S1E18 -Sad FM: an interview with Gauraa Shekhar
In this episode, I interview Gauraa Shekhar. Gauraa Shekhar is a Founding Editor of No Contact, the Interviews Editor at Maudlin House, and an Assistant Editor at X-R-A-Y. Her debut short story “Other Significant Others: A Glossary” was a finalist for the Francine Ringold Awards for Emerging Writers and earned a nomination for the PEN/ Robert J. Dau Award. Gauraa’s work has appeared in Nimrod, Contrary, Sonora Review, Vol.1 Brooklyn, Literary Hub, Hobart After Dark, and elsewhere. She lives in Richmond, Viriginia with her husband and young dachshund.
Show notes:
0:40- Mallory’s racist building manager
3:08- Christmas trees
7:15- names that no one pronounces right
9:47- Coffee
17:14- Covid
25:48- Millennials and social media
31:35- Gen Z
32:36- whitewashing of American history
33:43- Gen Z playlist names
35:53- Blink-182
37:35- My Chemical Romance
39:08- feeling like a Tall Child
41:02- TikTok
43:12- Kevin Sterne’s tweet about perfect albums from the last 10 years
44:13- sad girl music
48:00- Lena Dunham
49:29- music memoirs
50:16- KISS
53:44- divisive musicians (Steely Dan, Taylor Swift…)
1:03:32- No Contact Magazine
1:04:45- Fav Music Genre
1:06:43- music vs writing
1:09:59- Allen Ginsberg
1:11:25- Gauraa’s current writing
1:13:13- Gauraa’s playlists
1:15:40- Being short at concerts
1:17:19- music festivals
1:22:28- Coping with the loss of concerts during the pandemic
1:23:15- WiFi names
1:25:38- Gauraa reads “MARISSA COOPER IS PROUD OF WHAT SHE DID AND SHE’D DO IT AGAIN”