Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave - Chapter 4 | We join Northup on an ocean voyage, and I’m refreshed by his levity.

Note: Listener discretion is advised for this book. It's about slavery; it is bound to get uncomfortable. It's not labeled Explicit because I don't believe the language is gratuitous, but it's definitely worth consideration before you listen. Reading this makes me uncomfortable, and I want you to be uncomfortable listening. Let's do this.

Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave - Chapter 3 | Northup assesses his new situation, and I picture it all in the look of a video game.

Note: Listener discretion is advised for this book. It's about slavery; it is bound to get uncomfortable. It's not labeled Explicit because I don't believe the language is gratuitous, but it's definitely worth consideration before you listen. Reading this makes me uncomfortable, and I want you to be uncomfortable listening. Let's do this.

Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave - Chapter 2 | Our narrator takes a trip, and I lay down some ground rules...sort of.

Note: Listener discretion is advised for this book. It's about slavery; it is bound to get uncomfortable. It's not labeled Explicit because I don't believe the language is gratuitous, but it's definitely worth consideration before you listen. Reading this makes me uncomfortable, and I want you to be uncomfortable listening. Let's do this.

We explore some short works of the American Civil War, in observance of Memorial Day (combined with our main book of 12 Years a Slave).

Note: one of the poems is a little gory. I haven't marked this "Explicit" because it's only a little bit and it demonstrates the horror of war, but listener discretion is advised.

Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave - Chapter 1 | We begin the next phase of our journey together by meeting our new protagonist. This one is going to get interesting.

Note: Listener discretion is advised for this book. It's about slavery; it is bound to get uncomfortable. It's not labeled Explicit because I don't believe the language is gratuitous, but it's definitely worth consideration before you listen. Reading this makes me uncomfortable, and I want you to be uncomfortable listening. Let's do this.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapter 9 | Callaway and I wrap things up.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapter 8 | Carraway learns of Gatsby's past, while we all learn about his future. I contrast the book with the movie and get super confused by sentence structure.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapter 7 | Gatsby visits East Egg, and I...well, give a disclaimer.

Disclaimer: this chapter contains some...trauma. Listener discretion is advised, though I'm not going to mark it as "Explicit" because it's no worse than you might see on network TV (or maybe basic cable).