RUSHDIE LIVES (125)

<p>Matt and Ryan talk about their journey to the Magic Castle in Hollywood. At around 28:30, we discuss the main topic: author Salman Rushdie, who in 1989 was sentenced to death by the Ayatollah of Iran on the charge of writing a novel, "The Satanic Verses," was stabbed by a 24-year-old man in western New York. (Since recording, Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and is awake and talking.) What follows is a recounting of Rushdie's life since the death sentence, or fatwa, was issued and a division among our cohosts on the act of pursuing art shielded by free expression.&nbsp;</p> <p>Social media:</p> <p>Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram</p> <p>Sebastian Schug: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ShebNTwith" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seabass</a> on YouTube</p> <p>Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)</p> <p>Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)</p> <p>Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)</p> <p>"Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br> Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License<br> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/support</a>