Reading, Sleep, Attention, Grief (Vandal Live at UC-Berkeley)

<p>An episode recorded as part of the <a href="https://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/events/close-distant-embodied-artificial-modes-reading-today" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Modes of Reading Today Symposium</a>, hosted by the <a href="https://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Townsend Center For The Humanities</a> begins with a discussion of John Donne&#39;s insomnia and Wilfred Bion&#39;s undigested nightmares, followed by a vigorous discussion of attention, sleep, and immersion as they relate to literature and criticism [39:00], after which the symposium&#39;s organizer (and host of the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/43xctmwr1PIFgqcJiMrijT?si=95aec3888e85433b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Psychoanaliterature</a> podcast) flips the studio for some analysis of <a href="https://www.theamericanvandal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The American Vandal</a>&#39;s creator [90:00].</p><p><br></p><p>Cast (in order of appearance): Matt Seybold, David Marno, Yael Segalovitz, Jonathan Kramnick, Toril Moi, Emma Lieber, Nicholas Baer, Dora Zhang, Anne-Lise François, Farah Bakaari, Sina Dell&#39;Anno</p><p><br></p><p>Dates Recorded: February 19-20, 2026</p><p><br></p><p>Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby, <a href="https://youtu.be/75fJUTLjavI?si=bTkm84sbH73h3Eoo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">L. D. Miller</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more about this episode, please visit TheAmericanVandal.com</p><p><br></p>