Episode Appearances
DISGRACELAND · Apr 2, 2026
Bonus Episode: A Music History Memoir and Rock ‘N’ Roll Autobiography Reading List
“Subject of Patti Smith's 'Just Kids' memoir documenting their relationship in 1960s-70s New York”
Music memoirs and autobiographies as historical documentationDave Grohl's 'Storyteller' memoir analysis and critiquePatti Smith's 'Just Kids' as exemplary music writing
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Bonus Episode: The Murder Mystery Hinted At in the New Elvis Concert Film
“Photographer and subject of Patti Smith's 'Just Kids' memoir; pioneering but controversial artist whose work influenced Patti Smith”
Elvis Presley concert performances and Las Vegas residenciesColonel Tom Parker management practices and alleged criminal historyBaz Luhrmann filmmaking techniques and narrative storytelling
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All There Is with Anderson Cooper · Jan 9, 2026
Patti Smith: The ‘Sacred Wounds’ of Grief
“Artist and photographer; Patti Smith's lifelong friend and artistic soulmate who died of AIDS complications in 1989”
Grief and bereavement psychologyLoss of spouse and family membersSpiritual connection with deceased loved ones
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The New Yorker Radio Hour · Nov 11, 2025
Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses”
“Photographer and close friend of Patti Smith; subject of her memoir 'Just Kids'; died of AIDS-related illness.”
Memoir Writing and Personal NarrativePunk Rock History and Cultural ImpactCareer Interruption for Family
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