Vollmann is probably the greatest living American writer. He watched his friend shot and killed right in front of him in a war zone, he loves prostitutes (and has a very understanding wife) and has been known to toke on some crack.

His unique voice produces seemingly effortless prose.

I hung out with Vollmann at his hotel room at The Rex on Post St. in San Francisco during the book tour of EUROPE CENTRAL.

Below is the actual two hour live broadcast of the radio show Drinks with Tony from September 18th. My interview with Vollmann is interspersed throughout the show.

Drinks with Tony hour #1

Drinks with Tony hour #2

The segments stripped from the two hour Drinks with Tony radio show:

Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4

If you can't stream the above segments, right mouse click on the links, save them to your hard drive and then play them from there.