Heavy Bored

The famous novel about the great depression in New York and the infamous character Gloria Wanderous is discussed while going into what a reputation does for a book, the dramatic devices at work in the text, and the praising of books leading to them being overblown. *LINKS* *Buy the Books* BUtterfield 8 by John O’Hara (Library of America edition): https://amzn.to/4nkBKIjBUtterfield 8 by John O’Hara (Vintage edition): https://amzn.to/4fbqbkqTen North Frederick by John O’Hara: https://amzn.to/4wljeDJMore Books by John O’Hara: https://amzn.to/3PvHBhmJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 10th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Woke plot lines taking over–Manny and Alex explaining wokeness to everyone else–Phil Dunphy getting some redemption–Cam and Mitch bickering–Jump the shark plots continue–weak writing–Jay really carrying the show in later seasons–social media jokes we’ve already seen–guest stars–and more!Recorded: 5/3/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4d13AnV*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver: https://amzn.to/3QE4DmzJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt reacts to Ben Lerner’s interview in the New Yorker from April 2026.Recorded: 4/26/2026*LINKS**Buy the Books*Transcription by Ben Lerner: https://amzn.to/48qX20CThe Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner: https://amzn.to/4mSlrSJMore books by Ben Lerner: https://amzn.to/4mNT1JqJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 9th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Social media culture–Intelligence as a joke–Phil Dunphy in the hospital–Mitch perpetually coming out as gay–Jump the shark plotlines–weak writing vs over explaining–guest stars–and more!Recorded: 4/12/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4dIfIwn*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 8th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: A return to form in season 8–Cam and Mitch as Laurel and Hardy–Phil Dunphy getting electrocuted–Manny explaining wokeness–Marxism coming into any workplace depiction–the women's march–guest stars–and more!Recorded: 3/29/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4u3qt1I*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and scholar, Steven Powell, to talk about his award-winning biography of the American crime writer James Ellroy, Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy. Topics include: Crime fiction–mystery in novels–the work of writing a biography–scholarship around crime and noir–and more!*LINKS**Buy the Books*Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/417XltjJames Ellroy: Demon Dog of Crime Fiction by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/3NAElQUConversations with James Ellroy by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/4sWIMV6The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4smkFPPMore Books by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4uLUUtSRead Steven Powell!https://venetianvase.co.ukJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@EllroyReader https://x.com/EllroyReaderInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 7th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Therapy culture becoming full-blown in 2015–Cam losing screen time and plotlines–Phil Dunphy and the ducks–Manny suddenly being insecure–politics coming into jokes–guest stars–and more!Recorded: 3/15/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4u3qt1I*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the 5th part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s turn toward the confessional mode–using family in poetry–redundant poems–––sisters fighting–Glück’s Ararat–and More!Recorded: 3/7/2026*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/4rgzW39Proofs and Theories by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/4lf8ph8More Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/4sEE9ixWalking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright: https://amzn.to/4liDuR5More Books by Franz Wright: https://amzn.to/4aZG9MgJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmail Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 6th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: The beginning of woke in the culture–Haley becoming more important to the show–Cam’s many rivals–changing tone of the writing–explaining as dialogue–Manny losing his spark–guest stars–and more!Recorded: 2/28/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4u3qt1I*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew is joined by freelance editor and spicy take appreciator, Sam Fakahany, as the pair go into Ottessa Moshfegh’s hit novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Topics include: censorship–Ottessa’s reputation–Publishing industry–literary “it girls”--Art hoes–art cowards–lit bros–DFW–Substack–the new literary world–and more!*LINKS* *Buy the Books*My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/4rabW1XMore Books by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/4aQGi3nJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast [at] gmailLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 5th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: The changing language of 2013–the wedding–the gay marriage moment–great sitcom writing–the split in the writers room–guest stars––Phil, Cam, and Jay carrying the show–and more!Recorded: 2/15/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/46I9CaN*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4tFzG03Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@catenjoyer81 https://x.com/catenjoyer81@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittsadt is joined by author Brad Kelly of the Method and Madness podcast, in a discussion of his latest novel, The Earthen Dark. Topics Include: men in fiction–the cultural shifts in literature–soliciting agents–self-publishing game plans–why is sci-fi so irresistible–ancient archetypes–and more!Recorded: 2/3/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*House of Sleep by Brad Kelly: https://amzn.to/3ObW0y8The Earthen Dark by Brad Kelly: https://amzn.to/46F64pIIt by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4tp6s5AMore Books by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4r3bYJnThe Squimbop Condition by David Leo Rice: https://amzn.to/4r1J6kPMore Books by David Leo Rice: https://amzn.to/3OtMrKZCrowbar by Andrew Edwards: https://amzn.to/4a5UK8vJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Subscribe to Method and Madness for FREE! https://www.madmethodpod.com/podcastContact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@bradkelly https://x.com/bradkelly@madmethodpod https://x.com/madmethodpodInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 4th season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Jay and Gloria have a baby–classic sitcom gags–Phil Dunphy looks to the camera–guest stars–the birth of online wokeness in the culture–and more!Recorded: 2/1/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4aHSG70*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4rjtqcFJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@bazillionplus), in a discussion of the 3rd season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: peaky Manny–tight sitcom scripts–evolving characters–period jokes–David Cross and other guest stars–fake online foot fetishes–and more!Recorded: 1/25/2026*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4aHSG70*Buy the Books*Modern Family: The Untold Oral History by Marc Freeman: https://amzn.to/4rjtqcFJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Audrey Lee in a discussion of her debut short story collection, Utter Goodness. Topics Include: mid-atlantic accents–confessional essays–esoteric health products–internet sub-cultures–alt lit scenes–-Substack and the future of writing–building an audience as a writer–feminism–”woman writers”--and more!Recorded: 1/17/2026*LINKS**Buy the Books*Utter Goodness by Audrey Lee: https://farthestheaven.com/products/utter-goodnessThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: https://amzn.to/3LQIIGACowboy Graves by Roberto Bolano: https://amzn.to/4b7rsr0John Updike: The Collected Stories: https://amzn.to/4qDlHGfJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Subscribe to Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Subscribe to Audrey’s Newsletter for FREE! https://jawndidion.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@tinndfishmonger https://x.com/tinndfishmongerInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@eternallyonline https://www.instagram.com/eternallyonlineTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the 4th part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–using family in poetry–Greek Mythology–reluctant love––the destruction of beauty for creativity–Glück’s The Triumph of Achilles–and More!Recorded: 1/10/2026*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47Proofs and Theories by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/46FZOicMore Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bUlysses by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/4qOhIq7The Dream Songs by John Berryman: https://amzn.to/3Yw1NAHJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@my_banlieue https://www.instagram.com/my_banlieue/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@bazillionplus), in a discussion of the 2nd season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: cultural clash–classic sitcom writing–cell phones ruining storylines–wokeness as a punchline in 2010–sexual jokes in family shows–and more!Recorded: 12/29/2025*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4aHSG70Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in a discussion of John Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire and the 1984 film adaptation. Topics include: Irving following the success of Garp–Franny and John's incest storyline–who the main characters actually are–quirked up fiction–bear suits–and more!Recorded: 12/17/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Watch the Movie* The Hotel New Hampshire: https://amzn.to/3Nj6aMS*Buy the Books*The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4pdchj2The Cider House Rules by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4ncckKYThe World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Merry Christmas from Heavy Bored!Andrew asks the question, What is it about Christmas?The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)The Nutcracker (Nevada Ballet Theatre 2023)Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Violent Night (2022)Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by Emmy-winning sports journalist and author Joe Battaglia in a discussion of his novel, Beneath the Rings. Topics include: The Sherrone Moore vs U of Michigan scandal–steroids in sports–Olympic Games–corruption in Olympic game commissions–writing about terrorism–and more! Recorded 12/13/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Beneath the Rings by Joe Battaglia: https://amzn.to/48Oi0G4The ABC’s of Track and Field by Joe Battaglia: https://amzn.to/3MB1fXsCarrie by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4j71rKbMore Books by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4j0IoBgJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@JoeBattaglia75 https://x.com/JoeBattaglia75Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@bazillionplus), in a discussion of the first season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Ty Burrell–Child actors–one liners–writers rooms–the craft of sitcom making–the 2010s cultural shift–and more!Recorded: 11/30/2025*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4aHSG70Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and professor Mark Peres in a discussion of his debut novel, The Accord. Topics include: is morality innate?--how do we make a machine ethical–what does the AI future look like–is AI changing things–technology causing cultural loss–and more!Recorded: 11/22/2025 *LINKS**Buy the Books*The Accord by Mark Peres: https://amzn.to/44F7HTgMore Books by Mark Peres: https://amzn.to/3KyMpjsThe Moral Landscape by Sam Harris: https://amzn.to/4opfFagMore Books by Sam Harris: https://amzn.to/4p9Iw3tTechnology and Values by Kristin Shrader-Frechette: https://amzn.to/3M7tb4ZJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittsadt is joined by author Brad Kelly of the Method and Madness podcast, in a wide-ranging discussion about all things publishing and literature. Topics Include: the online spiritual revival–self-publishing–marketing your own books–networking on the internet–bodybuilding–politics in literature–online niche dynamics–and more!Recorded: 11/4/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*House of Sleep by Brad Kelly: https://amzn.to/4pqSm0HThe Stand by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4p7BwnRMore Books by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4pyj9ZbThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac: https://amzn.to/3Xav5ElMore Books by Jack Kerouac:  https://amzn.to/3M2X1aGCrowbar by Andrew Edwards: https://amzn.to/43QChcuJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Subscribe to Method and Madness for FREE! https://www.madmethodpod.com/podcastContact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@bradkelly https://x.com/bradkelly@madmethodpod https://x.com/madmethodpodInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Heather Colley in a discussion of her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect. Topics include: literary aesthetic–politics overtaking literature–Vonnegut–Martin Amis–dark academia–TikTok trends–literary publishing–Harry Potter–getting a PhD in literature–and more!Recorded: 10/25/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Gilded Butterfly Effect by Heather Colley: https://amzn.to/4nZK92rCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/4oK886QMore Books by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/3M4K0NLTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/48gwcIFMore Books by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/49o5M96Inside Story by Martin Amis: https://amzn.to/3K3gfMOMore Books by Martin Amis: https://amzn.to/3JGj9qNJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@heathercolleyauthor https://www.instagram.com/heathercolleyauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@phdwithpaige https://www.tiktok.com/@phdwithpaigeYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet and writer Stephanie Yue Duhem in a discussion of her debut poetry collection, Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret to Say. Topics include: literary pollution–online literary movements–alt lit–romanticism–the romance of the occult–coming up with book titles–and more!Recorded: 10/18/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret to Say by Stehpanie Yue Duhem: https://amzn.to/4p5aU6IJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Stephanie’s Newsletter for FREE!  https://moonandmouth.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@moonandmouth https://x.com/moonandmouthInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@moonandmouth https://www.instagram.com/moonandmouth/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Maxine Rosaler in a discussion of her latest book, The Missing Kidney. Topics include: writing as a living–emotional depth–writing about yourself–being sick of yourself–is writing worth it?--what’s the point of being a writer?--and more!Recorded 10/11/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Missing Kidney by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/4hF7lkQQueen for a Day by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/4qDTQGjMore Books by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/3LiPkgiThe Stories of John Cheever: https://amzn.to/47DeoGsMore Books by John Cheever: https://amzn.to/47zRTSzThe Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor: https://amzn.to/43d54rfMore Books by Flannery O’Connor: https://amzn.to/3JpmBG5The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3Liba3yMore Books by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/4hALLhqJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@maxine_rosaler https://x.com/maxine_rosalerInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by attorney, historian, and author Dennis A. Brennan in a wide-ranging discussion about his latest book, D.C. Swamp Strikes Back: Aaron Burr, Donald Trump, and Their Similar Battles. Topics include: Trump Indictments–Aaron Burr vs Alexander Hamilton–rogue politicians–AOC and Bernie Sanders–Donald Trump’s comeback–Aaron Burr’s many trials after the duel–media institutions–and more!Recorded 10/7/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*D.C. Swamp Strikes Back by Dennis A. Brennan: https://amzn.to/4oGKuI5All The President’s Men by Woodward and Bernstein: https://amzn.to/4oDWfz5Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@Dennis Brennan61 https://x.com/DennisBrennan61Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@authordennisbrennan https://www.instagram.com/authordennisbrennan/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in a discussion of John Irving’s The Cider House Rules and the 1999 film adaptation. Topics include: Irving’s style–adapting for the screen–Homer Wells–coming of age–abortion–Michael Caine–novels vs movies–Fathers and orphans–and more!Recorded: 10/5/2025*LINKS**Watch the Movie* The Cider House Rules: https://amzn.to/472ri1u*Buy the Books*The Cider House Rules by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4ncckKYThe World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Heather Ogden.*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Betrayal by Heather Ogden: https://amzn.to/4qeVhLlJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@writer_central24 https://www.instagram.com/writer_central24/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the third part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–water–recurring themes–dark poems–reluctant love poems––beauty–devastating images of children–energy on the page–Glück’s Descending Figure–and More!Recorded: 9/27/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47Proofs and Theories by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/46FZOicMore Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bThe Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats: https://amzn.to/4mNMFYYMore Books by W.B. Yeats: https://amzn.to/4nZjYcAJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@my_banlieue https://www.instagram.com/my_banlieue/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet and novelist Aaron Barry (aka Jasper Ceylon) as he returns to the show to talk about the reaction to his controversial hoax project and his latest novel, Pound, Flesh. Topics include: James Joyce–Literary canons–media smears–great books and why they matter–challenging yourself as an artist–and more!Recorded: 9/20/2025*Buy the Books*Femoid by Aaron Barry: https://amzn.to/42NYmaPEcholalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection by Jasper Ceylon: https://amzn.to/4miAFPXWhatever by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mGIfTYUlysses by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/4nkjopSFinnegan’s Wake by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/3IHvOZNMore Books by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/4pGWgDPThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/3Wcd2NnMore Books by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/4mClErmJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Aaron’s Newsletter for FREE! https://jasperceylon.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@jceylon2 https://x.com/jceylon2Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@aaronmbarry https://www.instagram.com/aaronmbarry/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Claire Isenthal in a discussion of her duology of novels. Topics include: emo culture–millennials and Harry Potter–dystopian settings–and more!Recorded: 9/12/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Rising Order by Claire Isenthal: https://amzn.to/421yLLwThe New Order by Claire Isenthal: https://amzn.to/4gw9ij8Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://amzn.to/423jhXeFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: https://amzn.to/48ctmFlTwilight by Stephenie Meyer: https://amzn.to/4pyY5CzJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign Up for Claire’s Newsletter for FREE! https://claireisenthal.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706More from Claire Isenthal: https://www.claireisenthal.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@claire_isenthal https://x.com/claire_isenthalInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@claireisenthal https://www.instagram.com/claireisenthal/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@claireisenthal https://www.tiktok.com/@claireisenthalYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in part 2 of the continuing discussion of John Irving’s The World According to Garp and the 1982 film adaptation. Topics include: Robin Williams–adapting for the screen–boomer libs–feminist culture–male sexuality–men vs women–Garp as a tragic figure–Jenny Fields' death–Garp’s assassination–righteousness–and more!Recorded: 8/23/2025 & 8/24/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Watch the Movie* https://amzn.to/3I5QsTh*Buy the Books*The World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan: https://amzn.to/4pd8iEyJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in a discussion of John Irving’s The World According to Garp. Topics include: feminism–Irving’s politics–boomer libs–feminist figures–male sexuality–men vs women–Garp as a tragic figure–Jenny Fields as a psycho–masculine torture–and more!Recorded: 8/23/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Watch the Movie* https://amzn.to/3I5QsTh*Buy the Books*The World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan: https://amzn.to/4pd8iEyJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the second part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–water–recurring themes–marshlands–love poems––beauty–devastating last lines–energy on the page–Glück’s The House on Marshland–and More!Recorded: 8/9/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47More Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bThe Complete Poems of Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4fE2PlUMore Books by Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4loVLe1Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@my_banlieue https://www.instagram.com/my_banlieue/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Veronica Leigh. Topics Include: Mothers and daughters–writing routines–historical fiction–end of life care–hustling as an indie author–and more!Recorded 8/5/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Keeper of Lost Daughters by Veronica Leigh: https://amzn.to/41kpAFvMore Books by Veronica Leigh: https://amzn.to/41TXktvPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4mpo7pQMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UGbkDkThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3JxRQykMore Books by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3JNEQViLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://amzn.to/4oSvojILittle Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://amzn.to/4mw3Df4Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@vlauthor https://x.com/vlauthorInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@veronicaleighauthor https://www.instagram.com/veronicaleighauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend and Heavy Bored regular, Erik. The two discuss John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany and the film Simon Birch. Topics include: Faith–belief–prayer–Miracles–the Vietnam War–boomer lib politics–John Irving’s career–Irving’s legacy in literature–Irving’s politics–book vs movie–changes to the story in Simon Birch–writing screen adaptations–and more!Recorded 7/17/2025*LINKS*Watch the Movie: https://amzn.to/3UtMo1M*Buy the Books*A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/3HATDC9The Cider House Rules by John Irving: https://amzn.to/3HgU0lnThe World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4lCNgwbThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving: https://amzn.to/45zwyaUMore books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/45ACf8yJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by screenwriter, entrepreneur, and novelist Leslie Rasmussen in a discussion of her latest novel, When People Leave. Topics Include: grief–sisterhood–sibling relationships–writers rooms–screenwriting vs novel writing–drama vs comedy–old hollywood vs new hollywood–and more!Recorded 7/15/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*When People Leave by Leslie Rasmussen: https://amzn.to/4lmdPp9More Books by Leslie Rasmussen: https://amzn.to/47pRB25From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg: https://amzn.to/3UHiQhnAre You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume: https://amzn.to/4m34lAiMore Books by Judy Blume: https://amzn.to/4ou1x0PCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White: https://amzn.to/45cOUzFThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton: https://amzn.to/3J9vuDdThe Witches by Roald Dahl: https://amzn.to/45tATMIMore Books by Roald Dahl: https://amzn.to/3H61w2pJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Leslie Rasmussen: https://www.lesliearasmussen.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@leslieauthor https://www.instagram.com/leslierauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@leslieauthor https://www.tiktok.com/@leslieauthorYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by federal judge and author Thomas Cullen in a discussion of his debut novel, Charlie-Man. Topics include: Masculinity–male coming of age stories–prep schools–male companionship–the philosophy of a sitting judge–writing routines–and more!Recorded 7/8/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Charlie-Man by Thomas Cullen: https://amzn.to/4fHD1VYAll the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren: https://amzn.to/3UZCR2zMore Books by Robert Penn Warren: https://amzn.to/3JagoNRLegal Writing in Plain English by Bryan Garner: https://amzn.to/45OFBpIMore Books by Bryan Garner: https://amzn.to/3Hdvv8FJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the first part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–first books–beauty–devastating last lines–energy on the page–Glück’s Firstborn–and More!Recorded: 6/28/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47More Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bStag’s Leap by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/45kjKXcMore Books by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/45AWZwQThe Complete Poems of Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4fE2PlUMore Books by Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4loVLe1Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@my_banlieue https://www.instagram.com/my_banlieue/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew is joined by the author known as A.O. Wagner in a wide-ranging discussion on life, addiction, philosophy, marketing, self-publishing, and more. Recorded 6/4/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Karma Sequence by A. O Wagner: https://amzn.to/4mNXU4dMore Books by A. O. Wagner: https://amzn.to/3HCI0up20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne: https://amzn.to/46TLTpbMore Books by Jules Verne: https://amzn.to/3JhnzUgThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells: https://amzn.to/3Ji0YafThe Terminal Man by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/3UuKHRGMore Books by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/3JyKFFXSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/45kjgQPMore Books by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/4fyAhtOSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick: https://amzn.to/4oH3mHWThe Complete Works of Nietzsche: https://amzn.to/4fE2XloThe World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer: https://amzn.to/45yVdfTJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and entrepreneur Gary Smith in a discussion of his latest installment of the Warren Steelgrave series of novels. Topics include: masculine role models–growing up in 1950s America–family roots–Italian living–self-publishing–and more!Recorded 5/27/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*More than you Know by Gary E. Smith: https://amzn.to/4mCqbKOMore Books by Gary Smith: https://amzn.to/4fDAhZKThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4mPDub7The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4mIsLPyMore Books by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/3Jk6TLPJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author, inventor, and entrepreneur Ron Richard. Recorded 5/14/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Zenith Project by Ron Richard: https://amzn.to/4fzDCZIThe Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/46T1yVJThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://amzn.to/4ml5nI6Bellevue by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/3UPbDMhMore Books by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/4lwLrARJurassic Park by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/45QZCMjMore Books by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/4lzgJajOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/45QhuHg More Books by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/3Hd1rKjJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and public speaker Tara Heaton, in a discussion about her debut memoir, Life Minutes: Igniting Joy from the Fire of Heartache. Topics include: Sales and marketing–messaging and advertising–the art of storytelling–the art of sales–neuroscience as self empowerment–the craft of memoir–grief–motherhood–trauma–and more!Recorded 5/6/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Life Minutes: Igniting Joy from the Fire of Heartache by Tara Heaton: https://amzn.to/3JfeonsA Place Called Home by David Ambroz: https://amzn.to/3JAj3AjJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706En Pointe Communication: https://enpointeglobal.com/lifeminutes/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@TaraHeatonEPC https://x.com/TaraHeatonEPCInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@taraheatonauthor https://www.instagram.com/taraheatonauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@talktothebrain https://www.tiktok.com/@talktothebrainYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Meg Hamand joins Andrew Wittstadt for an extended bonus interview for subscribers only. Topics include: dogs vs cats–ghost stories and technique–pov in fiction writing–adoption journeys–and more!Recorded 5/1/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Diamonds in Auschwitz by Meg Hamand: https://amzn.to/4fASrv0Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UZYAayMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UZYAY6Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: https://amzn.to/4166OS8Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Meg Hamand: https://www.meghamandauthor.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@meghamand https://www.instagram.com/meghamand/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Meg Hamand in a discussion of her debut novel, Diamonds in Auschwitz. Topics include: historical fiction–Millennial childhoods–Pride and Prejudice–Jane Austen–Wishbone stories–romanticism in writing–earning a living as a writer–and more!Recorded 5/1/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Diamonds in Auschwitz by Meg Hamand: https://amzn.to/4fASrv0Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UZYAayMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UZYAY6Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: https://amzn.to/4166OS8Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Meg Hamand: https://www.meghamandauthor.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@meghamand https://www.instagram.com/meghamand/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by writer, Maggie Zhu, in an hours long discussion of Thomas Mann’s masterpiece, The Magic Mountain. Topic Include: stuck in the sanatorium–Hans Castorp as a coward–intellectuals–twitter discourse repeating itself–the trad cath movement–AWP–German modernism–and more!Recorded 4/16/2025*Buy the Books*The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3HvBgyuDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/4mNhbmoBuddenBrooks by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/412uHdqMore books by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/4oA87CUMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/41GQjfqJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@zhuphilia https://x.com/zhuphiliaInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@zhuphilia https://www.instagram.com/zhuphilia/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by the poet and author known as Jasper Ceylon, in a wide-ranging discussion about his latest project, Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection. Jasper’s latest project spans over two years and involves the publication of over 47 fake poems in 30 poetry journals. These fake poems are collected, along with detailed notes about the process, in Ceylon’s latest book. Topics Include: Is poetry dead?--is poetry foundation a captured institution–Allen Ginsberg and the beat writers–identity politics in poetry–literary journals–and more!Recorded 4/12/2025*Buy the Books*Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection by Jasper Ceylon: https://amzn.to/4miAFPXHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg: https://amzn.to/3HzuW9aThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac: https://amzn.to/3HpQ9lYThe Wynona Stone Poems by Kaki Wilkinson: https://amzn.to/47sfPc8Whatever by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mGIfTYSerotonin by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mCNbJGAnnihilation by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/3Ji3XiSJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@jceylon2 https://x.com/jceylon2Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and friend of the pod, James Gregory. As the two go into James’ latest novel, Killer App, and Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. Topics include: Artificial intelligence–AI assistants–AI chatbots–technology in art–seduction in literature–writing historical fiction–and more!Recorded 3/15/2025Buy the Books!Without Remorse by Tom Clancy: https://amzn.to/4lvxGCnMore Books by Tom Clancy: https://amzn.to/4oCCGb5Killer App by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4oCCGI7Zephyr’s War by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fYvXodSmall Fortunes by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fDVHG5The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough: https://amzn.to/3HhjuyZThe Bosses Club by Richard Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fF0fMfJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@JamesRGregory https://x.com/JamesRGregoryInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@jamesgregoryfiction https://www.instagram.com/jamesgregoryfiction/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by filmmaker and author, Josh Mendoza, in a subscribers only extended interview. Topics include: Changes in creative industries–the indie film boom–the streaming wars–politics in art–and more!Recorded 3/1/2025This is a FREE preview of a longer episode! Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Buy the Books!Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza: https://amzn.to/4oBV6snWatch What Still Remains (2018): https://amzn.to/3JlIFklJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: [email protected] a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@MendozaStrikes https://x.com/MendozaStrikesInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@mendozastrikes https://www.instagram.com/mendozastrikes/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@mendozastrikes https://www.tiktok.com/@mendozastrikesYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*