Faking Lit
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★ - 23 ratingsA podcast in which five idiots get together to discuss the finest works of classic literature.
Listen to them struggle with subtexts, historical contexts, symbolism and the minor fact that none of them have actually read the book.
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Episodes
Episode 114 - Generation X by Douglas Coupland
June 02, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBI'm sorry this is late, things have been crazy Please continue to stay safe and well.
Episode 113 - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
April 20, 2020 21:42 - 53 minutes - 122 MBHappy 420. Stay indoors.
Episode 112 - Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
March 30, 2020 22:10 - 1 hour - 188 MBIT'S A TOTAL LOCKDOWN We try to make the best of a bad situation and continue to broadcast to whoever's left outside in the Wasteland. With Special Guest Experts Eva Steenberg, Zaran Hex and Enya.
Episode 111 - The Plague by Albert Camus
March 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 188 MBDon't go outside. Stay at home. Wash your hands and listen as we discuss Albert Camus' existentialist tale of disease "The Plague" and play "Nazi or Not-zi". Featuring Special Guest Expert Gin Gee, a clone.
Episode 110 - Orlando by Virginia Woolf
February 24, 2020 20:10 - 1 hour - 189 MBWell, well, well, look who decided to post a new episode... This week the Idiots discuss Virginia Woolf's classic tale of gender bending "Orlando" - catch-up with London's Premier Beefeater Lenny London - catch-up with reclusive fifth Beatle Ebenezer Skrewge - quiz them on the failures of their respective marriages.
Episode 109 - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot
January 13, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBWe return for the first episode of the new decade and also make our first attempt to discuss poetry with TS Eliot's beloved book of feline related doggerel "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" - re-litigate an old family psychodrama - pitch a musical about crisp packets - make cat goop. Featuring Special Guest Experts take-no-prisoners comedian Chris P Bitz, Chin's brother Cheek Coffee and David Simon (the guy who wrote The Wire).
Faking Lit # 108 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas By Dr Seuss
December 09, 2019 23:17 - 1 hour - 171 MBOh, gather your ears and come sit a spell, And hark to the tale that I have to tell! A mystery! A murder! A villainous deed! And four possible culprits on your podcast feed! They'll cover various topics (some of them scary) Including some of the films of Jim Carrey! And a bit of the book (we all tried our best) It's a Faking Lit Christmas, so it's a bit of a mess. Featuring Special Guest Experts Terry Sauce and Tim Trout-PI, Private Detective.
Faking Lit 108 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas By Dr Seuss
December 09, 2019 23:17 - 1 hour - 171 MBOh, gather your ears and come sit a spell, And hark to the tale that I have to tell! A mystery! A murder! A villainous deed! And four possible culprits on your podcast feed! They'll cover various topics (some of them scary) Including some of the films of Jim Carrey! And a bit of the book (we all tried our best) It's a Faking Lit Christmas, so it's a bit of a mess. Featuring Special Guest Experts Terry Sauce and Tim Trout-PI, Private Detective.
Episode 107 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville (with Johnny Gillam!)
November 25, 2019 18:18 - 1 hour - 207 MBIn which the Idiots get stuck into Herman Melville's symbolic magnum opus "Moby Dick" - learn the in-and-outs of navel law - discuss whether people in the past knew what a whale even was - talk about sperm.
Episode 105 - A Dog's Purpose by W Bruce Cameron
October 21, 2019 20:41 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBWE ARE BACK After a short break the Idiots return to discuss the sentimental, existential (sentistential) story of canine reincarnation, "A Dog's Purpose" - talk about the value of our four legged friends and the joy they bring into our lives - delve into the history of beloved nudity aggregation website "Mr Skin" - celebrate a birthday - introduce a new section of the show: "What Gets You Off?" Featuring Special Guest Experts Fitzgerald Honger, the Ambassador (an ambassador) and Bobby Crum...
Episode 104 - Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
September 16, 2019 21:27 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBIn which the Idiots celebrate of absent co-host Haran X by discussing his choice of book, Patrick Hamilton's tale of obsession, manipulation and mental illness "Hangover Square" - take a journey through Rock and Venereal Disease - uncover the secrets of Bill Gates's house - welcome Dan back to the land of the living. Featuring Special Guest Experts Rock-Dad and Rock-Son. (Apologies for the sound quality in places, where for some reason we experienced some mic problems.)
Episode 103 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
September 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize winning novel of repression and unrequited love "The Remains of the Day" - discuss the Butler's place in the cultural consciousness - find out about the Butler World Championship - debate which Butlers fuck - call NASA. Featuring Special Guest Experts Billy Butler, Chin's Court Appointed Butler and returning divorced Yogi, Clive Rudolph.
Episode 102 - Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs (with Simone Belshaw!)
August 12, 2019 12:20 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBIn which the Idiots take apart William S Burroughs's obscene, influential magnum opus "Naked Lunch" - discover that diamonds and crystals are actually the same - Haran opens up to us emotionally - we briefly retool to become a gameshow. Featuring Special Guest Experts Terry Sauce, edgelord and DeviantArtist and the South African Diamond Man.
Episode 101 - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
July 29, 2019 19:45 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBIn which we discuss Ayn Rand's notorious objectivist magnum opus "Atlas Shrugged" - learn about exciting developments in the world of AI - a pop star performs an exclusive new track for us live in the studio - have not one, but two interventions. Featuring Special Guest Experts Limes (the Artist Formerly Known as Regyna McCracken) and Technomologist Eddie Stank.
Episode 100 - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Part 2)
July 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBPART 2 CHAOS REIGNS
Episode 100 - Inifinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Part 1)
July 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBPART 1 ONE BIG HOT MESS
Episode 99 - The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
June 17, 2019 07:01 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBWe 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 Factory" - we find out that the super-rich are really just like us when all is said and done - learn what the Chinese ET would sound like. With Special Guest Experts Horni and Chayst Mostenice, heirs to the Moistenice Plunger Fortune.
Episode 98 - Game of Thrones Special (with Adrian Tauss!)
June 03, 2019 18:59 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn 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 should have been and along the way share stories of what it was actually like working behind the scenes of the show and to be a confidant of George RR Martin himself. With Special Guest Experts Adrian Tauss and Trey Birkenstock, accent coach to the star.
Episode 97 - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
May 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBContinuing the never-ending, eternal Dystopia series, the Idiots delve into Kurt Vonnegut's pitch black apocalypse comedy "Cat's Cradle" - Alice returns and relates her harrowing tale of survival after being trapped for months in her local decommissioned library - Our favourite Beefeater Sir Lenny London OBE returns and tells us of the people we will meet in Heaven, and the chain restaurants that exist in Heaven and in Hell - we delve into the history of various Ians.
Episode 96 - The Stand by Stephen King (with Fitzgerald Honger!)
May 06, 2019 14:27 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThe Idiots discuss Stephen King's epic tale of Good and Evil and the fight for humanity's very soul at the end of the world, "The Stand"! - Fitz returns to the show with more tales of the future and attempts to start up a new business, possibly involving dogs - we get a terrifying glimpse of the world to come if we don't change our ways - we get some advice to reduce our carbon footprint to zero. Featuring Special Guest Experts Fitzgerald Honger and Eva Steenberg, a super space child with a ...
Episode 95 - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (with Jonny Gillam & Joseph Murphy!)
April 22, 2019 22:41 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBHAPPY EASTER 420 It's been a long weekend so all I'll say about this one is that we have guests that come in the form of the purest rastafarian Gideon Ponyboy and C.S Lewis drops in to critique his own work and share deeply personal stories about his sex life with a familiar secret agent.
Episode 94 - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (with Simone Belshaw!)
April 08, 2019 22:01 - 1 hour - 77 MBThe Dystopia season continues with our discussion of David Mitchell's genre colliding work of literary ventriloquism "Cloud Atlas" and we reveal the secrets of Chin's hot bod, Josh's past life, reveal that Freddie Mercury was an ant and create a haunting work of art. #AllMenAreCool Featuring Special Guest Experts returning edgelord DeviantArtist Terry Sauce and super hacker supreme B.L.U.E.S.T.E.E.L.T.H.U.N.D.E.R.M.A.C.A.B.R.E.
Episode 93 - The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick (with Adam Riley & Jonny Gillam!)
March 26, 2019 20:50 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBSorry this one is so late. We continue our Unofficial Dystopia Season with a chat about about Philip K Dick's nightmare alternate universe in which the Nazis won the Second World War, taking in diverse topics such as the "Bildenberg" Group, how to adopt a cunning pseudonym and why Nazis are bad. With Special Guest Experts Adam Riley, Jonny Gillam and The Captain. You can buy "Tomorrow's World" by Guy Portman here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JMKVWD1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF...
Episode 92 - The Children of Men by P.D. James (with Emily McQuade!)
March 11, 2019 11:01 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBThe Idiots talk about PD James's vision of a childless future, "The Children of Men" and also discuss related matters such as sperm counts, Fortnite and various substances that are stored in the balls. Featuring Special Guest Experts Emily McQuade and Fortnite champion T3st1cul4r C4nc3r.
Episode 91 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
February 26, 2019 00:04 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe Idiots grapple with Aldous Huxley's vision of a world where humanity has been pacified and controlled by sex and drugs and we ask whether it is more relevant now than it has ever been. Along the way we discuss artificial insemination, who in the room is an Alpha and who is a Gamma and play a couple of games of "3,2,1 Break!" Featuring Special Guest Experts... you know what, it's late and this is my third attempt to upload this and type out a description because Soundcloud was having a me...
Episode 90 - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
February 11, 2019 08:17 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBMWAH I KISS YOU Remember that guy with that website? This week the Idiots get all sentimental and romantic with George Orwell's terrifying vision of an inescapable, totalitarian future, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", arguably the most romantic of all the Dystopian works we are covering in our unofficial Dystopia series, and not something that I've forced into shape in response to the caprices of the marketplace - we chart the enduring legacy of Nineteen Eighty-Four and its influence of middle-of-t...
Episode 89 - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (with Fitzgerald Honger!)
January 28, 2019 20:31 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn which the Idiots discuss H.G. Wells genre defining fourth dimensional adventure "The Time Traveller" - Fitz drops by to lay out his latest business venture and tell us incredible tales of the Future (both the place in time and the trap rapper) - Chin tries out the latest food craze Huel and reports back on his findings - we hear strange and bizarre Future Music (both the place in time and the trap rapper). Featuring Special Guest Experts Fitzgerald Honger and Engelbert Humbledick, COO of ...
Episode 88 - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
January 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Anthony Burgess's real horroshow novel of ultraviolence and the old in-and-out - become gradually more and more lost in a world of shared hallucinations and abrupt, unexpected advertorial fugues - learn how engage and disengage Cuck Mode - uncover a real life case of disturbing psychological conditioning. Featuring Special Guest Experts Soyman Mayo and Mark Cuckmode, radio personalities, film critics and aspiring pop stars.
Episode 87 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy (with Jonny Gillam!)
January 07, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn which the Idiots crash into 2019 with Cormac McCarthy's bleak, brutal and beautiful post-apocalyptic masterpiece - dig deep into the sordid and terrifying world of Army Seals and their trainers - uncover the dangerous world of Malaysian weddings - learn to appreciate the finer points of Daddy Culture. Featuring Special Guest Experts Jonny Gillam and Thaddeus Bullits, US Army Seal Trainer Trainer.
Episode 86 - A Faking Lit Christmas Carol (with Michael Hill & Joseph Murphy!)
December 17, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIt's a Christmas miracle.
Episode 85 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (with Sam Dodson!)
December 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBIn which the slow Bataan Death March that has been our Harry Potter season comes to a grateful end with "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows" - Chin expounds upon the music of Freddie Mercury - we try to out Jordan Bellfort each other and sell each other various objects - pitch the ultimate "get rich slow" scheme. Featuring Special Guest Experts Michaell Hill, Sam Dodson and Richard Sounds, CEO of Richer Sounds, a reference that everyone will get and appreciate.
Episode 84 - Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
December 03, 2018 20:21 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn which the Idiots continue the descent into the world of Harry Potter and discuss the darkest entry in the series "Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince" - Dan puts on his big boy pants to host the episode and deploys his tried and tested methodology of listing things and asking what the best thing is - debate the question of Dumbledore's sexuality and the use of subtext - discover what constitutes a "classic scenario". Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill and Stephen King's brother...
Episode 83 - Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
November 19, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBIn which the Idiots continue their journey through the Potterverse with the fifth book in the series "Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix" - we learn of a scandal at Hogwarts that was cut out of the books - learn what Joaquin Phoenix's favourite caramels are - discover the massive secret conspiracy embedded at the heart of the novel - have a little father-son role-playing. With Special Guest Experts Billiam Chilitree, heir to the throne of Denmark and Head Town Planner, and Quillius Crim...
Episode 82 - The Godfather by Mario Puzo
November 07, 2018 23:19 - 47 minutes - 49.1 MBThis week Chin's brother, Cheek Coffee, takes over Faking Lit as chin is mysteriously absent. He's joined by a litenay of characters, including Lenny London, Steve Koenig, Donnie Bagels, Daniel Offen, Michael Owen and Josh Bellman. They talk about The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Episode 81 - M.R. James Halloween Special (with Ian Lane!)
October 29, 2018 22:04 - 1 hour - 67 MBBOO In which the Idiots look to the authoritative M.R. James to inspire them to write the spookiest, scariest, creepiest ghost story of all time for Halloween - Chin reveals he doesn't know how buses work - we try to spread awareness of Simlish. Featuring Special Guest Experts Ian Lane and Mortimer Goth, noted Sim about town.
Episode 80 - Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (with Loose Brie!)
October 22, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBIn which the Idiots continue to tumble down the Harryhole with the fourth book in the series, "Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire" - we recast the Harry Potter stories with Michael Caine in every role - examine what makes the Death Eater's so evil - work out what snakes symbolise in the series - try to talk about a female character for a minute without mentioning any men. Featuring Special Guest Experts Martin Willis and Jacob, a male feminist man person guy.
Episode 79 - Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban (with Simone Belshaw!)
October 15, 2018 07:28 - 1 hour - 74 MBIn the third part of our Harry Potter series, the Idiots dig into "Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban" - discover the connections between carrier bag costs, PC Gone Mad and MacDonalds - an artist shows us their watercolours - Chin gets into trouble with HR. Featuring Special Guest Expert Terry Sauce, DeviantArt Artist.
Episode 78 - Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets (with Ben Lund-Conlon!)
October 08, 2018 11:02 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBIn which the Idiots continue their Potterquest with the second book in the series: "Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets" - a holy celestial being makes their podcast debut - stay away from snakes - get anagrammatical. Featuring Special Guest Expert, God.
Episode 77 - Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling (with William Stone!)
October 01, 2018 14:29 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBIn which the Idiots kick off their series run-through of the Harry Potter books with "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" - learn the true story behind the inspiration of everyone's favourite boy wizard - discover the difference between a hairdresser and a barber - bask in the magic of Blackpool. Featuring Special Guest Experts William Stone, Orson Welles and Mansoir Fillapuso, a man with a haircut.
Episode 76 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
September 24, 2018 07:33 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Ray Bradbury's cautionary sci-fi tale of censorship and conformity - Beefeater Lenny London returns to reveal hitherto unrevealed magical powers and discuss his recent promotion - Josh expounds on the profound influence that Jordan Peterson has had on his life - Haran has another meltdown - Chin advocates for the primacy of literature over all other mediums, especially podcasts like this one. Featuring Special Guest Expert Lenny London, Premier Beefeater.
Episode 75 - Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (with Joseph Murphy and Jonny Gillam)
September 17, 2018 06:40 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's seminal comic book masterpiece "Watchmen" - argue for the legitimacy of the medium - demand pictures of Spider-Man - examine the problems of adaptation while dry heaving - the squid stays in the picture. Featuring Special Guest Experts Joseph Murphy and the poet Robert Burns.
Episode 74 - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
September 10, 2018 07:34 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIn which the Idiots discuss John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize winning picaresque novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" - discuss how today's entrepreneurs conduct their business - how grief can manifest itself through flatulence - dunk on Dan's nuts. Featuring Special Guest Expert Bell Joshman, a campanologist.
Episode 73 - Beatlemania Special!
September 03, 2018 17:35 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIn this very special episode the Idiots sit down to gab with Ebeneezer, the secret 5th Beatle, discuss his hitherto undocumented place in the legendary story of the Beatles and ask him to weigh in on books which the music of the Beatles helped to inspire.
Episode 72 - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (with Ben Lund-Conlon & Fitzgerald Honger!)
August 20, 2018 22:09 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckling Bro-Down "The Three Musketeers" - Fitz gives us an update on his wallpaper business and branches out into sales - Ben plugs his art - we lay out the tangled web connecting the Mouseketeers with Brexit ad Trump. Featuring Special Guest Experts Ben Lund-Conlon & Fitzgerald Honger.
Episode 71 - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
August 13, 2018 07:45 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBIn which the Idiots discuss J.D. Salinger's quintessential moody teenager novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" - Dan opens up about his musical tastes and his past as a sk8tr boi - we learn that Chin is a scummy Globalist shill - our guest reveals the perils of believing the Mainstream Media. Featuring Special Guest Expert Gareth something or other.
Episode 70 - Atonement by Ian McEwan
August 06, 2018 06:54 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBIn which the Idiots discuss Ian McEwan's meta-fictional tale of loss, guilt and love, "Atonement" - learn the secret military origins of the Chicken McNugget - unveil Steve Koenig's latest project for Netflix - swelter in this unending heat-wave. Featuring Special Guest Experts Steve Koenig and Crispin Pacquet, a naval spitfire pilot.
Episode 69 - The Kama Sutra by Vatsyayana
July 30, 2018 07:37 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBIn which the Idiots get down and dirty with "The Kama Sutra" for a very special Episode 69 - we discuss our favourite positions from the Kama Sutra - gain insight into the plight of the adult baby community - Dan is confronted with his past. Featuring Special Guest Experts returning couples therapist BJ McHammer and her baby husband Henry McHammer.
Episode 68 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (with Jonny Gillam!)
July 24, 2018 22:06 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIn which the Idiots discuss beloved children's classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle - Chin has a mini family reunion as he tries to work out which of his brothers is in possession of their cherished copy of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Featuring Special Guest Experts, Chin's brothers: Cheek Coffee, Forehead Hot Chocolate and Nose Bovril.
Episode 67 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
July 17, 2018 17:40 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBIn which the Idiots discuss William Golding's tale of boys, pigs and the laughably fragile veneer of civilization - discuss whether this book would be sexier if it had involved an island of girls as opposed to boys - expose the music world for the hollow sham it truly is - finally establish who has true Big Dick Energy in the room. Featuring Special Guest Experts Pop Artist Regyna McCracken and Falix Petridish, music critic for The Truncheon.