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Popular Hits of the Showa Era *TEASER*

On this week's episode, we dive into Ryu Murakami's Popular Hits of the Showa Era, where a group of disaffected men find themselves in an absurdly violent war with a rival society of older women (Oba-sans) after a deadly encounter. We ...

November 20, 2025 • Episode 128 • 2:56

Amputation feat. Bruce Wagner

In this week's episode, the legendary Bruce Wagner joins us to discuss his new novel Amputation, inspired by the 2025 Los Angeles fires. The conversation moves from the book’s genesis in anger at bureaucratic incompetence to Wagner’s r...

November 04, 2025 • Episode 127 • 1:38:17

(PREVIEW) Spare Us Yet feat. Lucas Smith (Cross Post w/ New Mythologies)

Australian-American writer Lucas Smith joins us to discuss his collection of wonderful short fiction, Spare Us Yet. We discuss the elements of faith in his fiction, the pandemic, lockdowns, literary culture in Australia, as well as his experien...

October 28, 2025 • Episode 126 • 13:48

Shakti Matts (PREVIEW)

*this is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/GettingLitThis episode, Fresta and Sini riff on Fresta's Sydney trip, thrift shop book finds, Bret Easton Ellis, the fantasti...

October 21, 2025 • Episode 125 • 5:23

The Golem feat. Brad Kelly

This week, we're looking at Gustav Meyrink's The Golem, a strange novel of occultism, Kabbalah and psychological terror in early 20th century Prague's Jewish ghetto. Joining us on this journey is none other than Brad Kelly, host of the wonderfu...

October 14, 2025 • Episode 124 • 2:04:40

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hi there, love the pod. Just wanted to tell you - there's a hugely enjoyable audio book of The Secret History read by Donna Tartt. She has a beautiful southern accent and pronunciation of Greek.

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