This is a rerun of our episode about the book American Prometheus, a biography of J Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin. It originally aired on October 27, 2022.We're rerunning it in honor of the movie Oppenheimer, which Christo

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

May 2nd, 2023 1h 8m

This episode is about Heaven, a novel by Japanese author Mieko KawakamiReferences:A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mar 22nd, 2023 1h 4m

This episode is about The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a novel by the Pakistani-British author Mohsin Hamid.References:Exit West, by Mohsin HamidMoth Smoke, by Mohsin HamidThe Reluctant Fundamentalist, a box office bomb starring Riz AhmedOpinion p

American Prometheus

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 25m

This episode is about the book American Prometheus, a biography of J Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin. It won the Pulitzer Prize and is being made into a feature film by Christopher Nolan.Related stuff:The Golden Notebook by

The Buried Giant

Oct 5th, 2022 1h 5m

In this episode, we're talking about The Buried Giant by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. This episodes contains spoilers.References:Ishiguro's WSJ interview: https://www.wsj.com/video/kazuo-ishiguro-uncovers-the-buried-giant/542AED13-6ABD-42D9-A

The End of the Myth

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 16m

In this episode, we're talking about The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice.Further reading:"The Moral Equivalent of War" by William JamesA Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of

Aurora

Aug 25th, 2022 55m 28s

In this episode, we're talking about Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice. This episode, like all of our episodes, contains spoilers.Other Kim Stanley Robins work that we reference (or have read):The Mars T

The Topeka School

Aug 2nd, 2022 56m 13s

In this episode, we're talking about The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice. This episode, like all of our episodes, contains spoilers.References:Other books by Ben Lerner that we reference are 10:04 and Lea

Wolf Hall

Jul 12th, 2022 1h 1m

In this episode, we're talking about Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice. This episode contains many spoilers, for all three books in the trilogy. References:The final two books in the trilogy are Bring Up th

SPQR

Jun 28th, 2022 59m 10s

In this episode, we're talking about SPQR by Mary Beard. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice. This episode contains spoilers, but it's all ancient history.References:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbo

Wolf Hall

Jun 24th, 2022 59m 10s

In this episode, we're talking about Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice. This episode contains many spoilers, for all three books in the trilogy.References:The final two books in the trilogy are Bring Up the

Episode 0: The Introduction Episode

Jun 20th, 2022 16m 23s

On this dumb podcast, two friends talk the dumb podcast they made where two friends talk about books. Please join us. Or don't. It's your choice.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/champsatthelit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri

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