The personal pals are joined by guest host Chaya Bhuvaneswar--author of the upcoming story collection White Dancing Elephants--for a new installment of Story Club, discussing Z.Z. Packer's "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" and Gish Jen's "Birthmates." (Apologies for a few audio hiccups, a better call-in system is being devised.)

Dave shares a strange phenomenon he's observed.

Aaron confesses his workouts are being interrupted by bowel movements.

Aaron and Brick give a taste of the October Spooktacular and celebrate Jack Kirby's 100th birthday with a review of The Simon & Kirby Library: Horror! anthology, and a deep dive into 4 of its awesome stories.

Fulfilling a listener mail promise, Aaron drunkenly recites a shitty (literally) poem: "Flies on Shit" by Frank Stanford--probably an alias. Thanks to superfan Michael Hughes for the submission.

The gang discusses how they keep track of what books they read, and what factors influence how they decide what to read next. Part 1 of a two-part discussion.

Another b2b241. The pals discuss the change in seasons and debate which holiday is the best holiday.

A Bro2Bro 2for1, featuring more books and less balls this time around.

Aaron and Brick discuss All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly. Will Brick give up his #supermansucks campaign after reading one of Aaron's all-time favorite comics?