Episodes

  • Episode 7: The Passenger and Stella Maris

    Episode 7: The Passenger and Stella Maris
    Jan 23 2024

    Julia sat this one out, so Steven and Matthew recorded a dark, Eastern Tennessee special.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode 6: The Biography of X (Catherine Lacey)

    Episode 6: The Biography of X (Catherine Lacey)
    Jan 4 2024

    We get into our biggest argument ever discussing Catherine Lacey's The Biography of X. Does the alternative history aspect of it work? To what end? Why does Steven keep calling it "speculative history?" None of these questions will be answered.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 5: Forbidden Notebook

    Episode 5: Forbidden Notebook
    Dec 15 2023

    We talk about Alba de Cespedes' novel Forbidden Notebook.
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    54 mins
  • Episode 4: Hiroko Oyamada Suite

    Episode 4: Hiroko Oyamada Suite
    Oct 2 2023

    We discuss Hiroko Oyamada's 3 novels translated into English: The Factory, The Hole, and Weasels in the Attic. We also recount what happened in our lost draft episode. 
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Episode 2: Hotel World

    Episode 2: Hotel World
    Aug 17 2023

    We read Ali Smith's novel Hotel World, and now we're talking about it. If its a hotel WORLD, why do we only see a portion of it? Featuring out first segment: Look at This Guy.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 1: The First Draft

    Episode 1: The First Draft
    Jul 13 2023

    Julia, Matthew, and Steven draft their first novels. 
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    35 mins