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    Books of Some Substance

    Books of Some Substance

    Books of Some Substance

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    Length:
    35 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    The unofficial podcast of literary misfits everywhere who want to engage with books of "substance" (i.e. serious, respected, heavy, philosophical, classic), or at least considered such.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 35 episodes

    Title

    104 - Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee

    Nathan and David continue their exploration of control with Waiting for Barbarians, a 1...

    56 minutes
    		Feb 07, 2024

    103 - Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (2/2)

    Our second episode on Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, and again David is joined by...

    68 minutes
    		Jan 03, 2024

    102 - Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (1/2)

    In our first of two episodes on Thomas Pynchon's 1973 masterpiece Gravity's Rainbow, Da...

    81 minutes
    		Dec 06, 2023

    101: The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

    Welcome all and sundry to the first episode of Season 2: Control.  Join us, David and N...

    45 minutes
    		Nov 01, 2023

    Season 2 Books Announcement

    With the 100th episode behind us, and with Nick off exploring the world of dance music,...

    2 minutes
    		Oct 25, 2023

    100 - End of an Era

    On this, our 100th episode, we answered some of your questions from our B.O.S.S. voicem...

    77 minutes
    		Oct 13, 2023

    Special Announcement

    Our 100th episode is coming up. And we want you to call in and leave us a message, ask ...

    2 minutes
    		Sep 14, 2023

    99 - László Krasznahorkai's Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming (Guest: Derek Maine)

    On this episode, David is joined by reader and writer Derek Maine to discuss Baron Wenc...

    59 minutes
    		Sep 12, 2023

    98 - Jon Fosse's Melancholy I-II

    David, Eric, and Nick read Jon Fosse’s Melancholy I-II, a mid-90s Norwegian novel in tw...

    41 minutes
    		Jul 21, 2023

    97 - Franza Kafka's Diaries (Guest: Ross Benjamin)

    David is joined by Ross Benjamin, translator of Franz Kafka’s Diaries in its most authe...

    65 minutes
    		Jun 05, 2023