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The Short Stacks 9: Isaac Butler//The World Only Spins Forward

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Arts, Society & Culture, Books, Literature

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On April 10th, we will be discussing The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois for The Stacks Book Club. To get you ready for that conversation, we have co-author Isaac Butler on The (not-so) Short Stacks to talk about his background in theatre, how this oral history came to be, the logistics of writing as a duo, and about Isaac's Shakespeare podcast, Lend Me Your Ears. We cover a lot of ground today, including a detour into the world of chips.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

We're back with another episode of the Short Stacks, our shorter conversations with authors about their process and their books.

0:14.8

Today I'm joined by Isaac Butler, who is the co-author with Dan Coise of the world only spins forward

0:20.8

the oral history of Angels in America, which is our book club pick for April 10th.

0:25.9

As you know, the Stax is a completely free show and if you want to help be a part of making the show happen every week,

0:30.7

I would encourage you to check out joining the effort on

0:33.3

Patreon. That's a website where you contribute to the work we're doing on the show

0:37.5

for as little as a dollar a month. Patreon allows for us to launch new content like

0:41.5

these short stacks and other fun things.

0:43.9

And one of my favorite things about Patreon is that you earn perks for your generosity.

0:48.3

My personal favorite perk would be our virtual book club where we meet up to discuss the stacks book club picks through video chat. It's a great way to connect with

0:55.3

other awesome readers in this community. If you're interested in being part of

0:58.9

the Stax pack go to Patreon.com slash the Stax. If you prefer one-time contributions

1:04.3

check out PayPal.me slash the Stax pod. Please do me a huge favor by rating and

1:09.4

reviewing the show wherever you're listening. The word is building around the stacks,

1:13.6

and the more ratings and reviews we get,

1:15.1

the more people we can reach.

1:16.8

So if you would take a moment, wherever you're listening,

1:19.5

especially on Apple Podcasts and write a short review. Okay, our guest today is Isaac Butler, who is the co-author of the World Only Spins Forward.

1:28.0

He is also a theater director, journalist, and the host of an amazing podcast called Lend Me Your Ears.

1:35.0

Now, it's time for you to meet him.

1:37.0

Let's do the Short Stacks.

1:39.0

All right, hi everybody. Today we are here with our guest, writer, director, and

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