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Better Read than Dead: Literature from a Left Perspective

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Three jerky socialists talk about books you've probably heard of. With Megan Tusler, Tristan Schweiger, and Katie K.

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We embark on a cosmic journey through Samuel Delany's 1966 sci-fi gem, Babel-17. This novel by the brilliant self-described “boring old Marxist” (the best kind of person!) has it all: a telepathic poet captaining a star ship, naked space parties, a 1... more

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5 months ago

For Halloween 2023, we bring you one of the craziest novels of all time (or certainly of the eighteenth century). Matthew Lewis’s The Monk (1796) is a tale of horny Catholics – men and women, in the clergy and not – sexy nuns, ultraviolence, and, as ... more

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6 months ago

Hi again, nerds: we’re back after a long hiatus with more high school English class reads and some Jungianism on the side! JK about that last one, we would never. We’re talking about Aldous Huxley’s 1932 “science fiction” novel Brave New World, which... more

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7 months ago

Friends, it's the crossover event of the century - we join our comrades at You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You (if you don't know their podcast, it's amazing, hilarious, brilliant, and you should subscribe immediately) for a discussion of Mi... more

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a year ago

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 76 ratings
  • Best of its kind

    This is my favorite literature podcast or media by far! The contextualization they bring is really helpful and interesting. I appreciate how they call out messed up stuff and b.s. more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    atnaflan
    United Statesa year ago
  • Lit minors of the world salute you

    No one reads anymore, so I can only discuss this stuff with my BFFs who suffered Catholic school with me and then took too many lit electives in college. Nerds, Socialist commentary, this pod has it aaallllllllll. We need you! There are tens of us.

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    5
    Goblinkat
    United Statesa year ago
  • Inarticulate, Disjointed And Cackling

    These three attempt to discuss literature in between fits of laughter.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Texian 1836
    United Statesa year ago
  • Funny!

    First time listening! Love you guys already!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hummingbird 7
    United States2 years ago
  • Commie-cast

    b.r.t.d. is the most insightful and funny literature podcast available. The hosts contextualize dusty novels through the lens of the socio-political world they were written in. In-depth and smart, b.r.t.d. is for lovers of the written word.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    davidflowershowe
    United States2 years ago

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