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Obscure with Michael Ian Black

It's a book club, but funny!Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights.Join Michael's weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like J... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 3 - Jack-Jack.

Episode 3 - Jack-Jack.

Michael realizes that Jude has much in common with his ugly rescue dog, Jack-Jack.Support the show: https://www.patreon.... Read more

22 Jun 2018

32mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 4 - Prayer and the Wicked Jew.

Episode 4 - Prayer and the Wicked Jew.

Friend Krista Tippett joins the conversation about what is hope and why it’s so important, not just to poor Jude, but al... Read more

29 Jun 2018

41mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 5 - A Little Manliness.

Episode 5 - A Little Manliness.

Michael compares the world of Jude the Obscure to River City, Iowa, and he asks writer Nell Scovell if there’s a pill he... Read more

6 Jul 2018

33mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 6 - Jude, Buck Up!.

Episode 6 - Jude, Buck Up!.

Jude struggles with achieving his goals, which leads Michael to discuss his own life challenges with bestie Michael Show... Read more

13 Jul 2018

47mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 52 - Are You My Mother?.

Episode 52 - Are You My Mother?.

Jude’s son arrives, and Sue feels an instant connection. But a wise old widow warns the couple of a tragic doom to come.... Read more

14 Jun 2019

59mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 31 - I’m a Negation of Civilization.

Episode 31 - I’m a Negation of Civilization.

Sue reveals her true self to Jude, and Michael has an epiphany about why this book is considered a classic. Support the ... Read more

11 Jan 2019

45mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 54 - A Smear Campaign.

Episode 54 - A Smear Campaign.

The outrage atJude and Sue’s happiness and their unmarried status continues to cause an uproar among their neighbors, fo... Read more

28 Jun 2019

40mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 43 - The Steel Trap of Belief.

Episode 43 - The Steel Trap of Belief.

Jude, Sue & Jack Jack all struggle to break free of the ties that bind them.This episode is sponsored by Roman (www.... Read more

5 Apr 2019

39mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 55 - Finding God and Losing Religion.

Episode 55 - Finding God and Losing Religion.

In an episode that spans years, Jude and Sue pay a price for their nontraditional domestic arrangement. See omnystudio.c... Read more

5 Jul 2019

46mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 26 - Jude the Hack.

Episode 26 - Jude the Hack.

Michael turns to fellow comedian Guy Branum to help break down Jude’s Latin performance at the local tavern. This episod... Read more

7 Dec 2018

49mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 17 - You Have Arrived at Your Destination.

Episode 17 - You Have Arrived at Your Destination.

Jude arrives in Christminster, and Michael and comedian Maeve Higgins tell ghost stories.See omnystudio.com/policies/lis... Read more

28 Sep 2018

46mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 53 - They Were Happy for Two Paragraphs.

Episode 53 - They Were Happy for Two Paragraphs.

Jude and Sue settle into a happy domestic life with Jude's son, but trouble follows in the form of a jealous Arabella.Se... Read more

21 Jun 2019

46mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 61 - Death, Death, Dammedable Death.

Episode 61 - Death, Death, Dammedable Death.

Micheal continues to predict Jude’s fate as he dissects a dark and heated conversation between lovers Jude and Sue. And ... Read more

23 Aug 2019

48mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 41 - The Piano Is Like a Heart.

Episode 41 - The Piano Is Like a Heart.

Jude & Sue finally meet for tea, and Michael is joined by special guest reader, RISK! host Kevin Allison.See omnystu... Read more

22 Mar 2019

39mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 32 - Don’t Be Such a Wet Noodle.

Episode 32 - Don’t Be Such a Wet Noodle.

Sue finally admits she sees love in Jude's eyes, and Michael sees himself in Jude. Support the show: https://www.patreon... Read more

18 Jan 2019

33mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 51 - Well! Quite a Piece of News!.

Episode 51 - Well! Quite a Piece of News!.

A surprising plot development makes Sue reconsider marrying Jude. Plus, Michael’s wife Martha returns to discuss this ne... Read more

7 Jun 2019

39mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 59 - Done Because We Are Too Menny.

Episode 59 - Done Because We Are Too Menny.

As we head towards the final pages, Michael is thrown off by a surprising turn of events, which starts with Little Fathe... Read more

2 Aug 2019

35mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 33 - Going Through the Spanking Machine.

Episode 33 - Going Through the Spanking Machine.

Michael contemplates throwing the book into the fire in frustration while Jude and Sue go round and round.See omnystudio... Read more

25 Jan 2019

38mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 30 - Take Off Those Wet Clothes.

Episode 30 - Take Off Those Wet Clothes.

Michael is joined by Another Period co-star Paget Brewster to read an intimate scene between the notorious cousins follo... Read more

4 Jan 2019

41mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 45 - Stepping Blindly into the Quagmire.

Episode 45 - Stepping Blindly into the Quagmire.

Phillotson puzzles over how he should respond to the news that Sue wants out of their marriage, and Michael talks to Mik... Read more

26 Apr 2019

49mins

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