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Roach Dance: Kafka's, "The Metamorphosis"
We're going roach mode.
This week we cover Franz Kafka's 1915 classic, "The Metamorphosis," a story about a man getting straight up turned into a gian…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Least Evil Finance Bro: American Psycho
Disclaimer: killing people is bad actually. Don't try Patrick Bateman's techniques at home.
This week we check out Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 work of hor…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Article Brain #1: Frog Slurry
Welcome to a new subseries of The Socialist Shelf: Article Brain!
Once a month, we'll take a break from the books for each of us to bring forward an a…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Long Live Queer Socialism! : Rainbow Solidarity, ft. Matéo Penado
Y'all like socialism?
Y'all like queers?
Get ready for some...queer socialism!!
Matéo Penado of the Rainbow Collective joins us to talk about Leslie Fei…
1 year ago
His Pod Goes Casting On: Fire on the Mountain
We've seen plenty of dystopian futures...how about a utopian one?
Terry Bisson's 1988, "Fire on the Mountain" explores an alternate timeline where Har…
1 year ago
Gays Shouldn't Shut Up: Mélusine, ft. Aysha U. Farah and Lee Mandelo
Let's read a problematic gay fantasy novel!!!
Author Lee Mandelo (Summer Sons, The Woods All Black, Feed Them Silence) and 5 time returning guest, wri…
1 year ago
Hear the Gorilla Out: Ishmael, ft. Jen Big Nasty
Today, a gorilla will set us straight.
This week we're covering "Ishmael," a 1992 philosophical dialogue between a man and a gorilla, written by Danie…
1 year ago
Saw Gerrera > Fail Organa: Star Wars, the Mask of Fear, ft. Manuclearbomb
Folks, we're not immune to the Andor hype! This week, we decided to return to the world of Star Wars to cover what can be seen as loosely as an Andor…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 100: Cow Tools and Q&A
We did it, Shelfers. 100 EPISODES OF THE SOCIALIST SHELF!!
To honor this beautiful occasion we answer some questions from you, our glorious listeners,…
1 year, 1 month ago
We Finally Talk About Movies: A Discussion with Resistance Cinema ATL
Don't worry, we're still a literature podcast, but we wanted to have our friends Jason and Ankita from Resistance Cinema ATL on the show to talk abou…
1 year, 1 month ago