TMR 19.10: "The Fine Art of Leaving Something Out" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.10: "The Fine Art of Leaving Something Out" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
For the first time in the history of the Two Month Review, Chad had to go it alone. He stuck in there, didn't get too cr... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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40mins
TMR 19.9: "The Dream of the Invention of the Memory, Etc." [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.9: "The Dream of the Invention of the Memory, Etc." [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Veeeeekingdor!!!!! This week's episode is pretty wild, with stories of Riga FC, stoic faces, Fresán's visit to the Unive... Read more
15 Jul 2023
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1hr 3mins
Three Percent #188: Baseball
Three Percent #188: Baseball
Well, we did it: One whole episode just about baseball and books about baseball and baseball memories and anything else ... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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1hr 8mins
TMR 19.7: "The Good Rememberer (A How-To Guide)" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.7: "The Good Rememberer (A How-To Guide)" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Former TMR guest Patrick Smith returns to discuss his reread of the first two volumes of the trilogy, how Fresán's writi... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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1hr 10mins
TMR 19.6: "The Impossibility of Painting with Watercolors in the Rain" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.6: "The Impossibility of Painting with Watercolors in the Rain" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Chad and Kaija break down the final bit of the first part of the third volume in Fresán's trilogy (phew), revisit the "i... Read more
26 Jun 2023
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36mins
TMR 19.5: "The Burning Gaze of Vladimir Nabokov" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.5: "The Burning Gaze of Vladimir Nabokov" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Separated by 10 hours—like podcasting jet lag?—Chad and Brian work through some observations and rants (specifically abo... Read more
18 Jun 2023
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46mins
TMR 19.4: "Read like Dracula and write like Frankenstein!" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.4: "Read like Dracula and write like Frankenstein!" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
From Nobel Prize favorites to Proust to competitive cliques on the mountain, this week's episodes is almost as sprawling... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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42mins
TMR 19.3: "DREAM + MEMORY = INVENTION" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.3: "DREAM + MEMORY = INVENTION" [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Kaija Straumanis pinch hits this week for a discussion about Lost, airplanes, the past and nostalgia, writers vs. narrat... Read more
2 Jun 2023
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53mins
TMR 19.1: Where Are We At? [THE REMEMBERED PART]
TMR 19.1: Where Are We At? [THE REMEMBERED PART]
Maybe not the most informative of recaps, but Brian and Chad discuss what the love about Fresán's writing, things they r... Read more
12 May 2023
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35mins
Three Percent #188: Cultural Support in Multilingual Spain [A Riveting Event]
Three Percent #188: Cultural Support in Multilingual Spain [A Riveting Event]
In this episode, Chad talks with Olga Castro (Univ. of Warwick), and translators Jacob Rogers (Galician), Mara Faye Leth... Read more
25 Apr 2023
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55mins