Podcast Episodes

Life and Fate Read Along: Part 2, Chapter 48

Covering thoughts shared by some of our listeners on our Discord and on social media about Part 2, Chapter 48 of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. You…

1 year, 10 months ago

Life and Fate (P.2, Chs. 21-50) by Grossman

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This week, Matt and Cameron keep up the pace in Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate, covering Part 2, chapters 21 through 50. They’ll be cover…

1 year, 10 months ago

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

You can pick up a copy of Dr. Maya Vinokour’s book Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture here. 

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This week, Matt and Camero…

1 year, 11 months ago

Office Hours - We Read This Book So You Don't Have To

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This week, Matt and Cameron decide to see what insights Book-Twitter has to offer by reading and reacting to some choice passages from Hit…

1 year, 11 months ago

Life and Fate (P.1 Chs. 61-70, P.2 Chs. 1-20) by Grossman

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This week, Matt and Cameron continue their quest through Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate, covering Part 1, chs.61-70 along with Part 2, ch…

1 year, 11 months ago

Light Breathing by Bunin

Note: This episode contains light discussion of sexual assault throughout. 

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This week, Matt and Cameron dig into Ivan Bunin’s popular short…

2 years ago

Office Hours - Do-stoevsky it for the 'gram, Empress Theresa

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This week, Matt and Cameron take some time to recap the syllabus to students in Office Hours. They’ll be recapping the Life and Fate Read …

2 years ago

Life and Fate (P.1, Chs. 32-60) by Grossman

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This week, Matt and Cameron stay on the Life and Fate grind, covering Part 1’s chapters 32 through 60. Time to talk hospital tours, tank c…

2 years ago

The Czech Manuscripts (w/ author Dr. David Cooper)

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This week, Matt and Cameron are joined by Professor David Cooper to talk about his new book The Czech Manuscripts: Forgery, Translation, a…

2 years, 1 month ago

Office Hours - Dissertation, sea monsters, DostoevskyGPT

This week, Matt and Cameron take a break from their daily Grossman grind™ to talk about what they’ve been getting up to for fun this month, about Cam…

2 years, 1 month ago