Against Interpretation

Sydney Allen-Ash
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A literary talk show hosted by Sydney Allen-Ash. Every episode we will discuss one piece of writing selected and read by a guest. Broadcast live on FMFM.rodeo every other Monday at 7pm EST.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Perrin Drumm Reads Miranda July

    Editor Perrin Drumm reads "Roy Spivey" by Miranda July, originally published in The New Yorker in 2007. We discuss the limits "voicey stories," the benefits of a nameless narrator and the value of a story as an escape hatch.

  2. Oct 14

    Leo Dominguez Reads Raymond Carver

    This episode journalist Leo Dominguez reads Raymond Carver's "Chef's House," and we discuss sparse language, the beauty of a hopeless story, and the impossibility of reporting about your mother.

  3. Oct 2

    Sam Venis Reads Vilém Flusser

    Journalist Sam Venis read "About the Word Design" by Czech-born media theorist and philosopher Vilém Flusser. This short essay is the opening piece to Flusser's 1999 book of essays The Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design. We discuss the three-part arc of the piece, its polemical qualities, and how it relates to todays AI-obsession.

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About

A literary talk show hosted by Sydney Allen-Ash. Every episode we will discuss one piece of writing selected and read by a guest. Broadcast live on FMFM.rodeo every other Monday at 7pm EST.

Information

  • Creator
    Sydney Allen-Ash
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sydney Allen-Ash
  • Show Website
    Against Interpretation