A podcast about books, the people who write them, and the labyrinth between the words. Hosted by @bradkelly
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Now free to all! Matts Sini (@teo_ess) and Fresta (@newfacenhell) of @getting_lit_pod join me to talk Italo Calvino's masterpiece If on a winter's night a traveler: the spirit of reading, when postmodern style gets it right, the origin of story, and much much more. link below
And now, for premium subscribers, the MADNESS episode on IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT...
On Calvino’s esoteric narrative structure, the very serious game of literature, escaping the labyrinth of thought, ‘Cybernetics and Ghosts,’ and the permanent record of everything. Links below.
Now free to all! Matts Sini (@teo_ess) and Fresta (@newfacenhell) of @getting_lit_pod join me to talk Italo Calvino's masterpiece If on a winter's night a traveler: the spirit of reading, when postmodern style gets it right, the origin of story, and much much more. link below
Icymi, the magnificient @ScottLaudati joined me to talk about the writing dream, uncovering America, being on television, and his piercing new collection of poetry RAINBOW ROAD. Link below.
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Reading for an episode. The constant goofy CCRU/CCRU-adjacent neologisms are sometimes irritating, sometimes charming. The non-stop barrage of new concepts which may or may not be jokes is also by turns irritating and charming. Overall, very effective horror!
Icymi, in this special *free* Madness episode on Don DeLillo’s LIBRA, I go in-depth on how DeLillo renders visible the invisible, conspiracy theory as literature, and the bizarre story of Kerry Thornley. Link in comment.
The mighty and prolific E Rathke (@radicalydde) joined me to talk about the forthcoming release of the BROKEN KATANA omnibus (support!), what Broken River is up to, resisting the algorithm, and much, much more. Link below!
Icymi, a bot-free recording of Jack London's "Love of Life" for your listening pleasure. Betrayal, survival, starvation, and salvation. With a dash of London's trademark wolf stuff. Link below.
Icymi. We know Poe as master of the macabre, but this might be the story of his which unsettles me the most. INcisive, eery, Modern…are we still allowed to say Lynchian? Here’s bot-free recording of “The Man of the Crowd.’madmethodpod.com/podcast/man…
Icymi, @laethcore joined me for a conversation about jazz, writing as discovery, listening for the voice, and his singular work, including his most recent novel SKETCHES OF ALICE. Buy his book! Link to episode below.
Now free to all. The great @raviddice joined me to talk perhaps the strangest novel of the Vietnam war. MEDITATIONS IN GREEN: David’s personal experience studying w/ Wright, the consciousness of the jungle, the chaos of total information, and much, much more. Link below.
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Icymi. In episode 1: MOBY-DICK. Not just the craft, symbology, and meaning, but also the book's context in the American Renaissance, influence from the Burned-Over District, spooky coincidences, and just how close the Great American Novel is to being Lovecraftian. Link below.
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Thrilled to welcome the one and only Jarett Kobek back to WAKE ISLAND for another wild talk! @WakeIslandPod @vol1brooklyn @beyondzeropod @ElsbyCharlene @SemiotextePress @chriszeischegg
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BOOK OF DAVID drops today. The powerful Mallory Smart (@malsmart) joined me to talk the Midwest, David Koresh, the history of Maudlin House, and her new collection of short stories out NOW from @HouseofVlad. Links below.
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The Earthen Dark by @bradkelly is a compelling look into the darkness of man and the eternal unconscious of the world itself. I was lucky enough to read it this weekend and would recommend it. Brad hosts the @madmethodpod podcast and we were lucky to have him as a guest (link below). Check him out and pick up a copy of The Earthen Dark (link also below)👇
For your listening pleasure, a bot-free recording of the Mark Twain rags-to-riches classic "The Million Pound Bank Note." Link below.
Icymi! Matts Sini (@teo_ess) and Fresta (@newfacenhell) of @getting_lit_pod join me to talk Italo Calvino's masterpiece If on a winter's night a traveler: the spirit of reading, when postmodern style gets it right, the origin of story, and much much more. link below
