Demise of the Podcast

Episode 88 - David Sedaris's Loggerheads 20.09.2021 48:50 ↓

Patrick rants about Vik Muniz, talks about death, and reads another essay by David Sedaris.

Episode 87 - David Sedaris's Dentists Without Borders and Think Differenter 12.09.2021 54:57 ↓

Patrick learns about periodontists, discusses paying your doctors bills, and discovers someone died.

Episode 86 - Charles Bukowski's Not Quite Bernadette 05.09.2021 49:02 ↓

Patrick concludes his series on Hot Water Music, talks about his thesis, and doesn't even mention cheese.

Episode 85 - Charles Bukowski's Hot Lady and It's a Dirty World 28.08.2021 43:23 ↓

Patrick reads two short stories by Bukowski, does a Tom Waits impersonation, and talks about Split.

Episode 84 - Charles Bukowski's The Great Poet 22.08.2021 44:16 ↓

Patrick reads "The Great Poet," talks about the Eagles, discusses poetry, and rants for the last ten minutes.

Episode 83 - Charles Bukowski's Scream When You Burn 15.08.2021 1:09:20 ↓

Patrick reads Bukowski and welcomes his second guest on the podcast: Mrs. Attaway.

Episode 82 - NERO: Avenging New America Part II 08.08.2021 41:47 ↓

Patrick concludes this series on NERO: Avenging New America.

Episode 81 - NERO: Avenging New America Part I 31.07.2021 50:25 ↓

Patrick reads his short story 2130 from the NERO series with special music provided by Lurking Vowel's new album, More Guns Less Gators.

Episode 80 - Wet Water by WB Welch 25.07.2021 39:00 ↓

Patrick delves into the poetry collection Wet Water by WB Welch.

Episode 79 - WB Welch 17.07.2021 41:32 ↓

After 79 episodes, Patrick interviews his first guest, WB Welch. They discuss her new novella, Rose's Gold, as well as poetry, cupcakes, and the grueling editing process.

Episode 78 - Patrick 10.07.2021 1:01:31 ↓

Patrick concludes reading Disease of Ambition with the short story about some guy also named Patrick.

Episode 77 - Ellen 05.07.2021 57:07 ↓

Patrick continues covering Disease of Ambition by reading "Ellen," discusses promoting books on social media, and admits his past flaws.

Episode 76 - Jessi 26.06.2021 42:44 ↓

Patrick reads his short story "Jessi" from Disease of Ambition, gives a shout out to WB Welch, and drinks a Vitamin Water Zero.

Episode 75 - Toxic Literature Part II 20.06.2021 47:32 ↓

Patrick reads from his new book, discusses indie authors like Katy B Sweet, and rants about self-publishing sites.

Episode 74 - Toxic Literature Part I 12.06.2021 54:37 ↓

Patrick reads "Lester" and "Path to Venom."

Episode 73 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part IV 05.06.2021 49:24 ↓

Patrick finishes Erasure, talks about his unprofessional podcast, and the disappointments authors face.

Episode 72 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part III 28.05.2021 48:53 ↓

Patrick continues Erasure by Percival Everett, talks about supporting authors, and the toxic positivity of Twitter.

Episode 71 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part II 22.05.2021 48:14 ↓

Patrick continues reading and analyzing Erasure, discusses the publishing industry, and talks about a very unfamous author.

Episode 70 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part I 15.05.2021 1:00:17 ↓

Patrick delves into Percival Everett's novel Erasure, goes on a rant about academic spending, and discusses racial identity.

Episode 69 - She Calls Me Daddy 11.05.2021 52:49 ↓

Patrick reads his current short story project while discussing the writing process, character development, and using parents as inspiration.

Episode 68 - illusion/delusion 01.05.2021 46:13 ↓

Patrick reads and discusses poetry from his new collection, illusion/delusion.

Episode 67 - Demise of the Trinity Retrospective 25.04.2021 43:56 ↓

Patrick revisits his first novel, Demise of the Trinity.

Episode 66 - Percival Everett's The Fix 19.04.2021 48:42 ↓

Patrick rants about Goodreads, Twitter, and reads Percival Everett's The Fix. He also refers to Everett as "Sherman Alexie" a few times.

Episode 65 - Charles Bukowski's You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense 11.04.2021 41:44 ↓

In this unique episode, Patrick debuts songs from his new album while reading/discussing Bukowski's poems.

Episode 64 - The Fallen Cain 03.04.2021 28:52 ↓

Patrick reads and discusses his new short story, The Fallen Cain.