Monthly Archives: August 2024

Episode 83 – How any Threads Connect Us To Time and Place Through Music ? Musician and Author Robyn Hitchcock



How many threads connectus to time and place through music? On this week’s episode of The Artful Periscope, Larry sits down with Robyn Hitchcock, author of 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left. The biography details Robyn’s childhood growing up in an English private school during 1967, which is a frequent contender for the title of Greatest Year in Music. Larry and Robin discuss The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix and other early influences that shaped Robyn’s lifetime love of music. His love of rock and roll often conflicted with the strict conservative norms of boarding school and it’s hierarchal structure, which forced boys to endure bullying and mental health struggles. Yet, even in such a difficult environment, music still found it’s way into his life through records he and the other students played in the evenings. They also discuss Bob Dylan (as well as Robyn’s current friendship with Bob Dylan’s son), Robyn and his wife’s current passion for both song production and art, and his daily life living in Nashville.


Episode 82 – How Many Threads Connect Firearms to All Modes of Our Society – Author Chris Grall



How many threads connect firearms in all modes of our society? On today’s episode of The Artful Periscope, Larry sits down with author Chris Grall to discuss his current book Trigger Guard: A Writer’s Guide to Firearms. Grall starts off by discussing his background in firearms and weaponry in the United States Army, the National Guard, and eventually Special Forces. He got into advising when he was reading an audiobook by author Scott Sigler, eventually kindling a friendship between the two writers (Scott even wrote the forward to his book!). In addition to privately consulting, Grall has also been a frequent panelist at Thriller Fest and recounts how a staged fight with his friend and fellow writer Greg Podolski helped illustrate the of importance of doing research to make fight scenes realistic. Then Larry welcomes Chris DeCristofaro, Larry’s producer and host of the podcast The Library Pros, onto the show. DeCristofaro and Grall delve into more specifics on firearms including the spelling of caliber, the history of the AR-15, and the accidental shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust.


Episode 81 – How Many Threads Lead Us Down the Rabbit Hole of Deception – Authors Bruce Borgos and Alma Katsu