TMR 16.5: “DANGER MONEY FOOD STARS USEFULNESS” [2666]
In the first chunk of this week's episode, Brian, Chad, and Katie break down the first half of "The Part About Fate" and look specifically at Kessler's speech in the diner, the areas of exploitative capitalism, femicide and how it's everywhere, the idea of a system that kills, and much more. (They literally run out of time.) ...
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TMR 16.4: “Ramon Llull and His Fantastic Machine” [2666]
This two-part episode opens with Katie, Brian, and Chad talking about madness, the pursuit of knowledge, what great authors "struggle against," and much more. Then, Chad and Katie are joined by Emily Hall (The Longcut) to discuss the art works on the covers of the three-volume edition of聽2666, along with Duchamp, ...
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TMR 16.3: “El Cerdo” [2666]
One of the brainiest TMRs to date, this episode talks a lot about doubles and mirrors in聽2666, religious iconography, coincidence vs. fate, disappearances and vanishing, the creeping horror found in this novel, the abyss and the void, musicals, and much more. Brian, Chad, and Katie cover the entirely of "The Part About the ...
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TMR 16.2: “Can Anyone Solve the Riddle?” [2666]
This week's episode opens with 'Professor Post" poking a bit of fun at academics, then dives headfirst into the first 75 pages of聽2666. Brian, Katie, and Chad talk about the representation of Liz Norton, of the voids that exist in聽2666, the religious experience of becoming obsessed with an author, violence, made up books, ...
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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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