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Alice Munro feat. Michael Button

This week we are joined by Passage Prize winner Michael Button to discuss Alice Munro's short story cycle, Who Do You Think You Are? (aka The Beggar Maid in the US).Follow Michael on X: https://x.com...

August 19, 2025 • Episode 118 • 1:15:21

Bend Sinister feat. Will Samson

This week Fresta talks to Will Samson about Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Bend Sinister and the Fall record of the same name. As Fresta and Will are both avant-garde music-spazz’s the conversation ends up in a discussion about other artists such as ...

August 05, 2025 • Episode 117 • 2:11:26

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle feat. Bigmac McCarthy

Bigmac McCarthy joins Fresta (who is hosting solo this ep) to talk about Haruki Murakami’s surrealistic tome The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle as well as some music nerd talk at the end.Mac’s Twitter:

July 29, 2025 • Episode 116 • 2:16:28

Tempestuous feat. Zach Langley Chi Chi

Zach Langley Chi Chi joins us once again to talk about William Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest, as well as Julie Taymor's 2010 film adaptation starring Helen Mirren as a gender-swapped Prospero. Subscribe to Zach's wonderful p...

July 19, 2025 • Episode 115 • 1:22:50

Some Recollections of St. Ives feat. David Mamet

Our guest this week is David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize Winner and America's foremost playwright, known for such plays as American Buffalo, Glengarry Glen Ross, and movies such as Oleanna, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and The Untouchables....

July 12, 2025 • Episode 114 • 1:29:56

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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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