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Infinite Jest Book Club

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This is an experiment. We are attempting to turn our book club Zoom calls into a podcast series. We will be reading, discussing, and dissecting Infinite Jest, written by David Foster Wallace. This group is comprised of mostly repeat readers of the novel, so spoilers may abound. Addendum- We are rolling now. Try as we may, inevitably we will skip over parts that you may have found noteworthy, or we may screw up entirely! Feel free to let me know what you think, but be kind please, this is a hobby

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Episodes

Season 2, Episode 5 Tragedy narrowly averted 08.04.2024 1:37:49

Hal almost lost and Steeply's Dad likes M*A*S*H

SHOT IN SOBRIETY 11.03.2024 1:33:43

Orin's afterglow includes a wheelchair and a bald spot, Gately recognizes JvD as Madame Psychosis, and the student engineer learns to ski....

S2, Ep 3, So it goes 19.02.2024 1:30:55

An APP version of the IJBC.

Infinite Jest Book Club S2, Ep 2 21.01.2024 1:45:40

As we continue our reread of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, we discuss Lenz and Green, Avril and JW, Arslanian, and more!!

Diddle check? 19.11.2023 47:48

We continue on with a shorter episode. Thanks for joining and/or sticking with us. 'Out, Out ___' https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53087/out-out

...taken ill shortly after coming home from work... 18.10.2023 1:59:52

We discuss Infinite Jest, specifically the Antitois', 60's/80's Bob, weed, Canadians, drugs, and not drugs. And mattresses and puke.

'...silent and dim and the same temperature he is.' 24.09.2023 2:14:18

Another show, the penultimate of Season 1. Thank you everyone. I'm going to try to utilize this space more. And write my thoughts less. 'The dolphin, probably it swam about and did this, I think.’ Father's First I and II He'd admit it's like a dark vestige of his old low-self-esteem suicidal-thrill behaviors. He doesn't have a license, it's not his car, it's a pric...

Not quite strictly sober 06.09.2023 1:55:17

We're back. We're talking. I'm not sure that we've figured out, but we keep trying to make heads, tails, and sides of Infinite Jest, a book Dave wrote.

Reinventing government and history 14.08.2023 1:48:23

Another episode of a conversation discussing Infinite Jest. Thanks for your questions and comments!

You can't get drunk, and you can't get sober 19.07.2023 1:37:16

Boston AA is unlike AA anywhere else? Our re-read of Infinite Jest continues. Thanks for your continued support

Quick question, Mike- Is the map the territory? 18.06.2023 1:41:57

Eschaton, Marathe and Steepley and way more!

Word is Wayne has exactly one gear 28.05.2023 1:58:11

Ever wanted to spend an hour and a half discussing an end note? No, me either. We did it anyway.

'Separatism and Return' 08.05.2023 1:44:58

In this episode we talk a lot about Orin, balls, family, and more!

Cattle ranching east of Atlantic City 23.04.2023 1:38:07

After a brief layoff we are back at it. We talk some Ennet House, some drugs, some recovery, and some nonsense

Not an episode 20.04.2023 1:00

Just a check in to let you know we didn’t quit! 4/20, bicycle day, etc

Your angle of incidence to the sun 08.03.2023 1:33:19

We are now at a point in the book beyond where most books stop being books. Today we talk a little bit about the Brothers Incandenza, wheelchair surveillance methods and more!

All good parties have a line for the bathroom 20.02.2023 2:01:31

We discuss Infinite Jest today, spending some time with Joelle and the locker room boys, among others.

When does routine become ritual? 30.01.2023 1:26:32

We move fearlessly on discussing Infinite Jest. Thanks for listening!

Who's there? 17.01.2023 1:37:39

We kinda went off the board with this one, starting with a quick recap of our reading from episode 5, specifically w/r/t the 1960 garage scene. After that, Liz and I went back to the beginning to discuss the start of the novel, as our previous attempt did not record. Enjoy! Any questions or comments, feel free to reach out on Instagram to InfiniteJestBookClub   or  PoorYorickBooksel...

Potential may be worse than none, Jim. 10.01.2023 2:05:11

Keep coming back, don't quit before the miracle happens, etc

Stop her! She stole my heart! 19.12.2022 1:58:21

On we forge

Hatred of the work is just part of the work 21.11.2022 2:03:31

In this meeting we focus on Marathe and Steeply in the desert and the ETA boys engaged in locker room highjinx. Thanks for the feedback, and for listening. Subscribe, rate, review, and please tell a friend!

To sleep, perchance to dream? 10.11.2022 2:14:01

This is the third meeting of our book club group's discussion of Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace. In this episode we tackle things from Gately to Gompert, Hamlet to Himself. Please feel free to leave feedback, and subscribe to continue the journey with us. Spoilers abound

Are they addicted to the process, the secrecy, or the drug? 17.10.2022 2:07:30

Thank you one, both, or all for tuning in. This audio is pulled from a Zoom call, and I hope that the quality is acceptable at best. As we learn more about the podcasting process, invariably, the audio quality as well as the content should improve. Despite any flaws, we feel that this content fills a void in the Infinite Jest scholarly world. More episodes to follow

Infinite Jest Book Club (Trailer) 16.10.2022 0:55