About this episode

Gil Roth interviews Kate Maruyama about the podcast's history, art, and personal reflections.

Virtual Memories Show 680: Kate Maruyama and Me BLARDY BLARDY BLARDY During my recent LA weekend, I asked author, pal, and past guest Kate Maruyama if she’d be interested in interviewing me , and for some crazy reason, she said yes! So this time around you get me doing my best not to ask the questions, and just letting it fly, as we talk about the history of the podcast, my dream list of pod-guests, my semi-fake erudition, why we should practice arts we’re no good at, my thoughts on mortality and progeny, the gentle change of years, the legend of the fire defenses of the Beinecke Library at Yale, and a ton of stories. Give it a listen! And go read Kate’s newsletter and check out our conversations from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2025! Enjoy the conversation! Then check out the archives for more great episodes! Lots of ways to follow The Virtual Memories Show ! iTunes , Spotify , BlueSky , Instagram , YouTube , Tumblr , and good ol’ RSS ! About our Guest Kate Maruyama is the author of Alterations , The Collective , Bleak Houses , and Harrowgate and her novella Family Solstice was named Best Fiction Book of 2021 by Rue Morgue Magazine . Her short work has appeared in…

People in this episode

Host: Gil Roth

Guest: Kate Maruyama

Topics covered

• podcast history
• interviewing
• mortality
• art practice
• storytelling

Keywords

• podcast
• interview
• Kate Maruyama
• Gil Roth
• art
• mortality
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rue Morgue Magazine, Women Who Submit, Shirley Jackson Awards

Books & works: Alterations, The Collective, Bleak Houses, Harrowgate, Family Solstice

Places: Los Angeles, Beinecke Library, Yale

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