In this episode, Ben and Matthew recommend five books apiece for the fall that they will be reading and debut a new feature called Things I've Been Noticing in the Zone. If you'd like to see the recommendations, check out their Instagram.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Lauren Groff's "Dogs Go Wolf," which appeared in the New Yorker in 2017, as well as sharing recommendations for reading and listening.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew read and analyze "Abyss" by Noah Milligan, which appeared in the metamodern-themed May issue of Jokes Review, doing their best to explain it in a metamodern context and, as usual, share music and literature recommendations.

In this installment, Ben and Matthew read and analyze two poems by Vincent Antonio Rendoni, which appear in his collection A Grito Contest in the Afterlife, then provide some music and reading recommendations and talk about summer writing conferences.

Ben and Matthew analyze Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" in this installment of the program, as well as sharing music and literature recommendations.

In this installment, Matthew and Ben examine Troy James Weaver's "Hooks," which first appeared X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine in 2018, and give you some music and literature recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew look at Paul Yoon's "Valley of the Moon," then give you music and reading recommendations.

In this installment of the program, Ben and Matthew discuss Maeve Barry's "Girabella," winner of Sewanee Review's 2024 fiction prize, and conclude with music and reading recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew analyze Gothataone Moeng's "Small Wonders," an "aftermath" short story that takes up the themes of mourning, ceremony and banality following a tragic death, and in the second segment provide you with some reading and listening tips.

On the latest episode of the program, Ben and Matthew unpack Garth Greenwell's "Harbor," looking into that pregnant moment when things are about to happen but we're not quite there yet, and provide some reading and music recommendations for right now.