An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. Missing Pages is an investigative podcast about the book publishing ind ...
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المحتوى المقدم من Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to under ...
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Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. chrisryan.substack.com
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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.
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Who really killed Michael Jordan’s father? Follow the Truth is a true crime podcast re-investigating the murder of Michael Jordan’s dad, James R. Jordan Sr. and one of the men convicted of his murder. Daniel Green has served nearly three decades in a North Carolina prison maintaining his innocence in the killing. Veteran crime reporter Amanda Lamb questions the evidence, and explores whether this is a case of wrongful conviction.
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As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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A weekly comic book podcast by fans for fans. Reviews, discussions, news, contests and more.
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First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe Richman and the Radio Diaries team. From teenagers to octogenarians, prisoners to prison guards, bra saleswomen to lighthouse keepers. The extraordinary stories of ordinary life. Radio Diaries is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm
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The Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, from PRX, is a smart and surprising guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts. Each week, Kurt introduces the people who are creating and shaping our culture. Life is busy – so let Studio 360 steer you to the must-see movie this weekend, the next book for your nightstand, or the song that will change your life. Produced in association with Slate.
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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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S4 Ep61: Dean Koontz, Robin Cook, and Others: What is Bad Writing?
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المحتوى المقدم من Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
In this episode, the Spiders discuss the novels Watchers and Abduction, by Dean Koontz and Robin Cook respectively, to see what bad writing is all about.
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المحتوى المقدم من Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Audioboom and Xi Draconis Books أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
In this episode, the Spiders discuss the novels Watchers and Abduction, by Dean Koontz and Robin Cook respectively, to see what bad writing is all about.
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1 S4 Ep61: Dean Koontz, Robin Cook, and Others: What is Bad Writing? 1:17:07
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التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, the Spiders discuss the novels Watchers and Abduction, by Dean Koontz and Robin Cook respectively, to see what bad writing is all about.
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1 S4 Ep60: AI, Writing, and Literature (with a bit of film thrown in) 1:13:20
1:13:20 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:13:20
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn a departure from the general format, the Spiders take on the broader question of the relationship between AI, writing, literature, and other forms of creative arts (especially film). A snapshot of a moment in history, posing questions which will soon be answered or made irrelevant, but pretty interesting in spite of that. Works Cited: Max Read: “Drowning in Slop” (published in New York magazine 9/25/24) Max Read: “People prefer AI art because people prefer bad art” (published via Substack 11/22/24) Kelsey Piper: “There’s a fix for AI-generated essays. Why aren’t we using it?” (published on vox.com 9/7/24). Megan Herbst: “Nanowrimo said it was classist and ableist to condemn AI. All hell broke loose.” (published on wired.com 9/4/24).…
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1 S4 Ep59: Uneven Greatness in Melville's Billy Budd and Piazza Tales 1:00:55
1:00:55 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:00:55
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode we discuss the lesser known works of Melville, what they say about his style outside of Moby Dick, and how we define greatness.
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1 S4 Ep58: Apocalyptic Conspiracies: Theodore Roszak's Flicker 1:04:34
1:04:34 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:04:34
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, the Book Spider hosts discuss Flicker, a huge novel that delves into the golden age of films and a strange conspiracy involving a Medieval Catholic sect.
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1 S4 Ep57: Omensetter's Luck and the Demise of Hard Fiction 1:17:55
1:17:55 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:17:55
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn which the Spiders tackle Omensetter's Luck, a set of prose poem loosely organized by the subjectivity of a mad preacher, which somehow briefly acquired a reputation as one of the most significant novels of the mid 20th century, and is now mostly lost to history.
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1 S4 Ep56: Somewhat disappointed by, but still finding enchantment in, Mikhail Bulgakov's almost-100-year-old novel: The Master and Margarita 52:26
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التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبWe revisit one of the earlier podcast subjects and come away a little bit underwhelmed. That said, this is still a magical and strange piece to be nearly a hundred years old, and there are incredible parts.
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1 S4 Ep55: Sayaka Murata's Earthlings Is One-Dimensional 53:51
53:51 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب53:51
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, the Spider hosts discuss the shortcomings of Sayaka Murata's Earthlings.
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1 S4 Ep54: Pacing and Tragedy in Mary Shelley's The Last Man 1:01:46
1:01:46 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:01:46
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبThe Spiders encounter Mary Shelley's The Last Man, in which grief is transfigured into a radically inventive and astonishingly bleak post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel whose impact and legacy are undone by a complete lack of editing.
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1 S4 Ep53: Gelatinous Eggs and Dead Anti-Worlds: The Mystery of Stanisław Lem's His Master's Voice 1:03:05
1:03:05 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:03:05
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, the Spiders discuss the heady and intriguing His Master's Voice, a first-contact novel that turns the trope upside down, to good effect.
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1 S4 Ep52: Despicability and Empathy in Patrick Barney's Gusano 1:13:51
1:13:51 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:13:51
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, the hosts of Book Spider, along with special guest Eddie Kim, discuss the recently released horror novel Gusano, written by founding spider himself, Patrick Barney.
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1 S4 Ep51: Accepting the mushiness of Jeff Vandermeer's Acceptance 54:27
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التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn which the Spiders consider Acceptance, the third book in Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach trilogy, and a step down from the focused mood and mystery of the first two installments -- though not without its virtues.
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1 S4 Ep50: Transparent Satire and Opaque Plotting in Jeff Vandermeer's Authority 48:20
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التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبA discussion of Jeff Vandermeer's Authority, the second book in the Southern Reach Trilogy. The spiders find that it strikes an uncommonly good balance between that which is understood readily and that which can't be understood at all.
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1 S4 Ep50: Inverted Emotional Polarities in the two Annihilations 50:33
50:33 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب50:33
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبA discussion of Jeff Vandermeer's novel Annihilation, in which the Spiders can't help comparing it to Alex Garner's film adaptation, in particular the ways in which one character's arc turns her outward while the other's turns her inward.
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1 S4 Ep49: Part 3 of DeLillo's Underworld 1:10:48
1:10:48 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:10:48
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn which we finish the Underworld Triptych.
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1 S4 Ep48: DeLillo's Underworld, part 2 and Patrick Barney's new novel, Gusano 1:16:37
1:16:37 التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احب1:16:37
التشغيل لاحقا التشغيل لاحقا قوائم إعجاب احبIn this episode, we navigate the challenging and beautiful middle sections of DeLillo's Underworld. Before that, though, we listen to an excerpt from cohost Patrick Barney's new novel, Gusano.
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An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. Missing Pages is an investigative podcast about the book publishing ind ...
…
continue reading
The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to under ...
…
continue reading
Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. chrisryan.substack.com
…
continue reading
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.
…
continue reading
Who really killed Michael Jordan’s father? Follow the Truth is a true crime podcast re-investigating the murder of Michael Jordan’s dad, James R. Jordan Sr. and one of the men convicted of his murder. Daniel Green has served nearly three decades in a North Carolina prison maintaining his innocence in the killing. Veteran crime reporter Amanda Lamb questions the evidence, and explores whether this is a case of wrongful conviction.
…
continue reading
As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
…
continue reading
A weekly comic book podcast by fans for fans. Reviews, discussions, news, contests and more.
…
continue reading
First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe Richman and the Radio Diaries team. From teenagers to octogenarians, prisoners to prison guards, bra saleswomen to lighthouse keepers. The extraordinary stories of ordinary life. Radio Diaries is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm
…
continue reading
The Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, from PRX, is a smart and surprising guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts. Each week, Kurt introduces the people who are creating and shaping our culture. Life is busy – so let Studio 360 steer you to the must-see movie this weekend, the next book for your nightstand, or the song that will change your life. Produced in association with Slate.
…
continue reading
Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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