Canonical

By Canonical

James, Sam, and Eyad get together every week to review and discuss a book in-depth. Books are chosen as part of a thematic miniseries (Contemporary Japanese Fiction, Transhumanist Sci-Fi). Join us as ... more

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The podcast currently has 165 episodes available.

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July 08, 2020 Pandemic Literature: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
In this episode, we review Emily St. John Mandel's award-winning bestseller Station Eleven, the third book in our Pandemic Literature series. We debate what genre this novel is, whether this dystopian novel is too "safe" and what makes a work of fiction artistic.
Want to talk about Station Eleven? Join our discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and discussion questions for every episode.
You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:
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You can also support us by buying Station Eleven or another book from one of our curated lists: https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too!
We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!
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1h 11min
July 01, 2020 Pandemic Literature: Blindness by Jose Saramago
We continue our Pandemic Literature series with a review of Blindness, a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. We explore what it means to be blind in the novel, what ideas the characters represent, and how the novel critiques contemporary society.
Want to talk about Blindness? Join our discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and discussion questions for every episode.
You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:
Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube
You can also support us by buying Blindness or another book from one of our curated lists: https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too!
We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!
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1h 16min
July 01, 2020 Pandemic Literature: Blindness by Jose Saramago
We continue our Pandemic Literature series with a review of Blindness, a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. We explore what it means to be blind in the novel, what ideas the characters represent, and how the novel critiques contemporary society.
Want to talk about Blindness? Join our discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and discussion questions for every episode.
You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:
Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube
You can also support us by buying Blindness or another book from one of our curated lists: https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too!
We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!
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1h 16min
June 24, 2020 Pandemic Literature: Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, we review Katherine Anne Porter's Pale Horse, Pale Rider, a short novel set during the 1918 Flu pandemic. We discuss the novel's surprising anti World War 1 stance, private trauma during a public catastrophe, and what makes Porter a masterclass writer.
Come join our discussion! You can find us here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod
https://www.facebook.com/CanonicalPod
https://twitter.com/CanonicalPod
https://canonicalpod.podbean.com

Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
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1h 2min
June 24, 2020 Pandemic Literature: Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, we review Katherine Anne Porter's Pale Horse, Pale Rider, a short novel set during the 1918 Flu pandemic. We discuss the novel's surprising anti World War 1 stance, private trauma during a public catastrophe, and what makes Porter a masterclass writer.
Come join our discussion! You can find us here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod
https://www.facebook.com/CanonicalPod
https://twitter.com/CanonicalPod
https://canonicalpod.podbean.com

Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
...more
1h 2min
June 17, 2020 Postmodern Japanese Fiction Series Review
This week we finish our Postmodern Japanese Fiction series by taking another look at Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman, and Yoko Tawada's The Emissary. We discuss what we look for in a good book, evaluating a work's aesthetic achievements vs its societal impact, cultural representation, and exoticism in a globalized world.
If you liked this podcast and think other people will too, please support us by subscribing and leaving a rating and review.
Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama
https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
...more
1h 25min
June 17, 2020 Postmodern Japanese Fiction Series Review
This week we finish our Postmodern Japanese Fiction series by taking another look at Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman, and Yoko Tawada's The Emissary. We discuss what we look for in a good book, evaluating a work's aesthetic achievements vs its societal impact, cultural representation, and exoticism in a globalized world.
If you liked this podcast and think other people will too, please support us by subscribing and leaving a rating and review.
Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama
https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
...more
1h 25min
June 04, 2020 Postmodern Japanese Fiction: The Emissary by Yoko Tawada
This episode, we review Yoko Tawada's speculative fiction dystopia The Emissary, winner of the National Book Award. We discuss the novel's unconventional structure, the remembered past vs fact, and the upending of the natural order in post-cataclysmic Japan.
Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
...more
1h 28min
June 04, 2020 Postmodern Japanese Fiction: The Emissary by Yoko Tawada
This episode, we review Yoko Tawada's speculative fiction dystopia The Emissary, winner of the National Book Award. We discuss the novel's unconventional structure, the remembered past vs fact, and the upending of the natural order in post-cataclysmic Japan.
Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque
http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084
Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden
“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry
https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo
All music used under Creative Commons Licensing
...more
1h 28min
June 04, 2020 Postmodern Japanese Fiction: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Part Two
This week, Sam, James and Eyad decode Kafka on the Shore and discuss it as a story of trauma. Join us on Reddit where we tackle this and other questions from the novel: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod/comments/haea0g/contemporary_japanese_fiction/

References
Possibly an English Translation of the Shinchosha Kafka on the Shore Q&A http://www.harukimurakami.com/q_and_a/questions-for-haruki-murakami-about-kafka-on-the-shore
“What’s Up With Bad Sex In Murakami?” https://metropolisjapan.com/sex-haruki-murakami/
Men Writing Women Subreddit http://www.reddit.com/r/menwritingwomen/

This is the second novel in our Postmodern Japanese Fiction series. Want to read along and join our discussion? Join our book club on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod
You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube
You can also support us by buying Kafka on the Shore or another book from one of our curated lists: https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too!
We are also on social media @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!
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1h 35min

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