Minisode: An Interview with "The Violin Conspiracy" Author Brendan Slocumb
The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Schwartz
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Today's spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Brendan Slocumb. Brendan is the author of The Violin Conspiracy, a coming-of-age and mystery novel rolled into one, and a book that captured me with every word. You've heard me gush about the book, now listen to my conversation with Brendan to hear about:
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How much his main character overlaps with him
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Growing up in a musical family
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Writing a violin as a character
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Naming inanimate objects
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The real life racism situations
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The teachers that influenced him and changed his life
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Some strange facts about music competitions and instrument thieves
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Being a GMA book club pick
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Playing Carnegie Hall
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The next project (and the next!)
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Some Violin Conspiracy miniseries tidbits
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And of course: a book he wants to press into your hands.
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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
How Music Can Save Your Life (Brendan's Podcast)
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Connect with Brendan: on Instagram at @brendanslocumb, on Facebook, Twitter or at his website
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi readers, welcome to another mini-sode of the currently reading podcast. |
| 0:14.6 | I am Katie Cumb, a homeschooling mom-of-four living in New Mexico and I am here today with |
| 0:19.1 | Brendan Slocombe. |
| 0:20.7 | Brendan is the debut author of The Violin Conspiracy and the host of the podcast, How |
| 0:25.5 | Music Can Save Your Life. |
| 0:27.2 | He is a violinist himself and a violist and has been teaching for more than 20 years. |
| 0:31.6 | He currently lives in Washington, D.C., Brendan, welcome to currently reading. |
| 0:35.6 | Thank you so much Katie, it's a pleasure to be here. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm so excited to have you here. |
| 0:40.6 | Everybody already got to hear me gush on our Monday episode about how much I adored The |
| 0:45.8 | Violin Conspiracy. |
| 0:46.8 | I've also been, we wouldn't call it harassing you online, but we've had a number of interactions |
| 0:54.7 | because I'm so excited to see the way that this novel is just taking America, especially |
| 1:00.6 | by storm. |
| 1:02.0 | So everybody already knows how much I loved it. |
| 1:05.0 | If you could, please set it up for our listeners without any spoilers. |
| 1:08.4 | Absolutely, and thank you for those kind words I appreciate it. |
| 1:12.0 | The Violin Conspiracy is a story of Ray who discovers that his old family fiddle is actually |
| 1:17.8 | a priceless strut of various violin and this discovery catapults him into super stardom |
| 1:22.9 | in the world of classical music. |
| 1:25.0 | And right before the Chikovsky competition, I think the Olympics of classical music, his |
| 1:30.1 | violin is stolen. |
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