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Matt,
I just watched your interview after reading Don’s comment.
You were excellent and I will share it with all three of my Junior English classes when we study Huckleberry Finn next year as well as my Writings of Mark Twain class.
Well done, sir!
John

> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:22 PM, Donald Bliss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> We caught your MSNBC interview live- great job!
> Don
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 4:55 PM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Looking forward to seeing all who are making the trip to the quadrennial
>> conference later this week. Many thanks to this year's organizers, Shelley
>> Fisher Fishkin and Tracy Wuster, as well as the whole organizing committee,
>> and Joe Lemak, who I can report is working tirelessly on the ground to get
>> everything ready for your arrival.
>> 
>> While there will undoubtedly be some minor last minute changes (travel
>> conditions are tough, after all), a digital version of the finalized
>> schedule is online. We will keep links to conference information in several
>> prominent places on our homepage, but you can always go directly to
>> 
>> MarkTwainStudies.com/Elmira2022
>> 
>> The program, campus map, and other pertinent information, including any
>> updates, will appear there first!
>> 
>> Also, as many of you get ready to travel, we have oodles of content to
>> prime your pump for three days of Twainia, starting with a new series of
>> *The
>> American Vandal Podcast. *Guest-hosted by Mika Turim-Nygren, it is a deep
>> dive into Kerry Driscoll's recent book, *Mark Twain Among The Indians*,
>> with John Bird, Susan K. Harris, Ann Ryan, and Kerry herself, all of whom
>> will be in Elmira! Subscribe and download from your favorite podcast
>> provider, or grab the premiere episode from
>> 
>> MarkTwainStudies.com/ReviewingTwain
>> 
>> If you prefer to read on the plane, my series on "The Twain Doctrine"
>> continues with an exploration of Hal Holbrook's brief association with the
>> US state propaganda. Twain scholarship doesn't usually get to traffic in
>> CIA memos, congressional hearings, and Cold War conspiracy theory, but this
>> does:
>> 
>> MarkTwainStudies.com/CitizenHolbrook
>> 
>> Finally, for you viewing pleasure, might I recommend any of the three
>> lectures from our Summer Park Church Series, or a prize-winning student
>> documentary, "To The Country Sitting In Darkness," or this past week's
>> episode of the #VelshiBannedBookClub on MSNBC, featuring yours truly trying
>> to explain *Huck Finn *in six minutes. All are available on our (or
>> MSNBC's) YouTube channel.
>> 
>> Meet you in Elmira!
>> 
>> *Matt Seybold, PhD*
>> Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
>> Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies
>> Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
>> Host, The American Vandal Podcast
>> <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/>
>> 
>> Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall
>> [log in to unmask]
>> MattSeybold.com
>> <https://www.elmira.edu/>
>> 

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