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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Episode 145 - Percival Everett's Suder and Zev Good's Maybe Therein Lies the Mitzvah
September 17, 2022 21:31 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBPatrick concludes Suder and reads from Zev Good's latest essay. Editor's note: Patrick incorrectly states he has 7 stories for pre-order when at the time of this he only had 3 available because the previous 7 had already been published.
Patrick Attaway - Birch Chapter 1 Preview
September 11, 2022 23:06 - 21 minutes - 26.2 MBAn audio preview of Patrick Attaway's novel, Birch. You can buy an eBook or paperback copy from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Birch-Patrick-Attaway-ebook/dp/B09ZX34KRH
Episode 144 - Percival Everett's Suder Part III
September 11, 2022 04:03 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBMore guitar.
Episode 143 - Percival Everett's Suder Part II
September 07, 2022 01:49 - 46 minutes - 53.9 MBPatrick comes in hot with another episode on Suder.
Episode 142 - Percival Everett's Suder Part I
September 03, 2022 20:50 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBPatrick reads Suder and discusses Toxic Masculinity in relation to sexuality.
Episode 141 - David Sedaris's Leviathan and Zev Good's Forgiveness
August 28, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBPatrick reads two essays by two astounding authors.
Episode 140 - Independent and Wealthy Man Seeks...
August 19, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 58 MBPatrick changes the formula a little by reading without interruption and covers his new short story.
Episode 139 - Gwen
August 13, 2022 22:56 - 53 minutes - 65.6 MBPatrick discusses the discouraging aspects of being an indie author before talking about his new short story, Gwen.
Episode 138 - Kiosk
August 04, 2022 01:02 - 38 minutes - 47.1 MBPatrick reads part of his new short story, Kiosk.
Episode 137 - Pier's Anthony's On a Pale Horse
August 01, 2022 01:31 - 51 minutes - 60.2 MBPatrick revisits Piers Anthony's On a Pale Horse with a lot of mockery and laughter.
Episode 136 - Piers Anthony's For Love of Evil
July 24, 2022 04:35 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBPatrick lampoons Pier Anthony's For Love of Evil.
Episode 135 - Dan Bell's Margie and Scott
July 17, 2022 00:08 - 51 minutes - 61.4 MBPatrick analyzes and discusses Dan Bell's new documentary, Margie and Scott.
Episode 134 - Tattle
July 10, 2022 02:22 - 46 minutes - 55 MBPatrick starts off complaining as usual and gets into poetry before reading a short story entitled "Tattle."
Episode 133 - Pausing the Series
July 07, 2022 02:55 - 40 minutes - 46.8 MBPatrick talks about pausing the Two and a Half Men series, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and what makes good writing. He also reads some poetry about all that smack.
Episode 133
July 07, 2022 02:55 - 40 minutes - 46.8 MBPatrick talks about pausing the Two and a Half Men series, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and what makes good writing. He also reads some poetry about all that smack.
Episode 132 - Two and a Half Men Part IV
July 04, 2022 19:16 - 1 hour - 102 MBPatrick continues discussing Mia and Charlie's relationship, delves in Alan and Kandi, and finishes by reading from his new novel, Birch.
Episode 131 - Two and a Half Men Part IV
July 04, 2022 19:16 - 1 hour - 102 MBPatrick continues discussing Mia and Charlie's relationship, delves in Alan and Kandi, and finishes by reading from his new novel, Birch.
Episode 131 - Two and a Half Men Part III
July 03, 2022 03:00 - 51 minutes - 62.1 MBPatrick reads a page from his new novel, Birch, and dips his toes in season three of Two and a Half Men.
Episode 130 - Two and a Half Men Part II
June 25, 2022 23:53 - 43 minutes - 53.2 MBPatrick gets to talk about one episode and then dips.
Episode 129 - Two and a Half Men Part I
June 19, 2022 01:57 - 1 hour - 82 MBPatrick discusses two episodes from the first two seasons of Two and a Half Men, and the lasting effects of Toxic Masculinity.
Episode 128 - Toxic Masculinity Primer
June 11, 2022 22:12 - 55 minutes - 67.7 MBPatrick discusses his research on Toxic Masculinity and Two and a Half Men.
Episode 127 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part VI
June 04, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBPatrick talks about the current hot topic of TikTok content creators allegedly encouraging readers to return eBooks for refunds, the mythology of the WritingCommunity, and concludes Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.
Episode 126 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part V
June 01, 2022 02:29 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBPatrick reads more, talks more, and coughs more.
Episode 125 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part IV
May 29, 2022 04:34 - 56 minutes - 66.9 MBPatrick covers Dr. Bledsoe.
Episode 124 - Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man Part III
May 21, 2022 21:28 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBPatrick gets into Jim Trueblood and the purpose of his character.
Episode 124 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part III
May 21, 2022 21:28 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBPatrick gets into Jim Trueblood and the purpose of his character.
Episode 123 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part II
May 15, 2022 02:36 - 55 minutes - 64.6 MBPatrick reads and analyzes the Battle Royal, and goes on a tangent about his research on Toxic Masculinity.
Episode 122 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part I
May 09, 2022 00:39 - 43 minutes - 50.4 MBPatrick provides context for the novel's prologue, reveals his thesis topic, and reads the first page of his new novel
Episode 121 - Langston Hughes and Ralph Ellison
May 01, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBPatrick reads Langston Hughes's "Cowards from the Colleges," and Ralph Ellison's "Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke." Yes, he says it incorrectly multiple times.
Episode 120 - Price of the Trinity Revisited
April 24, 2022 15:11 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBPatrick openly discusses why he published Price of the Trinity as a paperback first, his fears of audience perception, the theme of race, and reads multiple sections from the second half of the novel.
Episode 119 - Charles Bukowski's War All the Time
April 16, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 71 MBPatrick reads poetry. What else do you need to know?
Episode 118 - The Writings of Katy B Sweet
April 10, 2022 14:50 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBPatrick reads Katy B Sweet's memoir and talks about topics he's not going to put in the description of the podcast.
Episode 117 - William Blake and Christina Rossetti
April 03, 2022 00:30 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBPatrick reads Songs of Innocence and Experience, the Goblin Market, and a random Bukowski moment.
Episode 116 - Sherman Alexie's What You Pawn I Will Redeem
March 27, 2022 15:05 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBSherman Alexie fans will not like this episode at all.
Episode 115 - 1914 Minisode
March 23, 2022 18:09 - 6 minutes - 8.27 MBPatrick reads some poetry by @ottertitties on Twitter.
Episode 114 - George Gissing's The Odd Women
March 18, 2022 23:34 - 50 minutes - 61.1 MBPatrick spends the whole episode not wanting to read this book.
Episode 113 - Mary Barton and Shirley
March 12, 2022 06:32 - 1 hour - 101 MBPatrick does the unthinkable and double teams Gaskell and Bronte.
Episode 112 - Flannery O'Connor's Parker's Back
March 06, 2022 04:38 - 1 hour - 100 MBPatrick rants a lot, reads some O'Connor, rants more, and you are probably not going to like this episode.
Episode 111 - Kathryn Harrison's The Kiss
February 27, 2022 20:49 - 1 hour - 94 MBDO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. Patrick cringes over The Kiss.
Episode 110 - Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir
February 19, 2022 23:24 - 59 minutes - 93.5 MBPatrick covers The Art of Memoir, how memories inform our writing, and the variations on the same story.
Episode 109 - R.E.M.
February 13, 2022 06:04 - 1 hour - 120 MBPatrick diverts from literature and talks about his favorite band.
Episode 108 - Twitter and Reply Guys
February 06, 2022 05:09 - 54 minutes - 87.2 MBPatrick reads questions from Twitter, talks about creepy Reply Guys, discusses various writing styles, and winds down.
Episode 108
February 06, 2022 05:09 - 54 minutes - 87.2 MBPatrick reads questions from Twitter, talks about creepy Reply Guys, discusses various writing styles, and winds down.
Episode 107 - Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
January 30, 2022 21:41 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBPatrick sort of analyzes Never Let Me Go and ends up going on a rant for twenty minutes.
Episode 106 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part IV
January 23, 2022 03:41 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBPatrick kinda concludes Slaughterhouse Five, talks about Creed, and wonders if his new microphone makes a difference.
Episode 105 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part III
January 15, 2022 20:50 - 54 minutes - 85.6 MBPatrick reads through Vonnegut, talks about Twitter cliques, and freewill.
Episode 104 - Slaughterhouse FIve Part II
January 08, 2022 20:39 - 56 minutes - 90.6 MBPatrick reads more Slaughterhouse Five, and you'll just have to listen to find out what else happens.
Episode 104 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse FIve Part II
January 08, 2022 20:39 - 56 minutes - 90.6 MBPatrick reads more Slaughterhouse Five, and you'll just have to listen to find out what else happens.
Episode 103 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part I
January 02, 2022 05:13 - 50 minutes - 77.9 MBPatrick doesn't even crack the surface of Slaughterhouse Five, rants about Christmas gifts, and his wife makes an appearance. Please note this was amended and reuploaded on 01/03/2021.