They begged us not to do it to ‘em, but here we are, doing it to ‘em. This week, we read Tolstoy’s “Hadji Murat(d)”, and had a chance to discuss what we have come to understand as Tolstoy’s most bleak, and misanthropic novel:

-Steve Doesn’t Understand Genre Films

-Father John Misty and Kirko Bane

-Tupence, Thrupence, and So Forth

-One and a Half Men

-A Special Guest Calls In

AND MORE.

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NEXT WEEK: “The Dead” by James Joyce

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WARNING: so I (Jared) am a huge fan of J.G. Ballard, and wanted to go hog wild this week on his underrated classic, “Concrete Island”. Due to some heavy editorializing, moreover, we’ve found ourselves amidst the worst episode so far. Arguably worse than our second episode- you’ll see why:

-David Bruckner’s ‘The Ritual’ a Netflix Original

-Dream Book Adaptation

-Our Hosts Stumble Through Everything They Do

-‘Concrete Island’, Technology, and Social Strata

AND MORE.

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NEXT WEEK: “Hadji Murad” by Tolstoy

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This week we read “The Invention of Morel” by Adolfo Bioy Casares. What if we’re reliving a lifetime long since recorded- experiencing thoughts, emotions, daily happenings of a previous lifetime, doomed to repeat it even still? This week we get real spooky, real introspective, and we’d love it if you’d come along for the ride:

-The Swedish Chef and Jim Henson’s Propaganda.

-Specialty Sips

-Steve Has a Juice Dilemma

-Immortalization and Youtube Culture

AND MORE.

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Next Week: “Concrete Island” by J.G. Ballard

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Don’t call it a comeback. We’re back having missed a week due to Steve’s prior engagement. To rectify our robbing you of an episode on Monday, we’re coming in H O T with an extra long, double feature episode. Double the novellas, double the goofs, mama mia:

-Tune Talk: a Podcast Surround Tunes

-Uptown Girl/The Uptown Girl on The Doorstep

-Rockabilly Culture Can Chew ‘Em

-Drinking More Water, with Your Whiskey

-“God Forbid She Make Her Own Coffee”

AND MORE.

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Welcome to “David Foster Wallace, and Gromit”: the- self described- only podcast that features a Lovecraft discussion, that doesn’t also find harbor in steampunk paraphernalia, casual anachronism, and “nerd culture”. Enjoy the episode, we get real spooked:

-Complaints Surrounding Nerd Culture (Whatever That Means)

-Howard P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains of Madness”

-Humanity, and Finding Meaning/Ourselves in Some Arcane Corner of The World

-We Get Terrified by The Ocean, Again.

AND MORE.

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Last week we had found ourselves in a position to further develop the podcast through the use microphones, and two-channel recording. Much to our dismay- no surprise to our listeners, I assume- this has not come to fruition. Steve’s laptop is semi-functional until further notice, but try to enjoy this episode anyway, as its par for the course:

-Specialty Sips, a Beverage Podcast

-Steve Does a Toast

-“Eat My Ass”/“Chew My Cheeks”

-Mishima’s ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with The Sea”

-The Death of The Hero/Heroism

AND MORE

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We aimed to have a shorter episode, and surprise surprise: didn’t pan out. This week we read “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner, and additionally discussed:

-Jelly Beans/J Beans

-My Seahawks/My 12s

-The Year Our Lord 20WEIGHTeen

-Steve Retools “The Odyssey"

-Loyalty, Respect, and Honor by way of Bitterness and Anger

-A Series of Rude Interruptions

AND MORE.

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We cannot apologize enough for skipping a week, our [INSERT HOLIDAY(S) HERE] celebrations got in the way- won’t happen again. Maybe. In addition to our week’s reading, we’ve prepared some extra juicy goofs to tithe you over this week:

-Growing up Ren’n

-T-Snaps: Prison Tobacco

-10 Toes Down

-Hyphy, The Sweetest Boy

-“The Sun Also Rises”; the Lost Generation and Masculinity

AND MORE

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A longer episode this week surrounding Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”. The extra length is due primarily to our attempt to better branch out as an arts/culture podcast, so strap in, because we’re getting FLAGRANTLY TANGENTIAL:

-The Seattle Band Trifecta

-Music, and The Importance of Vinyl

-Pretention; being Pretentious

-Obsession, Apple Steve, and Opiates

-The Death of Ivan Ilyich/Death as The Equalizer

AND MORE.

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This week we highlight the novella, “Chronicle of A Death Foretold”, by Gabriel García Márquez, then things get a little off the rails. Welcome to our most sickly podcast yet:

-Slow Starts and Complaints

-Victim Blaming

-Insignificance as a Theme/Fatalism

-Self Importance and Fighting

-Steve Peppers in Some Voices

AND MORE.

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