TIH 675: Raphael Montes on The Secret Dinner, The Seagull Soup Riddle, and Writing About Taboo Topics

<p>In this podcast, Raphael Montes talks about The Secret Dinner, the Seagull Soup Riddle, writing about taboo topics , and much more.</p>

<p>[4:10] Conversation start/early life lessons.<br />

[8:55] The films and books Raphael was consuming from an early age.<br />

[13:30] Writing stories that don’t fit into an easy genre box.<br />

[17:00] Planning The Secret Dinner.　<br />

[21:35] Dark comedy.<br />

[26:30] The seagull soup riddle.<br />

[29:30] The real-life Piglet.<br />

[34:40] The Secret Dinner in conversation with Chuck Palahniuk.<br />

[45:15] Our generation’s search for meaning.<br />

[49:20] Brazil’s reaction to The Secret Dinner.<br />

[53:35] Are any taboo topics off limits for Raphael?<br />