TMR 16.1: “Roberto Bola帽o Overview” [2666]
Season 16 is here! At long last, Bola帽o's聽2666聽takes center stage, and Chad and Brian are joined by translator and Bola帽o enthusiast, Katie Whittemore. In this opening episode, they discuss the myth-making of Bola帽o's biography, they talk about sudden fame, the grind of the artist, and of the way that聽everything聽is ...
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Season 16 of the Two Month Review: “2666” by Roberto Bola帽o
2666聽has been a potential TMR title right from the jump and now, years after launching this podcast, we're finally going to tackle one of the most discussed and admired works of Latin American literature of the past century, translated by Natasha Wimmer: "Composed in the last years of Roberto Bola帽o's life, 2666聽was ...
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TMR 15.15: “The End” [Vernon Subutex]
Chad and Brian recap the wild end to聽Vernon Subutex, debate whether it was predictable or not, whether Despentes earned it or not, and what to make of the proto-history chapter that rounds out the trilogy. And, in classic TMR fashion, the episode ends abruptly when Chad's wifi suddenly dies. (Technical difficulties for the ...
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TMR 15.14: “And Then Evil Showed Its Face” [Vernon Subutex]
Covering what's probably the most disturbing section of聽Vernon Subutex, this is an intense, fairly dark episode of the Two Month Review. They discuss how the most evil character is a manager/agent, about how men are everywhere, ready to ruin things, and much more. On the upside, Chad and Brian recorded early in the morning, ...
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TMR 15.13: “Gangland Shooting” [Vernon Subutex]
Chad聽almost聽had to do this episode solo, but all of you were spared that catastrophe by Kaija Straumanis and David Smith (whose delay makes for some funny moments). The talk about what you would do for $100 million dollars, what most terrifies them, fear in general, Max as Lex Luthor, and much more. This week's music is ...
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TMR 15.12: “New Age Bullshit” [Vernon Subutex]
Kate Sherrod joined Chad and Brian on this episode to talk about the TV show version of聽Vernon Subutex, about which characters she's missing the most, and why this section dragged a bit. A very fun糖心传媒攁nd fruitful糖心传媒攄iscussion that lead to a better understanding of how this volume is constructed. This week's music is ...
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TMR 15.11: “Everyone’s Been Talking to Me About You” [Vernon Subutex]
Following up on last week's catastrophic technical difficulties, Brian recaps some of his conversation with Frank Wynne before he and Chad dive into volume three of Despentes's聽Vernon Subutex.聽They talk about hippies, Dan Deacon, cults,聽Cultish, Vernon's purity, and much more. This week's music is "The Crystal Cat" by ...
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