The Cluttered Desk

By Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks

We all have a cluttered desk. It's a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic... more

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The Cluttered Desk episodes:

March 08, 2019 S8E5: Should we throw out the Zizek with the bathwater?
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this episode, Colin and Andrew discuss toxic masculinity and Slavoj Zizek.

Here's a list of what they discuss and recommend in this episode:

"Toxic masculinity can be heroic, and here are the women that prove it" by Slavoj Zizek (main essay under consideration)

"No, 'toxic masculinity' is not an illness" by Slavoj Zizek (secondary essay under consideration)

"'Traditional masculinity toxic?' New universe of subtle corruption emerges" by Slavoj Zizek (secondary essay under consideration)

The Coda: Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon and Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA by Hi-Wire Brewing

Andrew's recommendation: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Colin's recommendation: Russian Doll (2019)

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Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

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Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

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We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

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Twitter: @testdream

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1h 1min
March 04, 2019 S8E5 Preview Episode | On the Op-Ed
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin and Andrew preview S8E5, plus they discuss the op-ed as a writing and rhetorical genre.

For those curious, here are links to what they discuss in S8E5:

"Toxic masculinity can be heroic, and here are the women that prove it" by Slavoj Zizek (main essay under consideration)

"No, 'toxic masculinity' is not an illness" by Slavoj Zizek (secondary essay under consideration)

"'Traditional masculinity toxic?' New universe of subtle corruption emerges" by Slavoj Zizek (secondary essay under consideration)

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

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We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

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27min
February 19, 2019 S8E4: On Harmontown
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this episode, Colin and Andrew discuss the podcast Harmontown.

Here's a list of what they discuss and recommend in this episode:

The Coda: Oban Little Bay Scotch Whisky and Brute IPA by Sierra Nevada

Andrew's recommendation: Because the Internet by Childish Gambino

Colin's recommendation: The YouTube food series, Hot Ones

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 6min
February 12, 2019 S8E4 Preview Episode | On Being a Completist
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin and Andrew preview S8E4, plus they discuss what it means to be a completist.

For those curious, here is a link to what they discuss in S8E4:

Harmontown E313: Ducks Don't Be Gay

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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24min
January 29, 2019 S8E3: Andrew Hicks and Flannery O'Connor go to couples therapy
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! On this episode, Colin and Andrew discuss the work of American writer Flannery O'Connor.

Here's a list of what they discuss and recommend in this episode:

The Coda: Salad Days by Southern Prohibition Brewing, Boundary Tree by Blackberry Farm Brewery, Here Gose Nothin' by Destihl, and Toffee Stout by Carolina Brewery and Chapel Hill Toffee

Andrew's recommendation: Judas by Jeff Loveness (author) and Jakub Rebelka (illustrator)

Colin's recommendation: What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 19min
January 24, 2019 S8E3 Preview Episode | On Academic Writing
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin and Andrew preview S8E3, plus they discuss the characteristics of academic writing.

For those curious, here are links to the Flannery O'Connor texts they discuss in S8E3:

"A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

"Revelation"

"On Her Own Work"

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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20min
January 10, 2019 S8E2: Searching for history's masterpieces but not through the past
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! On this episode, Colin and Andrew discuss historicism and the literary masterpiece through a critical theory prism.

Here's a list of what they discuss and recommend in this episode:

Here's a link to Professor McGowan's essay: https://www.academia.edu/33859962/The_Bankruptcy_of_Historicism_Introducing_Disruption_into_Literary_Studies

The Coda: Celebration IPA by Sierra Nevada and Hop Gun IPA by Funky Buddha Brewery

Andrew's recommendation: The Witch Elm by Tana French

Colin's recommendation: Why Theory, a critical theory podcast

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 9min
January 06, 2019 S8E2 Preview Episode | On Authority Figures
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin and Andrew preview S8E2, plus they discuss the precariousness of being an authority figure.

For those curious, here is a link to the essay they discuss in S8E2: https://www.academia.edu/33859962/The_Bankruptcy_of_Historicism_Introducing_Disruption_into_Literary_Studies

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
19min
December 27, 2018 S8E1: bar•ol•a•try (n): excessive admiration of energy bars
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! On this episode, Colin and Andrew welcome Jono Kiser to discuss energy bars!

Here's a list of what they discuss and recommend in this episode:

The Perfect Bar

CLIF Nut Butter Filled Organic Energy Bar

Larabar Crunchy Nut & Seed Bar

Raw Rev Glo Protein Bar

Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bar

Garden of Life GoL Bar

The Coda: The Owls Are Not What They Seem, a collaboration between Elderbrew and Depot Street Brewing. Information is available here

Andrew's recommendation: X-Men: Grand Design

Colin's recommendation: Be the Cowboy by Mitzki

Jono's recommendation: The Witch Elm by Tana French, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Brian Stevenson, and the reading/digital library app Scribd

Jono is also available at his online classroom, offering a Charlotte Mason approach to Literature and Composition for High School Students, livingliterature.net

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 11min
December 22, 2018 S8E1 Preview Episode | On Grading Rubrics
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin, Andrew, and special guest Jono Kiser preview S8E1, plus they discuss grading rubrics.

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
22min

FAQs about The Cluttered Desk:

How many episodes does The Cluttered Desk have?

The podcast currently has 259 episodes available.