44: Andrew Weatherhead on $50,000 (2020) and on Wittgenstein also sorta

NYC — Andrew Weatherhead was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of $50,000 (2020), Todd (2018) and Cats & Dogs (2014). He began writing $50,000 in 2015. I read $50,000 probably four times, each time in a single sitting, over the past fortnight since its release. Purchase $50,000 from Publishing Genius: https://www.publishinggenius.com/product/50000/ # POD CONTENTS 3 min - pod start 6 min - comin in hot w wittgenstein tractatus bars/the inadequacy/importance/absurdity of language 11 min - on Facts/‘fake news’ 17 min - on the title, $50,000 21 min - on working a 9-to-5 24 min - “wait until you see me dance” by Deb Olin Unferth and writing about office life 27 min - things only mean in context / a setting 30 min - “the things that no one knows about you are how you know yourself” but also “you can only know yourself thru ppl” 31 min - money only works when we agree on its value 35 min - mfa gripes 38 min - redacted mfa quote htmlgiant story 44 min - on humor/laughter 45 min - “Winners” by Nicolette Polek from Imaginary Museums (2020) 49 min - on literary readings 51 min - on concision/editing/first drafts 56 min - on Time/cycles 59 min - on neuroscience 1 hr 2 min - writing vs. medicine 1 hr 5 min - on Satantango (1985) by Laszlo Krasznahorkai 1 hr 9 min - line breaks vs block text 1 hr 15 min - on Names 1 hr 18 min - “Joe Loser Jr.” 1 hr 23 min - writing about writing 1 hr 25 min - art-making in 2020 # Referenced pieces: "Origin of the World" (collage of book blurbs): http://thefanzine.com/the-origin-of-the-world/ Selected tweets: http://muumuuhouse.com/ajw.twitter.2009-2014.html Creative independent interview: https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/poet-andrew-weatherhead-on-hijacking-language/ $50,000 excerpt: http://magazine.nytyrant.com/from-50000-andrew-weatherhead/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/weeatherhead?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor # Sean Thor Conroe lives in New York City. https://twitter.com/stconroe https://instagram.com/seanthorconroe https://1storyhaus.com