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- Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep," Part Two!
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Gumshoes! Dead chauffeurs! Fake bookstores! We're diving into the noir world of Raymond Chandler as Marilyn Drew Necci takes us on a journey through "The Big Sleep."
You can find Drew's weekly column at The Auricular: https://www.theauricular.com/ or you can find her on BlueSky at @annihilatethisweek.bsky.social
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 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 LNDÖ for our closing music, "Hit the Streets."Support the show
1 hr 28 min - Dizzy Dames & Private Eyes: Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep," Pt 1
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Gumshoes! Dead chauffeurs! Fake bookstores! We're diving into the noir world of Raymond Chandler as Marilyn Drew Necci takes us on a journey through "The Big Sleep."
You can find Drew's weekly column at The Auricular: https://www.theauricular.com/ or you can find her on BlueSky at @annihilatethisweek.bsky.social
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 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 LNDÖ for our closing music, "Hit the Streets."Support the show
1 hr 19 min - From Victoriana to Tech Billionaires: Nosferatu, Nosferatu, and Dracula
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We're diving into Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (1897), F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" (1922), and Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" (2024) to look at the translation of the OG vampire from page to screen to screen--from the peak of the British Empire, through the Weimar Republic, to whatever the hell it is we're living through now.
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 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 Dresden, The Flamingo for our closing music, "I Married Dracula (By Accident)."Support the show
1 hr 36 min - Part Two: Solzhenitsyn, the American Right Wing, & Censorship: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," with Goad Gatsby
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Part Two! We're finishing "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and talking about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's life, his time in the United States, and how censorship does and doesn't work today--join us and new pal Goad Gatsby as we finish our march through the steppes.
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/
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 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 Federico Ferrandina for our closing music, "Russian Walz."Support the show
1 hr 35 min - Who Doesn't Love a Gulag? "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," with Goad Gatsby
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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/
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 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 Federico Ferrandina for our closing music, "Russian Walz."Support the show
1 hr 40 min - A Smutty Valentine's Day Spectacular: Anne Rice's "Sleeping Beauty" Series
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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
-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram
-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
-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."Support the show
1 hr 20 min - Farmers and Forgotten Radicals: Susan Glaspell's "Pollen," with Cat Baab
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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:
-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 Rêves Français for our closing music, "Pont Marie."Support the show
1 hr 11 min - Tattoos, Starving Artists, and Being Eaten by the Rich: Roald Dahl's "Skin"
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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:
-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 Rêves Français for our closing music, "Pont Marie."Support the show
1 hr 29 min - True Crime and Spouse Disposal: Anthony Shaffer's "Murderer"
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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
-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 CJ-O dot org for our closing music, "The Skeptic."Support the show
1 hr 32 min - Part Two - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Chivalry and Right-Wing Propaganda
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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:
-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."Support the show
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About Didn't Read It
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A guided tour through the stories that have shaped our culture and the world we live in.
Whether you’re a literature nerd, a romance aficionado, or just Not That Into Books, there’s no…
denying that the “great works” of literature have played a part in influencing everything from public policy to superhero movies. If you’ve ever wanted to know whether that pretentious guy on Twitter is correct in referring to news stories as “Orwellian,” wondered what stories inspired shows like Bridgerton, or just been curious about why, exactly, your high school English teacher was so insistent about assigning books by Dead White Guys, Didn’t Read It is the podcast for you.