Episode 268 — Douglas Coupland

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2014

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Coupland is the guest. His new novel is called Worst. Person. Ever. and it is available now from Blue Rider Press. The Globe and Mail says “A satirical, misanthropic romp through reality television, environmental disaster and apocalyptic possibilities. Once again, Coupland...has asserted himself as a documenter of our times and anticipator of societal threats.... The plugged-in consumer-culture philosopher has created a brand of his own, becoming—and, over the long haul, remaining—a thinky superstar for a distracted era. More than 20 years after he became a pop-culture darling with Generation X, Coupland is still innovating—not simply cranking out words and sculptures, but making a significant contribution with astute observations.... As the country’s go-to guy for art, design, and contemporary social commentary, could Coupland be Canada’s Biggest. (Cultural). Brain. Ever?” And The Independent calls it "...a scatological bun-fight of excess and debauchery, of juvenile humour peppered with bilious rage at the state of the world...It’s riotous, frequently very funny...I can’t locate very much seriousness, but I certainly enjoyed trying.” Monologue topics: mail, age, generations, Spencer and Mira. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.8	Spell it out, other and then P-E-O-P-L-E, the traditional way.
0:43.4	Audible trial.com slash other people.
0:45.9	Get yourself a free audio book on the podcast.
0:49.5	These are audio books, ladies and gentlemen.
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1:04.4	You and I have a friend in common.
1:06.9	Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.
1:09.7	I think it's really beautiful. Jesus, what I struggle, you know? It was incredible. You know, it's like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listing. Just one person at just one time. Right. Okay, everybody, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is another attempt at communication.
1:28.3	This is me making something and then sending it out into the world.
1:32.0	How are you today?
1:32.6	I'm Brad Listy here in Los Angeles.
1:35.9	It's nice to have you here.
1:38.3	Not to actually have you here in my physical space, but to have you in this mental space, if you will.
1:46.1	And if I was trying to be more accurate about it I would say it's good to be with you wherever
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