הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Literary Round Table (2024)

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Episode 307: Call Me Mishraile 42:57

7h ago42:57

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Ch. 42–44 are packed with character development ... that has already happened! We talk about All the Dads Dying, Logain Inventing CPS, Horn of Valere Orientation, Asexual Artur Hawkwing, and Thom's, uh, Interesting Word Choice.

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Episode 54: Following McCarthy's Tracks with Austin Smith 1:02:36

6d ago1:02:36

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This episode of READING MCCARTHY welcomes to the podcast for the first time Austin Smith. Austin studied history and literature at the University of Georgia. He has worked as a photographer and a professional adventure photographer, following the art into aviation, mountaineering, and motorcycle racing. He now leads a human resources consulting bus…

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Episode 306: Lady Corpse-a-Lot 47:02

8d ago47:02

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Ch. 38–41 are emotional and climactic but largely flopped for us. Why can't Rand stop ascending to godhood? Why does everyone want Lan to be Aragorn? Why is The Beautiful Shendla here? We have these and other questions. Transcript

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Episode 305: We Could've Had Girl Nuke 49:43

15d ago49:43

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R.I.P. to, uh, everyone? Not really, but close. We finish ch. 37 and talk about the Hurinspital, how Wheel of Time is trying to be Game of Thrones, the Barbenheimer sequel, a possible Lews Therin jumpscare, and how at least Demandred Has Hobbies. Transcript

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Episode 304: Horse Crimes 46:06

22d ago46:06

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R.I.P. to the best character in the series (Bela the horse). Unfortunately she died in service of the worst subplot in the series. We discuss Choice vs. Fate Philosophy, how Talmanes Is In a Saw Trap, Getting a Death Notice from a Wolf, and Playing Evil Catch with My Evil Son. Transcript

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Episode 303: How Many Eight-Year-Olds Does It Take to Tie a Tourniquet? 44:59

29d ago44:59

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Why are children on this battlefield? Inquiring minds want to know. We talk about Belinda, Brando Sando Power Activate, Berelain's Herspital, Demandred's Balefire Gun, Shendla's Snipe List, Upgrading to a Lesbian Warder, and Artur Hawkwing as a Mean Bisexual. Transcript

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Episode 302: Demandred's Situationship 42:52

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Somehow Demandred has time to ... date? We're confused. As we dive deeper into chapter 37, we talk about Chad Galad's Autistic Rizz, Logain Believes in Logain, Canonical "It" Pronouns, Fantasy Slurs, and whether upping the stakes is effective anymore. Transcript

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Episode 301: Rhuarc Has Been DILF-Certified 39:42

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He's also been Taken (TM) by Graendal, so that's bad, but it's nice to know he's hot. Also in this episode: Girl Don't Touch Your Face, Siuan Is Retiring Tomorrow, Uno the Chaperone, X-Men Talents, and Pevara's Stanley Cup. Transcript

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Episode 300: Q&A Round-up 59:29

2M ago59:29

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We're taking a break from the Last Battle to look back — and forward — using your fine, prime vintage questions in this extra-special, extra-long episode. Also, we decide who we'd f***, marry, and kill between Ishamael, Moghedien, and Asmodean (answers may surprise you). Transcript

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Episode 299: The Alpacalypse 43:17

2M ago43:17

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We start this episode with a long talk about swinging and end with llama-based horror. The first section of ch. 37 includes Freak TikTok, Classic Man Behaviors, Anxiety Telepathy, and a Boring Hell Dimension. Transcript

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Episode 298: The Flavor-Blasted Lands 39:15

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We're so close to the Last Battle proper! For ch. 35–36, we discuss Quadrutiary Characters, the Stupidest Faile Decision of All Time, the Second Yeeting of the Horn of Valere, the Last Map, and Unspeakable Broth Facts. Transcript

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Episode 297: Olympic Boob Athletes 43:43

3M ago43:43

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It's ch. 33–34, and at this point we are begging for Slayer to have an anime makeover and become a compelling villain. We talk about Bullying/Objectifying Men, Ocean's FedEx, the Third Gavroche Episode in a Row, and Double Lobotomies. Transcript

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Episode 53: Rambling Down THE ROAD with Bryan Vescio 1:12:20

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This 53rd episode of READING MCCARTHY takes a long ramble down THE ROAD, McCarthy’s 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of a father and son enduring life in a harrowing, ashen landscape after some undisclosed apocalypse. For this discussion I’m glad to welcome back guest Dr. Bryan Vescio. Professor and Chair of English at High Point University in Nor…

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Episode 296: Taken by Wolves (Erotic) 40:44

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Is this book romantasy all of a sudden? Ch. 31–32 have that Old Man Love Story, Trebuchet v. Trebuchet, Traveling Zoom Calls, Beefing It at the Finish Line, Bryne's Cry for Help, and Galgan's Lingerie. Transcript

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Episode 295: Candlemaker Seppuku 40:42

3M ago40:42

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Ch. 28–30 are frustrating and repetitive. We talk about Lan's Lobotomy, Edgelord Moridin, Cringe Gateways, Logain's Dramatic Entrances, Mr. Gavroche, and how the Impotence Metaphor Has Gone Too Far. Transcript

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Episode 294: The First-Ever Thawed Wife 42:41

4M ago42:41

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Ch. 26–27 have us thinking that maybe some wives would be better off fridged. We also talk about Gawyn's Thousand Typewriters, Egwene with a Steel Chair, Boob Honks, Letting Evil Bashere Cook, and Deus Ex Fallen Raken. Transcript

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Episode 293: Lanfearance 38:17

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It's both Lanfear-appearance and Lanfear-interference (same thing). For ch. 24–25, we talk about the Rod Holder, Theoden King Wannabes, the Power of God and Anime, the Moridin Pieta, and we ask: Where's the Jingle-Jangle of It All? Transcript

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Episode 52: McCarthy and Hemingway 1:38:07

4M ago1:38:07

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Episode 52 is a round table considering the impact of Ernest Hemingway’s writing on the works of Cormac McCarthy. Joining us for this discussion are Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield, Professor of English at Georgia Southern University. She is a founding member of the Society for the Study of the American Short Story and Director of the American Literature…

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Episode 292: The Cringe to Gay Forsaken Spectrum 47:32

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Ch. 22–23 may make real Wheel of Time scholars out of us. We talk about the Shemandreds, a "Phantom Menace" Version of Demandred, how Lanfear's Job Here Is Done, the Failed Evil Plans Badge, and Moiraine's AK-47. Transcript

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Episode 291: Jingle Jangle It's the Dark One 42:35

5M ago42:35

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He's just a little guy! Anyway, for ch. 20–21, we're Going Off the Map (in a bad way). Also, Demandred Is a Dumpling, Egg's Got That Dog in Her, It's Lobotomy Tent: Part Two, and Androl Fails to Ocean's Eleven Us. Transcript

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Episode 290: Happy Pride to Bald Hair 41:31

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Okay, his name's Baldhere, but Bald Hair is funnier. For ch. 18–19, we talk about how Everybody Hates Jonny Fairplay, the Definition of Tragedy, Rand's Identity Theft, Agelmar Almost Using the Pope Slur, Gawyn's Incest Panic, and Mat's Princess Diaries Moment. Transcript

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Episode 289: R.I.P. Deepe 45:51

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For ch. 16–17, we go through some of Wheel of Time's Worst Hits: Grass and Manslaughter (It's Ecofascism!), He's Got That Horse In Him, Dark One Gunk, Min's Two Tasks, and Rand's Orpheus Swag. It's a cringe compilation, y'all. Transcript

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Episode 288: R.I.P. Rand's Hand (But Not Mat's Eye) 45:53

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Those disability politics just can't be consistent, huh? For ch. 14–15, we talk about Sidekick Gaul, Getting ROOTED, Willpower Saving the Day, A Bit of Actual Romance, and Don't It Always Seem to Go? Transcript

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Episode 287: R.I.P. Perrin's 94 Dead Relatives 43:41

6M ago43:41

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For ch. 11–13, we talk about Mmsexy Tingling, Retconning Mat's Time in Ebou Dar, Mazrim Taim's Supervillain Resume (he got the job!), Lanfear Closure, Padan Fain Un-Closure, the Trolloc Meat Grinder, and the Hater Zone. Transcript

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Episode 286: R.I.P. Bulen 45:01

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Who's Bulen? Who cares? For ch. 9–10, we talk about Helvetica Lord of the Rings, the Epic Highs and Lows of Warfare, Citing Scripture ("Artemis Fowl"), Captain Planet Narishma, Lan's End, Basement Time with Androl, and French Mime War Profiteering. Transcript

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Episode 51: Teaching McCarthy Round Table 1:27:44

6M ago1:27:44

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Although the fact often goes unacknowledged, it is a truth that sometimes an author’s residence within and endurance in the canon is a result of how that author is perceived and taught in the academy. Most literary scholars are also professors and teachers. For this episode of Reading McCarthy I round up some of the usual suspects for a panel discu…

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Episode 285: R.I.P. The Entire City of Caemlyn 45:53

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Ch. 7–8 take us into the next stage of this book: prolonged warfare. We talk about Rebel With Claws, UN Meeting Bouncer, a Damocles' Sword but Positive, the Bond of Brotherhood, the Horn of Valere Heist, and our Upcoming Bones Podcast. Transcript

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Episode 284: R.I.P. Darlin's Sanity 54:38

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Ch. 5–6 take us to the fantasy U.N. summit, and it could only be more Jordan-ish if there were nude women for no reason. We talk about Official Court Spankings, the Aiel as Cops, Rand's Unrealistic Goals, Egg Throwing Shoes, and the Literal Four Horsemen. Transcript

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Episode 283: R.I.P. Those "Unconscious" Asha'man 42:30

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Chapters 3–4 are here! We talk about Sports Polyamory (the ideal polyamory), "Frankenskank," Characters' Wild Priorities, Rand and Moridin Touching "Balefire," Checking Off Romance Boxes, and Women's Piss Mazes. Transcript

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Episode 282: R.I.P. Talmanes (PSYCH!) 56:55

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We're off to a pretty slow start with ch. 1–2. We get more of Rand's Weird Era, not to mention his Deadbeat Dad Era (the cat's in the cradle ...), plus the Arousal/Anger Constant, Black Tower Propaganda, Androl Is Bella Swan, and a whole lot of Genre Confusion. Transcript

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Episode 50: Barreling through No Country for Old Men with Rick Wallach 1:10:02

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The guest for our 50th episode is the OG himself, the redoubtable RICK WALLACH, who joins us for a rousing discussion of No Country for Old Men. Somehow both Batman and Godzilla are referenced as we consider both the novel and the Coen Bros. film. Rick Wallach has recently retired from teaching English at the University of Miami. He is a founder of…

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Episode 281: R.I.P. Darrell K. Sweet 57:09

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We read the prologue (yes, the entire prologue) of AMoL and talk about pacing and heroism, plus Sally's Psychic Powers, Rand's Tibetan Sky Burial, New Sword Move: Piss Your Pants, the Sequel to "The Village," and the Myrddraal Breakroom. Transcript

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Episode 280: Don't You Want to Rescue Me? 46:21

7M ago46:21

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We finish up ToM with celebrations of Gawyn's Puka Shell Necklace, Pevara's Hut, the Tower of Ghenjei Locksmith, Graendal's Turbo Hell, and Olver's Mail Fraud, while condemning how ultimately pointless Moiraine's "death" was.

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Episode 279: A Creepily Slow Rendition of "Bad Romance" 49:43

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Welcome to the Tower of Ghenjei! Is that David Bowie? For ch. 53–55, we talk about the Need to Be Told "No," Gay Old Dens, Helm's Deep Recruitment, the Finn Serving You-Know-What, Dune Box Mist, and Melodramatic Screaming. Transcript

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Episode 278: The 9/11 Episode of "Bones" 46:34

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For ch. 50–52, we talk about Elayne's Bobby Fischer Political Move, her Pet Frenchmen, Libel/Slander Against Lews Therin, the Little Sun Tzu in Emily's Brain, Uber Driver Perrin, and B. Sanderson's Inversion of Terry Pratchett's "Boots Theory."

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Episode 277: Babies Channeling 40:11

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You know, like balefire, from their eyeballs? Like laser vision? Anyway. For ch. 48–49 we discuss how Everything is the Aiel's Fault, Rand's Mega Sperm, Asmodean Moiraine, and the Cowboy Lightbringers. Transcript

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Episode 276: Hashtag Love Wins 44:33

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Ch. 45–47 are great for representation: representation of insufferable politicians (Elayne), men who wear unnecessary disguises (Galad), "cool" nerds (Androl), men who hate the club (Perrin), and people who should just be murdered (Mazrim Taim, Tuon). Transcript

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Episode 275: King Virgin and Queen Slut 38:35

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Who wants to bet on whether this title ends up censored? For ch. 42–44, we talk about Feelings Impermanence, Marriage Bumpers, Prince Loser, the New Kardashians, and Failed Nostalgia. Transcript

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Episode 274: Perrin's Feelings Exhibition 44:26

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Despite the title, ch. 39–41 are action-packed (though sadly there is no battlefield kissing). Discussion includes: We Need More Explosions, Getting Right with God, IKEA Pack-It-Up Forges, Galad's Deprogramming, and Who Is Nakomi Plaza? Transcript

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Episode 273: The First Canine Fridging 49:36

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RIP to a (arguably the only) real one. For ch. 36–38, we talk about how Perrin Is a Mary Sue; we accompany Egg to a Work Meeting; someone floats on the ceiling Mary Winchester-Style; and we discuss the fantasy Ethics of Killing. Transcript

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Episode 49: a Filibuster Panel on the BORDER TRILOGY 1:16:45

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In this episode we head across the border one more time for a consideration of the Border Trilogy as a whole. How does knowing how the story begins and ends change how we read any of the different parts? My guests on this filibuster over the border include Dr. Nell Sullivan, a Kentuckian who earned her BA in English from Vanderbilt University and e…

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Episode 272: Perrin's Ted Bundy Strategy 39:47

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This isn't the trial of the century, the year, or even the minute, but it's a trial. For ch. 34–35, we talk about Dannil the Danimal, Mr. Integrity, "Bad Apple" Byar, the False Good/Evil Dichotomy, and ask: Where Are the Lawyers?

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Episode 271: The Most Man 44:37

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Discussion topics for ch. 31–33 include: Chekhov's Abyss, Final Girl Ituralde, Respawning Trollocs, the Dragon Reborn's Walk with Christ, Our Favorite Monarch, and Gawyn and Elayne's Folgers Commercial (you know the one). Transcript

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Chapters 01-05 35:12

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comעל ידי Robert Benchley

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Episode 270: Get in the Purple Zone 38:17

10M ago38:17

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Welcome to 2024! For ch. 28–30, we're talking about Big Boy Vitamins, how Telepathy Is the Obvious Answer, Rhyming Perrin, Letting Galad Be a Side Character, and the Most Bizarre Scene of All Time. Also, are Grady and Neald, like, SO hot now? Transcript