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Inside the Issue | "My Life, By Barbara Rosenberg," by Jordy Rosenberg

Jordy Rosenberg reads his story “My Life, by Barbara Rosenberg,” from issue no. 253 (Fall 2025), told from the perspective of Barbara, a mother from Brooklyn who is ready to battle a corduroy blazer and the child who wants to wear it freely.  This episode was produced by John DeLore, Lori Dorr, and Emily Stokes. The music used in this episode is “Gamelan Ornaments,” composed and performed by David Cieri. Rosenberg’s story can be read online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8430/my-life-by-barbara-rosenberg-jordy-rosenberg [https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8430/my-life-by-barbara-rosenberg-jordy-rosenberg] Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe [http://www.theparisreview.org/subscribe].

Personals | “I Got Snipped”

Joseph Earl Thomas reads his essay “I Got Snipped: Notes after a Vasectomy,” about the best sexual decision he ever made. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri. Joseph Earl Thomas’s essay can be found online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/08/01/i-got-snipped-notes-after-a-vasectomy/ [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/08/01/i-got-snipped-notes-after-a-vasectomy/] Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe [http://www.theparisreview.org/subscribe].

Personals | "Two Strip Clubs, Paris and New Hampshire"

Lisa Carver reads an essay about visiting two strip clubs with her French husband: first the Moulin Rouge, then a dive bar in Bedford, New Hampshire. At the Moulin Rouge, she has a revelation: “Even though the women had naked boobies, they still looked like angels. I think angels do have naked boobies, now that I’ve seen this show.” This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by Helena de Groot. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri. Lisa Carver’s essay can be found online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/09/13/two-strip-clubs-paris-and-new-hampshire/ [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/09/13/two-strip-clubs-paris-and-new-hampshire/] Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe [http://www.theparisreview.org/subscribe].

Personals | “Wax and Gold and Gold," by Mihret Sibhat

Mihret Sibhat reads her essay “Wax and Gold and Gold,” about a friendship she formed with a prostitute in Addis Ababa while attempting to teach her about Jesus. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri. Mihret Sibhat’s essay can be found online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08/03/wax-and-gold-and-gold/ [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08/03/wax-and-gold-and-gold/] Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe [http://www.theparisreview.org/subscribe].

Personals | “What I Want to Say About Owning a Truck,” by J. D. Daniels

“When people see your truck, they tend to see what you can do for them,” J. D. Daniels writes in his essay about a black Nissan hardbody pickup he owned many years ago. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri. J. D. Daniels’s essay can be found online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/11/15/what-i-want-to-say-about-owning-a-truck/ [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/11/15/what-i-want-to-say-about-owning-a-truck/] Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe [http://www.theparisreview.org/subscribe].