Faking Lit

Faking Lit

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Faking Lit episodes

  • Episode 104 - Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
    In which the Idiots celebrate of absent co-host Haran X by discussing his choice of book, Patrick Hamilton's tale of obsession, manipulation and mental illness "Hangover Square" - take a journey through Rock and Venereal Disease - uncover the secrets of Bill Gates's house - welcome Dan back to the land of the living.
    Featuring Special Guest Experts Rock-Dad and Rock-Son.
    (Apologies for the sound quality in places, where for some reason we experienced some mic problems.)
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 103 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
    In which the Idiots discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize winning novel of repression and unrequited love "The Remains of the Day" - discuss the Butler's place in the cultural consciousness - find out about the Butler World Championship - debate which Butlers fuck - call NASA.
    Featuring Special Guest Experts Billy Butler, Chin's Court Appointed Butler and returning divorced Yogi, Clive Rudolph.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 102 - Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs (with Simone Belshaw!)
    In which the Idiots take apart William S Burroughs's obscene, influential magnum opus "Naked Lunch" - discover that diamonds and crystals are actually the same - Haran opens up to us emotionally - we briefly retool to become a gameshow.
    Featuring Special Guest Experts Terry Sauce, edgelord and DeviantArtist and the South African Diamond Man.
    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 101 - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
    In which we discuss Ayn Rand's notorious objectivist magnum opus "Atlas Shrugged" - learn about exciting developments in the world of AI - a pop star performs an exclusive new track for us live in the studio - have not one, but two interventions.
    Featuring Special Guest Experts Limes (the Artist Formerly Known as Regyna McCracken) and Technomologist Eddie Stank.
    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 99 - The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
    We discuss all manner of bodily fluids and bizarre family rituals as we delve into Iain Banks's classic warped coming-of-age novel "The Wasp Factory" - we find out that the super-rich are really just like us when all is said and done - learn what the Chinese ET would sound like.
    With Special Guest Experts Horni and Chayst Mostenice, heirs to the Moistenice Plunger Fortune.
    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 98 - Game of Thrones Special (with Adrian Tauss!)
    In this special episode, we put two of the most showbiz insider people I know in a room together to craft what the ending of Game of Thrones should have been and along the way share stories of what it was actually like working behind the scenes of the show and to be a confidant of George RR Martin himself.
    With Special Guest Experts Adrian Tauss and Trey Birkenstock, accent coach to the star.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 97 - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
    Continuing the never-ending, eternal Dystopia series, the Idiots delve into Kurt Vonnegut's pitch black apocalypse comedy "Cat's Cradle" - Alice returns and relates her harrowing tale of survival after being trapped for months in her local decommissioned library - Our favourite Beefeater Sir Lenny London OBE returns and tells us of the people we will meet in Heaven, and the chain restaurants that exist in Heaven and in Hell - we delve into the history of various Ians.
    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 96 - The Stand by Stephen King (with Fitzgerald Honger!)
    The Idiots discuss Stephen King's epic tale of Good and Evil and the fight for humanity's very soul at the end of the world, "The Stand"! - Fitz returns to the show with more tales of the future and attempts to start up a new business, possibly involving dogs - we get a terrifying glimpse of the world to come if we don't change our ways - we get some advice to reduce our carbon footprint to zero.
    Featuring Special Guest Experts Fitzgerald Honger and Eva Steenberg, a super space child with a message of doom from the future.
    1 hr 2 min

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A podcast in which five idiots get together to discuss the finest works of classic literature.