Summary: This episode is the first in a two part interview with journalist Chuck Klosterman [1]. Contexts Culture Review Editor David Grazian [2] met up with Klosterman in New York City for a wide-ranging discussion about music, celebrity, reality tv and humor. This first episode focuses on music, and the second episode will be posted here in a few days is available now [3] & focuses on celebrity, irony and reality tv. If you're unfamiliar with Klosterman's work, his books are a great place to start and include Fargo Rock City [4], Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs [5], and Eating the Dinosaur [6]. Download episode #28 now! [7] [1] http://www.cklosterman.com/ [2] http://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/david_grazian [3] http://thesocietypages.org/podcast/2010/02/10/chuck-klosterman-2-celebrity-irony-and-reality/ [4] http://books.simonandschuster.com/Fargo-Rock-City/Chuck-Klosterman/9780743406567 [5] http://books.simonandschuster.com/Sex-Drugs-and-Cocoa-Puffs/Chuck-Klosterman/9780743236010 [6] http://books.simonandschuster.com/Eating-the-Dinosaur/Chuck-Klosterman/9781416544203 [7] http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/download.php.mp3?orig=45011.mp3
