Host Nate Wilcox discusses Rod McKuen with his biographer Barry Alfonso. Topics include the pop-folk origins of the wildly popular poet-songwriter, his pioneering self-promotion and direct sales techniques, and the critical backlash he endured.<a href="https://amzn.to/3V1rUNx">Buy the book and support the show. </a>Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email <a href="mailto:letitrollpodcast@gmail.com">letitrollpodcast@gmail.com</a><a href="https://twitter.com/letitrollcast">Follow us on Twitter.</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/letitrollpodcast/">Follow us on Facebook.</a>Let It Roll is proud to be part of <a href="http://www.rocknrollarchaeology.com/">Pantheon Podcasts.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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