Patrick Attaway

Demise of the Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 363 episodes

A literary deep dive into great books—where critical analysis meets personal reflection and original writing. Author and musician Patrick Attaway talks about books, analyzes writing through a sophisticated literary lens, and discusses the struggles of being an aspiring writer.

Author

Patrick Attaway

Category

Arts

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Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 161 - Birch Part II 02.12.2022

Patrick continues reading and discussing his novel, Birch.

Episode 160 - Birch Part I 25.11.2022

Patrick reads and analyzes his latest novel, Birch.

Episode 159 - Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar Part II 21.11.2022

Patrick concludes The Bell Jar and talks about responsibility as a creator.

Episode 158 - Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar Part I 13.11.2022

Patrick delves into Sylvia Plath's only novel.

Episode 157 - Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy 06.11.2022

Patrick talks about Glen Campbell's career and analyzes selections from his autobiography, Rhinestone Cowboy.

Episode 156 - Colleen Hoover's Maybe Not 01.11.2022

Patrick blind reads his first Colleen Hoover book. Yikes.

NERO: The Full Series 28.10.2022

Demise of the Podcast presents the full NERO series without the backing soundtrack.

NERO: 2145 28.10.2022

The final chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.

NERO: 2144 25.10.2022

The fifth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.

NERO: 2143 22.10.2022

The fourth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.

Episode 152 - Zev Good's Virology Minisode 22.10.2022

Patrick reads the latest Zev Good Substack and somehow manages to string together a few sentences.

NERO: 2142 20.10.2022

The third chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.

NERO: 2141 14.10.2022

The second chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.

NERO: 2140 10.10.2022

Patrick introduces his new podcast exclusive series with the first chapter of NERO: 2140.

Episode 148 - Nero Minisode 05.10.2022

Patrick reads a chapter from Surviving New America and discusses the future NERO series.

Episode 147 - Dry You Out 02.10.2022

Patrick reads his short story, discusses the reasoning behind characters' races/genders, and struggles in the classroom.

Episode 146 - Foley 25.09.2022

Patrick reads his short story, "Foley."

Episode 145 - Percival Everett's Suder Finale 17.09.2022

Patrick concludes Suder and reads from Zev Good's latest essay. Editor's note: Patrick incorrectly states he has 7 stories for pre-order when at the time of this he only had 3 available because the previous 7 had already been published.

Patrick Attaway - Birch Chapter 1 Preview 11.09.2022

An audio preview of Patrick Attaway's novel, Birch. You can buy an eBook or paperback copy from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Birch-Patrick-Attaway-ebook/dp/B09ZX34KRH

Episode 144 - Percival Everett's Suder Part III 11.09.2022

More guitar.

Episode 143 - Percival Everett's Suder Part II 07.09.2022

Patrick comes in hot with another episode on Suder.

Episode 142 - Percival Everett's Suder Part I 03.09.2022

Patrick reads Suder and discusses Toxic Masculinity in relation to sexuality. 

Episode 141 - David Sedaris's Leviathan and Zev Good's Forgiveness 28.08.2022

Patrick reads two essays by two astounding authors.

Episode 140 - Independent and Wealthy Man Seeks... 19.08.2022

Patrick changes the formula a little by reading without interruption and covers his new short story.

Episode 139 - Gwen 13.08.2022

Patrick discusses the discouraging aspects of being an indie author before talking about his new short story, Gwen.

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