In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the difficulty of the short story form, O’Connor’s punishment of hypocrites & use of the grotesque, Nietzsche’s view of monsters, the dreadful irony of grace, and gas-station snacks.

What we’re reading:

• The Cross of Christ by John Stott
• The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr.
• The Christian Imagination ed. by Leland Ryken

Next episode we will be discussing A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this special Halloween episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss their favorite spooky stories, Bradbury’s polarizing prose, the struggle with time & mortality, evil’s inexplicable mystery, and the importance of avoiding carnivals.

Scary Story Picks:

• The Bear & the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• “Click-clack the Rattle Bag” by Neil Gaiman

Other Mentions:

• John Mark McMillan - “God is Young”

Next episode we will be discussing A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the complex & bittersweet relationship with Home, the pronunciation of “Kunstlerroman,” getting to know your neighbors, the line between poetry & prose, Mexican street food, and whether this book is technically even a novel.

What we’re reading:

• Trust by Hernan Diaz

• 100 Poems by Seamus Heaney

• The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

Other Mentions:

• The Iowa Writer’s Workshop (MFA program)

Next episode we will be discussing Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra