TMR 24.3: "You Are a Punster" [Confidence-Man]
Two Month Review
[Note: If you subscribe on Apple Podcasts, please resubscribe to feed. The other one will be going away in the near future.] "Grifters Gonna Grift" merchandise coming soon! This episode exposes just how useful footnotes can be as we transition from dusk to darkness, with the confidence-men being replaced by the Cosmopolitan. Under Discussion: The WWE, how nothing ever changes, the New Adam, land ownership, stripping people of their "humanity," cognative fallacies, peace pipes, and more. This week's music is "" by Car Seat Headrest. Next episode will cover Chapters 27-38 of . You...
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TMR 24.2: "Trust Me, Nature Is Health" [Confidence-Man]
Two Month Review
[Note: If you subscribe on Apple Podcasts, please resubscribe to feed. The other one will be going away in the near future.] Chad and Kaija go it alone this week, talking about some of the more uncomfortable parts of the book to read in 2024, the Goneril story and the "evil touch," how almost every beat in this novel has a counterpart, the wonderful authorial intrusion discussing the "consistency" of characters, and, with glee in their hearts, the Herb-Doctor. This week's music is "" by Jerome Blazé. Next episode will cover Chapters 20-26 of . You can find the full reading schedule ....
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TMR 24.1: "May I Ask if You Have Confidence?" [Confidence-Man]
Two Month Review
Not the happiest day in which to record a podcast, but Chad, Brian, and Kaija speak their fears and then dive into Melville's Confidence-Man, talking about grifters, the value of footnotes, and just how modern and amazing Melville's prose is. They guess at who the "confidence man" might be, the burnt over district of western New York, Mormons, and a lot more. This week's music is "" by Japandroids. Next episode will cover Chapters 10-19 of The Confidence-Man. You can find the full reading schedule . You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and on , , etc....
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TMR Supplement #2: "Joytime Killbox" by Brian Wood
Two Month Review
After referencing on hundreds of TMR episodes, we finally break it down with the author himself! Conversation includes ideas about short stories and how they function, the nature of endings, and how Brian has grown as a writer since this collection first came out, while also examining the intent behind a number of the stories, and how they work. This week's music is "" by Broken Social Scene. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and on , , etc. Please rate and review! It helps more than you know. Starting next week we'll kick of Season 24, which will include...
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TMR Supplement #1: "Dear Dickhead" by Virginie Despentes & Frank Wynne
Two Month Review
On the first ever one-off episode of the Two Month Review, Chad breaks down Virginie Despentes's Dear Dickhead for Kaija and Brian, a novel about . . . well, just listen. (It'll be more fun if you don't know what's coming.) This new format really digs into the book in a way that you can't in (to quote Zoé Katana) "lamestream media," and, simply put, rocks. This week's music is "" by Grouplove. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the...
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TMR 23.9: "My Maps Are Out of Date" [Lanark]
Two Month Review
It all gets wrapped up with a "Catastrophe,." "Explanation," an "End," and a "Tailpiece." Chad, Brian, and Kaija discuss global capitalism, the fight for love and the be human, AI, the Bardo, and much more on this final episode of Season 23. Listen to the end for an announcement about changes to the podcast and what to look for going forward! This week's music is "" by Dan Deacon. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc. And...
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TMR 23.8: "The Critic Fights Back" [Lanark]
Two Month Review
From the Olympics to the most meta moment of the whole of Lanark, this week's podcast has you covered! Brian, Chad, and Kaija banter about divorce, plagiarisms versus influences, and how to read this book as a whole. There are a ton of amazing lines throughout this section of the novel, making this one of the most fun episodes of the season. This week's music is "" by El Ten Eleven. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc....
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TMR 23.7: "Not a Domestic Man" [Lanark]
Two Month Review
The reviews were right: Once you hit page 410, the Unthank sections of Lanark snap into place. Chad, Brian, and Kaija discuss that, capitalism, how terrible advertisements are, jobs, J.D. Vance and his proclivities, politics, unintended consequences, and how Deadpool & Wolverine is the Kamala Harris of film. This week's music is "" by Car Seat Headrest. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc. And...
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TMR 23:6 "Upon This Spot King Edward Had Lunch After Stalking" [Lanark]
Two Month Review
If you want to send Chad through the roof, simple crap on his conceptual publishing project five years in the making . . . To that end, everyone reading this should preorder by Javier Serena and by Aliocha Coll and prove our distributor wrong. And then, after you do that, listen to this discussion about art and audience, the frontispiece for Book 4 of Lanark, parallax views expressed in the novel, the pull (or non-pull) of the Unthank sections, and much more. This week's music is "" by Jockstrap. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can...
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TMR 23.5: "His Brain Rotten with Resentful Dreams" [Lanark]
Two Month Review
Duncan Thaw feels like he's on the brink in this week's episode which includes conversations about incels, kind fathers, painting and art, perfection and Aliocha Coll, and much more. This week's music is "" by The Thermals. You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our and you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc. And please subcribe and rate us on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in next week for more banter and analysis live on where we will be discussing of...
info_outlineThe threads all come together in this week's section as the book barrels toward its conclusion. On this episode, Chad describes his visualization of the book's structure, Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts get crapped on, 2333 gets a new meaning, the Moonies make an appearance, as does Ronald Reagan (boo, hiss), Philip Roth, and PDK. Also, a Sleeper Awakes. Just remember, dreams are everything that's not online.
Note: Information about the "Opening the Channel" translation and creative flow retreat being organized by former co-host Katie Whittemore discussed on this episode is available here.
This week's music is peak TMR music times. "Tim Hortons" by Pretty Gary.
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