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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
It’s Alive!!!
It’s time to make up a guy to get mad at with Mary Shelley’s 1818 genre-creating classic, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
We j…
8 months ago
Workers' Lit News: Sorry to Burst Your Bubble, ft. Johnny Amizich
Epstein scandals! A tumbling economy! Nicki Minaj standing up for Christendom! AI in massive trouble! What a week to talk about the darn news.
We are …
8 months, 1 week ago
The Computer is my Friend: Neuromancer, ft. Trevor Strunk
What if you could really, really, REALLY go on the computer?
William Gibson asks this vital question in his 1984 sci-fi classic, "Neuromancer," and to…
8 months, 1 week ago
Unfit to Print: 11/4-11/11 2025, ft. Josh Boerman
Another crazy news week! We start with the summary, and then go into a discussion (featuring Josh Boerman) at around the 15-minute mark.Today's topic…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Dark Woke: Woods All Black (Socialist Shelf)
This truly is a book for our moment.
The pod dives into (friend of the pod) Lee Mandelo’s 2024 queer horror, “Woods All Black.”
Looking for an intersec…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Unfit to Print: All the news 10/28-11/4 2025
It’s our first ever news and current events episode!
We start with a news summary, followed by commentary beginning at 16:37.
Today's topics: The gover…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Huge Announcement! Workers' Lit
Probably our most important episode yet.
Aysha U. Farah and Jen Big Nasty join the shelfers to...no wait, I'm seeing they're just joining the pod. Str…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ben Returns: Lions and Scavengers, ft. AJ Ditty
We’re covering Ben Shapiro again. We’re doing this for you, listeners. You asked us to do this. You inflicted this pain on us. YOU DID!
It’s time to g…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
It’s Not My Fault!: Kamala Harris’ 107 Days, ft. Josh Mayfield
Oh wow. What a time. We really did this.
At listener request, we covered Kamala Harris’ supposed tell-all “107 Days.” Whoo boy.
Joining us is Josh Mayf…
9 months ago
Shakespeare in the Dark: Station Eleven
What if a flu killed almost everyone and so you performed Shakespeare in a traveling band of vagabonds, and also famous actor flashbacks and creepy a…
9 months, 1 week ago