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TMR 31.7: "Morgenstern or Mohrenfern or Whatever" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

This week, Brian, Kaija, and Chad talk about the unknown world of references Morgner is playing with, picaresque novels, the joys of writing tedious …

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TMR 31.6: "Our Children Are Not Our Possessions" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

This week’s episode opens with some World Cup talk, before diving into the “Sixth Intermezzo” and first half of “Book Eleven.” According to Brian, “f…

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TMR 31.5: "I Could Have Been The Conductor of a Shawm Band" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

Covering two sections of the novel—the “Fifth Intermezzo” and “Book Ten”—this episode of TMR starts by discussing how life didn’t turn out how Oskar …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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TMR 31.4: "When I Was a Barge" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

This week, Kaija, Brian, and Chad talk about the various levels of narration to this book and the interplay between the “books” and the “intermezzos.…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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TMR 31.3: "Eating Is an Act of Consciousness" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

In an episode as scattered as the book itself, Brian, Chad, and Kaija spend this week wrestling with the wild fragmentation of Morgner’s novel. They …

1 month ago

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TMR 31.2: "You're Just Not Used to Being Treated Like a Lady" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

On this episode, Chad admits to Brian and Kaija that he’s been wrong about something for decades . . . or has he? After that, they discuss the story …

1 month, 1 week ago

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TMR 31.1: "I Had to Sleep for 808 Years" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

The new season kicks off by talking about what compelled Kaija to select The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice as Chronicled by her Minstrel …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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TMR 30.8: "The Fatherland or Death!" [I the Supreme]

On the final episode of this season of the Two Month Review, librarian, book reviewer, passionate reader, and Open Letter intern, Joseph Alcala joins…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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TMR 30.7: "I Should Like to See You Do What I Do!" [I the Supreme]

Chad is still battling post-COVID brain fog, but he and Kaija make a solid go of it, talking about the brilliance of Roa Bastos’s voice, and reflecti…

3 months ago

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TMR 30.6: "Second-Rate Attilas of the Disunited Provinces" [I the Supreme]

Chad has Covid, giving this episode a feverish quality—and making it even more entertaining than usual? Regardless, he’s joined by Kaija and Brian an…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Podcast Episodes

TMR 31.7: "Morgenstern or Mohrenfern or Whatever" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.6: "Our Children Are Not Our Possessions" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.5: "I Could Have Been The Conductor of a Shawm Band" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.4: "When I Was a Barge" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.3: "Eating Is an Act of Consciousness" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.2: "You're Just Not Used to Being Treated Like a Lady" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 31.1: "I Had to Sleep for 808 Years" [The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice]

TMR 30.8: "The Fatherland or Death!" [I the Supreme]

TMR 30.7: "I Should Like to See You Do What I Do!" [I the Supreme]

TMR 30.6: "Second-Rate Attilas of the Disunited Provinces" [I the Supreme]

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