Join reader-comedians Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim for a fun, digressive trip through the Kurt Vonnegut canon. It’s a book club, a comedy show, and a cavalcade of smart, entertaining segments. Discover Vonnegut works you’ve never read! Rediscover your Kurt favorites! And cure the terrible disease of loneliness by going on a K.V. appreciation deep dive with a friendly karass of your fellow listeners.
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The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five
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Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new nonfiction book 'The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five'! If this isn't nice, what is?The book is written by Tom Roston, and published by Abrams Books: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/writers-crusade_9781419744891/V…
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Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new documentary 'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time'! If this isn't nice, what is?The documentary is by co-directors Robert B. Weide and Don Argott. Here's its website and how to watch: https://www.vonnegutmovie.com/Vonneguys news: we're still returning once more, i…
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Slaughterhouse-Five (graphic novel)
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Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new 'Slaughterhouse-Five' graphic novel! If this isn't nice, what is?The graphic novel is by writer Ryan North and artist Albert Monteys. Publisher page: https://shop.boom-studios.com/collections/slaughterhouse-fiveAlso here's a link to a *VIDEO VERSION* of this…
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Franken-Time (00:01:20)Essay Time (00:04:25)VonneART (00:05:10)Ad Time (00:40:25)Kurt Blurt (00:54:05)Recurring Characters Update (01:09:40)Kurt Cameo (01:09:55)VonneWHAT (01:10:15)The Meat (01:13:25)VonneGRADES (01:18:45)Related Reading (01:21:25)Vonnegut News (01:26:25)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Cosmologut (0:00:50)Vonne-Interviews (0:07:00)Kurt Vonnegut reading Mary Ainsworth interview (0:14:45)Vognettes (0:26:05)Kurt Blurt (0:59:50)Recurring Characters Update (1:05:50)Kurt Cameo (1:06:00)VonneWHAT (1:06:45)The Meat (1:09:00)VonneGRADES (1:15:45)Related Reading (1:17:20)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Franken-Time (00:01:10)Intro Time (00:08:15)Creative Writing 101 (00:13:45)Story Time (00:20:45)Coda Time (01:30:45)Kurt Blurt (01:40:35)Recurring Characters Update (01:41:05)VonneWHAT (01:42:40VonneGRADES (01:46:45)Related Reading (01:51:10)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Plot Time (00:01:00) Kurt Blurt (00:26:30) Recurring Characters Update (01:15:20) Kurt Cameo (01:16:50) VonneART(01:18:30) Vonne-Amendments (01:23:00)VonneWHAT (01:28:10) The Meat (01:59:40) VonneGRADES (02:11:20) Related Reading (02:15:15)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Franken-Time (00:01:15)Story Time (00:08:15)Kurt Blurt (01:19:05)VonneWHAT (01:37:15)The Meat (01:48:45)VonneGRADES (01:50:00)Related Reading (01:53:00)Vonnegut News (02:00:10)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Plot Time (00:02:00)VonneART (00:09:30)VonneMATH (00:51:25)Kurt Blurt (00:55:30)Kurt Cameo (01:16:10)Recurring Characters Update (01:17:30)The Meat (01:20:00)VonneWHAT (01:28:45)VonneGRADES (01:40:30)Related Reading (01:45:25)Vonnegut News (01:53:50)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Plot Time (00:00:50)Kurt Blurt (00:50:30)Recurring Characters Update (1:28:20)Kurt Cameo (1:30:00)VonneWHAT (1:31:15)The Meat (2:04:15)Vonnegrades (2:20:30)Movie Time (2:24:00)Related Reading (02:32:00)Vonnegut News (02:45:00)Related Reading:Inside Llewyn Davis (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen): http://amzn.to/2ydCHJwThe Hudsucker Proxy (Ethan Coen, Joel Coe…
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From The Group: 'Slaughterhouse-Five' to 'Galápagos'
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Related Reading:- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams): http://amzn.to/2wC5jvw- They're Made Out of Meat (Terry Bisson): https://goo.gl/9KFq- Kurt Vonnegut in a Discover Card ad: https://goo.gl/fvwyVT- The Star (Arthur C. Clarke): https://goo.gl/n3ZTPCBởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Plot Time (00:01:00)Kurt Blurt (01:00:20)Recurring Characters (01:24:10)The Meat (01:24:50)VonneWHAT (01:47:00)Vonnegrades (01:54:50)Related Reading (01:57:20)Vonnegut News (02:09:20)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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Plot Time (00:01:00)The Meat (01:04:00)Kurt Cameo (01:19:45)Recurring Characters Update (01:24:20)Kurt Vonnafoods (01:27:40)Kurt Blurt (01:35:40)VonneWHAT (01:50:30)Vonnegrades (01:53:50)Related Reading (01:56:30)Vonnegut News (02:03:00)Related Reading:Novel: Thomas Wolfe: Look Homeward, Angel: http://amzn.to/2uYaYh2Poetry Collection: The Best of O…
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Franken-Time! (00:03:00)Story Time! (00:05:30)Kurt Blurt! (00:50:10)VonneART! (01:00:50)VonneWHAT!? (01:10:45)Vonnegrades! (01:30:15)Related Reading (01:14:40)Vonnefriends! (01:18:00)Related Reading:Article: io9: The Universal Shapes of Stories, According to Kurt Vonnegut: https://goo.gl/q2jpzcFull Text: Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi: https:/…
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Plot Time! (00:02:30)Kurt Blurt! (01:17:00)The Meat! (01:31:15)Recurring Characters Update! (01:42:10)Kurt Cameo! (01:45:50)VonneWHAT! (01:46:50)Vonnegrades! (01:56:20)Movie Time! (2:00:50)Music Time! (2:15:50)Related Reading! (02:24:30)Related Reading:Short Story: Guy De Maupassant: The Necklace: https://goo.gl/UpnqBook: Ralph Ellison: Invisible M…
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Plot Time! (00:40) Kurt Blurt! (01:14:15) VonneArt! (01:31:30) Recurring Characters Update! (01:34:25) Kurt Cameo! (01:37:45) VonneWHAT! (01:38:35)Movie Time! (01:45:45) The Meat! (01:55:00) Vonnegrades! (02:05:15) Related Reading! (02:07:55) Vonnegut News! (02:16:25)Related Reading:Book: Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human: https://goo.gl/sfv6NGSho…
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Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
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Segments:Story/Essay Time (00:00:30)Kurt Blurt (01:19:30)VonneWHAT (01:27:00)Kurt Blurt, Part II (01:34:30)The Meat (01:44:30)VonneGRADES (01:45:40)Related Reading (01:47:30)Kurt Vonnegut's Personal Library of Related Recommended Things For You to Read (01:52:10)Vonnegut News (01:59:20)Related Reading:?Book: ?Sherman Alexi?e?:The Absolutely True Di…
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Plot Time! (02:00)Kurt Blurt! (1:14:00)Recurring Characters Update! (1:36:00)Kurt Cameo! (1:38:30)Related Reading! (1:39:15)VonneWHATMEAT! (1:49:45)Vonnegrades! (2:14:45)Movie Time! (2:17:22)Vonnegut News! (2:32:30)Related Reading:Short Story: Ray Bradbury: "The Earthmen" (part of The Martian Chronicles): https://goo.gl/uA719GVideo: Connections: ht…
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Plot Time! (02:10)Fortitude Time! (01:01:20)Christmas Time! (01:12:20)Kurt Blurt! (01:18:50)Recurring Characters Update! (01:47:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:48:20)VonneWHAT! (01:50:00)The Meat! (01:58:15)Vonnegrades! (02:04:30)Drama Time! (02:09:30)Related Reading! (02:21:30)Vonnegut News! (02:32:30)Related Reading:Podcast: Revisionist History: The Satire Pa…
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In this special bonus Vonne-chat, Alex and Michael are joined by Marc Leeds, author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia. They discuss what it's like being a character in one of Kurt's novels, whether his books are truly a shared universe and how Marc compiled his nearly 800 page tome, an A-Z database of Vonnegut characters, settings and themes.Related Rea…
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Plot Time! (01:10)Kurt Blurt! (55:30)Recurring Characters Update! (01:31:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:39:20)VonneWHAT?! (01:42:00)VonneART! (01:52:15)The Meat! (01:55:45)Vonnegrades! (01:57:00)Movie Time! (02:01:40)Related Reading! (02:07:50)Vonnegut News! (02:17:10)Related Reading:Film: Grave of the Fireflies: https://goo.gl/V6xGcFFilm: Tristram Shandy: A C…
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From The Group: 'Player Piano' to 'Monkey House'
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Sections:Gettin' Social! (02:15)Emergency Situation! (27:20)Meet Space! (41:00)Related Reading:Novel: Jamaica Kincaid: A Small Place: https://goo.gl/jxJQCINovel: Haruki Murakami: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: https://goo.gl/M4Eo8gFilm: Harrison Bergeron: https://goo.gl/jtIVDtFilm: 2081: https://goo.gl/xZgOGFFilm: Who Am I This Time?: https://goo.gl/h…
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Super Short Story Plot Time! (06:15)Recurring Characters Update! (01:54:30)Kurt Cameo! (01:55:55)VonneWHAAAT! (01:57:00)Kurt Blurt! (02:05:30)Vonnegrades! (02:11:00)Related Reading! (02:12:45)Vonnegut News! (02:21:00)Related Reading:Book: Marc Leeds: The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: https://goo.gl/tu8S4WBook: Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man: https://go…
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From the Group! (01:00)Plot Time! (06:45)Kurt Blurt! (01:34:45)Recurring Characters Update! (01:52:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:59:30)VonneWHAT! (02:00:30)The Meat! (02:08:10)Altruism Olympics! (02:11:50)Vonnegrades! (02:15:15)Movie Time! (02:17:10)Related Reading! (02:21:00)Vonnegut News! (02:28:20)Related Reading:Book: Theodore Sturgeon: Microcosmic God: h…
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From the Group! (01:00)Plot Time! (07:45)Kurt Blurt! (11:40)Kurt Cameo! (1:53:20)Recurring Characters! (1:54:40)VonneWHAT! (1:57:15)The Meat! (2:07:15)VonneGrades! (2:12:20)Movie Time! (2:16:00)Related Reading! (2:26:10)Vocab Quiz! (2:33:50)Vonnegut News! (2:37:00)Related Reading:Article: Scientific American: Let's Colonize Titan: https://goo.gl/KP…
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Mother Night (00:00)Kurt Cameo (03:50)Plot Time (11:45)Recurring Characters (32:30)The Meat (01:12:30)VonneWHAT (01:16:00)Kurt Blurt (01:21:15)Vonnegrades (01:27:50)Related Reading (01:29:50)Movie Time (01:36:30)Kurt News (01:45:30)Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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(00:00) The Sirens of Titan(07:00) Plot Time!(50:30) Recurring Characters(56:30) VonneWHAT?(1:04:00) Kurt Blurt(1:13:00) Related Reading(1:28:30) Movie Time(1:44:00) Kurt NewsRelated Reading: Watchmen -- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons: https://goo.gl/Tuo0UJV for Vendetta -- Alan Moore & David Lloyd: https://goo.gl/yYGwhMSpeaker for the Dead -- Orson Sco…
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Join reader-comedians Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim for a fun, digressive trip through the Kurt Vonnegut canon. It’s a book club, a comedy show, and a cavalcade of smart, entertaining segments. Discover Vonnegut works you’ve never read! Rediscover your Kurt favorites! And cure the terrible disease of loneliness by going on a K.V. appreciation deep…
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Episode 0 - The Kurt Vonneguys are Coming!
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Stay tuned for the first two episodes of Kurt Vonneguys, covering 'Player Piano' and 'The Sirens of Titan', premiering soon.Bởi Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim
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