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We're diving into the cheerful, cheerful world of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his classic novel of the Soviet gulags, "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"--join us and new pal Goad Gatsby as we meditate on the importance of lunch and not licking other people's leftovers. 

If you'd like to see more of Goad, you can find him on Bluesky @goad.bsky.social or subscribe to his newsletter at https://goad.ghost.io/

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-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to Federico Ferrandina for our closing music, "Russian Walz."

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50 Shades of Spanking! Join us for our Valentine's Day Spectacular as we explore the thrills of Anne Rice's naughty riff on the famous fairy tale, as well as censorship, fantasy, and a little V-Day game. 

As always, we are: 
-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
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-Thankful to Jess Versus (on Instagram @jessversus) for our incredible logo and assorted works of art
-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to Wicked Cinema for our closing music, "A Love Story."

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Everything old is new again! Join us and special guest Cat Baab (https://poecansaveyourlife.substack.com/) as we explore the quiet radicalism in the life and works of Susan Glaspell, starting with her classic short story, "Pollen."

As always, we are: 
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-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to Rêves Français for our closing music, "Pont Marie."

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We're talking about the age-old tensions between fine art, needing to eat, and deciding whether selling out is worth it as we discuss Roald Dahl's 1952 short story, "Skin."

If you would like to find more of Jess's work, check her out on Instagram! You can find her and her art @JessVersus 

**NOTE: In the episode I refer to both Chaim Soutine and a character based on him as being from Russia, when in fact, Soutine was from Belarus, which was part of the Russian Empire at the time but is in fact a distinct place and culture!

As always, we are: 
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-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to Rêves Français for our closing music, "Pont Marie."

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Infidelity! True crime obsessions! Mistaken identities! David Timberline joins us to discuss Anthony Shaffer's "Murderer," the consequences of getting too into true crime, and more! 

If you enjoyed David, you can find him on his podcast, "Chasing Phantom," about the longest running Broadway shows in history. 

As always, we are: 
-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
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-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to CJ-O dot org for our closing music, "The Skeptic."

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Part Two!
We're BACK in the swing of things with resident Medievalist gal-about-town, Toni, to take a ride through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight--and to discuss the, ah, somewhat polarizing A24 adaptation. 

As always, we are: 
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-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to MusOpen dot org for our closing music, "Amicus Meus."

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We're BACK in the swing of things with resident Medievalist gal-about-town, Toni, to take a ride through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight--and to discuss the, ah, somewhat polarizing A24 adaptation. 

As always, we are: 
-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram 
-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to MusOpen dot org for our closing music, "Amicus Meus."

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2025 is here and we are not! Ready! So join us on a meandering adventure through "Smilin' Jack and the Daredevil Girl Pilot," an extremely silly bit of WW2 propaganda for kids. Nazis! Planes! Dames! What more could you ask for? 

As always, we are: 
-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram 
-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
-Thankful to Lady Liberty for our closing music, "The Cat's Pajamas."

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Our second Holiday Haunt! A woman spending Christmas alone has a rather unexpected visitor in Rosemary Timperley's sweet-but-spooky holiday ghost story. 

See you in the new year!
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Happy Holidays and a Festive Winter Season to all! For our first Holiday Haunt, we're reading Margery Lawrence's "The Man Who Came Back," in which a Christmas party takes a sudden turn when a medium is invited to perform a seance--and all the guests may not be as innocent as they appear.

Regular episodes will resume in the new year!
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