The Vonnegut Collection
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Kurt and Bernard Vonnegut in the House of Magic
Kurt Vonnegut joined his brother, Bernard, at General Electric in the late 1940s. Bernard was a scientist working on cutting-edge weather-control technologies while Kurt worked in G.E... Jan 3, 2016
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Kurt Vonnegut Talks to the Dead
A reprise of Vonnegut's Reporter on the Afterlife with producer Marty Goldensohn. Jul 8, 2014
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Kurt Vonnegut: "Fates Worse Than Death"
His edgy 1982 “sermon” took on the question of whether hydrogen bombs would deliver us from more terrifying circumstances. The full audio recording is now available for the first time. Jun 11, 2014
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Vonnegut on Deadeye Dick, a Story of "Gun Nuts and Nukes"
In this archival interview, the famed author defends his fiction against critics who pan his writing, comparing his detractors to “circus geeks” who “bite the heads off chickens. Jan 22, 2014
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Kurt Vonnegut on Jailbird, His Watergate Novel
Kurt Vonnegut tells us why he abandoned the sketchy sci-fi plot lines in favor of a sharp-eyed political realism of what has come to be known as his “Watergate novel,” Jailbird. Dec 26, 2013
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Kurt Vonnegut and L.J. Davis and the Novelist's Relationship to Community
This May 1, 1978 interview was the third Vonnegut had with Walter James Miller. Dec 19, 2013
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Kurt Vonnegut on Slapstick, His Sci-Fi Family Novel
Vonnegut talks about his strange sci-fi tale of fraternal twins who are brilliant when they can interact with each other but only “dull normal” when separated. He reveals that his por... Dec 12, 2013
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Kurt Vonnegut on Breakfast of Champions
Vonnegut is at the top of his game—confidently proclaiming the novelist’s ability to “make up new myths that people will believe.” Dec 5, 2013
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The complete Vonnegut interviews, 1973-1983
Miller and Vonnegut were good friends. Jun 24, 2013
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