‘The Dog Stars’ novelist Peter Heller / Remembering rock critic Dave Marsh
The episode weaves together a literary reflection on survival and human connection in the face of apocalypse, drawn from Peter Heller’s novel The Dog Stars, with a tribute to rock critic Dave Marsh and a film review by Justin Chang, creating a meditation on art, resilience, and cultural
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