This episode, we turn the tables around. As part of our season finale, my friend, donmexlar, thought it would be fun to ask me some questions about the podcast and Newark. At first, I was hesitant, as, despite my best efforts, I am always trying to push the focus of the show off me and onto the subject at hand. I warmed up to the idea though, as it would give me a chance to reflect on the show after two years of hosting and producing it. This is a bit free flowing as episodes go, so please excuse the slightly different format. You are in store for a really interesting conversation.
donmexlar—donmexlar is as mysterious as he is insightful. Many listeners will have no idea who he is, but he has been a loyal listener to the podcast and a contributor in ways that many of you have not seen.
Background & Articles:
Quote: “In the days following Jane’s death, Karl got a call from Franklin Ford, dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Dean Ford offered Harvard’s full support without reservation. Half a century later, Karl woudl recount the story to me at our first official interview, grinning over the plateful of chicken liver he’d just ordered: ‘He didn’t even ask me if I did it.“—Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and A Half Century of Silence