HIGHLIGHTS: Drinks With Tony podcast hostTony DuShane and I talk about his novel ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’, what it was like for him growing up a Jehovah’s Witness, his worst experience going door to door as a Jehovah’s Witness, how/why Tony left the religion, how music and literature saved his life and the role both play in his novel, Tony’s experience working on the film adaptation (directed by Eric Stoltz).  Because Tony has written so much about music as a journalist, he is his own music guru in this episode. We talk about some of the most well-known Jehovah’s Witness musicians (think Michael Jackson and Prince).   MUSIC AND MEDIA IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Billy Childish with his wife, live at Sala Rossa (Montreal) in 2005 “Blackstar” by David Bowie        “The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar “Loverman” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Bad” by Michael Jackson Clip from ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’ movie adaptation—Gabe gets disfellowshipped Clip from ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’ movie adaptation—Bill confesses to masturbating “Into My Arms” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Damaged I” by Black Flag “Give Me The Night” by George Benson “Erotic City” by Prince “Thriller” by Michael Jackson Clip of Eric Stoltz interview about making the movie “1999” by Prince   LINKS:  Drinks With Tony podcast, drinkswithtony.com Episode of Drinks With Tony featuring Christy Alexander Hallberg Tony on Twitter, @tonydushane Tony on Instagram, @tonydushane   Christy Alexander Hallberg’s website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg Twitter, @ChristyHallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg Instagram, @christyhallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSnRmlL5moSQYi6EjSvqag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices