Episodes

Tuesday May 23, 2023
#133: Best Video Game Narratives
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Spencer starts the episode with some grievances he has toward Spider-Man. After that, we cover the best narratives in video games according to CBR.
Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
DBS #87: Classic Sci-fi, Wrestling Promos, And A Hard Question
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
We open things off with a quick discussion of the novel I Robot. After that, we talk about classic sci-fi, have fun with reading book summaries in the style of old wrestling promos, and we answer a very difficult question.
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You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com

Tuesday May 09, 2023
#132: Drinking To Latin American Authors
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Today we're talking about the best Latin American authors that you should read. But first, Caleb has a story idea!
We also discuss writing translations and our future plans to read the Divine Comedy.
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Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com

Friday May 05, 2023
A Murakami Minute: Pinball 1973
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Pinball, 1973 is a novel published in 1980 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series, is preceded by Hear the Wind Sing, followed by A Wild Sheep Chase, and is the second novel by Murakami.
In this episode, we discuss Pinball's relationship to the first novel, the themes that run through both, and some of Murakami's trademark weirdness.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
#131: How Dumb Are We?
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
We open things off with some everyday things that cause us great aggravation. After that, we go over high Lexile books, which is the measurement of book difficulty.
We discuss if we think the books mentioned are actually difficult which leads us to discuss our self-perceived intelligence levels.
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You can also follow Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.

Friday Apr 28, 2023
A Murakami Minute: Hear The Wind Sing
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Hear the Wind Sing is the first novel by Haruki Murakami; it first appeared in the June 1979 issue of Gunzo, one of Japan's most influential literary magazines.
There’s not a whole lot to say story-wise. A young man drinks a lot of beer and has strange conversations with a mysterious young lady he has just met. So, classic Murakami.

Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
DBS #86: Best Stoner Movies And Books For 420
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
In celebration of 420, we discuss the best stoner movies and the best stoner books. We also deviate and discuss classic literature that's non-stoner related. This is a pretty chill episode.
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Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com

Friday Apr 21, 2023
A Murakami Minute: Hear The Wind Sing And Pinball 1973 Introduction
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
We're back with a new series of A Murakami Minute. This time around we are going to discuss Haruki Murakami's first two novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973.
In this introduction, we give a quick synopsis of the two books and talk about how Murakami got his start as a writer, as well as how he developed his unique writing style and became one of the most beloved authors of the last 50 years.
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
DBS #85: Catching Up On Our Lives
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
We needed a break from our rigorous podcast schedule so we take it easy in this one and discuss our current reading endeavors as well as our writing.
Some of the topics at hand are Shakespeare, Denzel Washington's The Tragedy of Macbeth, Stephen King's work, Japanese fiction, and our next reading goals.
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Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
#130: Massacre At The Comic Shop With Nick Ulanowski
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
We sit down with author Nick Ulanowski to discuss the Kickstarter for his upcoming novel, Massacre at the Comic Shop. We also discuss book promotion, publishing work as an indie author, and at the end of the episode Nick reads one of his great poems. There's a lot of great information throughout this episode and even more laughs.
Check out Nick's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingauthor/massacre-at-the-comic-shop
You can also follow him on
Twitter: @StarvingAuthor
Instagram: @cynical_but_fun
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.ulanowski/
Medium: https://urza216.medium.com/
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/StarvingAuthorPress?ref=profile_header