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- Heavy Bonus Nov/Dec 2023 Reading Roundup (preview)
Andrew goes into everything he read in November and December of 2023, as well as a little end of the year round up on Heavy Bored.
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3 min - #54 Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter w/ Melly
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by Melly of the Now Then podcast to discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. Topics include: Puritans–Witch Trials–Cowardice–Atheism vs Religion–Vatican II–Faith and Belief–Sex and the City–Friday Night Lights–Hester Pryne’s Beauty–Spiritual Fulfillment–Pearl’s Wisdom–Masculine vs Feminine–and more!
Recorded 11/2/2023
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2 hr 44 min - Heavy Bored Christmas Special (preview)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Andrew asks the question, What is it about Christmas?
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
The Nutcracker (Nevada Ballet Theatre 2023)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Violent Night (2022)
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13 min - #53 Ada Limon's The Hurting Kind
Andrew Wittstadt reads and reviews Ada Limon’s The Hurting Kind, going into the perils of success while praising and lamenting the confessional mode of writing. Topics include: Ada Limon–Line breaks–Instagram poetry’s influence–confessional poetry–bad poetry editing–and more!
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1 hr 10 min - JerkShop #6 w/ Sam Fakahany | Writing Workshop Stories
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Sam Fakahany. The two go into the constant hysteria that has plagued the world for the last few years, and the many blow-ups, online and off, that have become the norm in publishing and the larger literary world. Topics include: Literary freedom–publishing changes–the new rules–politics invading everything–censorship–authors on substack–independent creatives–and more!
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1 hr 13 min - #52 Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation w/ Sam Fakahany
Andrew is joined by freelance editor and spicy take appreciator, Sam Fakahany, as the pair go into Ottessa Moshfegh’s hit novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Topics include: censorship–Ottessa’s reputation–The publishing industry–literary “it girls”--Art hoes–art cowards–lit bros–DFW–Substack–the new literary world–and more!
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1 hr 6 min - Heavy Bonus #7 October 2023 Reading Roundup (preview)
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5 min - #51 Frank Bidart's Star Dust (preview)
Andrew Wittstadt reviews Frank Bidart’s 2005 collection, Star Dust. Topics include–Frank Bidart–David Lynch–Abstractness for Abstractness Sake–boring art–Raw Subconscious–and more.
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7 min - JerkShop #5 w/ Valerie Lute | Writing Workshop Stories
Andrew is joined by friend of the pod, Valerie Lute, to talk all things writing workshops, MFA’s, Writing conferences, the state of literary magazines, and everything else. Topics Include: AWP–Reasons to get an MFA–Literary Magazines–Publishing–Self-Marketing as a Writer–building an independent platform–and More!
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20 min - #50 Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms w/ Valerie Lute
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by writer and friend of the pod, Valerie Lute, in a discussion about Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Farewell to Arms. Topics Include: Hemingway’s Legacy–literature’s impact–the importance of classic books–war novels–book banning–Hemingway’s Masculine quirks–and More!
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About Heavy Bored
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Heavy Bored is a writing and literature podcast hosted by poet and writer Andrew Wittstadt as he speaks with guests about all things books, poetry, art, and culture. Join Heavy Bored on
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