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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.

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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)

30 episodes

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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.

  continue reading

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)

30 episodes

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