Bookshelf Conversations: The Lost Tapes

I was going through some old iTunes files and was startled to see how many Bookshelf Conversations — in their various iterations —  I’ve conducted over the years. It goes way beyond the oldest interview (George Vecsey) posted on the sidebar.

I’m amazed and grateful that these people took the time to chat with me, especially those masochists who’ve been on more than once (and you know who you are). Of course, I’m no Marc Maron, who bagged President Obama as his latest guest. Maybe one day… (In his interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air, Maron said he really had to declutter his garage/studio for the presidential visit. You call this decluttering?)

Here’s a list of earlier “Conversations,” from oldest to most recent. With all due modesty, I think these have evolved nicely since my first “blogcast” in 2009. There’s a lot of experimenting with theme music, microphones, division of longer segments, etc.  I suppose I’ll eventually get around to incorporating them into the “Listen Up!”sidebar. Some of the names will be easily recognizable, others not so much, but I think it’s worth the time to click on the link. Kind of like a treasure hunt. Sadly some others are lost to history, having been produced on a previous version of the Bookshelf that is no longer accessible.

In addition — and this is cheating a bit — I also recorded interviews with authors whose work I included on a separate website for my 501 Baseball Books. You can hear conversations with Marty Appel, Sean Manning, Jonathan Mayo, Howard Megdal, Tom Stanton, Peter Schilling Jr., Sean Manning, Tim WIles, Jonathan Eig, Will Leitch, Rob Fleder, and Eric Rolfe Greenberg here.