The Organist

Take a weird, thoughtful and pleasurable journey into literature, music, art, philosophy, the internet, language, and history with McSweeney's and KCRW. This unconventional arts-and-culture magazine features contributors and guests like Miranda July, George Saunders, Lena Dunham, Tig Notaro, and Sarah Silverman.
Andrew Leland
Andrew Leland
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The Organist is an experimental arts and culture podcast from award-winning independent publisherMcSweeney’s. We find our subjects not on the star-studded boulevards, but in the back alleys that connect them. We uncover the unexpected connections between artists and ideas.

We’re interested in the ways that we see and hear the world, the way perception itself works.

The Organist features in-depth literary coverage, innovative approaches to audio storytelling, short-form comedy, audio dramas, as well as writers and artists tackling politics, disabilities, and more.

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Andrew Leland
Andrew LelandAuthor of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”
Ross Simonini
Ross SimoniniProducer, 'The Organist'
Andrew Leland
Andrew LelandAuthor of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”

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