Joe and Mark are joined by the wonderfully original writer Tom Bradley. 3:AM Magazine describes Tom as "... one of the most criminally underrated authors on the planet."

Tom explains what it was like to be a six foot, eight-inch tall red-haired American, living in China and Japan and teaching at a number of English-language universities in both countries.

The peripatetic lifestyle allowed Tom to develop his own writing style and tackle subject matter that was not necessarily mainstream. "I think I've made about $35 in royalties in fifty years of writing," Tom jokes.

He’s worked with the artist that has inspired him: Canada's very own Nick Patterson.

They look at three of the illustrations in Family Romance, one of several books that Nick has worked on with Tom. [see below for the pictures they describe in the podcast]

These illustrations are "breathtaking in a disturbing kind of way" Joe says.

Tom describes the process of working with the artist – Nick created the illustrations and it was Tom's job to create a narrative linking the images.

They have a deep and entertaining conversation about being an exile, teaching abroad, writing, and where writers find their inspiration.

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