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Episode 605: Elle Nash!
On today’s show, John talks to the novelist Elle Nash about her breathtaking new novel, Deliver Me. The chief topic is how to write a strange, nearly impossible story about American poverty without wallowing or romanticizing one’s characters and finding beauty in their ability to strive to understand a maddening world. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If… Continue reading
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Episode 604: A Discussion of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, with Rachael Tillman!
Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson to discuss his 1984 classic science fiction novel, Neuromancer, which is wonderful in its fusion of noir style and cyberpunk vision. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On December 5th, I and Amy Watkins are the opening act for the Loose Lips reading series. On Saturday, December 9th from… Continue reading
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#603: Mistie Watkins!
On today’s show, John talks to Mistie Watkins about her new book of flash essays, Hireath, which might be the most Florida book he’s ever read. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On December 5th, I and Amy Watkins are the opening act for the Loose Lips reading series. On Saturday, December 9th from noon to 3 PM,… Continue reading
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#602: Walter Mosley!
On today’s show, John talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley about his process, especially when exploring unsettling, psychological science fiction in his new novel, Touched. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Miami Book Fair 2023, November 12-19, with the street fair occurring November 18 and 19. Check out my friend Jamie Hecker‘s latest book, Disney Legends: Makers… Continue reading
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#601: Stephanie Land!
On today’s show, John talks to best-selling author Stephanie Land about her newest book, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Miami Book Fair 2023, November 12-19, with the street fair occurring November 18 and 19. If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is… Continue reading
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#600: Tom Lucas
On today’s show, John talks to Tom Lucas about his brand new Lovecraftian YA-ish novel, Research Randy & the The Mystery of Grandma’s Half-Eaten Pie of Despair, told by an unreliable narrator about a doomed town. NOTES Check out Miami Book Fair 2023, November 12-19, with the street fair occurring November 18 and 19. If… Continue reading
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#599: Schloctoberfest 2023 #4 (Tetsuo: The Iron Man)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss the surreal techno-horror allegorical masterpiece that is Shin’ya Tsukamot’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man. MOVIE DISCUSSED NOTES Earlier this week I got the chance to speak with the great Walter Mosley, who will be at a special evening at Miami Book Fair. If you live in driving… Continue reading
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#598: Schloctoberfest 2023 #3 (Phenomena)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Dario Argento’s strange, mid-eighties masterpiece, Phenomena. MOVIE DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost to… Continue reading
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#597: Schloctoberfest 2023 #2 (Videodrome)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I get turned around discussing David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983). Movie Discussed NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost… Continue reading
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#596: Schloctoberfest 2023 #1 (The Hand)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Michael Caine’s brilliant acting and deranged hair as they appeared in Oliver Stone’s directorial debut, The Hand (1981). TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted… Continue reading
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