Literary Video of the Day – David Foster Wallace on media, consumerism, politics, addiction and more (84 minute 2003 interview)

I'm a big David Foster Wallace fan and his novel Infinite Jest takes a top spot in my favorite books of all time. His essays are incredible too, and never fail to lift me out of a foul mood. In 2003, an interviewer from German public television station ZDF sat down with Wallace in a hotel room. The ensuing 84 minutes are perhaps the most expansive and direct exposition of his personality, themes and concerns. The discussion touches on media, consumerism, politics, addiction and more. This is definitely worth a watch. Here's the complete, uncut interview: