Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Book Spider
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Book Spider
Book Spider episodes
- S3 Ep15: On Michael Crichton's SphereIn this episode, we chat about Michael Chrichton's novel Sphere, which Hans claims is the only one of the popular novelist's books that has depth enough for an extended discussion.1 hr 5 min
- S3 Ep14: On Dana Spiotta's Eat the DocumentIn this episode, Chris, Hans, and I discuss Dana Spiotta's Eat the Document, a novel that tells the story of two activists through shifting experiences and time periods. Check it out.1 hr 2 min
- S3 Ep13: On Keith Gessen's A Terrible CountryIn this episodes, Hans, Chris, and I discuss Keith Gessen's A Terrible Country, which is a novel that explores corruption in modern day Russia. Check it out.1 hr 4 min
- S3 Ep12: On Mieko Kawakami's HeavenIn this episode, we discuss a novel that explores Nietzschean philosophy in the context of two Japanese schoolkids who are subjected to ruthless bullying.1 hr 5 min
- S3 Ep11: On Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestIn this episode, we discuss the classic novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Turns out, it's kind of problematic.1 hr 4 min
- S3 Ep10: On William Shakespeare's Othello and Paula Marantz Cohen's Of Human KindnessIn this episode, we discuss William Shakespeare's Othello and refer to Paula Marantz Cohen's Of Human Kindness for critical context.59 min
- S3 Ep9: On Pola Oloixarac's MonaIn this episode, Chris, Hans, and I discuss Pola Oloixarac's hilarious Mona, a satire of academia as well as a comment on the spiritual condition of woman.
Note to listeners: I mistakenly refer to Oloixarac as Peruvian in this episode, when she is in fact Argentine.1 hr 4 min - S3 Ep8: On Brian Catling's The VorrhIn this episode, Chris, Hans, and I trash a terrible book that has few redeeming qualities.1 hr 3 min
- S3 Ep7: On Ralph Ellison's Invisible ManIn this episode, Chris, Hans, and I discuss the classic novel Invisible Man, which examines black identity, the sense of invisibility, and individuality in the fifties in the United States.1 hr 11 min
- S3 Ep6: On Paul Auster's New York TrilogyIn this episode, Hans, Chris, and I discuss a trilogy of novellas that deals with questions of identity and loss of self.59 min
About Book Spider
From the publisher's feed
Book Spider (previously known as The God Setebos) is a book-of-the-week podcast primarily covering novels, with the occasional detour into nonfiction, literary criticism, poetry, and music. We pride ourselves in running a smart podcast for the discerning listener, and we strive for the highest level of intellectual rigor.
Our mascot, the book spider, sits in its cold corner, gathering its web of text, looking at the world with its calm, chilly eyes.