Death Readers

Death Readers

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Death Readers episodes

  • Episode 145: The Courtship of Clarice Starling
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 86 - End of Book

    It’s the Hannibal Book-Wrap Party! Doug struggles to accept Clarice as Hannibal’s love interest and Robb has opinions about time travel and popular scientists.

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 144: Thank you Milk Master
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 69 - 85

    In this episode The Readers discuss the notion of finite foreshadowing, pig milking, and Clarice Starling’s slow decent into madness.

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 143: Denouement Me
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 50/51 - 68

    Robb and Doug tear down the pay-it-forward model of generosity. Doug discusses the progressive missteps in 90’s professional wrestling and Robb tried to keep us on topic by changing his birthday like a character in the book.

    [to be fair the birthday was changed long before these chapters were read -R]

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 38 min
  • Episode 142: Oubliette of Despair
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 37 - 50/51

    In this episode the readers make everyone uncomfortable by discussing a misunderstanding of the text.

    CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains conversations about child sexual abuse and a gross underestimating of Mason Verger’s capacity for evil.

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 141: Dasvidaniya G’nort
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 20 - 36

    Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine but never pay full price for the late Pazzi
     
    In this episode the Readers HANG on every GUTSY word Harris used to describe the rise and FALL of inspector Pazzi.
     
    #doyouseewhatididthere
     
    What’s that? Could it be? The long awaited return of a long lost “fan favorite” segment?
     

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 139: Look at Me, I’m not That Hard to Find!
    Thomas Harris’  
    Hannibal

    Chapters 1 - 9

    In this episode of Death Readers; Robb and Doug discuss Steven Spielberg’s ‘Hook’, English Folk-Tales, and occasionally - Hannibal.

    Is Hannibal toying with Starling for fun, or does he want to be captured? Is Mason Verger gross, or just disgusting? Can the Readers stay on topic?


    Find out on this episode of Death Readers!

     

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 138: Take That Chuck Lorre
    Thomas Harris’
    The Silence of the Lambs
    chapters 46 - END

     

    It’s the Silence of the Lambs book wrap party! Robb asks tough question about Harris’ exclusion of Gumb’s first person accounts of formative trauma and whether or not Hannibal needed a previous relationship with Buffalo Bill to find him?

    Doug’s impatience with short chapters finally ends… or does it?

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    59 min
  • Episode 137: Petering In
    Thomas Harris’
    The Silence of the Lambs
    chapters 36 - 45

     

    In this episode Doug struggles with the shortness of chapters and pitches “Old Man Clarice”. Robb struggles with Doug. Should Doug eat his dog? Does Robb know who owns CBS?

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 136: Is This the Chapter About Breastfeeding?
    The Silence of the Lambs chapters 24 - 35

     

    In this episode of Death Readers: the Death Readers returns! After a prolonged absence (perhaps not as long as you expect) the Readers are back, but can they ever be the same? Robb insists he’s recording and Doug appreciates Thomas Harris’ capacity for empathy, his empthpacity, his capempathy…

     

    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion

    Aria From the Open Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka

    44 min

About Death Readers

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Doug had never read the Harry Potter books. Robb has read them many times. Together they went through the books to see if the magic was still there.