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The Nick Oliveri Show — 70 episodes
Wyatt Froggy’s Book of Life, Part II: The Violation
Wyatt Froggy’s Book of Life releases 2027
Revisiting Monsters in My Mind
Back to the Page: Bestselling Novelist Discusses Creative Work Habits
Reading One-Star Reviews of Classic Literature: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Poetry Doesn't Exist
Book Review: The Peregrine by J.A. Baker
The Illiteracy of The Masses and its Effects: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Student Writing Skills, and More
The Rise of The 'Soft Skills' Economy
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #6 - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Welcome to the Jungle
Sports as Modern Myth, Part II: Narrative Capture, Identity Shrinkage, and the Cost of Being a Fan
How Stories Power the NFL: Narratives on the Field
If you're feeling down, listen to this....
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #5 - Kanye West, No Church in The Wild
On Genius: Why the Word Is Overused and the Real Thing Is Rare
There Is No Writer’s Block, Part 2: Discipline, Privilege, and the Command to Write
There Is No Writer’s Block, Part 1: The Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves
The Indie Bookstore Myth: On Hypocrisy, Moralized Consumption, and Who Actually Supports Writers
Why this 18th Century Novella is More Applicable to Your Life than Most Else
Village Isn't Civil by Nick Oliveri
The Futility of Tropes, Part 2: Archetypes, Myth, and the Resurrection of Real Storytelling
The Futility of Tropes, Part 1: Diagnosing the Disease in Modern Fiction
The Death of Vocabulary and the Limitlessness of Language
Why Young Men Are Reading Less: A Walk Through The Bookstore
SpongeBob is Dostoyevsky’s “Beautiful Man:” Innocence in Comedy, Tragedy, and the Modern World
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #4 - Jay-Z and Frank Ocean
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #4 - Kanye West (Homecoming Second Verse)
Hope, Artificial Intelligence, and Artistry: The Consumerist Economy of Despair
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #3 - Kanye West
Literature is NOT dead. Books are alive; the AI conundrum and its solution.
Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #2 - Lil Wayne
They are Taking our Beauty Away.
Ep. #37 What have we done to ourselves?
Welcome to The Nick Oliveri Show.....
POTENT TALES FROM THE ROAD: On Freedom, The Philosophy of Lil Wayne, Brave Heart, A Poem
Resignation in Modernity, WW3, Algorithms, and a sneak peek into the new work
Ep. 33 Characterization and the Futility of Labels
Ep. 32 They Sell You Ease and Make You Worse.
BOOK REVIEW: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Pt. 2)
BOOK REVIEW: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Pt. 1)
Pt. 2 What is great art; what is great technology? Artificial Intelligence, Nazi Propaganda, Foucault and Power
Pt. 1 What is great art; what is great technology? Artificial Intelligence, Nazi Propaganda, Foucault and Power
Ep. 26 George W. Bush, Reading 1-star reviews, Crime and Punishment, The Godfather, Monsters in My Mind
Ep. 25 Comparing Disney Star Wars to Poop....Pt. 2
Ep. 24 Comparing Disney Star Wars to.........
Ep. 23 Negativity gets more attention.... Let me explain.
Ep. 22 Reviews and ratings for Hemingway's "The Old Man and The Sea" pt. 2!
Ep. 21 Reviews and ratings for Hemingway's "The Old Man and The Sea" pt. 1!
Ep. 19 AI in art, literature, Amazon and the nefarious supply of books
Ep. #18 My most important advice to writers! More about Monsters in My Mind
Ep. #20 We Need More Sprayed Edges; Pay More
I got censored. WTF....... (Censorship, A Brave New World, and a Poetic Experience)
Ep. 16 Lil Wayne, Hip Hop, Lyrics as Poems, An Early Look at "This Book is Expensive"
BOOK REVIEW: Reading 1-Star reviews on Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Pt. 2)
BOOK REVIEW: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Pt. 1)
Ep. 13 Why The Hell Aren't You Pursuing Your Passions (reasons, Jessie B. Rittenhouse, Instagram Threads, and some thoughts on the industry)
Ep. 11 Peter Thiel, The Power Law, Why Your Dream Isn't "Stupid" and is worth being pursued.
Ep. 9 Should You Read Banned Books? Are You Being Tricked?
Ep. 8 Luka Doncic, Corporate greed, Vegas, and The Publishing Industry
POETRY READING: "Welcome To The Jungle" by Nick Oliveri
Ep. 7 What Does It Mean To Be A Writer?
Ep. 5 The Simple Beauty of Hemingway's "The Old Man and The Sea"
A Glimpse into "This Book Is Expensive" (POETRY READING: Little Pills)
Ep. 5 Star Wars, Writing Powerfully, Conflict, the Sith Code, and Nietzsche
POETRY READING: The Heights by Nick Oliveri
Ep. 4 Taboos, Straw Men, and the Struggle of Boundary-Pushing as an Artist (Joyce Carol Oates, Womens' Rights, Violence, and More)
POETRY READING: The Orphan
Ep. 3 Turning Down $750,000: Nirvana's Fight for Artistic Integrity
Ep. 2 CLARIFYING my comments on Onyx Storm, and some nice words for Rebecca Yarros (P.S. I'm not sorry)
Ep. 1 A STORM in the Publishing World: Onyx Storm and Why it's a Gimmick