Insufferable Bastards

This episode is for true Insufferable B*****d fans. We issue an important correction regarding the Granta/Commonwealth Prize A.I. scandal. We also discuss why we began the show, Roger Ebert, Lars von Trier, physically going to the damn movie theater, long-ass movies, the standards of art in our time, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, commonplace books, Trumbull Stickney, poetry, “rote” memorization, Leo...

To my subscribers: I’ve been working on a few essays. One of them is, in fact, already out at The Republic of Letters . Go have a read. Otherwise, I’m soon to be pitching some book reviews and pieces elsewhere. By the way, The Insufferable B******s is now available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and YouTube . Enjoy! Episode the 2nd Though we had a different recording ready to go, Alanna and I quick...

My friend Alanna Schubach and I have done the impossible: we got Jamir Nazir, winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026, in the studio for a reading and an interview on our very first podcast. This presentation has been over a year in the making and has involved megamillions in angel investor funding, so we’re banking on you tuning in and hearing from Nazir himself. Please share and commen...