Episodes
Published 12/28/21
Our year-end survey. What the hell did we read in 2021???
Books mentioned:
Run, Don’t Walk: The Listening House, Mabel Seeley; Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker; Piranesi, Susanna Clarke; Intimacies, Katie Kitamura; Visitation, Jenny Erpenbeck; Native Speaker, Chang-rae Lee;
Thumbs Up: The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz; The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen; To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Christopher Paolini; The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin; Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich; Clockwork Boys,...
Published 12/28/21
RIP Eve Babitz. Here's her episode from September 2020.
Published 12/18/21
Re-releasing this episode in tribute to our vampire queen! RIP, Anne.
Published 12/12/21
In Part 2 of our Rand investigation, we figure out what the deal is with Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged.
Published 11/09/21
Sifting through the life of objectivist Ayn Rand.
Published 11/02/21
The man who launched a thousand screams and his alter-ego who launched a thousand "wait, who?"s. It’s Stephen King/Richard Bachman day! Happy scary season, everyone!
Published 10/26/21
A dive into the hiveminds behind Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
Published 10/19/21
Sci-fi savant James Tiptree Jr. had accolades, admirers and many, many pen pals. Problem was, he didn't exist.
Published 10/12/21
Our Pseudonym Season kicks off with a look into political miracle-worker Stacey Abrams' other life as romance author Selena Montgomery.
Published 10/05/21
Michael and Hannah gossip about books + preview their upcoming Pseudonym Season! We’re thrilled to be back in your ears!
Published 09/28/21
What we read in this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.
Published 12/22/20
We wrap up our bicoastal season and bring back some *classic* segments! Good times!
Published 10/27/20
The dark underbelly of L.A, vintage and contemporary.
Published 10/13/20
Tom Wolfe's 80s brick of a bestseller!
Published 10/06/20
A dive into Jessica Simpson’s memoir Open Book. Join us as we travel back in time to the early aughts, when jean waistlines were low, cargo pants were plentiful, and Jessica reigned supreme (behind Britney and Xtina).
Published 09/29/20
A dive into RuPaul and his multiple (identical) memoirs.
Published 09/22/20
The life and work of renaissance woman Eve Babitz.
Published 09/15/20
Traveling back to early 20th-century New York to learn about two so-called “forgotten women” of the Harlem Renaissance!
Published 09/08/20
Replay of our ep on The Bridges of Madison County.
Published 08/25/20
A replay of our ep breaking down the poetry of Instagram.
Published 08/18/20
Replay of our ep on Barbara Cartland, romance author extraordinaire.
Published 08/11/20
A replay of our episode on Brenda Jackson, queen of Black romance.
Published 08/04/20
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