{"id":263,"date":"2017-03-20T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/?p=263"},"modified":"2017-03-20T14:50:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:50:39","slug":"get-lit-e17-mark-osbaldeston-and-things-unbuilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/index.php\/2017\/03\/20\/get-lit-e17-mark-osbaldeston-and-things-unbuilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Lit E17, Mark Osbaldeston, and Things Unbuilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/B822696809Z.1_20160923174435_000_GAM1O3BPE.2-626x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/B822696809Z.1_20160923174435_000_GAM1O3BPE.2-626x1024.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/B822696809Z.1_20160923174435_000_GAM1O3BPE.2-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.jamietennant.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/B822696809Z.1_20160923174435_000_GAM1O3BPE.2.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s episode features an interview with Mark Osbaldeston, author of the book Unbuilt Hamilton. It&#8217;s part of a series &#8211; the first parts being Unbuilt Toronto 1 and Unbuilt Toronto 2. Yes, they seem fairly specific to geography, but I believe anyone, in any city, can appreciate the follies and foibles of generations before; anyone can ponder the\u00a0<em>what ifs\u00a0<\/em>of their own hometowns.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the things in this book are hard for me to fathom, and it&#8217;s almost a relief knowing that these ideas never came to pass. For example, I remember just how excited I was about the idea of there being a monorail-like elevated train in town. It seemed like a great idea &#8211; when I was a kid &#8211; and it wasn&#8217;t until I read this book that I started to see how it would never have worked. (If you&#8217;re from Hamilton, no, I&#8217;m not going to start a discussion about the current LRT plan. Let&#8217;s leave the screaming and shouting to Facebook).<\/p>\n<p>Things are heating up around here. I&#8217;m finally starting to flow on my new novel, and eventually &#8211; I promise &#8211; I&#8217;m going to write more actual blogs about\u00a0<em>writing.\u00a0<\/em>In the meantime, enjoy this week&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get Lit E17 March 16 by James Tennant\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F313422858&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s episode features an interview with Mark Osbaldeston, author of the book Unbuilt Hamilton. It&#8217;s part of a series &#8211; the first parts being Unbuilt Toronto 1 and Unbuilt Toronto 2. 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