The Virtual Memories Show

@vms
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I'm Gil Roth, and the Virtual Memories Show is a weekly podcast about books, art, comics & culture, featuring fascinating conversation with creative people.
Podcasthttps://chimeraobscura.com/vm
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My arthttps://flic.kr/s/aHsmVuCcRL
Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowDec 16
And go subscribe to the Graphic Memoir blog – https://graphicmemoir.co.uk/ – and buy his debut graphic memoir, The English GI, at https://www.amazon.com/ENGLISH-GI-YORKSHIRE-SCHOOLBOYS-ADVENTURES/dp/B09XNFLQGB
Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowDec 9

And go get THE MASTER OF CONTRADICTIONS from the publisher https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300233742/the-master-of-contradictions/ or from your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780300233742

And if you haven't read The Magic Mountain, do yourself a favor and make it your 2026 book-resolution! https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780679772873

Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowDec 3

And go get DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA from the publisher https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324096207 or your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781324096207

and DEFINITELY check out The Digital Commedia https://www.dantecommedia.it

Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowNov 19

And go pick up MEN AT WORK from the publisher https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4770-men-at-work or your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781644215029

And go listen to my 2022 conversation with Glenn http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-471-glenn-kurtz

The Virtual Memories ShowNov 15

Ready for the exceedingly rare at-home in-person #podcast session!

(The guest will be Glenn Kurtz; go get MEN AT WORK, his great new book about the men who built the Empire State Building: https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781644215029)

Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowNov 11

And go get WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S DINNER from the publisher https://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/where-theres-smoke-theres-dinner/1136 or your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781603095679

And follow Jen on Substack https://jenniferhayden.substack.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jenhaygoddess/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/jenhaygoddess/ and her site https://www.jenniferhayden.com

Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowOct 25
Go support ANTIMATTER https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deanhaspiel/antimatter & order Whitney's new short story collection, THE FEELING https://www.etsy.com/listing/4365900583/the-feeling-by-whitney-matheson
Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowOct 21
And go get BOB DYLAN: THINGS HAVE CHANGED from the publisher https://mhpbooks.com/books/bob-dylan
or your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781685892258 and go listen to my
2013 http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/podcast-disarm
2014 http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/podcast-re-explaining-hitler and
2023 https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-550-ron-rosenbaum talks with Ron!
The Virtual Memories ShowOct 14
And go get TRUE NATURE from the publisher https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604930/true-nature-by-lance-richardson/ or your fave bookshop https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781524748319
Show threadThe Virtual Memories ShowOct 1, 2025
And go get PRECIOUS RUBBISH from the publisher — https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/precious-rubbish — or your fave bookshop — https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781683969280 — and follow Kayla over on IG https://www.instagram.com/precious.rubbish/