Getting Lit

Send us a textReturning guest Alex speaks with us about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: what makes it so narratively compelling and different to other shows in this franchise, as well as the character dynamics, novelistic elements, soap influences, and much more. We also talk about the unique charm of the strivers on this show.Meanwhile, over on the Patreon, we talk about the state of sex in current popular culture. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitSupport the show

Send us a textMelbourne writer Tobe Ellen joins us to talk about his upcoming podcast, The Barrow, where he documents his process of co-writing a memoir with his mother. We talk about podcasting as a writer, memoir writing, the importance of implication in narrative, political correctness, sensitivity readers and much more.Follow The Barrow onInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/Substack: https://substack.com/@thebarrowpodFollow Tobe on X: https://x.com/thebarrowpodSupport the show

Send us a textThis week, we're talking to New York playwright and novelist Matthew Gasda about his new novel, The Sleepers, one of the best treatments of millennial generational malaise. We talk about the Dimes Square New York scene, the internet and culture, ideology vs art, masculinity and femininity, defiantly staging theatre during the lockdowns, and much more.Buy The Sleepers here: https://www.amazon.com/Sleepers-Novel-Matthew-Gasda/dp/1648211259And check out Gasda's substack: https://matthewgasda.substack.com/Support the show

Send us a textThis week we're joined by the "Ern Malley of the 21st Century," Jasper Ceylon, who has pranked multiple poetry journals by posing as vogueish identities while submitting terrible poems.Jasper successfully published poems that were intentionally bad to woke journals more interested in an author's pronouns, sexuality and racial characteristics than talent.This satirical "performance art" piece has been documented in his new book, Echolalia Review.We discussed the quality control issues in the publishing industry, and the challenges faced by indie writers, the prevalence of dishonesty in the literary world, particularly in the representation of indigenous cultures, and the challenges of navigating the literary world.Buy Jasper's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Echolalia-Review-Anti-Poetry-Jasper-Ceylon/dp/1738633926/Support the show

Send us a textThis episode, we talk to Jared Klickstein about his amazing memoir of drug addiction and homelessness, Crooked Smile. We also chat about the underground classic Australian film, Pure Shit (Bert Deling, 1978).Buy Crooked Smile here: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWZ1GHLW?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_auSupport the show

Send us a textReading isn't dead - our attention spans have just been hijacked by phones and social media. Inspired by an essay Fresta wrote on how to read last year, we discuss practical strategies to reclaim your reading habit and rediscover the joy of getting lost in a good book.Check out Fresta's essay on Rare Candy's substack with more detailed reading tips and strategies: https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/how-to-read-booksSupport the show

Send us a textJ David Osborne joins us once more, this time to talk about his new psychedelic cyberpunk epic novel, Gods Fare No Better. We talked about spirituality, cyberpunk, science fiction, and the impact of various media on JDO's work, as well as book marketing strategies, industry challenges, and the importance of creativity and playfulness in literature and art.Buy Gods Fare No Better here:https://ronintrash.bigcartel.com/product/gods-fare-no-betteror here:https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Fare-Better-David-Osborne-ebook/dp/B0F2GXQGRZ?ref_=ast_author_mpbAnd the discussion continues over on Patreon where we talk about one of the novel's main influences, Cyberpunk 2077. To listen, go to https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitSupport the show

Send us a textThis week, we chat about an ancient classic, Medea by the Athenian tragedian Euripides. We also discuss Lars Von Trier's 1988 TV movie adaptation of the play, written by Carl Theodor Dreyer.Sini also published a well-received essay on men reading books on podcasts at Unherd, which you can read here: https://unherd.com/2025/04/the-literary-man-isnt-dead/Support the show

Send us a textThis week, a triple crosspost collaboration with Agitator and Bistro Californium, where we discuss the remasters of the Legacy of Kain videogame series. We talk about the game's mechanics, story progression, incredible voice acting and sound design, character development, themes of free will, spiritualism, and the liminal space between analog and digital technology and much more.Subscribe to Agitator here: https://www.patreon.com/c/agitator/Subscribe to Bistro Californium here: https://www.patreon.com/c/BistroCalifornium/Support the show

Send us a textFor full episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitThis week, we have compiled all four episodes of our Book of the New Sun series we did in 2023 into one massive 8.5 hour journey. Join Sini, J David Osborne and Kelby Losack as they unpack Gene Wolfe's masterwork of science fiction.Support the show

Send us a textWe're celebrating 100 episodes of the Getting Lit Podcast by talking about a few Jorge Luis Borges stories: The Library of Babel, Three Versions of Judas, The House of Asterion, and Borges And I.We talk about infinity, intellectualism, mythology. We also touched on the challenges of creating a public persona as a writer, movie opinions, and the podcast's 100 episode milestone.Support the show

Send us a textThis week, it's a bit of a buffet!We chat about two Aleister Crowley short stories: The Drug, and The Stratagem. Before he was a famous occultist, Crowley wrote some fiction, so we thought we'd try it out. To get a much more extensive dive into Crowley, check out Art of Darkness' episode on his life: https://artofdarkpod.com/aleister-crowley-the-sewer-of-creation/We also chat about "brodernism", the latest literary world concept to cause a fuss in "online lit." The article featuring this hideous portmanteau can be found here: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/against-high-brodernism/Fresta also lets us know what he thought about the Deadwood movie (2019).Support the show

Send us a textOn this episode, we chat with Masha about the Soviet science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.Russian nihilism and existentialism, Soviet censorship, the unique flavour of Soviet-era science fiction, how to say slurs in Russian and more!Follow Masha on X: https://x.com/3l3ktr4k0mpl3ksAnd Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/t3lk4/Support the show

Send us a textThis episode we talk about Julio Cortazar's short story, The Southern Thruway, about a traffic jam that turns into a community. We chat about the concept of the "fantastic" in literature, our experiences driving in Italy and Vietnam, and gave our expert opinion on the complexities of Russian politics and the portrayal of Putin.Support the show

Send us a textFresta and Sini talk about what they've been reading, watching, playing lately. Also talk about how some internet "personalities" get on podcasts with voice disguisers because "The Feds" are after them.This episode is paywalled. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit to get the full version.Support the show

Send us a textOur discussion with the Rare Candy about Michael Hanson's Mind Webs continues. We talk radio, podcasting, audio dramas vs audiobooks vs what Mind Webs is doing.Listen to Mind Webs here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410Normally, the Back Matter episode is paywalled, but we all feel so passionate about this stuff, we thought I should have it out in the world for free. Enjoy!To get access to the full archive, plus the special aftershow Back Matter, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/GettingLitSupport the show

Send us a textGlen and Psi from Rare Candy podcast join us to talk about three stories from the science fiction writer, Thomas M Disch.The stories discussed include Descending, The Number You Have Reached, and The Squirrel Cage.Subscribe to Rare Candy's premium feed (we both do, it's great!): https://rarecandy.substack.com/Follow Glen on X here: https://x.com/Rarecandypod1Psi here: https://x.com/rarepsiTo get access to the full archive of The Getting Lit Podcast, plus the special aftershow Back Matter, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/GettingLitSupport the show

Send us a textJosh from The Dionysian Dream substack talks all things Wicked.The original novel, Wicked (1995) by Gregory Maguire, the stage musical (2003) by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, and the 2024 film version directed by Jon M Chu and starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.Read Josh's great theatre criticism here: https://substack.com/@thedionysiandream/Support the show

Send us a textThis week, we read Sigmund Freud's 1930 essay Civilization And Its Discontents and paired it with Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 film, Frenzy.Support the show

Send us a textFor the full two hour episode, subscribe to the Getting Lit Podcast's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitThis week, we're celebrating Christmas with a discussion about the overtly Christian horror movie, Terrifier 3, released this year.We're joined by former guests Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist podcast, and Ryan Simón, Editor in Chief of American Vulgaria magazine.Subscribe to The Perfume Nationalist here: https://www.patreon.com/c/perfumenationalistBuy American Vulgaria here: https://americanvulgaria.com/product-category/magazine/Support the show

Send us a textYeerk joins the show once again to talk about the first book in Michael Moorcock's Corum series, The Knight of the Swords.We range across topics such as sword and sorcery, formula, the British New Wave science fiction, and much more.And for more talk about Moorcock, politics in fiction and social media, head on over to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLitFollow Yeerk on X: https://x.com/PYeerkSubscribe to Bistro Californium: https://www.patreon.com/c/BistroCalifornium/Support the show

Send us a textWe talk about J.M. Coetzee's brilliantly brutal novel of post-Apartheid South Africa, Disgrace.Support the show

Send us a textThis episode we chat about Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 'In A Grove' (1922) and Akira Kurosawa's adaptation, Rashomon (1950).What even is truth, man?Also, catch Fresta on Rare Candy's 'Psi Ops' series talking about Rudolf Steiner:https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/psi-ops-vol-2-how-to-know-higherSupport the show

Send us a textThe New Era begins with new co-host Matt Fresta. Fresta is the editor of Rango Tango Magazine and is now the "second mic."For this first episode, we chat about William S Burroughs, 'The Place of Dead Roads', a psychedelic, gunslinging Western with science fiction elements and Burroughs' trademark deconstructionist schtick.On the Patreon-exclusive show, Back Matter, we chat about Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy, which pairs well with Burroughs (he makes a cameo as a junkie priest). Feel free to subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitFollow Fresta on X: https://x.com/newfacenhellAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rangotangozine/Support the show

A return after a long hiatus! There was a family tragedy so I took some time off. But we are back to regular programming.I'm talking about how apparently it is bad to expect college students to read 100 pages per day, why straight men don't read novels, also doing a few recommends at the end!Recommends:Scavenger's ReignCrooked Smile by Jared Klickstein: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWZ1GHLW?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_auAgonist by Udith Dematagoda: https://www.amazon.com.au/Agonist-Udith-Dematagoda/dp/1916376711

This episode, I go out in Deep Ellum, Texas with post-punk/goth icons Rosegarden Funeral Party and we talk about Bukowski with lead singer Leah Lane and drummer Dean Adams.Follow Leah and the band here: https://www.instagram.com/rosegardenfuneralparty/?hl=enIf you're in Dallas on the weekend of the 6th of July, 2024, come to Obituary Fest, which Leah has organized. Details here:https://www.prekindle.com/event/59171-obituary-goth-fest-dallas

A short episode on the use (or lack thereof) of the third person omniscient point of view in modern novels after recently revisiting Dickens.

Part 3 in our series on John Crowley's Little, Big, covering book 3: Old Law Farm.Subscribe to Patreon for the bonus episode where we talk about Alice Munro and her relationship to Crowley's work: www.patreon.com/gettinglit

Gldpny aka Erik joins me for part two of the two-part series on classic military science fiction. This episode is on Joe Haldeman's The Forever War, which is a "novel in response" to Heinlein's Starship Troopers, but also very much its own thing.And over on Patreon, we talk about online friendships, the power and downsides of "scenes", more about Erik's celebrity hair styling career, working in the music industry. To listen, go to patreon.com/gettinglit and subscribe!Follow Erik onTwitter: https://twitter.com/gldpnyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gldpny/And stream his music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EHg7in9tXwJ2h89kASRMC

Part 2 of our read-along of John Crowley's Little, Big. John joins me once again, and we have special guest star Yeerk (from the recent Mr Palomar episode) on the episode as well.Don't be a bitch and read this book about fairies with us!For extra content, including access to Getting Lit Podcast aftershow, Back Matter, head to http://patreon.com/gettinglitSuscribe to Yeerk's pod, Bistro Californium: https://www.patreon.com/BistroCalifornium/

This is a cross post from Rare Candy's Gain of Fiction series featuring yours truly as well as former guest Eddy Rathke, hosted by Glen and Psi from RC. We look at Samuel R. Delany's classic and very wild science fiction experimental novel, Dhalgren.To access the full episode as well as Getting Lit Podcast's aftershow, Back Matter, go to patreon.com/gettinglit.Enjoy!Follow Rare Candy: https://rarecandy.substack.com/And Eddy: https://radicaledward.substack.com/

Gldpny aka Erik joins me once more for a two-part series on classic military science fiction. First up is Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers. The next episode, released in a couple of weeks, will be on Joe Haldeman's The Forever War.And over on Patreon, we talk about the film Starship Troopers, whether it is a 'failed satire' as claimed in a recent online debate, as well as abstract politics vs skin in the game life-living, and much more. To listen, go to patreon.com/gettinglit and subscribe!Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gldpnyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gldpny/And stream his music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EHg7in9tXwJ2h89kASRMC

Ryan Simón, editor-in-chief of American Vulgaria magazine, joins me once more to talk about three films by the occultist homosexual filmmaker, Kenneth Anger.We talk Fireworks (1947), Scorpio Rising (1963), and Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969). You should be able to find all of these on YouTube.And over on the aftershow, Back Matter, we talk shit about J David Osborne, why boob-obsessed Ryan is actually a feminist, some secrets about future events we will be doing together, plus much more juicy stuff. To find out more, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit.Buy the latest American Vulgaria, The Man Issue, here: https://americanvulgaria.com/product/american-vulgaria-magazine-issue-3/Follow Ryan on X: https://twitter.com/ryandsimonFollow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryandsimon/Follow American Vulgaria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanvulgaria/

Talking about a recent online discussion about the Starship Troopers film and how people who are into the death of the author concept tend to invoke the author when expedient, as well as how the death of the author concept is used and abused these days.Subscribe to the Patreon for extra content: patreon.com/gettinglit

Former guest John joins me for the first of a six-part, monthly slow read of John Crowley's Little, Big.This quirky, beautiful novel is sizeable. So over the next six months, we will be meeting and discussing each section of the book. Read along with us. Join our cute little book club dedicated to the greatest American fantasy novel ever.This week, we talk about fantasy vs magical realism, Crowley's marginal position in American letters, genre tourists, and the horniness of the book.And over at Back Matter on Patreon, John and I show tell some things that remind us of this first section of the book: https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitJohn last joined us a few years back to talk about John Crowley's novella, In Blue. Check it out on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7o3l8U0Eb1UE4CzayHgazM?si=9fsk_8VFRBqCpN5hdzs7EgOr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brave-blue-world-feat-telepathy-party/id1571854866?i=1000540182351

This episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Yeerk to chat about Italo Calvino's final novel, Mr Palomar.We talk about Yeerk's battles against people who believe in "misinformation" and "AI art", humanism, encountering the world as it is and describing it, Italo Calvino's work more generally, looking at art and literature texturally, and the sense of the numinous writers like Calvino can bring to everyday existence.And over on Back Matter on Patreon, we will be discussing the Ron Fricke non-narrative documentary film, Samsara as a companion piece to discussion of this novel. To subscribe and listen, go to patreon.com/gettinglit.Listen to Yeerk's podcast, Bistro Californium: https://www.patreon.com/BistroCaliforniumFollow Yeerk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PYeerk

Australian crime writer Iain Ryan joins me live from a bar in Brunswick East to talk about his new book of Gold Coast noir, The Strip, as well as his major inspiration, James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential.We talk about the crime novel genre, hardboiled style, the difficulties in reading Ellroy, Australian culture and literature and more, until we got kicked out of the bar.This is a free preview of the episode. The full version, including our discussion after we found another bar, can be found at patreon.com/gettinglit.Follow Iain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iainkryanIain Substack: https://iainryan.substack.com/subscribeBuy The Strip: US: https://www.amazon.com/Strip-Iain-Ryan-ebook/dp/B0CPYQJ6Y4?ref_=ast_author_mpbAustralia: https://ultimopress.com.au/collections/frontpage/products/the-strip

On this episode, writer and podcaster J David Osborne returns to talk about several short stories by the late science fiction grandmaster, Ursula K Le Guin.We talk about cultural relativism, anthropology, how Ursula's father's work with a lost Indian influenced her, influences in general, whether we would have sex with our clones, writers folding stuff they read into their work instead of not reading, the many different answers to Omelas, girlboss adventures done right, and much more. Stories discussed:Semley's NecklaceNine LivesThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas SurAnd on Back Matter over at Patreon, JDO talks about the Australian he hates the most, we both complain about Covidians, self-publishing vs traditional publishing, lots of other writing and literature talk. Subscribe and listen at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitFollow JDO onInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brbjdo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brbjdo Listen to JDO's podcasts:Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitatorLost Xplorers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-xplorers/id1540514505 JDO's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-David-Osborne/author/B004G4S8KU?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Three-time guest of the pod and "Australia's Ottessa Moshfegh" Paul Dalla Rosa joins me at my house for bento takeout while we discuss Natsuo Kirino's crime novel, Out.In this book, a woman murders her husband and her workmates at a bento factory become implicated in disposing of the body. From there, an incredibly disturbing story unfurls. It was a great read, suggested by Paul.We talk the drudgery of factory work, precarity, always thinking about money, the gruesome realities of disposing of a human body, erotics and death, violence, and much more.And over on the Patreon exclusive aftershow, Back Matter: we watch an episode of Iron Chef, eat mochi, and talk about our favourite culinary show while it's playing. Listen here:  https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitBuy Paul's book here: https://pauldallarosa.com/an-exciting-and-vivid-inner-life

Recording on location from the smoke-wreathed vista at Siglo in Melbourne, I am joined by writer and researcher Nicolas Hausdorf to discuss German writer Ernst Jünger's post-apocalyptic novel, Eumeswil. We talk about the novel as a metaphor for Europe in the 70s, parapolitics, Jünger's politically awkward position, his aristocratic outlook, his concept of "The Anarch," libertarianism, Victoria's Covid response, and much more.

Hoodrat noir/cyberpunk writer, Agitator podcast host, and former guest on the show, Kelby Losack, joins me to talk about his collection God is Wearing Black.A lot of writing talk, Texas, writing places, class and the publishing industry, honesty and truth in writing and more in this wide ranging discussion on Kelby's short fiction.And over on the Getting Lit Podcast's new aftershow, Back Matter, I force Kelby to undergo the 'game of connection and vulnerability' known as We're Not Really Strangers. We also shoot the shit about a whole range of things literary and otherwise. To hear more, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitBuy God is Wearing Black here: https://kelbylosack.bigcartel.com/product/god-is-wearing-blackListen to Kelby's podcast, Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitator/posts

Surrounded by vinyl records and cassette tapes, I joined editor of the Rango Tango zine, and former GLP guest Matthew Fresta (in his lounge room!) to talk about the very literary songwriting of British band, The Kinks.With some selections from their discography playing in the background, we talk about the way lead singer Ray Davies writes songs like short stories, the influences on the band, whether rock will ever come back, and more.This was a fun one. Matt also made up a playlist of some of the edgy songs The Kinks recorded if you're interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6R5Vcpt7qjvy0FnDRBFyS8?si=hbciIS2wS7mGY1OWxHnPNw&pi=a-gO8PfY-QSwylFollow Matt on...X/FKA Twitter: https://twitter.com/newfacenhellInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cowardpunchrecords/His record label/publishing company: https://cowardpunchrecords.com.au/

Poet Stephen Zerance joins me to talk about Greek poet C.P. Cavafy and four greco-roman films (Sebastiane, Caligula, Alexander, and 300).We talk about homoeroticism in these kinds of films as well as in Cavafy's verse.Follow Stephen onTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/stephnzSubstack: https://stephenzerance.substack.com/ Buy his poetry: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07HS2YXW2/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=fcbef3af-3838-432b-8206-fa7de7875958&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1We also have previous guests of the pod reading some of Cavafy's poems that we have paired with the films.Zach Langley Chi Chi reads "In Despair"Young Dean reads "The City"Kelby Losack reads "Waiting for the Barbarians"Steff reads "Thermopylae"

Jayson Young, writer and co-host of the Mangaroos podcast, joins me to talk about David Mitchell's novel about stories, life, death, perception, rebirth, and reincarnation: Cloud Atlas. We also talk about the 2012 film version by Tom Twyker and the Wachowskis.Jayson's substack: https://jaysonyoung.substack.com/Listen to Mangaroos: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mangaroos/id1669595294?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p

On this episode, Steff joins me to talk about R.F. Kuang's Yellowface, which we've decided is YA posing as literary fiction (probably the marketers fault).Follow Steff on Twitter/X:  https://twitter.com/moonandmouthFollow Steff on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonandmouth/

To round out the Sally Rooney trilogy, I am joined by Sydney-based writer, editor, producer Sheila Ngoc Pham to discuss Sal pal's latest novel, Beautiful World Where Are You?The theme for this episode is "generations" where we will be talking about Rooney as a "millennial" novelist, how she has or will mature, onlineness and the internet in fiction, internet dating, the place of autobiographical elements in these books, and much more.Follow Sheila on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/birdpham

Writer E Rathke joins me for the second part of the Sally Rooney series, where we look at Sal's second novel, Normal People.We chat about the internet and writing, commercial fiction, chick lit, Trojan-horsing fucked up shit into normal looking genres, writing craft, and much more.Follow Eddy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/radicalyddeSubscribe to Eddy's Substack: https://radicaledward.substack.com/ Buy Eddy's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BCDS32BH/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=940b840a-d75b-4b9a-8b3c-d33e004647fe&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr

Zach returns to kick off the Sally Rooney trilogy over the next few weeks. We will be looking at her books in chronological order with a different guest each week, starting with Conversations with Friends.The theme for this episode is "emotionality."We range over love, romance, sex, generational differences, online culture and more. A superb conversation with pod friends!Follow Zach onX/FKA Twitter: https://twitter.com/asukahomoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/langleychichi/Subscribe to I'm So Popular: https://www.patreon.com/imsopopular/posts

This episode, one of my faves and host of the Unpopular podcast, Jacques Peterson, returns to mansplain the Britney Spears memoir "The Woman in Me" (because I'm not going to read it). How did Spears go from a pop sensation to an online meme, dancing scarily in her house with knives and such?I really haven't followed the drama with Britney and the conservatorship, so this was educational for me. Later, we discuss three of her albums: Blackout (2007), Femme Fatale (2011), and Glory (2016).Follow Jacques on FKA Twitter: https://twitter.com/jarcadey or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpopularjp/Listen to Unpopular: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpopular-with-jacques-peterson/id1536243282Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SJhtLCetIyHS1drAwZtG4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unpopularjp

Ryan Simón, editor-in-chief of American Vulgaria magazine returns to the show and I made him read some Aussie literature: Colleen McCullough's Tim, a sexy and heartwarming 1974 novel about a middle-aged spinster falling for her mentally challenged (yet incredibly physically beautiful) gardener.We also talked about the 1979 film adaptation of the same name starring Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie.Buy American Vulgaria here: https://americanvulgaria.com/shop/

Cody LaDuke from the Cents of Life podcast joins me for a Halloween special. We're talking ghost stories, specifically Henry James' classic, The Turn of the Screw, the 1961 film version The Innocents, and the 2001 film The Others starring Nicole Kidman.Subscribe to Cents of Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cents-of-life/id1701292933Follow Cody on X (FKA Twitter): https://twitter.com/cladu33