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The JV Club with Janet Varney

Susan Orlean

The JV Club with Janet Varney

Maximum Fun

Comedy Interviews, Jv, Arts, Maximumfun, Interview, Janet, Leisure, High School, Club, Varney, Comedy

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2013

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

This week multiple literal and metaphorical doors are knocked on and opened when Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief! The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup! Many other amazing books and essays!) and special guest star, her son Austin, stop by to unsettle Scott the Dog. Plus, find out why Janet suggests Susan's nickname be "Puddin."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey guys, welcome to episode 58 of the JV club with Susan Orlene. I...

0:07.0

Sometimes when I have guests like this, I feel like a real grown-up.

0:11.0

Very, very excited to have her on the podcast. I feel like I have so much to cover

0:15.4

on the intro that I'm actually slightly nervous about it. I'm afraid that I'm going to forget all

0:20.8

the things I wanted to say, even though I have some of it written down.

0:23.8

The first thing I wanted to say is, I myself have noticed that there has been a change in the

0:28.6

quality of the audio.

0:30.1

I don't know why.

0:31.8

Jerry, I think it was you who on the nerdist page said that it sounds like

0:37.9

there's tinsel crinkling in the background I don't disagree with that I think there's something going on with my mixer. It's been going on for a while, but I thought maybe it was the quality of like the audio in my headphones. But now that I know someone else is hearing it, I'm very chagrined.

0:53.7

And I'm going to try to find out what's going on.

0:56.7

Having said that, I don't know Jack about Jack.

1:00.2

Speaking of Jack, it might be one of the Jacks for the microphone.

1:03.6

So, listen, if anybody has a clue on what might be going on, please let me know.

1:08.6

Otherwise, I'm just going to try to figure out what it is.

1:11.9

I have fairly expensive equipment, so it's kind of a

1:14.4

bummer that something has happened. So again, I'm going to try to get to the bottom of

1:18.6

that. I apologize for the crinkle sound, the tinsel sound. I probably, some of you may have not noticed it

1:24.5

and now that's all you'll think about this entire episode.

1:26.8

So bad on me for calling it out

1:29.6

for everyone here at the beginning of the episode.

1:37.3

I want to thank Alec for the lovely email about the Lucy Davis episode. I want to thank Ashley and very excited about

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