Banana pudding guilt, a stalker, and a trip back to Michigan that refused to cooperate. In this episode, Josh and Dasha wade into the murky gap between a research trip and a writing residency—and why confusing the two might be the cruelest thing you can do to yourself. Then, the triumphant return of Reddit dot com, where writers explain “why they stop writing (only the truth).”

Links:

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke

Rilke’s complete quote: “Verses are experiences”

Nick Drake by Richard Morton Jack

Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Trancendence of Alice Coltrane by Andy Beta

Lorrie Moore’s short story, “How to Become a Writer”

“The Goldfinch won a Pulitzer and it sucks,” Reddit thread by /u/edward_radical

The Dunning-Kruger effect

Theme music: “1982” by See Jazz