Mei and I try to untangle some mysteries in Julio Cortázar's short story Axolotl, which we both read during our time at St. John's. It's about a man whose obsession with axolotls eventually leads to his becoming one himself. We encourage listeners to read this one with us: we get into the details, and it's short enough to read over a cup of coffee. 

You can find the translation we used here: 
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Cortazar_Axolotl.pdf