Kurt Vonneguys

By Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim

Join reader-comedians Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim for a fun, digressive trip through the Kurt Vonnegut canon. It’s a book club, a comedy show, and a cavalcade of smart, entertaining segments. Disco... more

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How many episodes does Kurt Vonneguys have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Kurt Vonneguys episodes:

September 05, 2017 From The Group: 'Slaughterhouse-Five' to 'Galápagos'
Related Reading:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams): http://amzn.to/2wC5jvw
- They're Made Out of Meat (Terry Bisson): https://goo.gl/9KFq
- Kurt Vonnegut in a Discover Card ad: https://goo.gl/fvwyVT
- The Star (Arthur C. Clarke): https://goo.gl/n3ZTPC
...more
34min
August 29, 2017 Galápagos
Plot Time (00:01:00)
Kurt Blurt (01:00:20)
Recurring Characters (01:24:10)
The Meat (01:24:50)
VonneWHAT (01:47:00)
Vonnegrades (01:54:50)
Related Reading (01:57:20)
Vonnegut News (02:09:20)
...more
2h 14min
August 01, 2017 Deadeye Dick
Plot Time (00:01:00)
The Meat (01:04:00)
Kurt Cameo (01:19:45)
Recurring Characters Update (01:24:20)
Kurt Vonnafoods (01:27:40)
Kurt Blurt (01:35:40)
VonneWHAT (01:50:30)
Vonnegrades (01:53:50)
Related Reading (01:56:30)
Vonnegut News (02:03:00)
Related Reading:
Novel: Thomas Wolfe: Look Homeward, Angel: http://amzn.to/2uYaYh2
Poetry Collection: The Best of Ogden Nash: http://amzn.to/2eOd6l6
TV: Better Call Saul: https://goo.gl/ygKTO9
Book: James Thurber: The Last Flower: http://amzn.to/2vJi1rD

Comic: Dan Harmon: La Cosa Nostroid: http://amzn.to/2eOkBbu
Original Cast Recording: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater: http://amzn.to/2h3O2Hg
...more
2h 10min
July 11, 2017 Palm Sunday (Live)
Franken-Time! (00:03:00)
Story Time! (00:05:30)
Kurt Blurt! (00:50:10)
VonneART! (01:00:50)
VonneWHAT!? (01:10:45)
Vonnegrades! (01:30:15)
Related Reading (01:14:40)
Vonnefriends! (01:18:00)
Related Reading:
Article: io9: The Universal Shapes of Stories, According to Kurt Vonnegut: https://goo.gl/q2jpzc
Full Text: Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi: https://goo.gl/EcTo40
Book: Dave Eggers: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: https://goo.gl/C5EodB
Book: Stephen King: On Writing: https://goo.gl/U6bsLg
Book: Harlan Ellison: The Other Glass Teat: https://goo.gl/W5yWbk
...more
1h 29min
June 20, 2017 Jailbird
Plot Time! (00:02:30)
Kurt Blurt! (01:17:00)
The Meat! (01:31:15)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:42:10)
Kurt Cameo! (01:45:50)
VonneWHAT! (01:46:50)
Vonnegrades! (01:56:20)
Movie Time! (2:00:50)
Music Time! (2:15:50)
Related Reading! (02:24:30)
Related Reading:
Short Story: Guy De Maupassant: The Necklace: https://goo.gl/Upnq
Book: Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man: https://goo.gl/GHHXQs
Play: Tony Kushner: Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: https://goo.gl/vLVKdn
Short Story: George Saunders: Escape from Spiderhead: https://goo.gl/I0ek3q
Graphic Novel: Alan Moore, David Lloyd: V for Vendetta: https://goo.gl/E1FRQ3
Book: Neil Gaiman: American Gods: https://goo.gl/Wx2GiC
...more
2h 36min
May 23, 2017 Slapstick
Plot Time! (00:40)
Kurt Blurt! (01:14:15)
VonneArt! (01:31:30)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:34:25)
Kurt Cameo! (01:37:45)
VonneWHAT! (01:38:35)
Movie Time! (01:45:45)
The Meat! (01:55:00)
Vonnegrades! (02:05:15)
Related Reading! (02:07:55)
Vonnegut News! (02:16:25)
Related Reading:
Book: Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human: https://goo.gl/sfv6NG
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: In Fear of K (in Strange Wine): https://goo.gl/Jm2dfP
Book: Ray Bradbury: Something Wicked This Way Comes: https://goo.gl/n8h6HI
Short Story: HP Lovecraft: The Outsider: https://goo.gl/86RReb
Song: Frank Zappa: Bobby Brown Goes Down: https://goo.gl/OxOMAv
...more
2h 23min
May 02, 2017 Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
Segments:
Story/Essay Time (00:00:30)
Kurt Blurt (01:19:30)
VonneWHAT (01:27:00)
Kurt Blurt, Part II (01:34:30)
The Meat (01:44:30)
VonneGRADES (01:45:40)
Related Reading (01:47:30)
Kurt Vonnegut's Personal Library of Related Recommended Things For You to Read (01:52:10)
Vonnegut News (01:59:20)
Related Reading:
Book: Sherman Alexie:The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: https://goo.gl/prPzP4
Speech: Mary Schmich: Wear Sunscreen: https://goo.gl/zs12n
Speech: David Foster Wallace: This is Water: https://goo.gl/XMEqj
Kurt Vonnegut's Reccomendations:
Full Text: Edgar Lee Masters: Spoon River Anthology: https://goo.gl/qBpVMv
Book: USA (The 42nd Parallel, 1919, The Big Money): John Dos Passos: https://goo.gl/ofoFOi
Full Text: Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary: https://goo.gl/JthcXb
Full Text: King Henry VI, Pt III: https://goo.gl/5SlCET
Book: Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: https://goo.gl/bWvTDN
...more
2h 4min
April 11, 2017 Breakfast of Champions
Plot Time! (02:00)
Kurt Blurt! (1:14:00)
Recurring Characters Update! (1:36:00)
Kurt Cameo! (1:38:30)
Related Reading! (1:39:15)
VonneWHATMEAT! (1:49:45)
Vonnegrades! (2:14:45)
Movie Time! (2:17:22)
Vonnegut News! (2:32:30)
Related Reading:
Short Story: Ray Bradbury: "The Earthmen" (part of The Martian Chronicles): https://goo.gl/uA719G
Video: Connections: https://goo.gl/vixNYh
Book: Ken Kesey: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: https://goo.gl/T2KOkT
Book: Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: https://goo.gl/HYl3ig
Book: Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: https://goo.gl/jdpYMe
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: The Region Between: https://goo.gl/57J4i9
Short Story: Michael Swaim: And It Goes Like This (A Fable): https://goo.gl/o5RZ8r
Podcast: Revisionist History: The Satire Paradox: https://goo.gl/h7759e
Take the Duke University Vonnegut Study: tinyurl.com/sciencevonneguys
...more
2h 37min
March 14, 2017 Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Plot Time! (02:10)
Fortitude Time! (01:01:20)
Christmas Time! (01:12:20)
Kurt Blurt! (01:18:50)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:47:00)
Kurt Cameo! (01:48:20)
VonneWHAT! (01:50:00)
The Meat! (01:58:15)
Vonnegrades! (02:04:30)
Drama Time! (02:09:30)
Related Reading! (02:21:30)
Vonnegut News! (02:32:30)
Related Reading:
Podcast: Revisionist History: The Satire Paradox: https://goo.gl/h7759e
Film: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: https://goo.gl/1hi4nI
Film: O Brother, Where Art Thou?: https://goo.gl/pexMGk
Film: Sullivan's Travels: https://goo.gl/XdLINd
Play: Suzan-Lori Parks: 'The Last Living Black Man in the Whole Entire World' & 'The America Play' (which Michael calls 'The Death of Abraham Lincoln'): https://goo.gl/LfeX6N
The Neo-Futurists: https://goo.gl/87I0K3
Song: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer: Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover: https://goo.gl/LdE5Bg
Short Story: Ray Bradbury: The Kilimanjaro Device: https://goo.gl/YaUH2K
Article: The National Law Review: Illinois Federal Judge Awards Treble Damages and Attorney's Fees in Kurt Vonnegut-Fueled Opinion: https://goo.gl/RqY6YY
...more
2h 37min
March 07, 2017 Vonne-chat: Marc Leeds
In this special bonus Vonne-chat, Alex and Michael are joined by Marc Leeds, author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia. They discuss what it's like being a character in one of Kurt's novels, whether his books are truly a shared universe and how Marc compiled his nearly 800 page tome, an A-Z database of Vonnegut characters, settings and themes.
Related Reading:
The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: https://goo.gl/J7HN1E
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library: Marc Leeds Bio: https://goo.gl/VO7VAp
The Daily Vonnegut: Interview with Marc Leeds: https://goo.gl/Mqkus4
...more
22min

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How many episodes does Kurt Vonneguys have?

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