Show notes
Oriana Schwindt is one of those former
journalists-turned-screenwriters. She lives in Los Angeles now, but is prettysure it’s just a phase. She’s a co-host on Megaphonic’s own By-the-Bywater Tolkien podcast and isconsidering reviving her old podcast about grift in America, called, uh…American Grift.Oriana and Michael talk about imagination, the persistence of trauma, learning
to be vulnerable, giant trees, and visiting the geographical centre of allfifty American states.Oriana’s Five Songs.
- Wannabe by The SpiceGirls.
- Flying Horses by Dispatch.
- The Mute by Radical Face.
- [Being Alive]() by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Raúl Esparza.
- Remember the Mountain Bedby WIlco and Billy Bragg, lyrics by Woody Guthrie.
Show Notes.
Oriana’s capstone essay about her CentervilleProject.
Oriana’s essays on Medium, including some
from the Centerville Project.American Grift: Oriana’s on-hiatus podcast about grift in America.
where Oriana is one third of the hosting team.(Thanks!)