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TW: Child Abuse, Dead Kids, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture;


Welcome!  To Caleb Can't Read Season 7!  This time we're coming in with a bang-- with our cousins!  Join us in our three-part series about how such a bastard comes to be as infamous-- and yet still somehow so loved-- as King of the Fuccbois, Lord Byron!

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For our special 11th author on this season finale, we are looking at the short history of Richard Connell, the author of one of horror's most influential (for better or worse) stories, "The Most Dangerous Game"!

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You ever go a little too far with your good intentions?  John did.  And hoo boy is it a doozy.  Come cringe with us as we discuss the man who lived undercover in the Deep South in the worst way possible and his resulting novel, "Black Like Me", John Howard Griffin!

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TW: Dead kids;

Been a while since we talked about lynchings, shootings, and the misjustices of America, hasn't it?  Well wake up and give your kids a shot of whiskey, 'cause today we're covering one of the oldest authors to ever publish a book, the old and ever-delightful George Dawson!

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Welcome!  To Nicole Can't Leave!  Join us as we go over the life of poetry's most closeted man, and voted Most Likely to Smell Like Used Motor Oil in his high school yearbook: the author of the infamous "Leaves of Grass", Walt Whitman!

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I'll reiterate it here in case you don't have the time, but basically Caleb will be taking several short hiatuses between authors 'cause he's such a busy guy.  And while yes, this is technically the definition of slowing down, the podcast ain't goin' anywhere.  We have several, SEVERAL subjects to get through, and if we wait 'til Caleb's good n' ready each time, we'll be 50 years old by the time we get to Episode 100.  So in the meantime, stay tuned for more content coming your way!

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ooOOOOoowe're here to tell you frightening tales-- like those of manipulative husbands, bad adaptations, and mixing your prescriptions!  We're also here to talk about the woman who has largely been considered the Queen of Horror, Shirley Jackson!  Join us as we go over her long career, her fight with critics, and some of her most famous works!

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Damn, who's that guy over there in the corner?  Oh man, you say he's a doctor?  And a writer?  And in trouble with the Spanish government?  And he bangs all the high-class ladies?  And he-- oh.  Oh, he says the alcohol wasn't free.  Oh, he's making me pay for his meal.  Ah.  Well then, this could only be the conclusion to the most illustrious Jose Rizal!

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This poor dude might've actually done less damage had he just been left the hell alone.  Sure they say the pen is mightier than the sword, but Jose Rizal seemed content to let sleeping Spaniards lie once he found out how much trouble he was in.  Unfortunately, the people around him would force his environments to change, and his life to be forever altered.  Join us as we delve into the further life of Jose Rizal, author of "El Filibusterismo", and how he almost certainly did not bang Hitler's mom or kill all those prostitutes.

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Sometimes you gotta be the change you wanna see in the world.  And sometimes, you gotta piss off a whole lot of people to do it.  Join us as we talk about the early life of the Philippines' foremost national hero, Jose Rizal, as well as his terrible finances, his bad housemate manners, and which side of his pants he hung his hog.  Salamat!