FBOL

F***bois of Literature Book Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 208 episodes

• FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/msemilyedwards • The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a weekly "book club" discussion on every book you wanted to destroy in English class, but couldn't. Classic literature of Europe and the Americas– everything from mythology to Victorian epics to the modernists– is hard to get through, and each week, we take on a frequently assigned book to talk about all of its highs and lows. These are the Fuckbois of Literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

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10: On The Road - Rebecca Rush 15.05.2019 46:11

Comedian and host of the literary podcast COMIC’S BOOK CLUB Rebecca Rush joins Emily in studio to discuss her favorite book– and one that Emily purposefully avoided– Jack Kerouac’s ON THER ROAD. Let’s talk about drugs and sex and fuckbois and traveling and all the places where art has been stifled! More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at h...

9: Henry David Thoreau - Evan Fleischer 08.05.2019 46:44

Writer & host of ALL THE ORANGE GROVES, Evan Fleischer joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) to discuss hometown hero, Henry David Thoreau, and his proto-Holden hissy fits, his unusual knowledge of pond fish, and whether or not you should be considered a self-sustaining marvel if your mom is still doing your laundry. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and p...

7: Fuckboi Astrology - Jeanna Kadlec 24.04.2019 57:01

Writer Jeanna Kadlec (@JeannaKadlec) joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) on the phone to discuss literary jerks– both real and fictional– and the astrological forces that may have shaped their worldview. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.com Love T shirts, pins, and other merch? The merch shop is liv...

6: X-MEN - Andy Michaels, Thom Dunn 17.04.2019 43:29

Thom Dunn ( @ThomDunn ) and Andy Michaels (@ StopThatAndy ) phone in to host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) to get into the weeds on two of Marvel’s biggest fuckbois– Professor X and Cyclops. Think these two heroes don’t have a dark side? Well, you’re going to want to listen to this! More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.mse...

5: The Great Gatsby - Fiona Underhill 10.04.2019 1:03:49

We're disillusioned with the Jazz Age as a whole this week on FBoL. Fiona Underhill (@FionaUnderhill) joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in-studio to rant and rave about West Egg, East Egg, and why you should never humor white supremacists. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.com Love T shirts, pins,...

3: Watchmen - Dave Child 27.03.2019 59:24

[CW: Sexual Assault, Rape] Writer, comedian, and all-around entertainer Dave Child (@MrDaveChild) visits us in studio to discuss the vain and powerful Doctor Manhattan of WATCHMEN– and all those other Watchmen fuckbois of lit, too. More ways to enjoy FBOL & Emily J. Edwards! Find Emily's books and professional information at https://www.msemilyedwards.com Love T shirts, pins, and other merch?...

2: The Catcher In The Rye - Emmet Cameron 20.03.2019 52:53

[CW- Sexual Assault] Holden Caulfield, the narrator of JD Salinger’s 1951 novel, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, is thought by many to be one of literature’s ultimate FBoLs. But I chat with Emmet Cameron (@emlfc) to get to the roots of the character– and argue why you should give him another chance. Fuckbois of Literature is a book podcast about the worst characters in literature. We go off the book when...

1: Lord Byron 12.03.2019 33:43

Lord Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS was a finalist in our 2019 FBoi Fever March Madness poll– and with very good reason. In this episode, Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso), Amanda Timpson (@amandarin), and Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) join host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in studio to rip him a new one, and provide context for the FBoi Archetype. More ways to enjoy FBOL &...