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A podcast in which five idiots get together to discuss the finest works of classic literature.Listen to them struggle with subtexts, historical contexts, symbolism and the minor fact that none of th... more
FAQs about Faking Lit:How many episodes does Faking Lit have?The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.
December 04, 2017Episode 39 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac (with Michael Hill, Phil Lindsey & Sasha Ellen!)In which the Idiots discuss Jack Kerouac's semi-autobiographical cult novel - Chin has a meltdown - Alice tells us her fear of gunge - we are told to keep the noise down - we drink possibly too much wine.Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill, Sasha Ellen, MMA Fighter Michael "Fuck 'em up" O'Reilly, and the Lodger....more1h 17minPlay
November 27, 2017Episode 38 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (with Michael Hill!)In which the Idiots discuss Richard Adams's "Watership Down" - get distracted by the ingenuity of the writing team on "Dawson's Creek" - explore the expanded universe of "The Wire" - derail on possibly the most childish and most staggeringly stupid tangent ever while discovering that, yes, there was apparently a "sequel" to "Through the Keyhole".Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill and returning wellness guru Siddartha Bookerjee....more1h 25minPlay
November 20, 2017Episode 37 - A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond (with Anne Klein!)In which the Idiots get to the heart of Michael Bond's beloved ursine children's character - uncover the infanticidal subtext of Paddington - get schooled on what proper Chinese food really is - try to protect the Queen from danger.Featuring Special Guest Experts Anne Klein, everyone's favourite Beefeater Lenny London and The Chinese Restaurateur....more1h 17minPlay
November 13, 2017Episode 36 - Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (with Elena Gabets and Kat Sadler!)In which the Idiots discuss Jonathan Swift's much bowdlerised satirical travelogue "Gulliver's Travels" - struggle over who will be the Mark Zuckerberg and who will be the Winkelvoss Twins of the next Big Idea: "Cat Hands" - stay away from www.AskJeeves.ru - reveal that Japan was actually a prank concocted by the Chinese - race to trademark various ideas through hasty freestyle rap.Featuring Special Guest Experts Elena Gabets and UK Garage UK Garage Sauce impressario Lee Branches and his publicist Sheila Hat....more1h 25minPlay
November 06, 2017Episode 35 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (with Michael Hill and Andy Onions!)The Idiots discuss the beloved anti-authoritarian novel by Ken Kesey, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - propose an ingenious system for working out who's supposed to be speaking in a book - put forward the theory that all Jack Nicholson's films are actually just sequels to each other - discover that naming books is hard.Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill, Andy Onions, Grime DJ Bookcase Fillah and author Phillip Potassium Koch....more1h 18minPlay
October 30, 2017Episode 34 - Halloween Special - Dracula vs Frankenstein (with Ben Lund-Conlon!)The Idiots get all spooky in this special Halloween episode in which we pit Bram Stoker's "Dracula" against Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to decide who will be King of Halloween - we also receive our first factual corrections email, which is surely a sign that we are a proper podcast.Featuring Special Guest Experts Gustav Lund, an actual vampire, and Juergen von Schufschvich, a Transylvanian vegetarian....more1h 34minPlay
October 23, 2017Episode 33 - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (with Martin Willis!)In which the Idiots continue to spook it up with Stephenie Meyer's stealth Mormon pamphlet "Twilight" - Steve Koenig reveals hitherto undiscovered podcasts and personas - we try to be more conscientious in our language - Alice says something she regrets.Featuring Special Guest Experts one-man podcast empire, Steve Koenig and sociall conscious YouTube personality, MDubz (Martin Willis)....more1h 22minPlay
October 16, 2017Episode 32 - At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (with Jonny Gillam and Joseph Murphy!)This week the Idiots kick off the Halloween season with a very special guest - waste no time discussing the racism of H.P. Lovecraft - read excerpts from their favourite Lovecraft stories - Josh becomes a gushy fanboy and shares his Lovecraft fanfic with us - we have an exclusive NEW POEM from the man himself.With Special Guest Expert Jonny Gillam and extremely super special guest expert H.P. Lovecraft himself....more1h 20minPlay
October 16, 2017Episode 33 - At The Mountains of Madness and other stories by H.P. LovecraftThis week the Idiots kick off the Halloween season with a very special guest - waste no time discussing the racism of H.P. Lovecraft - read excerpts from their favourite Lovecraft stories - Josh becomes a gushy fanboy and shares his Lovecraft fanfic with us - we have an exclusive NEW POEM from the man himself.With Special Guest Expert Jonny Gillam and extremely super special guest expert H.P. Lovecraft himself....more1h 20minPlay
October 09, 2017Episode 31 - We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverThis week the Idiots discuss Lionel Shriver's bleak tale of motherhood and psychopathy "We Need To Talk About Kevin" - delve deep into the lore of Donkey Kong - give advice on how to raise your kids right - find out what Neil Patrick Harris is up to these days.Featuring Special Guest Experts, father and son petrol barons Bryce Starnbarn and Bryce Starnbarn Jr... or are they?...more1h 22minPlay
FAQs about Faking Lit:How many episodes does Faking Lit have?The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.