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Paperback reads. We love them cheap. We love them dirty. We love to ask: why are white men the only ones with inner lives or three-dimensional personalities? Hosts Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden dig deep into the dollar bins of used bookstores and your grandmother’s storage unit, looking for pulp and sass. Dirt Cheap brings those long-lost stories to life, with a heavy dose of humor and a dash of schadenfreude. This season, we're reading Murder in the Glass Room, a Los Angeles noir novel starring Phil Norris, a misanthropic bookie-turned-detective who's bad at his job and obsessed with furniture. It’s the poolside podcast you’ve been waiting for.

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    • Jun 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS

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    Introducing: I Am Rama

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 5:12


    Rama was a spiritual teacher in the 80s and 90s who inspired many of his students while helming what many of his detractors would describe as a cult. He defied society's archetypal vision of a New Age leader, eschewing minimalism for wealth and celebrity. He was also a man ahead of his time, encouraging his students to develop careers in computer science before that was mainstream. For some, following Rama's lead worked out spiritually, and financially too. But for others, Rama's actions contradicted his cool persona; some eventually came forward with accusations of abuse, others vanished, whistleblowers went to the media, and the group began to shrink and splinter. In this 10-part investigative series, Jonathan Hirsch explores the life, death and impact of Rama. "I Am Rama" drops June 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The End (Chapter 17 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 57:40


    In the final chapter of Murder in the Glass Room, Phil discovers who murdered Edna. To play Geoffrey's MITGR-themed game, go to adventuresnack.com/dirtcheap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stanley (Chapter 16, Part 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 43:01


    Phil accosts Stanley in his home and learns something about Shelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Meeting (Chapter 16, Part 1 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 53:39


    Phil finds himself at a fascist rally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Brawl (Chapter 15, Part 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 41:18


    Shelley opens up about her past, and some holes emerge in Carlos's detective work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Farmer's Market (Chapter 15, Part 1 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 39:50


    Phil meets Shelley at the Farmer's Market and is greeted by an explosive surprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 8:56


    Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow... even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian. Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time -- from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor. On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it's shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it. Listen and subscribe to Spectacle on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Alibi (Chapter 14 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 51:26


    Phil is summoned to see Professor Stanley for an unusual negotiation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Oliver (Chapter 13 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 55:33


    Phil meets an old man with a unique connection to Edna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Muriel (Chapter 12 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 50:12


    Phil seduces a woman, and finally gets to the bottom of something. Amanda and Geoffrey are joined by Jamie Loftus (https://twitter.com/jamieloftusHELP) and Caitlin Durante (https://twitter.com/caitlindurante), hosts of The Bechdel Cast (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-bechdel-cast-30089535/). Jamie has a new podcast called Lolita, out now (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-lolita-73899842/). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Tiki Bar (Chapter 11, Part 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 31:57


    Phil makes an important drunken acquaintance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Venice Ballroom (Chapter 11, Part 1 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 46:16


    Phil goes to a dance hall, creeps everyone out, and (once again) stumbles his way into a lead. Amanda and Geoffrey are joined by comedians Dani Fernandez (https://twitter.com/msdanifernandez) and Ify Nwadiwe (https://twitter.com/IfyNwadiwe), hosts of the recently-concluded Nerdificent Podcast (https://twitter.com/nerdificent). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Hollywood Bowl (Chapter 10, Part 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 43:12


    With the police hot on his tail, Phil makes a questionable decision (shocking!) to meet Shelley in a very public place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Carlos (Chapter 10, Part 1 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 33:54


    Phil gets some disappointing information from Carlos.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Robbery (Chapter 9 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 32:26


    Phil gets robbed, and only then does he realize he's lost something precious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Shelley (Chapter 8 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 46:00


    Phil stumbles into his first real breakthrough.

    On the Lam (Chapter 7 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 40:30


    Phil pretends to be a census-taker, and rounds out his day with some light breaking and entering.

    The Saint Regis (Chapter 6 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 34:05


    Phil goes to a fancy hotel and does not get much detective work done.

    The Receptionist (Chapter 5 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 36:23


    Phil looks for Professor Stanley and gets nowhere.

    The Salon (Chapter 4 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 39:43


    Phil makes his first foray into detective work, and is instantly baffled by what he finds.

    The Glass Room (Chapter 3 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 48:44


    Phil makes an upsetting discovery and a questionable plan.

    Riley's (Chapter 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 41:33


    Phil gets into a very public argument.

    The Party (Chapter 1, Part 2 of MITGR)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 40:39


    Phil goes to a party, has a terrible time, and makes a deal with his wife.

    Meet Phil (Chapter 1, Part 1 of Murder in the Glass Room)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 39:57


    In the first episode of Dirt Cheap, hosts Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden plunge into chapter one of Murder in the Glass Room, a Los Angeles noir novel from the 1940s. We meet Phil Norris, a misanthropic, furniture-obsessed bookie who seems to have more enemies than friends.

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 1:59


    The first season of Dirt Cheap is dropping in just one week! We're reading Murder in the Glass Room, a Los Angeles noir novel starring a misanthropic bookie-turned-detective named Phil Norris. Phil's not very good at being a detective, but he sure is trying. Tune in for our first episode, dropping next Thursday, October 15th.

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