Podcast Episodes

17.2: "Pure Hatred" [Eltit + Hahn]

Technical difficulties abound as Chad struggles to find reliable Wifi in Latvia. (While being recruited by the Russian mafia?)  Katie and Brian take …

3 years, 11 months ago

TMR 17.1: "You Behaved Like a Dog"

TMR is back, breaking down Daniel Hahn's translation diary, Catching Fire, alongside his translation of Never Did the Fire by Diamela Eltit. 

In this…

3 years, 11 months ago

TMR 16.13: "Fürst Pückler" [2666]

We've reached the end of 2666 and Chad, Katie, and Brian convene to talk about how amazing the ending is, publishers protecting authors, love and fam…

4 years, 3 months ago

TMR 16.12: "Senselessness" [2666]

Chad and Brian talk about more vampires, about semen, about senseless scene after senseless scene, about WWII, about masterpieces and mediocre writin…

4 years, 3 months ago

TMR 16.11: "Hello, Big German" [2666]

We're in the home stretch, as Archimboldi appears at last. Chad, Katie, and Brian discuss his origin story, vampires, seaweed, the nature of time, va…

4 years, 4 months ago

TMR 16.10: "Three Men and a Congresswoman" [2666]

Chad and Brian tackle the braided narratives that close out "The Part About the Crimes," discussing Michel Butor's thoughts about detective novels (f…

4 years, 4 months ago

TMR 16.9: "Repetition" [2666]

Brian's back to talk about dead baby jokes, repetition, the power of reading, snuff films, matriarchal lineage, and much more. Chad didn't sleep befo…

4 years, 4 months ago

TMR 16.8: "Klaus Haas" [2666]

Chad and Katie go it alone on this special Thanksgiving episode, going deeper into "The Part About the Crimes," talking about Chris Andrews's critica…

4 years, 4 months ago

TMR 16.7: "The Next Dead Woman" [2666]

Chad, Brian, and Katie dive into "The Part About the Crimes," talking about the fact that the Penitent gets more detective time than all of the murde…

4 years, 5 months ago

TMR 16.6: "Fire, Walk With Me" [2666]

After Chad, Katie, and Brian finish recapping the end of "The Part About Fate"—including the Twin Peaks reference, representations of violence, the a…

4 years, 5 months ago