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The Dylantantes

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The Dylantantes brings together an elite shock force of Bob Dylan researchers, scholars, and Stan’s to offer another side of Bob Dylan thinkers and answer the eternal question, “What is it about Bob Dylan?”

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Interview with Roberta Rakove (by Erin Callahan) (Premium)

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Interview with Elizabeth Cantalamessa (by Erin Callahan) (Premium)
An interview with Elizabeth Cantalamessa by Erin Callahan ...
Underrated Dylan (Premium)
A Million Dollar Bash Roundtable on Bob Dylan’s underrated songs ...
Interview with Laura Tenschert (by Erin Callahan)(Premium)
An interview with Laura Tenschert by Erin Callahan ...
Interview with Harold Lepidus (by Erin Callahan)(Premium)
An interview with Harold Lepidus by Erin Callahan ...
Memento Mori: Dylan’s Living Legacy (Premium)
A Million Dollar Bash Roundtable on Bob Dylan’s legacy ...
Interview with Rebecca Slaman (by Erin Callahan) (Premium)
An interview with Rebecca Slaman by Erin Callahan ...
Interview with Keith Nainby (Premium)
An interview with Keith Nainby by Jim Salvucci ...
Interview with Anne Marie Mai (By Erin Callahan) (Premium)
An interview with Anne Marie Mai by Erin Callahan ...
The World of Bob Dylan 2023 Postmortem (Premium)
A roundtable discussion of the highlights and lowlights of the World of Bob Dylan conference, 2023 ...
The Philosophy of Modern Song and the Ambi-Modernist Impulse: The World of Bob Dylan, 2023 (Premium)
Panel on Philosophy of Modern Song from The World of Bob Dylan, 2023 ...
The Definitive Roundtable on Fragments
Roundtable Panelists: * Rob Reginio teaches modern literature at Alfred University.  Hes currently at work on a book about Dylans album John Wesley Harding. * Nina Goss is Editor of or contributor to the volumes Tearing the World Apart: B ...
Interview with Rob Kelly
What Is It about Bob Dylan? Culture critic, artist, prolific podcaster, and host of Pod Dylan, Rob Kelly, is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast. Rob Kelly is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and pop culture historian. He was the creator/edit ...
Interview with Allison Rapp
What Is It about Bob Dylan? Music and cultural journalist Allison Rapp is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast. Allison Rapp is a music and culture journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Brooklyn Magazine, Rock Cellar, City Lim ...
Interview with Craig Danuloff (Premium)
What Is It about Bob Dylan? Dylanpreneur Craig Danuloff is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast. Craig Danuloff is host of the Dylan.FM, which is a podcast and website he’s running as part of the The FM Club. When not being an obsessive Dylan fan, ...
The Definitive Roundtable on The Philosophy of Modern Song
Just a few months ago, Bob Dylan released his second book of prose (third book ever), and loftily entitled it The Philosophy of Modern Song. The reviews have been mixed, but the book has already become the latest folder for the academic industrial comple ...
Interview with Nina Goss (by Erin Callahan)
What Is It about Bob Dylan? Dr Nina Goss is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast (interview by Erin Callahan) Nina Goss was born and raised in New York.  She earned her BA from University of Rochester and her MFA and PhD from the University of Wash ...
Interview with Rob Reginio
What Is It about Bob Dylan? Dr. Robert Reginio is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast. Rob Reginio is a professor English at Alfred University in Western New York. He is the editor of and contributor to the collection Samuel Beckett and Contempora ...
Interview with Graley Herron
What Is It about Bob Dylan?Dr. Graley Herren is our guest on The Dylantantes podcast.Graley is Professor and Chair of English at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is the author of Dreams and Dialogues in Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, published by Anthem Pr ...
Swift and Hitchcock Live at the Popup Speakeasy
An evening with Emma Swift and Robyn Hitchcock performing in an apartment in Chelsea This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedylantantes.substack.com ...
That One Time I Did Not Meet Bob Dylan
For all of my life, I have not met Bob Dylan. In fact, not meeting Bob Dylan is a big part of my day-to-day. I can honestly say that my close, personal relationship with Bob Dylan, established when I was a teen and more deeply developed over subsequent d ...
Interview with Court Carney
What Is It about Bob Dylan?Dr. Court Carney is our second guest on The Dylantantes podcast.Court is a history professor at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He is  the author of Cutting Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear and is ...
Interview with Erin Callahan
Welcome to our numerous early subscribers! As we fill this site with content, we invite you to participate in the community by offering comments and suggestions.You want to talk to meGo ahead and talkWhatever you got to say to meWon’t come as any shockI ...

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Jim Salvucci

Jim Salvucci, the founder and keeper of The Dylantantes, has spoken on Bob Dylan on three continents. His writing on Dylan appears in books, journals, and blogs. His admiration for Dylan dates back to his teenaged years and promises to continue well into his dotage.