Slow Readers

By Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Gonzalez and Gabriel Mara tempt fate by discussing books, reading, and trying to read in today's busy world. For the book lovers, the light readers, the speed readers, and for those who show up... more

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How many episodes does Slow Readers have?

The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.

Slow Readers episodes:

April 13, 2020 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Stranded returns! The boyos hit up the bonnet-filled classic by Jane Austen! They discuss everything from first impressions to last impressions to everything Colin Firth! Plus: a game is played!
30:27 A Literary Game
43:47 Final Thoughts
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1h 36min
April 06, 2020 Third Year Anniversary! Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
Oh no, this episode is so long! Happy three years all you weirdos! The boyos return to WIZARD SCHOOL PARTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN to bring in our fourth year doing this crazy show. A lousy Sorting Hat app thing is played! Batteries run out! Magic happens! Happy Corona-tine everyone!
8:00 Wizard School and Rowling
48:51 A game!
1:02:06 The sorting hat game
1:21:43 Goblet of Fire
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2h 7min
March 30, 2020 "A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The boyos drop into the Pulitzer Prize winning The Interpreter of Maladies and dig up this little matter! They tell each other secrets in the dark and confront dark secrets! Also: a game is played!
30:27 A Literary Game
43:47 Final Thoughts
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56min
March 23, 2020 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
The boyos take a trip down memory lane to when they were nerds before it was cool! They read something called a ‘light novel’ the was adapted into an anime they both loved, like, 100 years ago. Plus they discuss the historical pandemic sweeping the nation… CATS!
40:50 A CATS Game
55:56 Final Thoughts
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1h 17min
March 16, 2020 150 EPISODE SPECIAL! One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
150 episodes of this madness! The boyos continue the STRANDED subseries by delving into this big ole book of magical realism! Plus: a game the recalls our crazy past!
36:37 A Literary Game
48:24 Final Thoughts
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1h 16min
March 09, 2020 "The Echo of Neighborly Bones" by Daniel Woodrell
The boyos get all neighborly in this murder ballad by the fellow who wrote Winter’s Bone and Tomato Red! Also: a game is played!
28:07 A Literary Game
41:02 Final Thoughts
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56min
March 02, 2020 "Gravel" by Alice Munro
The boyos finally figure out who this Alice Munro person is! The revelation is pretty exciting! They read a story from her latest short fiction collection, Dear Life. Also: a game is played!
28:27 A Literary Game
36:49 Final Thoughts
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50min
February 24, 2020 "The Infamous Ramírez Hoffman" by Roberto Bolaño
Okay, so the boyos get kinda drunk and go on for a long time about this short story from the dark satire book Nazi Literature in the Americas by the late great Bolaño. Much fun is had! Plus: a Kanye game is played!
36:53 A Literary Game
46:46 Final Thoughts
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1h 14min
February 17, 2020 Chambermaids: "The Courtship of Mr Lyon" and "The Tiger's Bride" by Angela Carter
The gang is doing, like, another Beauty and the Beast tale! They’s also returning to the Angela Carter book of fairy tales! So yeah, many returns!
32:54 A Literary Game
45:04 Final Thoughts
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59min
February 10, 2020 Daniel, Take My Hand: Sacred by Dennis Lehane
The boyos catch up with Kenzie/Gennaro in the third book of Dennis “the Hatred” Lehane’s detective series (which includes Gone Baby Gone). Also: a slapdash literary game is played!
31:54 A Literary Game
42:59 Final Thoughts
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59min

FAQs about Slow Readers:

How many episodes does Slow Readers have?

The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.