
• New York City
• underground culture
• Far West Press
• personal journey
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Far West Press

Books & works: Going Down in Gotham

Places: New York City, London, Manhattan

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