Episode 114 - Generation X by Douglas Coupland
I'm sorry this is late, things have been crazy Please continue to stay safe and well.
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Episode 113 - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
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Episode 112 - Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
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Episode 109 - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot
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Episode 107 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville (with Johnny Gillam!)
In which the Idiots get stuck into Herman Melville's symbolic magnum opus "Moby Dick" - learn the in-and-outs of navel law - discuss whether...
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Episode 104 - Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
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Episode 103 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Episode 102 - Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs (with Simone Belshaw!)
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Episode 101 - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
In which we discuss Ayn Rand's notorious objectivist magnum opus "Atlas Shrugged" - learn about exciting developments in the world of AI - a...
Episode 100 - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Part 2)
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Episode 99 - The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
We discuss all manner of bodily fluids and bizarre family rituals as we delve into Iain Banks's classic warped coming-of-age novel "The Wasp...
Episode 98 - Game of Thrones Special (with Adrian Tauss!)
In this special episode, we put two of the most showbiz insider people I know in a room together to craft what the ending of Game of Thrones...
Episode 97 - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Continuing the never-ending, eternal Dystopia series, the Idiots delve into Kurt Vonnegut's pitch black apocalypse comedy "Cat's Cradle" - A...
Episode 96 - The Stand by Stephen King (with Fitzgerald Honger!)
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