{"id":8789,"date":"2010-06-11T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/david-foster-wallace-commencement-address-audio\/"},"modified":"2010-06-11T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T15:50:00","slug":"david-foster-wallace-commencement-address-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/david-foster-wallace-commencement-address-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"David Foster Wallace commencement address audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Foster Wallace commencement address audio<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kottke<\/em><\/a> writes:<\/p>\n

In 2005, David Foster Wallace gave the commencement address at Kenyon College. After a transcript of the speech was posted online (the original was taken down…a copy is available here<\/a>), it became something of a high-brow viral sensation and was eventually packaged into book form<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The original audio recording (i.e. as read by Wallace on the Kenyon podium) has just been released on Audible.com<\/a> and is also available through iTunes<\/a> and on Amazon<\/a> (this is the cheapest option). Note: there is also an audiobook version of the speech read by Wallace’s sister…but I think the original is the best bet. It’s a fantastic speech. (via howling fantods<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I too highly recommend reading the speech<\/a>; it’s made all the more poignant by David Foster Wallace<\/a>’s tragic untimely death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Foster Wallace commencement address audio Kottke writes: In 2005, David Foster Wallace gave the commencement address at Kenyon College. After a transcript of the speech was posted online (the original was taken down…a copy is available here), it became something of a high-brow viral sensation and was eventually packaged into book form. The original … <\/p>\n

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