Episode 62: Bill Deresiewicz

Recorded June 6, 2023. William Deresiewicz is a non-fiction writer whose work includes The End of Solitude , Excellent Sheep , and A Jane Austin Education. In this episode he speaks with us about his book The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the age of Billionaires and Big Tech. Over the course of our conversation Bill gives us a synopsis of the book and highlights different factors that have resulted in the current marketplace for creatives. He includes the new formation of “parasocial relationships” with fans and customers that are a part of selling creative work and acknowledges the death of institutional gatekeepers, which is a double edged sword. This interview is one you will not want to miss. To find more of Bills’s work visit: Help keep the podcast alive! Visit our Patreon , pick up some Merch , or make a one time donation ! Listeners make it all possible. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Support the show

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Episode 62: Bill Deresiewicz is an episode from Cut the Craft by Amy Umbel and Brien Beidler.

This episode is 82:34 long.

This episode was published on Sep 26, 2023.

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