Podcast Episodes

Office Hours - Why don't straight men read novels?

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This week, Matt and Cameron host Office Hours, speaking about the wider state of reading as well as some non-Slavic lit they’ve been getti…

1 year, 11 months ago

Strike! (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein

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This week, Matt and Cameron dive into Sergei Eisenstein’s landmark film Strike! (1925) to get a better look into his foundational ideas ar…

1 year, 11 months ago

The Tears & Smiles of Things by Sodomora (w/ translators Dr. Roman Ivashkiv and Sabrina Jaszi)

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This week, Matt and Cameron dive into Andriy Sodomora’s short story collection The Tears & Smiles of Things with the help of its translato…

2 years ago

Office Hours - Enrolling in Jordan Peterson Academy

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This week, Matt and Cameron talk Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song, dropping the nuclear bomb (a timely conversation), and torturing your roommate…

2 years ago

The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz

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This week, Matt and Cameron are down with the sickness of Schulzomania, covering parts of the short story collection “The Street of Crocod…

2 years ago

Devil's Yard by Ivo Andrić

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This week, Matt and Cameron chart new territory by covering the novella Devil's Yard by Yugoslav writer, poet, and diplomat (at varying ti…

2 years, 1 month ago

August Break - The Czech Manuscripts (w/ author Dr. David L. Cooper)

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

2 years, 1 month ago

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 …

2 years, 2 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…

2 years, 2 months ago

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

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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…

2 years, 2 months ago