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Indie Author Spotlight: Jaidyn L. Attard ("There's a Tale to This City" & "The Street Poet") 23.05.2023 16:27 ↓

First in a new monthly series. Go check out Jaidyn's books!

"The Sensible Thing" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Friday, 4) 19.05.2023 20:05 ↓

This episode is low-key terrible. If you're going to skip one, pick this one. Lol

"The Guest" by Emma Cline 16.05.2023 16:33 ↓

A brief book review of a new release by Emma Cline. Thanks to Random House for the ARC. All opinions are still my own.

"Whale" by Cheon Myeong-kwan (Booker International, 3) 09.05.2023 16:56 ↓

Another installment in the Booker International series! Thanks to Archipelago Books for the copy of the novel.

"Dice, Brassknuckles & Guitar" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Friday, 3) 05.05.2023 25:22 ↓

Third Gatsby Cluster story. http://linktr.ee/calebbedford

Intro to 'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway (May Book Club, 1) 02.05.2023 17:28 ↓

The review for Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan is coming soon! I'm a bit behind due to being sick this past weekend.

"Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Fridays, 2) 28.04.2023 29:45 ↓

Episode 2 of the Gatsby Cluster stories for Fitzgerald Friday!

Podcast Update 25.04.2023 16:32 ↓

Update on some changes coming up.

"Absolution" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Fridays, 1) 21.04.2023 29:23 ↓

Fitzgerald Friday is back! Caleb is going to be going over some of the "Gatsby Cluster" stories over the next few weeks or months, making connections from the stories to the novel. http://linktr.ee/calebbedford

(S3.E10) "Greek Lessons" by Han Kang 18.04.2023 29:55 ↓

Not a sponsored episode, but I did receive a free e-book from Random House / Hogarth.

(S3.B6) “Still Born” by Guadalupe Nettel (Booker International Prize, 2) 09.04.2023 15:55 ↓

Caleb discusses the third book he’s read for the Booker International Prize.

(S3.B5) “Today is Friday” by Ernest Hemingway 08.04.2023 14:10 ↓

Caleb discusses a very short one-act play by Ernest Hemingway from his story collection ‘Men Without Women’

(S3.B4) "Ecce Homo" by Gregory Corso (Poetry Month, 2) 07.04.2023 28:39 ↓

It's Good Friday, and Caleb has decided to discuss a poem that ponders on the visual of Christ's suffering on the cross. If you're adverse to religion, there's nothing to worry about here. This is not an act of evangelism. http://linktr.ee/calebbedford

(S3.B3) "A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island" by Frank O'Hara (Poetry Month, 1) 04.04.2023 33:04 ↓

A tired and subtly delirious Caleb leads a one-man discussion of a poem by Frank O'Hara. http://linktr.ee/calebbedford

(S3.E9) Imperialism and Looking the Other Way in "Babel" by R.F. Kuang 28.03.2023 29:52 ↓

Caleb struggles to share his thoughts coherently on Babel at first, but sort of comes around in the end.

(S3.B2) "Ninth Building" and "Boulder" (Booker International Prize, 1) 24.03.2023 18:47 ↓

First episode of a new series wherein Caleb discusses books from the Booker International Prize list. Boulder by Eva Baltasar Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi

(S3.E8) Intro to "Babel" by R.F. Kuang 21.03.2023 12:55 ↓

First of several episodes on the novel "Babel" by R.F. Kuang.

(S3.B1) "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe (w/ Cody and Nathaniel) 10.03.2023 56:25 ↓

Poe is a remarkable 19th century poet and short fiction writer who has influenced many modern day novels and television shows, from Stephen King to Wednesday. Cody and Nathaniel join Caleb to talk about one of Poe's most well-known poems "The Raven" as a bonus episode for Season 3.

(S3.E7) “Pocketknives” by Ron Rash (w/ Cody) 07.03.2023 23:09 ↓

Cody joins for a poetry discussion. Poem from the collection Waking (2011)

(S3.E6) "Bunny" by Mona Awad 28.02.2023 53:40 ↓

Caleb rambles on about one of the most confusing (but absolutely incredible) novels he's read.

(S3.E5) "Southern History" by Natasha Trethewey 21.02.2023 18:24 ↓

Caleb digs into Trethewey's poem "Southern History" from her 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection Native Guard .

(S3.E4) "In Ruth's Country" by Rick Bass 07.02.2023 23:31 ↓

Some analysis and interpretation.

(S3.E2) "Rose Madder" and "Gerald's Game" by Stephen King 24.01.2023 47:54 ↓

TRIGGERS: abuse, trauma, inc*st, miscarriage, etc...

(S3.E1) "The Netanyahus" by Joshua Cohen 17.01.2023 47:18 ↓

Caleb rambles about the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen.

"Man in Black" by Sylvia Plath 29.11.2022 19:35 ↓

TRIGGERS: Death and Suicide (It's Plath, but I'm warning you anyway) This is an example of how to go from a simple idea to having an idea for a term paper. lol