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Selected Essays | Leslie Jamison on Charles D’Ambrosio
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On this episode of The Point podcast series “Selected Essays,” Leslie Jamison joins us to discuss Charles D’Ambrosio’s 2002 essay “Documents” and her essay “The Empathy Exams,” which appeared in The Believer in 2014 and was the title of her first collection.
Chapters
1. Selected Essays | Leslie Jamison on Charles D’Ambrosio (00:00:00)
2. When Leslie first read "Documents" and met Charles D’Ambrosio (00:01:55)
3. Summarizing "Documents" (00:04:45)
4. Leslie reads the opening passage (00:06:04)
5. D'Ambrosio's attention to detail (00:08:25)
6. Economy of style? (00:11:42)
7. Leslie reads another passage (00:15:23)
8. The structure of the essay (00:23:20)
9. Following the wondering (00:27:57)
10. "The Empathy Exams" (00:36:30)
11. D'Ambrosio's influence (00:41:02)
12. Looking back at "The Empathy Exams" ten years later (00:51:03)
31 episodes
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Manage episode 424649692 series 1827168
Content provided by The Point Magazine. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Point Magazine or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
On this episode of The Point podcast series “Selected Essays,” Leslie Jamison joins us to discuss Charles D’Ambrosio’s 2002 essay “Documents” and her essay “The Empathy Exams,” which appeared in The Believer in 2014 and was the title of her first collection.
Chapters
1. Selected Essays | Leslie Jamison on Charles D’Ambrosio (00:00:00)
2. When Leslie first read "Documents" and met Charles D’Ambrosio (00:01:55)
3. Summarizing "Documents" (00:04:45)
4. Leslie reads the opening passage (00:06:04)
5. D'Ambrosio's attention to detail (00:08:25)
6. Economy of style? (00:11:42)
7. Leslie reads another passage (00:15:23)
8. The structure of the essay (00:23:20)
9. Following the wondering (00:27:57)
10. "The Empathy Exams" (00:36:30)
11. D'Ambrosio's influence (00:41:02)
12. Looking back at "The Empathy Exams" ten years later (00:51:03)
31 episodes
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