Episode date, January 12th, 2017: Life experience is the theme of this episode of Talking Paper (recorded on location at Por Vida in the Barrio Logan section of San Diego, CA) - that includes writing about one's own experiences (and those of others), keeping your knowledge & body healthy through research, and handling the end of life. I begin by interviewing Jim Ruland about his Vermin on the Mount reading series, his debut novel Forest of Fortune, and his writing collaboration with former-Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris. I then interview San Diego geriatricians Dr. Carla Fox & Dr. John Fox (Carla John) about how they gain new medical knowledge almost 40 years into practicing medicine, and the virtues of the late Dr. Oliver Sacks. I also read Black Flag lyrics, and Sacks' memoir take on the mixed reception to his most famous book, Awakenings. Jim Ruland Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimVermin Jim Ruland website: http://www.jimruland.net/ Forest of Fortune: http://www.jimruland.net/?page_id=35 My Damage: http://www.jimruland.net/?page_id=924 Golondrina: https://www.facebook.com/GolondrinaStore/ Por Vida: http://porvidasd.com/ Dr. Carla Fox & John Fox website: http://www.johnandcarlafoxmd.com/ #talkingpaper #interview #sandiego #barriologan #verminonthemount #livereading #oliversacks #medicine #aging #awakenings #radiofreebrooklyn