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Uncontaminated Sound: A conversation with author Sam Sussman 07/20/26 (Audio)
Sam Sussman is the author of Boy From the North Country, a USA Today Bestseller and Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in Fiction. Boy From the North Country was reviewed by Kirkus as “the most beautiful and moving mother-son story in recent memory,” named by Oprah as the best debut novel of Fall 2025, and launched with a profile in the New York Times.
Originally from the Hudson Valley, Sussman has lived in London and Berlin and has a B.A. from Swarthmore and an M.Phil from Oxford.
What started as a photography series then video series, "Uncontaminated Sound" is a conversation series for radio that follows comedians, musicians, fine artists, and actors with the primary objective to gain a particular insight into their creative processes which can only be fully unravelled by truly going behind the scenes. With "Uncontaminated Sound," Robert attempts to offer an intimate look into all of the rarely seen or known “little things” that take place during interviews and other similar social and private interactions with artists and performers. These features offer listeners real, raw, and authentic conversations.
Originally from Boston and moved to Brooklyn, Robert Lundberg now finds himself in New York's Hudson Valley. His photographic works have been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, Paste Magazine, Brokelyn, Vents Magazine, Do NYC, No Depression, The Patch, and countless others including podcasts. Lundberg explores his own primal instinct through the making of subconscious markings, using a diverse array of mediums including acrylic, India ink, and charcoal, he hopes to express the visceral and nebulous inner workings of the self. He is also an advocate for a better planet and traveler, and in June had the honor of being a volunteer crew member and onboard reporter on the famed "American Promise," a 61' oceanographic research vessel for The Rozalia Project. Sailing out of Bar Harbor, ME he documented a 7 night excursion in the Gulf of Maine, while participating in a marine debris cleanup from Bois Bubert Island in collaboration with Maine Island Trail Association. Currently he is hashing out a few documentary ideas based off his experiences in Maine and his travels in Central America.
Playlist:
- Money Money Money... / Bomba Estéreo

