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Becoming Kerouac

Becoming Kerouac

Written by: Paul Maher Jr.
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Becoming Kerouac is a podcast hangout discussing everything Jack Kerouac by the author and editor of BECOMING KEROUAC: A Writer In His Time (Lyons Press, 2023); EMPTY PHANTOMS: Interviews & Encounters With Jack Kerouac (2005); KEROUAC: His Life & Work (2004) and a forthcoming volume of unpublished Kerouac writings (Edited by Paul Maher Jr. & Charles Shuttleworth) titled SELF-PORTRAIT:  Collected Unpublished Writings (Rare Bird/Sal Paradise Press) (2024). Who was Jack Kerouac? What books did he write? Did he drink Caffe Lattes? Books to life to everything else. Future episodes will feature special guests. 

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Episodes
  • Kerouac in November 1944

    Kerouac in November 1944
    Nov 3 2023

    Today, we take a look back to a day in the life of Jack Kerouac, THIS day of November 4, 1944. Though I do not focus on this date exclusively, I try to put you, the reader, into the context of his life and times. 

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    "I'm going to write about souls, about what I know." Jack Kerouac, Diary entry (June 28, 1960)
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    26 mins
  • Intro to Becoming Kerouac

    Intro to Becoming Kerouac
    Nov 2 2023

    This is just a short introduction to the all-new podcast devoted to the life and writings of Beat Generation writer and iconoclast, Jack Kerouac!

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    "I'm going to write about souls, about what I know." Jack Kerouac, Diary entry (June 28, 1960)
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    1 min
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