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Season 2 of The Paris Review Podcast will feature five new episodes seamlessly blending performances by actors and authors of Paris Review fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and interviews with original scoring, literary ephemera, and sound design to create an immersive experience akin to reading the magazine itself. The first episode will be released October 23.
The Paris Review Podcast Season 2 features interviews with the likes of Carson McCullers, Toni Morrison, and Tennessee Williams in rare vintage recordings and reenactments. Some of the most original writers of our time, including Alexandra Kleeman, Sarah Manguso, Sharon Olds, and Danez Smith, read their new work. Season 2 showcases the talents of Jason Alexander reading Philip Roth; Devendra Banhart reading Paulé Bártón; Charlotte Rampling reenacting the classic Paris Review interview with Simone de Beauvoir; Molly Ringwald reading rising fiction star Mary Terrier; Jenny Slate channeling Anne Sexton; and many others.
You can catch the Season 2 trailer HERE.