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Ep 385 - James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl (w/ Natasha from UNSpoiled!)
4 november 2019 · 1 uur 6 min
James Henry Trotter has a hard life. He's suffered loss. He's been mistreated. But things start looking up when a giant peach and a menagerie of bug friends come into his life! Roald Dahl's classic story of a typically-sized boy and his atypically-sized fruit is a real crowd-pleaser, even if there's a bunch of stuff we didn't remember from our childhoods. Lees meer
Natasha from the UNSpoiled! Show joins us to kick off Remember November festivities, wherein we read books at least one of us has read before. Breaking our own rules - how rebellious!
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Ep 384 - The Nightmare Before Christmas, by Tim Burton (Bonus Episode)
1 november 2019 · 53 min
This is Halloween. This is Halloween! Halloween. Halloween. Lees meer
Join us for a bonus episode that includes a frightening chat, horrifying drawings, and a spooky spelunk through the world of Tim Burton's (children's book?) The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Ep 383 - Psycho, by Robert Bloch
28 oktober 2019 · 59 min
Stop me if you've heard this one: a strange man who runs a motel with his mom (maybe) commits several murders before people get wise to him. At least one of them is in a shower. It's very creepy. Were you thinking of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho? Well we're not talking about it! This is a book podcast, silly! Lees meer
Actually we do talk a bit about what the movie lifted from the book, but we also dive into topics such as the murders that inspired Bloch, Norman Bates' murder swamp, and the prolific writer/musician Chet Williamson.
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Ep 382 - Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach
21 oktober 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
Come on into our spooky kitchen and let us cook you up a big steaming bowlful of creepypasta! This week's book began life as a series of Reddit posts that were later Kickstarted into a book self-published on Amazon, which is maybe the most early-2010s sentence that has ever been written. Join us for a lesson in creepy story etymology, and also a lesson in Skinhorse, the inside-out horse. Lees meer
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Ep 381 - The Ghost Bride, by Yangsze Choo
14 oktober 2019 · 57 min
Ever wanted to marry a ghost? Then boy do we have a book for you! Spooktober continues with Yangsze Choo's debut novel about a young woman in late 19th-century Malaya who winds up promised to a spectral groom. Lees meer
It's a fun book that is almost overflowing with hallmarks of different genres. Coming-of-age concerns, supernatural fantasy, historical fiction, romance: it's got a lot going on! But the heart of it all is Li Lan's entertaining exploration of the afterlife, its characters, and its bureaucracies.
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Ep 380 - From Hell, by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
7 oktober 2019 · 58 min
We rip our way into Spooktober 2019 with From Hell, a 90s graphic novel from writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell about Jack the Ripper. The book presents one (possible, but unlikely) solution to the mystery, and our research leads us through a lot more. Lees meer
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Ep 379 - Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
30 september 2019 · 59 min
Please, sir, I want some more podcast! Dickens' classic novel about a lovable urchin named Oliver Twist is equal parts social novel, mystery, and bildungsroman -- or so Charlie thought. We dive into what works and doesn't work about its depictions of London in the Industrial Revolution, Oliver's moral compass, and the titular twist. Lees meer
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HELLBOYS, a Divine Comedy miniseries - Episodes 3 & 4
27 september 2019 · 1 uur 32 min
Welcome back to HELLBOYS, a Divine Comedy podcast from the boys here at Overdue! We're continuing our journey through Robert and Jean Hollander's translation of Dante's Divine Comedy a few cantos at a time. Lees meer
Some Patreon supporters get these episodes monthly, but every two months we combine them for general consumption. This episode carries us through the back half of the Inferno, covering Cantos XVII-XXXIV. We travel through the Malebolge, meet a demon biker gang, and climb down the Devil himself!
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Ep 378 - The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
23 september 2019 · 1 uur 3 min
The God of Small Things is about family, and loss, and India, and the caste system, and all of its disparate plot lines and character arcs come together in the end like a Seinfeld episode but with more tragedy. Lees meer
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Ep 377 - Lysistrata, by Aristophanes
16 september 2019 · 57 min
"What if women ended the Peloponnesian War, am I right?" asks Aristophanes in his classic comedy Lysistrata. Famous for its depiction of a sex strike that brings the warring Greek states to their unsexed knees, the play has been remixed countless times as generations of artists adapt its core conceit to their own times. So we figured we'd go back to the old Prince of Comedy himself to see what all the fuss is about. Lees meer
Talking points include comedies of bad manners, Ancient Greek props, and the "lioness on a cheese grater."
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Ep 376 - The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks (w/ Jillian Getting)
9 september 2019 · 1 uur 13 min
It's time to play some games! Craig's sister Jillian read Iain M. Banks' The Player of Games, one of several entries in his Culture series that explores a hegemonic utopia influencing as much of outer space as it can. Banks' ideas gameplay may be primarily analog, but he still manages to represent cultures and worlds with digital creativity. Lees meer
Andrew may be away, but we still find time to joke about names, make some Gatsby references, and chat about Starcraft.
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Ep 375 - The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3) by Philip Pullman
2 september 2019 · 1 uur 6 min
Join us as we attempt to bring Pullman's epic god-fightin' trilogy to a close! We start with a brief recap of the first two books, and then we dive into what does and doesn't work for Andrew in the final installment. Train your spyglass on the Fall of Man, cut through bear armor with your subtle knife, and follow your golden compass to the origin of Dust. Lees meer
Additional talking points include Andrew's new partyboy son, motorcycle elephants, and the debut of a new segment: Andrew's Dad Moment.
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Ep 374 - Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer (Bonus Episode w/ Christina Tucker)
30 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 1 min
Friend of the show Christina Tucker (Unfriendly Black Hotties, PCHH, her new newsletter, etc.) joins us to chat about Jeff VanderMeer's novel Annihilation. It's the first of his Southern Reach trilogy, a Weird Science Fiction romp through a mysterious zone called Area X. Lees meer
We've got our own Area X going, replete with chicken sandwiches, Edward James Olmos, and a fun-loving chat of supporters.
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Ep 373 - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers (w/ The Worst Bestsellers)
26 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 15 min
This week we welcome Renata and Kait from The Worst Bestsellers to talk about Becky Chambers' first entry in the Wayfarer series: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. It's a book that's equal parts cozy AND sexy, with plenty of aliens for you to meet and/or have...stirrings about. Lees meer
Our conversation takes the long way from Star Trek to the Secret, exploring what it's like for folks who usually read Bad books to actually read a Good one.
Caveat lictor: sometimes you have to swear in space!
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Ep 372 - Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
19 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 9 min
The titular Tarzan of the titular Apes is a lot more than "Me Tarzan. You Jane." And Edgar Rice Burroughs is here to tell you all about how and why it's because he's the sire of an English nobleman. Lees meer
Join us for a chat about the lost city of Tarzana, the Ernest filmography, and the invention of stabbing.
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Ep 371 - Siblings Without Rivalry, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (w/ Appointment Television)
12 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 10 min
Andrew's Appointment Television co-hosts Kathryn VanArendonk and Margaret H. Willison join us for a chat about siblings, rivalry, and this classic of modern parenting lit from Adele Faber and Elain Mazlish. Lees meer
At the time of recording, Andrew's fatherhood was looming on the horizon, so Kathryn kindly shared with us how relevant the book felt to her own parenting experience. And don't worry, Craig and Margaret had plenty of wisdom to share as well.
Caveat lictor: Margaret's here, so there's swearing.
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Ep 370 - Knights of the Round Table (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Ellen Kushner
5 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 12 min
It's time to make some more choices! Thanks to a benevolent small business owner, we've been transported back to the time of Arthurian legend and must face the biggest choice of all: food service or secretarial work! Lees meer
Actually, we make plenty of fun choices in Ellen Kushner's CYOA riff on the Knights of the Round Table. So join us for a bunch of boons, magic, and mannerpunk!
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Ep 369 - The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2), by Philip Pullman
29 juli 2019 · 58 min
Philip Pullman followed up The Golden Compass with The Subtle Knife, the adventure of Lyra and Will on their quest to uncover the secret of Dust and (maybe, just maybe) save the world from evil forces within the Church. Like a lot of Second Stories in a Trilogy, the book builds on its predecessor's world by introducing new friends and foes and ending with a cliffhanger that ensures you'll come back for Book Three. We just have one question for Mr. Pullman: where are the bears? Lees meer
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HELLBOYS, a Divine Comedy miniseries - Episodes 1 & 2
26 juli 2019 · 2 uur 5 min
Welcome to HELLBOYS, a Divine Comedy podcast from the boys here at Overdue! On our newest show-within-a-show, we're reading Robert and Jean Hollander's translation of Dante's Divine Comedy a few cantos at a time. Lees meer
Some Patreon supporters get these episodes monthly, but every two months we'll combine them for general consumption. First you'll hear our introduction to the show (and the translation) and our chat about Inferno I-VII. Then our journey alongside Virgil and Dante continues with an episode on Inferno VIII-XVI. Talking points include violent punishments for violent people, Dante's (literal) burn book, and Hollander's helpful student Edward.
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Ep 368 - Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
22 juli 2019 · 55 min
The horror, the horror! It's time to talk about colonialism, y'all. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness has inspired plenty of stories about a dude diving deep into nature to find another dude, so we figured we'd get to the...heart...of the matter. Listen and learn what exactly the horror, the horror means and why some notable writers want nothing to do with this classic text of 19th-century imperialism. Lees meer
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Ep 367 - Behind Closed Doors, by B.A. Paris
15 juli 2019 · 1 uur 3 min
Behind Closed Doors is about a relationship that seems too perfect to be true - except that instead of arguing about the “right” way to load the dishwasher and the way the other person leaves cabinets hanging open all the time, Jack Angel is a full-on sociopath who locks his wife Grace in a windowless basement room and plans to do the same to her younger sister. It’s hampered a bit by dry, straightforward prose, but it’s a page-turner nevertheless. Lees meer
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Ep 366 - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
8 juli 2019 · 1 uur 3 min
"What if the Napoleonic Wars but with magic?" is a great elevator pitch for Susanna Clark's sprawling novel, but it only scratches the surface of what Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has to offer. Footnotes, Farnums, and factoids abound in this fun work of historical/alternate fiction. Lees meer
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Ep 365 - Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
1 juli 2019 · 54 min
CW: This week’s book revolves around sexual assault, which we discuss in the episode. We don’t read the specific passage and we try to be as general as possible, but feel free to skip this one if you’re not up to it. Lees meer
Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak is a pitch-perfect account of what it’s like to be Awkward In High School, in ways that are both funny and sad. That a two-decade-old novel still feels so relevant to our current cultural moment probably speaks poorly of us.
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Ep 364 - Overdue Q&A #3 (Bonus Episode)
28 juni 2019 · 1 uur 11 min
This episode, instead of a book we read YOUR questions! Topics range from the five characters you'd meet at an Overdue dinner party to what makes a great diaper. We also have a blast chatting with our livestream audience. Lees meer
As always, thanks to our Patreon supporters for making these bonus episodes possible! Visit patreon.com/overduepod to find out how you can support the show.
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Ep 363 - The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber
24 juni 2019 · 1 uur 11 min
Michel Faber's 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White has been hailed as a Dickensian novel with a saucy, modern narrator. How exactly does he pull that off in an epic story steeped in the history of Victorian London? And how does he play with our own expectations of the period? Find out in this week's episode! Lees meer
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Ep 362 - Vicious, by V.E. Schwab
17 juni 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
In this week's episode, we talk about the very nature of what makes a superhero (or an anti-hero, or a supervillain) a superhero (or anti-hero, or supervillain), in between talking about our ideal Father's Day and how Harry Potter and the D&D alignment chart informs how people of a certain age think about all fictional characters. Lees meer
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Ep 361 - A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
10 juni 2019 · 51 min
Lorraine Hansberry's classic play A Raisin in the Sun endures for its insightful portrait of a black family in Chicago fighting for a better life. Inspired by her own family's experience with racial housing discrimination, it's a complex piece about who gets to get ahead, how, and why. Lees meer
And of course, we had to balance the gravity of this gem from Hansberry's brief but momentous career with a deep dive on where raisins come from.
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Ep 360 - We Have Always Lived In The Castle, by Shirley Jackson
3 juni 2019 · 53 min
Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In The Castle shares some qualities with her best-known short story The Lottery; both feature small New England towns that are the site of some unfortunate mob action. Join us for a conversation about non-supernatural creepiness, unreliable narrators, and early flights. Lees meer
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Stop! Homer Time, a miniseries on the Odyssey - Episode 13
31 mei 2019 · 40 min
Our voyage ends with Book 24, which includes one more amazing Odysseus lie and a heaping serving of deus ex machina. Then it's time to reflect on our journey from high school English students enduring a long reading assignment to olive-oiled men who love a good epic poem. Thanks for joining us on this trek through Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odyssey! Lees meer
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Ep 359 - Drowning Ruth, by Christina Schwarz
27 mei 2019 · 1 uur
Caveat lictor: this episode contains mild spoilers for Drowning Ruth. Lees meer
Christina Schwarz's debut novel weaves together three main threads: historical fiction, melodramatic mystery, and sisterhood. The result is an interesting portrait of women in Depression-era Wisconsin striving for self-determination.
Additional talking points include knock-knock tips, Jonathan Franzen's Oprah complaints, and the Tooth Fairy's pyramid scheme.
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Ep 358 - Circe, by Madeline Miller
20 mei 2019 · 1 uur 14 min
Madeline Miller's Circe is a great chaser for Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, and it's an excellent exploration of a mythological character who has often been maligned. Miller's Circe is modern but also instantly recognizable and easy to reconcile with her classical depictions. Lees meer
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Stop! Homer Time, a miniseries on the Odyssey - Chatting with Emily Wilson
17 mei 2019 · 48 min
We're almost at the end of our long journey, but before we wrap up with Book 24 and our closing thoughts, we took some time to sit down with Emily Wilson and chat about her wonderful translation of Homer's Odyssey. Among other topics, we talked with her about her process, Telemachus' entertaining whining, and why all these boys are oiling themselves up all the time. Lees meer
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Ep 357 - 11/22/63, by Stephen King
13 mei 2019 · 1 uur 8 min
Look...if you had one shot (or one opportunity) to undo everything Lee Harvey Oswald ever wanted - in one moment - would you capture it or just let it slip? Lees meer
Stephen King's time-traveling doorstop of a novel 11/22/63 takes us back to the good ol' days when men were men who made plans to assassinate presidents. Discussion points include time travel rules and how much time travel rules, past slang and past meats, and the introduction of Craig's new timehopping bud.
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Ep 356 - Middlemarch, by George Eliot
6 mei 2019 · 1 uur 9 min
We kick off May by looking back to the middle of March, courtesy of George Eliot's brick of a novel about an insular English community. Discussion topics include: marriage, weird inheritance rules, and the phrase "pleased as Punch." Lees meer
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Ep 355 - John Dies at the End, by David Wong (Bonus Episode)
3 mei 2019 · 59 min
Just a heads up - this one has explicit language! Lees meer
David Wong's John Dies at the End is a slacker comedy-slash-cosmic horror adventure that may not be for everyone. Talking points include our own hangups as readers of comedy writing, political incorrectness, and the legacy of Cracked magazine's SHUT UP jokes. Oh - and ska.
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Ep 354 - Fungus the Bogeyman and Dragons Love Tacos (Children's Book Week 2019)
29 april 2019 · 56 min
This year's Children's Book Week - on the eve of the podcast's first child, no less - is about Raymond Briggs' weirdly existential and British Fungus the Bogeyman, and the much lighter and sillier Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri. Lees meer
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Ep 353 - The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
22 april 2019 · 1 uur 10 min
Scott Lynch's 2006 debut novel is a "sword and sorcery crime novel" about a gang of thieves who get caught up in a power struggle for the fate of their city. The Lies of Locke Lamora bumps up against issues of class and privilege, but it's mostly a story about cool thieves doing cool cons. Lees meer
Talking points include Omar Little, fantasy theatrics, and crossing the double-crossers.
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Ep 352 - The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
15 april 2019 · 57 min
Ironically, running out of time to read George Eliot's Middlemarch gave us the time to get to H.G. Wells' foundational sci-fi novella The Time Machine, in which he invents the very concept (or at least the modern nomenclature) of a time machine. Wells' protagonist is, surprisingly enough, able to make guesses about sentient life from 800,000 years in the future that just happen to align with his present-day worldview. Lees meer
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Ep 351 - Twilight: Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer
8 april 2019 · 1 uur 42 min
Our journey through Stephenie Meyer's world of werewolves, vampires, and teens has come to a close! We wrap up the story of Bella, Edward, and Jacob with Breaking Dawn. It's a book that could probably be at least two books and definitely suffered by the odd pacing of the series' prior entries. Lees meer
Join us for a discussion of the mind internet, fan fiction and world-building, and just how much we HATE werewolf imprinting.
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Ep 350 - Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
1 april 2019 · 1 uur 2 min
In Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut uses surprising humor and sci-fi wit to portray one man's experience of the horrific bombing of Dresden. But don't worry - you needn't have read Slaughterhouse One through Four to keep up with our episode on this classic. Lees meer
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Stop! Homer Time, a miniseries on the Odyssey - Episodes 11 & 12
29 maart 2019 · 1 uur 16 min
Here we go! We're closing in on the end, talking about Books 20-23 of Emily Wilson's Odyssey translation. Lees meer
Odysseus and Penelope pray before the Suitor Bowl. Athena eggs on the suitors. Telemachus yells at his mom. Everyone competes in an archery contest. Then it's time to kill some suitors! Our Heroes' utter lack of mercy doesn't play especially well in Wilson's translation, but that's by design.
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Ep 349 - Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force Book 1), by Craig Alanson
25 maart 2019 · 1 uur 8 min
This week's book takes us up to space, where the human race fights sentient lizards and hamsters and befriends a fast-talking all-powerful AI. It's sometimes as fun as it sounds! Sometimes not. Lees meer
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Ep 348 - Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
18 maart 2019 · 54 min
It may not be that classic Audrey Hepburn joint, but Truman Capote's novella Breakfast at Tiffany's quite the fun, poignant portrait of a young socialite named Holiday Golightly. Lees meer
Join us for a morning feast of names, symbolism, and crimes - the three food groups!
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Ep 347 - What To Expect When You're Expecting (Part 1), by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
11 maart 2019 · 1 uur 13 min
Our SECRET SURPRISE BOOK this week is related to a SECRET SURPRISE LIFE EVENT for one of your co-hosts! Which one? You'll have to listen to find out!! Lees meer
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Ep 346 - Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor (Bonus Episode)
8 maart 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
Nnedi Okorafor's magical teen story Akata Witch centers on a young woman named Sunny who discovers that she has magical powers. She then enlists in an after-school magic club with the rest of her coven and sets off to play soccer and save the world. Join us for a discussion of buckeyes, magic schools, and more -- all with the help of a very rowdy patron chat. Lees meer
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Ep 345 - NOS4A2, by Joe Hill
4 maart 2019 · 1 uur 7 min
What if kids could live in a world where it was Christmas every day? What if the only way to get there was in a creepy car driven by a deathless vampire man? Joe Hill's NOS4A2 asks these questions and more! It's also the first of his books to engage more directly with the work of his father, a little guy named Stephen King. Lees meer
Other talking points include The Post 2 (spoilers), beard secrets, and Andrew's spine-tingling take on Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
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Ep 344 - Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
25 februari 2019 · 1 uur 22 min
This is a book all about empathy, which is occasionally odd given that its author has had Some Issues extending empathy to certain people over the years. Andrew also has some trouble reading a book made of paper. Lees meer
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Ep 343 - How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
18 februari 2019 · 1 uur 3 min
You want to be popular? You want your ideas to be heard? You want to get a great job? Then Dale Carnegie has the tips for you! His best-selling self-help volume How to Win Friends and Influence People has been helping business men for decades, so we decided to sit down and go over a few of the particulars. Lees meer
PS We've also got a hot tip for anyone looking to get more chips at their office cafeteria.
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Ep 342 - Native Son, by Richard Wright
11 februari 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
Richard Wright's Native Son has been called a "pamphlet" or "protest novel" by writers like James Baldwin, and while there are sections of the book that justify the label, Bigger Thomas and his deeds and motivations defy easy summation. Lees meer
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Ep 341 - Dawn, by Octavia Butler
4 februari 2019 · 1 uur 1 min
Octavia Butler's Dawn imagines a future where humans are a rung lower on the food chain than usual. And after nearly extinguishing itself in nuclear fire, humanity's only hope is a mysterious alien species that has rescued them for specious reasons. It's a story about oppression and identity, bolstered by Butler's excellent world-building. Lees meer
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