Demise of the Podcast
280 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -Author and musician Patrick Attaway talks about books, analyzes writing through a sophisticated literary lens, and discusses the struggles of being an aspiring writer.
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Episodes
Episode 192 - David Sedaris's It's Catching
June 18, 2023 04:26 - 48 minutes - 112 MBPatrick reads a Sedaris essay, comes up with incredibly specific hypothetical phobias, and talks about The Flash.
Episode 191 - Two English Majors and a Cup
June 12, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 150 MBPatrick has his friend Chris on the podcast to talk about teaching, English majors, and writing.
Episode 190 - Randy Hendricks' The Stove
June 05, 2023 01:27 - 1 hour - 143 MBPatrick reads "The Stove" and talks about pride.
Episode 189 - Randy Hendricks' "A White Shirt"
May 28, 2023 02:06 - 50 minutes - 115 MBPatrick reads from Randy Hendricks' book The Twelfth Year, discusses college nostalgia, and laments the hardships of the English major.
Episode 188 - Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men
May 21, 2023 01:42 - 44 minutes - 101 MBPatrick talks about Ken Price: 2015, book sales, and what makes for bad reading on a podcast.
Ken Price: 2015
May 17, 2023 02:37 - 1 hour - 238 MBPatrick Attaway revisits the Price of the Trinity protagonist in this meta-fictional story.
Episode 186 - Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian
May 13, 2023 22:46 - 51 minutes - 117 MBContent Warning: Fans of Cormac McCarthy may experience annoyance, madness, anger, or arousal.
Episode 185 - Top Ten Lists
May 07, 2023 00:49 - 1 hour - 234 MBPatrick talks his new book, writing women in fiction, and goes on about his top ten this and that.
Episode 184 - Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises
April 30, 2023 21:47 - 51 minutes - 117 MBPatrick makes it through 24 pages of Hemingway's novel before throwing the book across the room.
Episode 183 - Green Skin Part IV
April 23, 2023 03:43 - 1 hour - 172 MBPatrick concludes discussing Green Skin, announces his new book, and offers absolutely nothing of value.
Episode 182 - Green Skin Part III
April 16, 2023 04:46 - 54 minutes - 124 MBPatrick continues Green Skin and talks a lot.
Episode 181 - Green Skin Part II
April 09, 2023 04:40 - 1 hour - 155 MBPatrick talks about leaving Twitter, not liking Telecasters, and reads more Green Skin.
Episode 180 - Green Skin Part I
April 01, 2023 22:09 - 1 hour - 176 MBPatrick reads the first two chapters of Green Skin, discusses the Literary genre, influences from other authors, and various perceptions from readers.
Episode 179 - Lindsay Popolizio's Love isn't Always on Time
March 25, 2023 17:29 - 57 minutes - 131 MBPatrick reads fellow indie author's novel Love isn't Always on Time.
Episode 178 - Ween and Context
March 19, 2023 22:29 - 54 minutes - 125 MBPatrick talks Ween's discography, reads the "Context" essay from Substack, and talks about the merits of literary critique.
Episode 177 - Lurking Vowel
March 12, 2023 04:51 - 1 hour - 177 MBPatrick goes too in depth on his discography.
Episode 176 - Charles Bukowski's The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper
March 05, 2023 01:49 - 1 hour - 149 MBPatrick started recording the story he promised in the last episode and Audacity decided to wipe the audio.
Episode 175 - Charles Bukowski's The Most Beautiful Woman in Town
February 27, 2023 00:02 - 54 minutes - 124 MBPatrick reads and analyzes Bukowski's short story about the OG Tumblr girl.
Episode 174 - David Sedaris's The Youth in Asia
February 19, 2023 03:01 - 53 minutes - 123 MBWho knew David Sedaris had so much in common with Ween?
Episode 173 - David Sedaris's Twelve Moments in the Life of an Artist
February 12, 2023 21:19 - 53 minutes - 122 MBPatrick continues Me Talk Pretty One Day and talks about art in general.
Episode 172 - David Sedaris's Giant Dreams
February 05, 2023 05:38 - 50 minutes - 116 MBLet's just say that's not the full title.
Episode 171 - David Sedaris's Go Carolina
January 29, 2023 04:08 - 1 hour - 168 MBPatrick reads David Sedaris, talks about Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards, and retells his almost-panic attack experience.
Episode 170 - Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
January 22, 2023 00:17 - 53 minutes - 122 MBPatrick does a blind reading of Mansfield Park and throws the book across the room.
Episode 169 - Percival Everett's Walk Me to the Distance
January 15, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 207 MBPatrick covers the first half of Percival Everett's second novel, reads tweets he never sent, and talks a little music.
Episode 168 - Charles Price Part IV
January 08, 2023 04:44 - 51 minutes - 118 MBPatrick concludes reading the Charles Price novella, and discusses his novel-in-progress.
Episode 167 - Charles Price Part III
January 01, 2023 03:31 - 1 hour - 152 MBPatrick continues reading Charles Price after geeking out about Wampler and Walrus Audio pedals.
Episode 166 - Charles Price Part II
December 27, 2022 12:12 - 1 hour - 146 MBPatrick not only continues reading from the Charles Price novella, but also reads selections from early Demise of the Trinity drafts. The TRIGGER WARNING from the previous episode still applies!
Episode 165 - Charles Price Part I
December 24, 2022 19:07 - 1 hour - 151 MBPatrick begins reading and discussing the Charles Price novella. TRIGGER WARNING: This series contains graphic sexual scenes, drug use, and violence.
Episode 164 - Birch Part V
December 19, 2022 02:16 - 59 minutes - 136 MBPatrick complains about Twitter before finishing Birch.
Episode 163 - Birch Part IV
December 11, 2022 04:54 - 1 hour - 158 MBPatrick rambles a little and reads more Birch.
Episode 162 - Birch Part III
December 06, 2022 17:05 - 1 hour - 148 MBPatrick continues reading and discussing his novel, Birch.
Episode 161 - Birch Part II
December 02, 2022 03:54 - 1 hour - 182 MBPatrick continues reading and discussing his novel, Birch.
Episode 160 - Birch Part I
November 25, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 158 MBPatrick reads and analyzes his latest novel, Birch.
Episode 159 - Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar Part II
November 21, 2022 05:21 - 46 minutes - 106 MBPatrick concludes The Bell Jar and talks about responsibility as a creator.
Episode 158 - Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar Part I
November 13, 2022 02:57 - 54 minutes - 125 MBPatrick delves into Sylvia Plath's only novel.
Episode 157 - Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy
November 06, 2022 01:12 - 49 minutes - 114 MBPatrick talks about Glen Campbell's career and analyzes selections from his autobiography, Rhinestone Cowboy.
Episode 156 - Colleen Hoover's Maybe Not
November 01, 2022 02:17 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MBPatrick blind reads his first Colleen Hoover book. Yikes.
NERO: The Full Series
October 28, 2022 14:18 - 2 hours - 387 MBDemise of the Podcast presents the full NERO series without the backing soundtrack.
NERO: 2145
October 28, 2022 02:20 - 58 minutes - 134 MBThe final chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
NERO: 2144
October 25, 2022 17:36 - 30 minutes - 70.3 MBThe fifth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
NERO: 2143
October 22, 2022 21:58 - 28 minutes - 66.2 MBThe fourth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
Episode 153 - NERO: 2143
October 22, 2022 21:58 - 28 minutes - 66.2 MBThe fourth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
Episode 152 - Zev Good's Virology Minisode
October 22, 2022 01:41 - 14 minutes - 34.3 MBPatrick reads the latest Zev Good Substack and somehow manages to string together a few sentences.
NERO: 2142
October 20, 2022 18:41 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MBThe third chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
NERO: 2141
October 14, 2022 02:08 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBThe second chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
NERO: 2140
October 10, 2022 02:38 - 18 minutes - 21.1 MBPatrick introduces his new podcast exclusive series with the first chapter of NERO: 2140.
Episode 148 - Nero Minisode
October 05, 2022 16:46 - 20 minutes - 25.2 MBPatrick reads a chapter from Surviving New America and discusses the future NERO series.
Episode 147 - Dry You Out
October 02, 2022 03:46 - 55 minutes - 68.5 MBPatrick reads his short story, discusses the reasoning behind characters' races/genders, and struggles in the classroom.
Episode 146 - Foley
September 25, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 54.4 MBPatrick reads his short story, "Foley."
Patrick Attaway - Demise of the Trinity: Veronica
September 20, 2022 16:33 - 31 minutes - 50.4 MBPreviously recorded in 2020 for the Sample Chapter Podcast, Patrick reads a chapter from his debut novel, Demise of the Trinity.