This Week on the Rhetorical Situation Podcast I have Jay Varner, author of the fantastic memoir, Nothing Left to Burn. Jay’s book is about his grandfather, who was addicted to watching fires, Jay’s father, who was a firefighter, and Jay, who worked as a reporter covering fires. This book is brilliant. If you haven’t read it yet, you really should. Move past the brilliance of the book and there are some questions that need to be asked and Jay has some great answers. Does the theme of the book pale in comparison to the emotions conveyed in the book? How does it feel to have your personal life made public? Is there such a thing as being too honest? It is all there. Please take a listen and give me some feed back. I’d love to hear what you have to say.
The Rhetorical Situation Podcast: Nothing Left to Burn
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Jay Varner’s website
Dear Jarvis: Your Podcast on “Nothing Left to Burn” is very interesting and I hope you’ll do more of them. What I like best is the relaxed and unaffected manner of the interview. It’s honest and unadorned, which is very appealing. It feels like the layers of media have been pulled away and your having an intimate conversation and I get to listen in and share. I’ve written a book and I’m in the process of learning how to get it out to readers. Don’t know how to create a podcast, but would like to learn. Any suggestions? Thanks for posting this interview and for any suggestions you might have. Great work!
Thanks for the comment, and for listening! I’m still trying to work on the tone of the interview, but interviewing Jay was pretty easy. I’m thinking about posting a video on how I produce podcasts. If I do, I’ll let you know. Thank you and all best!