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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Safety Moose Says, "Stay Home!" Author Neal Pollack On His Dangerous New Novel, Edge of Safety
Description: Known by his nom de guerre "The Greatest American Living Writer," Neal Pollack has published eleven books, including a rock history satire, several crime thrillers (including two yoga-themed crime thrillers), and memoirs on subjects ranging from fatherhood to yoga to marijuana addiction. His latest book is Edge of Safety, a satirical dystopian novel set at some indeterminate point in the future. In this world, the obedient citizens of Canada live in an almost perpetual state of high COVID alert, walking their dogs on treadmills and receiving food deliveries by drone during "stay home" orders relayed by their public service masc...