Neil is back, and we are going to hear some opinions! TJ and Toby welcome the brilliant Neil Wechsler back to the pod to finish reading 1.5 and then get into some analysis of what we've heard over the last two episodes. We'll talk about the unexpected benefits of reading aloud, find out what feels just like a really good university course, and establish the Neil Wechsler drinking game to get you sauced.

This week's readers: Neil Wechsler, Toby Malone, TJ Young

Progress: 125 pages complete, 503 pages to go; 19.9% read.

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This week is the total piece of work that Wagner dreamed of, with GMWKS co-creator Jordan Morille joining Toby and TJ to take on the Wake! With a baby on his hip, and delving deep into his actor's experience, Jordan popcorn-reads from the second half of 1.4, where we meet disguised ex-nuns, Dirty Daddy Pantaloons, and TJ's 'Wake' tattoo quotation. Then, we consider the gesamtkunstwerk, Dada, Sigur Rós, and the immortal question: just what is Joyce's deal?

Progress: 103 pages complete, 525 pages to go; 16.4% read.

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WAKE loves guests! This Bloomsday week, Toby and TJ welcome the incomparable Dr. Natalie Hoskins, professor of communication, to give us her professional perspective on pleasure reading, broadcasting thoughts, and desperately looking for meaning in the subtext. Also, Natalie joins us to read from 1.4 of the Wake, where Festy King defends himself, HCE hides in a coffin, and Kate Strong seeks more tips. Will we make sense of it? Spoiler: nope, but we make up for it with plenty of ambient construction noise!

This week's readers: Natalie Hoskins, Toby Malone, TJ Young

Progress: 90 pages complete, 538 pages to go; 14.33% read.

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Thanks to a ringing endorsement from heroic bookcaster and comedy legend Michael Ian Black, WAKE has gone communal! That is, we've found a place to discuss the verbal maze that is The Wake. Join us at www.patreon.com/WAKEpod!

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Joyce promised 'Sdense' in 1.3 and boy did he deliver! This week Toby and TJ learn their lesson for being overly confident last time with a dose of reality. For the first half of this challenging chapter, we discuss Wake-inspired tattoos, how to handle critics and slanderers, and find a use for sharkskin smokewallet!

This week's readers: Toby Malone

Progress: 61 pages complete, 567 pages to go; 9.7% read.

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WAKE gets musical! We welcome our first guest, musical genius Meg Logue, who has arranged and performed potentially the most melodious cover ever of The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly. We discuss gravelly voiced Irishmen, German opera, singing at wakes, and agree that we'd all like a sip of whatever Poolbeg's on.

This week's readers: Meg Logue, Toby Malone

Progress: 47 pages complete, 581 pages to go; 7.4% read.

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