Dave G. Truck

We Defy Augury

Arts EN ↓ 82 episodes

Thoughts and theories (loosely) inspired by literature, life, and all the rest.

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Dave G. Truck

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John Franzen at the Crossroads of Hyperrealism 08.08.2022 41:08

Thoughts inspired by Jonathan Franzen's novel Crossroads and Maggie Nelson's article "Great to Watch." Cameos by Elizabeth Mary Jennings, Ryan Trecartin's I-Be Area, and Fleabag.

Ghettoside vs. Murderbot 30.07.2022 39:30

Murder . . . in South Central and Deep Space. Thoughts inspired by Jill Leovy's Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America and Martha Wells' locked-room-deep-space-robot-detective-murder-mystery Fugitive Telemetry. Cameos by Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin and N.W.A.

The Foundling by Ann Leary 18.07.2022 21:25

Thoughts inspired by Ann Leary's novel The Foundling.

Colson Whitehead . . . Location, Location, Location 11.07.2022 21:24

Thoughts inspired by the works of Colson Whitehead, particularly Harlem Shuffle and The Underground Railroad. Cameos by Warren Buffet, Jared Diamond, Richie Jerimovich, and Michael Corleone.

Beyond the Verge with Joy Williams 04.07.2022 23:58

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by the works of Joy Williams, particularly The Changeling, Harrow, and The Quick and the Dead.

Beyond The Expanse 29.06.2022 25:45

Thoughts inspired by James S. A. Corey's The Expanse series (and other first contact film and literature).

Geoff Dyer . . . Beginnings, Endings, and Indecision 26.06.2022 18:26

Thoughts inspired by Geoff Dyer's new book Roger Federer and Other Endings (and other stuff Dyer has written).