Paul cracks open just how horrifying the abuse of English is in that double plus good dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

Orwell, George. 1984.  Toronto: Signet Classics, 1977.

Rage Against the Machine. "Testify." The Battle of Los Angeles. USA: Epic, 1999. 

What do you get when you give a bunch of tweens an island to themsleves? Chaos and mayhem! And parallels to our own times.

Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. London: Faber and Faber, 1988. 

Paul talks about some of his favourite recent live-action superhero shows, including the Netflix Defenders, the Disney+ shows, and HBO Max's Titans. 

Paul picks apart the abuse of the elements in this 1977 Governor General Award Winner. 

Findley, Timothy. The Wars. Toronto: Penguin, 1977. 

The first episode of 2022 has been--like everything these days--delayed due to COVID. Paul talks about his favourite films, TV shows, albums, and--of course!--books of 2021. 

Find the entire list here:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8864790044362597696/898794928096278104

Paul talks about a perfect novel, a work of art, and a book that shows us through its folksy meanderings and mountains of injustice what people really are, and what they really should be.

Springsteen, Bruce. "The Ghost of Tom Joad," from The Ghost of Tom Joad. USA: Columbia, 1995.

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2006. 

In a comedown from the Hallowe'en season, Paul explores the roots of great Victorian horror and its ability to play upon our most basic fears despite all of our modern comforts. This rambling episode sees references to Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Wolfman (2010) by Joe Johnston, Dr, Jekyl and Mr. Hyde and The Inivisible Man. 

Paul's favourite novel EVER is Frank Herbert's 1965 science-fiction masterwork, Dune.  Visionary Canuck Denis Villeneuve adapted about the first half of the book into a blockbuster. Paul saw it. Paul talks about it. 

Villeneuve, Denis. Dune. Legendary Pictures: USA, 2021. 

Paul looks at the under-appreciated but undefinable historical Viking fiction novel Eaters of the Dead which was written as an adaptation of Beowulf. Paul also briefly discusses the pretty darn good film adaptation with the far superior title: The 13th Warrior.

Crichton, Michael. Eaters of the Dead. New York: Ballantine, 1992. 
McTiernan, John. The 13th Warrior. USA: Touchstone Pictures, 1999.   

Paul looks at the first three seasons of the fine HBO anthology series True Detective, created by by Nic Pizzolatto. S'a good show.