Demise of the Podcast

Episode 113 - Mary Barton and Shirley 12.03.2022 1:24:44 ↓

Patrick does the unthinkable and double teams Gaskell and Bronte.

Episode 112 - Flannery O'Connor's Parker's Back 06.03.2022 1:04:59 ↓

Patrick rants a lot, reads some O'Connor, rants more, and you are probably not going to like this episode.

Episode 111 - Kathryn Harrison's The Kiss 27.02.2022 1:00:22 ↓

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. Patrick cringes over The Kiss.

Episode 110 - Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir 19.02.2022 59:21 ↓

Patrick covers The Art of Memoir, how memories inform our writing, and the variations on the same story.

Episode 109 - R.E.M. 13.02.2022 1:17:09 ↓

Patrick diverts from literature and talks about his favorite band.

Episode 108 - Twitter and Reply Guys 06.02.2022 54:54 ↓

Patrick reads questions from Twitter, talks about creepy Reply Guys, discusses various writing styles, and winds down.

Episode 107 - Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go 30.01.2022 1:03:59 ↓

Patrick sort of analyzes Never Let Me Go and ends up going on a rant for twenty minutes.

Episode 106 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part IV 23.01.2022 1:01:17 ↓

Patrick kinda concludes Slaughterhouse Five, talks about Creed, and wonders if his new microphone makes a difference.

Episode 105 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part III 15.01.2022 54:41 ↓

Patrick reads through Vonnegut, talks about Twitter cliques, and freewill.

Episode 104 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse FIve Part II 08.01.2022 56:50 ↓

Patrick reads more Slaughterhouse Five, and you'll just have to listen to find out what else happens.

Episode 103 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part I 02.01.2022 50:26 ↓

Patrick doesn't even crack the surface of Slaughterhouse Five, rants about Christmas gifts, and his wife makes an appearance. Please note this was amended and reuploaded on 01/03/2021.

Episode 102 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part III 26.12.2021 50:26 ↓

Patrick concludes Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, talks about guitar a really long time, and forgets how to talk.

Episode 101 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part II 19.12.2021 56:10 ↓

Patrick discusses Walrus Audio delay, attraction, and Vonnegut's quality prose.

Episode 100 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part I 12.12.2021 58:14 ↓

Patrick mildly reads Cat's Cradle and wanders while wondering.

Episode 99 - Somehow Made it This Far 05.12.2021 59:42 ↓

Patrick forgot how to read.

Episode 98 - Poetry of Sylvia Plath 28.11.2021 46:36 ↓

Patrick reads random poems by Sylvia Plath, talks about inspiration and motivation, and should probably put a trigger warning at the beginning of the episode.

Episode 97 - Aphra Behn's The Rover 20.11.2021 1:07:47 ↓

Patrick reads and discusses a play. That's it. That's the episode.

Episode 96 - Going Down on One Knee 14.11.2021 51:37 ↓

Patrick reads his short story, talks about religion, Grand Theft Auto, and plays music provided by Lurking Vowel.

Episode 95 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part III 08.11.2021 1:03:44 ↓

Patrick reads more Everett, talks about blocking people on Twitter, film buffs, cafeterias, and Invisible Man.

Episode 94 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part II (Trigger Warning) 02.11.2021 47:35 ↓

Patrick talks about Twitter geniuses, bad book marketing, and decides to put a trigger warning on the episode. This portion of the novel contains graphic sexual abuse.

Episode 93 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part I 22.10.2021 46:10 ↓

Patrick reads another novel by Percival Everett.

Episode 92 - David Sedaris's Standing By 18.10.2021 47:32 ↓

Patrick reads Sedaris, talks about Medicare4All, and concludes Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.

Episode 91 - David Sedaris's A Guy Walks into a Bar Cart 10.10.2021 47:19 ↓

Patrick reads Sedaris, talks about jealousy, and weird people on Twitter.

Episode 90 - David Sedaris's Standing Still 02.10.2021 58:09 ↓

Patrick reads "Standing Still" by David Sedaris, talks about annoying people in movie theaters, and rants about COVID-19.

Episode 89 - David Sedaris's Easy Tiger 25.09.2021 39:32 ↓

Patrick reads another Sedaris essay. What more do you want to know?