Podcast Episodes

August Break - Ochre & Rust by Gandlevsky (w/translator Philip J. Metres)

Note: This episode originally aired in January 2024. Matt and Cameron are taking a much needed break this August and wanted to re-up some mid-series …

1 year, 7 months ago

August Break - Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture (w/ author Dr. Maya Vinokour)

Note: This episode originally aired in April 2024. Matt and Cameron are taking a much needed break this August and wanted to re-up some mid-series Li…

1 year, 7 months ago

Life and Fate (Part 3, Chs. 49-61) by Grossman

Show Notes:

They said it couldn’t be done; they said it was too much work; they say it was simply too much Grossman. (The ‘they’ here is Matt and Came…

1 year, 8 months ago

Life and Fate (Part 3, Chs. 19-48) by Grossman

Show Notes:

This week, Matt and Cameron stay in Stalingrad to the bitter end, covering Chapters 19 to 48 in Part 3 of Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate.…

1 year, 8 months ago

Aelita (1924) by Protazanov

Show Notes:

This week, Matt and Cameron dive into the 1924 film Aelita, directed by Yakov Protazanov, to learn more about very early Soviet sci-fi, Ne…

1 year, 9 months ago

Office Hours - Answering r/Dostoevsky's hottest questions

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This week, Matt and Cameron return to the salt mines of Reddit to address some of the internet’s most asked questions, such as “Can atheis…

1 year, 9 months ago

Life and Fate (P. 2, Chs. 51-62, P.3 Chs. 1-18) by Grossman

Show Notes:

This week, Matt and Cameron finish the encirclement of Paulus’ 6th Army in Stalingrad as they cover Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate from P…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Body of the Soul by Ulitskaya

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This week, Matt and Cameron get into Lyudmila Ulitskaya’s recently published collection of short stories “The Body of the Soul.” In partic…

1 year, 10 months ago

Office Hours - Ranking our best episodes

Show Notes:

This week, Matt and Cameron take a trip into the stacks to review and -- more importantly -- rank their back catalogue. Everything from Go…

1 year, 10 months ago

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 49

Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 49 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You…

1 year, 10 months ago