Alison Gaylin

Presenting: the post-holidaze, post-inaugural return as efforts at achieving a middling degree of conversational competence continue; alliterative acumen: activate. In which: Edgar-and-Shamus-award-winning novelist Alison Gaylin and I discuss writing, exorcisms, social media, crime fiction, true crime, the inauguration, chainsaws, cat video film festivals, murder, Warren Beatty vomiting, hits, runs, Dr. Fauci's elation, revenge, self-respect, and more. This episode's featured EarBlilss is Geiger von Müller's "First Revisit," from his 2020 album, RUBY RED RUN!