Books of Some Substance
David Southard and Nathan SharpThe 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.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 106 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Categories | BooksFictionArts | ||||
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Nathan and David continue their exploration of control with Waiting for Barbarians, a 1980 novel by South African writer J.M. Coetzee. Empire! Torture! Manipulation! Control! Quite the book, and quite the episode.
Our second episode on Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, and again David is joined by Seth from W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List. Seth is here to nimbly unravel some of the meaning of this insane and insanely good novel, and he does an excellent job. But no... more
In our first of two episodes on Thomas Pynchon's 1973 masterpiece Gravity's Rainbow, David is joined, once again, by Seth from W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List to talk about one of his favorite ways to approach the novel. more
Welcome all and sundry to the first episode of Season 2: Control. more
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You’ve been my partners in Proust as I work through In Search of Lost Time. You always seem to speak what’s in my heart and am embarrassed to admit but you also remind me of the beauty of the prose and flashes of incredible insight. I love hearing passages read aloud. This show is soul food.
Apple Podcasts5Hduydeg
United States6 months ago - Love the discussions! Highly recommended after you finish the book.
I always look forward to hearing the podcast episode on the book after reading it. It has actually motivated me to finish reading the book even more. This podcast has helped me appreciate more variety of books, even if they may be challenging.
Apple Podcasts5Steeeeve1
Canada9 months ago - Proust
Agree, more
Apple Podcasts5Alan Sherlock
United Kingdom9 months ago - Podcast without substance
Disingenuous. Criticizes books on personal taste and judges books by their cover. Now this sounds like I’m being ludicrous, however, they freely admit it. A podcast that is an affront to literary studies.
Apple Podcasts1Avice Benner ChoUnited States10 months ago - Always interesting
All books covered are in the more literary fiction area but also arguably ‘cult’. Great work Ange of guests too make this a top listen for the more serious bibliophile.
Apple Podcasts5Mark Eggins
Australiaa year ago
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Apple Podcasts | #176 | United Kingdom/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #158 |  Sweden/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #248 |  Denmark/Arts/Books |
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