In today's episode: In the summer of 2020, I interviewed the novelist, screenwriter, and cultural critic, Bret Easton Ellis. Bret is the author of some of the most famous novels in contemporary American literature including many, like American Pyscho, that were made into major Hollywood films. We recorded this interview as the season premiere of Bret's podcast in 2020. I'm impressed with how well it's held up. Bret's episode begins with an hour-long monologue of how music shaped Bret's summers throughout his life, and if you'd like to hear that, you can it and the rest of Bret's podcast library at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/b-e-e-podcast-7-39698541 Connect with Be Reasonable: https://linktr.ee/imyourmoderator Hear the show when it's released. Become a paid subscriber at imyourmoderator.substack.com Visit the show's sponsors: Diversify your assets into Bitcoin: https://partner.river.com/reasonable Diversify your assets into precious metals: reasonablegold.com Other ways to support the work: ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator Donate btc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5 Make life more comfortable: mypillow.com/reasonable Merch site: https://cancelcouture.com or https://riseattireusa.com/intl/cancelcouture/ Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/veryreasonable Other social platforms: Truth Social, Gab, Rumble, or Gettr - @imyourmoderator Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.