Cleveland Review Of Books

An audio version of Eric Betts' article "Anti-Panic: On Svetlana Alexievich's 'Voices from Chernobyl.'" Actual Reading doesn't begin until like 3 minutes in. Read article here: https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/2020/3/30/anti-panic-on-svetlana-alexievichs-voices-from-chernobyl Music Credit: Projection Hotline (https://projectionhotline.bandcamp.com/) (https://soundcloud.com/projection-hotline)

Billy Lennon (eic of the journal) and Berlin-based writer Eric Betts discuss the latter's article: Anti-Panic: On Svetlana Alexievich's "Voices From Chernobyl." We discuss the disaster itself in relation to the covid-19 epidemic now, how people reacted then and how their actions reflect ours now with the caveat of maybe learning a new way forward, and the end of history. Read the article here: https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/2020/3/30/anti-panic-on-svetlana-alexievichs-voices-from-chernobyl Music Credits: A-live (Muamin Collective), Racket Man, and Projection Hotline

This is the first installment of of our "Art of Podcasting" interview series (which is a play on the Paris Review's (whom we greatly admire) "Art of Fiction" interview series . We sat down with Bryan Quinby, one half of Street Fight (the other being Bret Pein) to discuss his craft, the actual work that goes into making a podcast, blending comedy with politics, and his view of the show as being mainly a way to entertain people who feel isolated under the terrible conditions of late capitalism. Starring: Bryan Quinby Billy Lennon (eic) Kyle(contributing editor) Music Credits: A-Live of Muamin Collective and Mourning [A] BLKstar This show is available on apple podcasts. Learn more about Street Fight here: https://www.streetfightradio.com/ We will release the second half of the interview at a later date, which is focused on Ohio and Columbus politics and culture and, you guessed it, Les Wexner. Enjoy the show.

Note: First part is the reading of the piece, Interview starts at 10:30. An audio version of Matt Morgenstern's Review of Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart's "The Hundreds" is followed by an interview between the editor and Matt. Music Credit: A-Live (Muamin Collective), LCD Soundsystem, Projection Hotline

An audio version of Dr. Anand Bhat's "The Atypical Messenger We Need: On Timothy Faust's "Health Justice Now," followed by an interview with Dr. Bhat taking a deeper dive into the piece. Song Credits: Mourning a Blkstar "Anti-Anthem" LCD Soundsystem "Dance Yrself Clean" Projection Hotline "Trampoline" Read the piece here: https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/ Follow us on twitter @clereviewbooks

While Washington Post reporter Kyle Swenson (who formerly worked for Cleveland Scene) was in town promoting his new book ("Good Kids. Bad City"), we were joined by current and former Scene writers Sam Allard and Eric Sandy to discuss the importance of journalism in holding power accountable and uncovering and telling the truth in the pursuit of justice. We also discuss their respective times working at Cleveland Scene, their involvement in starting a new wave of journalism for the publication, and the importance of alt-weeklies both in small cities and as a wake-up call to journalists who stick to the coasts, rather than taking up crucial positions in local journalism in flyover country. The intro song for this episode is "Going to Canada" by Racket Man. You can find their music on Spotify or purchase their music on bandcamp (racketman.bandcamp.com/). The outro for this episode is a beat graciously shared by aLive of Muamin Collective. Find their music on their website (muamincollective.com/) and listen to