Glenn Loury II – Love, Death & the Lourys
Description
0:00 Glenn II returns to The Glenn Show
2:17 Glenn II: Dad, you’re not really a “conservative” in the present-day sense of the term
13:20 Glenn and Glenn II agree that the “systemic racism” argument is overblown but disagree over what to do about it
22:04 What social conditions lead to the kind of behavior Glenn often condemns?
31:36 The luck and privilege that allowed Glenn to recover from his mistakes
39:19 Glenn II: “I found myself getting angry at someone who doesn’t exist anymore”
46:59 The conversation Glenn never had with his father
51:06 What Late Admissions taught Glenn II about his father
57:32 Grace in the face of public scandal
1:01:28 Love, death, and the Lourys
Recorded June 15, 2024
Links and Readings
Glenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”
Scenes from The Wire, Season 4
Glenn and Glenn II’s September 2018 Bloggingheads conversation
Glenn II’s book, Invisible Funerals: A Tale of Nine Burials
Glenn II’s book, Love Letters & Elegies: Tales from Beyond the Pale
Glenn II’s book, What Death Can Touch
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