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Episode 617: Marie Mutsuki Mockett
In this week’s show, John talks to Marie Mutsuki Mockett about her exquisite new novel, The Tree Doctor, which leads us to the topics of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji, and how the ancient world is surprisingly like our own. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES The Kerouac House is re-opening its writers residency after taking a… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #452: Night of the Living Dead
The ski-masked punk started slicing the neck of the corpse with his free hand. The fingers on his other hand were stuck in the corpse’s mouth due to a supposed muscle spasm triggered in the deceased man. He kept hacking away at the neck to no avail. As he was about to take another slice,… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #67: Several Tricks of Distance
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #263: Ghosts Outside the Shell
Ultimate Comics was one of the best ideas that Marvel as a publisher has ever had. Creating stories with an iconic pantheon and unburdened by canon, the creators of the original series were free to update and reinterpret for an audience that didn’t want to wade through the canon-nightmares of the 90s. But that original… Continue reading
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Video: Felicia Day Interview!
For anyone who prefers to listen to interviews with your eyes and ears, here is a video of John’s interview with Felicia Day, which was featured on episode 606 of the podcast. Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #66: Highway Snobbery
Dear Dr. Perfect, Should I become a snob? Mind you, I don’t want to be pretentious. I just feel like I’m becoming allergic to popular taste. My generation feels fuzzy nostalgia for the mediocrities of Ghostbusters and Back to the Future. Maybe it’s Oscar season, with Hollywood bending over backwards to give itself Olympic medals… Continue reading
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Episode 616: A Discussion of George Saunders’s A Swim in A Pond in the Rain, with Rachael Tillman!
On today’s show, Rachael and I discuss George Saunders’s discussion of seven short stories by Russian authors. Since Saunders’s book is the result of teaching these stories in MFA craft courses over multiple decades, this book and today’s discussion simulate an important part of the MFA experience, for those who wonder what that might be… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #451: Retribution
The ski-masked punk howled in pain as he struggled to free his hands from the jaws of the corpse I had on display in the Museum of Schlock. “Help!” he said as the other punks laughed at his antics. The corpse’s head kept bobbing back and forth as he tried to wrench his hand free. … Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #66: Surface Tension
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #262: An Act of Observance
We all have our guilty pleasure shows and it’s almost always reality TV. There’s something about watching people we don’t know go through their daily tribulations to win prizes or, more often than not, notoriety, that draws us into their worlds. Even if it’s happening in our own city, the act of seeing it on… Continue reading
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