Sep 04 2024 78 mins 3
In this episode, we talk with Bob DeMott about his life as an English professor and a fly angler and the intersection between the two: Anglish. (Presented by Hatch Magazine.)
(0:00:00) Introduction
(0:02:20) Anglish
(0:08:00) Astream: American Writers on Fly Fishing
(0:09:20) Michael Keaton — Fly-fishing writer
(0:12:20) The allure of fly-fishing writing
(0:20:00) What makes an excellent fly-fishing story?
(0:24:00) Faculty for a Department of Anglish
(0:27:00) Bob’s start in fishing
(0:42:30) Bob’s start in writing
(0:53:10) Bob’s brothers of different mothers: Nick Lyons and Jim Harrison
(1:05:00) The famous thing Thoreau didn’t say
(1:15:50) Bob’s reading: Perhaps it has something to do with books
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