The KunstlerCast is a weekly audio program about the tragic comedy of suburban sprawl. Featuring: James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, The Long Emergency and other books.

Duncan Crary, host/producer, speaks with Kunstler weekly about the failure of suburbia and the inevitable end of this living arrangement with no future.

Photo by Cal Crary
I believe a lot of people share my feelings about the tragic landscape of highway strips, parking lots, housing tracts, mega-malls, junked cities, and ravaged countryside that makes up the everyday environment where most Americans live and work.
- James Howard Kunstler,
from The Geography of Nowhere

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KunstlerCast #123:
The Witch of Hebron

In-Depth Interview by Peter Golden

Released: Aug. 26, 2010.


Journalist/Author Peter Golden interviews James Howard Kunstler about The Witch of Hebron (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010), the second novel in Kunstler's World Made By Hand series. Without giving away any important plot points, Golden explores the major themes in this autumn story set in a world after the lights have flickered out and the oil has dried up. Topics include: the rule of law, the importance of ritual holidays, and the role of religion in a tight-knit community. In this novel, Kunstler has revealed more about the circumstances that have placed his characters in a world without modernity. Golden ask if Kunstler believes that people are happier in this imagined future than they are in today's high tech world.

Direct Download:
KunstlerCast_123.mp3
(27 MBB | 39:35 mins.)

Music: "Be Thou My Vision," performed by Ed Lowman & John Kirk, recorded specially for the World Made By Hand series.

Visit: TheWitchOfHebron.com

Chapter Readings


The Witch of Hebron, Chapter One
Jasper and Ned spy on The Hermit

James Howard Kunstler reads the first chapter of his post-oil novel The Witch of Hebron (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010).

Music: "McCully's Waltz," performed by Ed Lowman & John Kirk, recorded specially for the World Made By Hand series.

Direct Download:
JHK_WOH_Reading_Ch1.mp3
(9.2 MB | 13:11 mins.)

 


The Witch of Hebron, Chapter Thirteen
Brother Jobe meets Billy Bones

James Howard Kunstler reads Chapter 13 from his post-oil novel The Witch of Hebron (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010).

Music: "Duck River," performed by Matt Brown. Used by permission. Available for purchase through 5-String Productions.

Direct Download:
JHK_WOH_Reading_Ch13.mp3
(5 MB | 7:01 mins)

 


The Witch of Hebron, Chapter Thirty-Eight
Brother Jobe and the Queen Bee

Author James Howard Kunstler reads Chapter Thirty-Eight from his post-oil novel, The Witch of Hebron (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010).

Music: "Sweet Rosy Cheeks," performed by Ed Lowman & John Kirk, recorded specially for the World Made By Hand series.

Direct Download:
JHK_WOH_Reading_Ch38.mp3
(3.6 MB | 5:09 mins)


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