Cadillac Deserts & Drive‑In Dreams — A Conversation with Joe Lansdale
He answers the phone and immediately calms a fan who calls him a hero — and from that small, human moment this episode unfurls into a lively, unguarded portrait of Joe R. Lansdale. Listen as a nervous admirer becomes a collaborator in a conversation that moves from Roadkill chapbooks to martial arts, audio books, and the strange, funny lines that make Lansdale’s characters leap off the page. Through quick anecdotes and sharp, comic riffs, Lansdale traces how influence is blended into voice, how discipline (and some old-fashioned whimsy) make stories sing, and why his East Texas roots keep…
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