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Jun 14, 2024
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About Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy, a cultural critic and rebel advocate covering the world, one story at a time.
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About Red, White, and Blues
American History, Rewritten
Feb 19
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Season 2 Ep 10 | Jane Friedman | The Truth About AI and the Future of Writing
Mar 4, 2025
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Four From '74
Dec 26, 2024
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Analyzing Literature as an Act of Resistance
Feb 20, 2025
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The Struggle of Memory against Forgetting: Why Milan Kundera Mattered and Endures
Jul 28, 2024
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Val Kilmer: He Was Our Huckleberry
Apr 6, 2025
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Alice Munro and Art Monsters
Jul 23, 2024
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Neko Case's Masterpiece still sounds perfect in every way
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Jake Gittes's Nose
A poem from the forthcoming collection 'red, white, and blues'
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Season 5 Episode 10 | Gina Gershon | Autonomy, Art, and Refusing the Path of Least Resistance
In this episode of Some Things Considered, the conversation centers on icon, actor, performer, and now memoirist Gina Gershon — a career artist whose…
Mar 3
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Donald Rumsfeld's Romp
A poem from the forthcoming collection 'red, white, and blues'
Feb 26
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Season 5 Episode 9 | Stephen Marche | Writing, Failure, Endurance...and Civil War
On this week’s episode, I had a wide-ranging, bracing conversation with Stephen Marche on Some Things Considered—a writer I’ve admired since his Esquire…
Feb 24
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Charles Mingus: The Clown
Two poems from the forthcoming collection 'red, white, and blues'
Feb 22
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Exit Robert Duvall
Brains, Brawn, but Mostly Heart
Feb 19
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Season 5 Episode 8 | John Lingan | Marching to the Beat of Many Drummers
Had the pleasure of sitting down with John Lingan on Some Things Considered to talk about his new book, Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in 15…
Feb 17
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Howard Dean's Scream
A poem from the forthcoming collection 'red, white, and blues'
Feb 15
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The Beautiful Mosaic of America
America Was Never What MAGA Wants or Believes
Feb 12
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Season 5 Ep 7 | Shane Hinton | Writing, Teaching, & Giving Away Books for Free
Some Things Considered with Sean Murphy Featuring Shane Hinton
Feb 10
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