About this episode

The episode features a birthday club including notable figures and a reading from Cameron Crowe's memoir.

The birthday club includes Margaret Murray: the "Grandmother of Wicca," journalist George Weller, and Cameron Crowe - with a reading from Crowe's memoir "The Uncool."

People in this episode

Host: Jon Brown

Guest: Cameron Crowe

Topics covered

• Wicca
• journalism
• memoir
• celebrity
• birthdays

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Uncool

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