American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)
1,061 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at [email protected]
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Episode 485: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (6)
November 03, 2021 15:24 - 55 minutes - 59.9 MBOur final look at THE CONFUSION by Neal Stephenson. These sections involve a dramatic journey across the Pacific, religious drama in the Americas and Jack Shaftoe's traumatic return to Europe. Great stuff.
Episode 585: Neal Stephenson:Bonanza/The Junto (6)
November 03, 2021 15:24 - 55 minutes - 59.9 MBOur final look at THE CONFUSION by Neal Stephenson. These sections involve a dramatic journey across the Pacific, religious drama in the Americas and Jack Shaftoe's traumatic return to Europe. Great stuff.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 10: Episode 2: Robert E. Howard/HPL Letters, December 1930-August 1931
October 28, 2021 13:15 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBI guess some more of my commentary on the Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft letters. A bit of a slog but they are certainly worth reading for a glimpse at the ideas of each author about history and folklore.
Episode 484: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (5)
October 28, 2021 13:11 - 58 minutes - 62.2 MBIn this episode, I look continue my read-through of the BAROQUE CYCLE and come toward the end of THE CONFUSION. In this section of the tale, we pick up with the adventures of Jack Shaftoe in the Indian Ocean, where he becomes a temporary king.
Episode 484: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (5)
October 28, 2021 13:11 - 58 minutes - 62.2 MBIn this episode, I look continue my read-through of the BAROQUE CYCLE and come toward the end of THE CONFUSION. In this section of the tale, we pick up with the adventures of Jack Shaftoe in the Indian Ocean, where he becomes a temporary king.
Episode 584: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (5)
October 28, 2021 13:11 - 58 minutes - 62.2 MBIn this episode, I look continue my read-through of the BAROQUE CYCLE and come toward the end of THE CONFUSION. In this section of the tale, we pick up with the adventures of Jack Shaftoe in the Indian Ocean, where he becomes a temporary king.
Episode 483: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (4)
October 24, 2021 09:54 - 37 minutes - 40.5 MBIn part four of my review of Neal Stephenson's THE CONFUSION, we see the high point of Eliza's character, as she uses the Nine Years War to destroy an alchemist banker (sort of) villain. It all comes down to the emergence of new banking systems in Western Europe.
Episode 483: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (4)
October 24, 2021 09:54 - 37 minutes - 40.5 MBIn part four of my review of Neal Stephenson's THE CONFUSION, we see the high point of Eliza's character, as she uses the Nine Years War to destroy an alchemist banker (sort of) villain. It all comes down to the emergence of new banking systems in Western Europe.
Episode 583: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (4)
October 24, 2021 09:54 - 37 minutes - 40.5 MBIn part four of my review of Neal Stephenson's THE CONFUSION, we see the high point of Eliza's character, as she uses the Nine Years War to destroy an alchemist banker (sort of) villain. It all comes down to the emergence of new banking systems in Western Europe.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 10: Episode 1: Howard-Lovecraft Letters (1)
October 20, 2021 13:43 - 1 hour - 100 MBHere starts a 9-part series exploring the Lovecraft-Robert E. Howard letters. It will be a nice way to finish up this series. The conversation begins with a discourse on the peopling of the British isles.
Episode 482: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (3)
October 20, 2021 13:40 - 44 minutes - 44.8 MBThis is part three of my review of THE CONFUSION (Book 2 of the BAROQUE CYCLE). In this section, Eliza in France, escapes a trap by marrying a villain, while changes are in the works for the English banking system.
Episode 582: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (3)
October 20, 2021 13:40 - 44 minutes - 44.8 MBThis is part three of my review of THE CONFUSION (Book 2 of the BAROQUE CYCLE). In this section, Eliza in France, escapes a trap by marrying a villain, while changes are in the works for the English banking system.
Episode 482: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (3)
October 20, 2021 13:40 - 44 minutes - 44.8 MBThis is part three of my review of THE CONFUSION (Book 2 of the BAROQUE CYCLE). In this section, Eliza in France, escapes a trap by marrying a villain, while changes are in the works for the English banking system.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 19: The Challenge from Beyond
October 17, 2021 12:48 - 30 minutes - 33.2 MBWe end out look at Lovecraft's stories with THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND, a round-robin tale. Started promising but then Lovecraft hijacks it. Next up, a 9-episode conclusion to this book club focusing on the Howard-Lovecraft letters.
Episode 481: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (2)
October 17, 2021 12:46 - 47 minutes - 51 MBThis part of THE CONFUSION by Neal Stephenson focuses on the voyage from Spain to Cairo and Jack Shaftoe and the Cabal stealing the Solomonic gold from creepy French slave traders and the Pasha's men. Plus, Jack gets revenge for Eliza. Lots of fun.
Episode 581: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (2)
October 17, 2021 12:46 - 47 minutes - 51 MBThis part of THE CONFUSION by Neal Stephenson focuses on the voyage from Spain to Cairo and Jack Shaftoe and the Cabal stealing the Solomonic gold from creepy French slave traders and the Pasha's men. Plus, Jack gets revenge for Eliza. Lots of fun.
Episode 480: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (1)
October 13, 2021 04:27 - 55 minutes - 59.5 MBIn books four and five of THE BAROQUE CYCLE, the story becomes "confused". We will explore these two intertwined stories in six episodes. We start with a reintroduction to Jack Shaftoe in Algiers, still a galley slave.
Episode 480: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (1)
October 13, 2021 04:27 - 55 minutes - 59.5 MBIn books four and five of THE BAROQUE CYCLE, the story becomes "confused". We will explore these two intertwined stories in six episodes. We start with a reintroduction to Jack Shaftoe in Algiers, still a galley slave.
Episode 580: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Junto (1)
October 13, 2021 04:27 - 55 minutes - 59.5 MBIn books four and five of THE BAROQUE CYCLE, the story becomes "confused". We will explore these two intertwined stories in six episodes. We start with a reintroduction to Jack Shaftoe in Algiers, still a galley slave.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 19: In the Walls of Eryx
October 13, 2021 04:24 - 14 minutes - 15.5 MBAs we wrap up this look at the Lovecraft revisions we come to the Kenneth Streling story "In the Walls of Eryx", a science fiction tale with a Lovecraftian theme.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 17: The Diary of Loronzo Typer
October 08, 2021 04:07 - 23 minutes - 24.7 MBTHE DIARY OF LORENZO TYPER is a Lovecraft collaboration with William Lumely. It is a pretty solid story that relates to the Lovecraft mythos.
Episode 478: Neal Stephenson: Odalisque (3)
October 08, 2021 04:03 - 47 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this part of the BAROQUE CYCLE, we see Eliza go on an adventure in the Rhineland and Daniel rake part in the Glorious Revolution, making a deal to destroy alchemy.
Episode 479: Neal Stephenon: Odalisque (3)
October 08, 2021 04:03 - 47 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this part of the BAROQUE CYCLE, we see Eliza go on an adventure in the Rhineland and Daniel rake part in the Glorious Revolution, making a deal to destroy alchemy.
Episode 579: Neal Stephenon: Odalisque (3)
October 08, 2021 04:03 - 47 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this part of the BAROQUE CYCLE, we see Eliza go on an adventure in the Rhineland and Daniel rake part in the Glorious Revolution, making a deal to destroy alchemy.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 16: Through the Gates of the Silver Key
October 04, 2021 02:08 - 30 minutes - 32.8 MBH. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffman Price's epic sequel to "The Silver Key" ("Through the Gates of the Silver Key") establishes a multiverse and does more to expand Lovecraft's universe than any of revision.
Episode 478: Neal Stephenson: Odalisque (2)
October 04, 2021 02:06 - 46 minutes - 50.4 MBEliza make a deception, shorting VOC stock by spreading rumors of the "Fall of Batavia" and the foundations of a new banking system are laid in England. Meanwhile Daniel Waterhouse finds himself in political trouble.
Episode 578: Neal Stephenson: Odalisque (2)
October 04, 2021 02:06 - 46 minutes - 50.4 MBEliza make a deception, shorting VOC stock by spreading rumors of the "Fall of Batavia" and the foundations of a new banking system are laid in England. Meanwhile Daniel Waterhouse finds himself in political trouble.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 15: Tarbis of of the Lake
September 30, 2021 21:57 - 22 minutes - 23.7 MBA story E. Hoffman Price that discussed with H. P. Lovecraft, TARBIS OF THE LAKE is a supernatural love story about a stalker mummy.
Episode 477: Neal Stephenson: Odalisque (1)
September 30, 2021 21:55 - 58 minutes - 64.3 MBSet immediately after KING OF THE VAGABONDS, ODALISQUE follows Eliza in the Versailles court caught between the French and William of Orange. This novel is partly epistolary.
Episode 577: Neal Stephenson: Odalisque (1)
September 30, 2021 21:55 - 58 minutes - 64.3 MBSet immediately after KING OF THE VAGABONDS, ODALISQUE follows Eliza in the Versailles court caught between the French and William of Orange. This novel is partly epistolary.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 14: The R. H. Barlow Revisions
September 27, 2021 00:03 - 34 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode of the H. P. Lovecraft Book Club I look at a bunch of works by R. H. Barlow, which Lovecraft helped revise. They area an interesting mix that show the development of a young talent. My favorite is TILL A' THE SEAS.
Episode 476: Neal Stephenson: The King of the Vagabonds (3)
September 27, 2021 00:01 - 46 minutes - 51.5 MBThe final part of my review of THE KING OF THE VAGABONDS by Neal Stephenson. Watch as Jack descends into madness, helps Huguenot galley slaves, crashes a party and becomes infamous. We also see Eliza get trapped.
Episode 576: Neal Stephenson: The King of the Vagabonds (3)
September 27, 2021 00:01 - 46 minutes - 51.5 MBThe final part of my review of THE KING OF THE VAGABONDS by Neal Stephenson. Watch as Jack descends into madness, helps Huguenot galley slaves, crashes a party and becomes infamous. We also see Eliza get trapped.
Episode 475: Neal Stephenson: The King of the Vagabonds (2)
September 23, 2021 05:07 - 44 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode of my coverage of THE BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson, I dig deeper into KING OF THE VAGABONDS. Jack and Eliza learn about commerce and witches before going their separate ways. They will meet again in 20 years or so.
Episode 581: Neal Stephenson: The King of the Vagabonds (2)
September 23, 2021 05:07 - 44 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode of my coverage of THE BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson, I dig deeper into KING OF THE VAGABONDS. Jack and Eliza learn about commerce and witches before going their separate ways. They will meet again in 20 years or so.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 13: The Disinternment
September 23, 2021 05:04 - 20 minutes - 22 MBThis is a pretty wild story by Duane Rimel, and revised by H. P. Lovecraft, about a leprosy infection leading to the machinations of a mad scientist. Recommended.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Duane Rimel Revisions-1
September 21, 2021 03:04 - 25 minutes - 27.5 MBHere, I look at two Duane W. Rimel stories revised by H. P. Lovecraft: THE TREE ON THE HILL and THE SORCERY OF APHLAR. They are fine.
Episode 474: Neal Stephenson: King of the Vagabonds (1)
September 21, 2021 02:59 - 52 minutes - 57 MBPart one of my review of KING OF THE VAGABONDS from the BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson. In this section we meet two more of our heroes of the story: Jack Shaftoe and Eliza. Through this story we get another view of European society during the Baroque
Episode 574: Neal Stephenson: King of the Vagabonds (1)
September 21, 2021 02:59 - 52 minutes - 57 MBPart one of my review of KING OF THE VAGABONDS from the BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson. In this section we meet two more of our heroes of the story: Jack Shaftoe and Eliza. Through this story we get another view of European society during the Baroque
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 11: The Horror in the Burying Ground
September 16, 2021 00:44 - 22 minutes - 24.3 MBSeen as the last of the H. P. Lovecraft stories ghost-written for Hazel Heald. The scenes with old people telling stories in general shops gives me a real Stephen King vibe.
Episode 474: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver(3)
September 16, 2021 00:40 - 55 minutes - 59.6 MBIn the later parts of QUICKSILVER (from THE BAROQUE CYCLE) we see Daniel Waterhouse become a public figure, meet Leibniz, and witness the horrible banking system of 1660s England.
Episode 473: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver(3)
September 16, 2021 00:40 - 55 minutes - 59.6 MBIn the later parts of QUICKSILVER (from THE BAROQUE CYCLE) we see Daniel Waterhouse become a public figure, meet Leibniz, and witness the horrible banking system of 1660s England.
Episode 574: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver(3)
September 16, 2021 00:40 - 55 minutes - 59.6 MBIn the later parts of QUICKSILVER (from THE BAROQUE CYCLE) we see Daniel Waterhouse become a public figure, meet Leibniz, and witness the horrible banking system of 1660s England.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 10: Out of the Aeons
September 12, 2021 04:25 - 31 minutes - 34.6 MBI look at yet another H.P. Lovecraft story. In this episode it is the Hazel Heald revision OUT OF THE AEONS. This story is notable for its world building and a possible cameo by Randolph Carter.
Episode 572: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver (2)
September 12, 2021 04:22 - 1 hour - 68 MBIn this section of QUICKSILVER we get a close look at the Royal Society in the mid-1660s. Neal Stephenson has great fun characterizing people like Oldenburg, Hooke, Wilkins, and (the fictional) Daniel Waterhouse.
Episode 472: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver (2)
September 12, 2021 04:22 - 1 hour - 68 MBIn this section of QUICKSILVER we get a close look at the Royal Society in the mid-1660s. Neal Stephenson has great fun characterizing people like Oldenburg, Hooke, Wilkins, and (the fictional) Daniel Waterhouse.
Episode 571: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver (1)
September 10, 2021 22:24 - 59 minutes - 64.4 MBI am excited to present part 1 (of 24) of my examination of THE BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson. In this part we meet Daniel Waterhouse and the eternal wizard Enoch Root while getting a sense of the numerous themes in the series.
Episode 471: Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver (1)
September 10, 2021 22:24 - 59 minutes - 64.4 MBI am excited to present part 1 (of 24) of my examination of THE BAROQUE CYCLE by Neal Stephenson. In this part we meet Daniel Waterhouse and the eternal wizard Enoch Root while getting a sense of the numerous themes in the series.
H. P. Lovecraft Book Club: Series 9: Episode 9: The Horror in the Museum
September 08, 2021 22:02 - 35 minutes - 39 MBIn this story written by Hazel Heald and H. P. Lovecraft (mostly ghostwritten by HPL), we explore an amazing wax museum with a horrible special exhibit. One of the most delightful of the Lovecraft collaborations.
Episode 470: William Wells Brown: My Southern Home (2)
September 08, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 30.3 MBThe final episode in my series on William Wells Brown explores the second half of MY SOUTHERN HOME, the author's second memoir. Next up, a special series on Neal Stephenson's BAROQUE CYCLE.