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There are many books that people say are good, or even great, but how to know which ones you should read? Christian and Jonas will help you decide, as they discuss great literature, and decide whether it is actually any good.
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We live in the end times, so it's only fitting that we talk to dytopian fiction scholar Annika (https://twitter.com/mydystopias) about Margaret Atwood's groundbreaking novel, its chilling realism, its flaws, and why some merch is just in bad taste. Recommendations: Priya Nair, “Get Out of Gilead” Tillie Walden, On a Sunbeam It Could Happen Here (po…
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As we are reunited in Dublin's fair city, we discuss the works of one of its most famous literary sons, its morals, its aestheticism and why Wilde rulez. Correction: It's Emily Brontë, you idiot! Recommendations: Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mister Ripley Will Self, Dorian (again) Wilde (dir. Brian Gilbert) Marie Antoinette (dir. Sofia Coppola)…
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Making America great again is not a novel idea, as we see in Ayn Rand's gigantic tome. We talk about its merits (few), its fans (lots) and why we personally never found out who John Galt actually was. Recommendations: Matt Ruff, Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy Kurt Vonnegut, "Harrison Bergeron" Those explodey movies with RDJ and Tho…
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Belated Halloween greetings from us, as we discuss the grandfather of modern vampire literature, its documentary style and its deep-seated fear of foreigners, women, homosexuality and basically everything else. Recommendations: The Exorcist (dir. William Friedkin) Octavia Butler, Fledgling Near Dark (dir. Kathryn Bigelow) Michael Talbot, The Delica…
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Following countless teenagers over the past 65 years, we talk about JD Salinger's only novel, its unique voice, its New York setting and wanting to slap the whiny out of Holden Caulfield. Recommendations: J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey David Mitchell, Black Swan Green The Music of the early 00sBởi Jonas Hock and Christian Schneider
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To mark the 400th year of his passing, we discuss our 14 favourite Shakespeare Sonnets, starting with the classic: Sonnet 18 "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day". The next mini episodes you can find in our RSS feed and under the following links: Sonnet 20 Sonnet 23 Sonnet 53 Sonnet 64 Sonnet 65 Sonnet 78 Sonnet 89 Sonnet 116 Sonnet 56 Sonnet 12…
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We discuss what is often described as the First Novel in English and try to unravel what this moniker means culturally, socially, spritually and boredom-ly. Recommendations: Edgar Allan Poe, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (again) Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days William Shakespeare, The Tempest Robinson Crusoe (dir. George Miller; thoug…
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We hitch a ride to Douglas Adams' sci-fi classic, discussing its absurdity, its humour, and unavoidably the life, the universe and everything. Recommendations: Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus Joseph Heller, Catch-22 Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow David Wong, John Dies at the EndBởi Jonas Hock and Christian Schneider
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In the last episode of 2015, we discuss one of the year's most celebrated publications, Miranda July's debut novel, and argue about its quirky characters, its hipster cred and who of us is the bigger hypocrite (Spoiler: we both are). Recommendations: The Platinum Age of Animation (Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Bojack Horseman, Ric…
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In the second part of our Harry Potter crossover, the Dogs and the Science Priests cover the series' depiction of death, its characters growing up and the future of Potterworld. Recommendations: Roger Penrose, The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe John Burnside, A Summer of Drowning Sylvia Waugh, The Mennyms China Miévil…
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It's a special holiday crossover special two-part special! We chat with Dennis and Annika from Science Pie (http://www.sciencepie.org/) about the probably most popular book series ever. In Part I, we cover the social structure of the wizarding world, Harry's heroic journey, and our personal journey with the books.…
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Halloween is over, but the scary stuff isn't. We read one of the most important works by the grandfather of horror literature, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and talk about its scariness, its world-view and the all-important difference between Great Old Ones and Elder Things. Recommendations: Edgar Allen Poe, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym The Thin…
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