113 Davy Rothbart | The Hidden Stories Behind Forgotten Notes - a podcast by Harry Duran

Have you ever found a note on the ground that was maybe meant for somebody else? Davy is fascinated by the origins of these notes, and has since created a magazine, and then a podcast, on uncovering the true meaning and stories behind these forgotten notes. Find out why Davy has such a fascination towards the lost note, on this week’s podcast!
05:25 - How long has Davy been a writer?07:55 - Are writers functioning alcoholics?
10:25 - People aren’t in podcasting to be millionaires.
11:05 - When did Davy first listen to podcasts?18:25 - How did Davy distribute the magazine in the very early days?
20:15 - Were there any specific stories that really stood out to Davy?25:05 - Davy asks me how I first got into podcasting.
34:40 - For the longest time, Davy was so curious as to who these people were that were writing these random stories and notes.35:55 - As technology has evolved, you really have to be in a certain type of state to sit down and write a note.
40:45 - In the magazine, Davy and his team change the names and any other identifying info of the people who wrote these letters.41:30 - How does Davy approach the people who have written these ‘abandoned’ letters after all these years?
43:20 - Davy talks about his parents.48:50 - Davy talks about the story behind episode 6, Rent-a-Friend.
53:00 - What’s something Davy has changed his mind about recently?54:45 - Davy will be recording one of his podcasts live!FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.podcastjunkies.com/davy-rothbart-interview/ (http://www.podcastjunkies.com/davy-rothbart-interview/)
https://www.patreon.com/podcastjunkies (? Support this podcast on Patreon ?)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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