Stereo Embers The Podcast 0057: Erica Jong

“Erica Jong Tells Alex To Wear A Hat And Sunscreen”

When Erica Jong gives you advice, it’s probably a good idea to take it. The key for men as they get older, she says, is to wear a hat and sunscreen. And that’s just the beginning of the wisdom Jong dispenses in this interview. The best-selling author of 25 books—her debut novel Fear Of Flying alone has sold almost 40 million copies–talks to Alex about starter marriages, the current political climate and her love of Leonard Cohen. A discursive chat that’s both tangential and linear, Jong also talks about Primo Levi, online dating, survival of the fittest, Judy Collins, and creaky college reunions. She also dishes
about her upcoming new book and the vinyl reissue of Vanessa Daou’s Zipless: Songs From The Works Of Erica Jong.