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The important writers, actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, researchers, and thinkers of our time are known for certain things—their Nobel-winning area of study, those big superhero movies they made, or the book they wrote that sold five million copies. But what about those things that they're deeply, obsessively into that we don't know about? That's what I'm interested in, and that's what I'm asking our guests about on the brand-new podcast, My Particular Fascination.
Do you find it fun to listen to interesting people talk about the super-specific things that they're deeply interested in? Have I got the podcast for you.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Kinda feel like we're already friends? Good! Me, too.
Esmé Weijun Wang is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), and a debut novel, The Border of Paradise. She was named by Granta as one of the “Best of Young American Novelists” on its decennial list in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018. Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, she is the founder of The Unexpected Shape™ Writing Academy for ambitious writers living with limitations. She can be found at esmewang.com.
MY particular fascination
The Podcast
You want to hear more than the standard celebrity interview.
You love to listen to someone enthusiastically discuss what they're into.
You want to laugh, cry, and feel all the feelings.
We've had guests ranging from so-and-so to so-and-so, and it's the best thing ever.