Ep 8 – Escape: The Fiction Issue Pt. 2

07/20/21 • 50 min

New Yorker Magazine July 12 & 19, 2021
This week Yianni and Willie discuss a son's ode to his father, the pains of growing, the meaning of snow pussy cats, and cults mama, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So please take a few moments now to locate your nearest escape. In some cases, your nearest escape may be behind you. If we need to escape the podcast, floor-level lighting will guide you towards the escape!
0:00 Cover by Malika Favre
0:33 Mail Bag
1:33 The Talk of the Town
4:32 Duplex by Anthony Veasna So
10:45 Growing Pains
11:51 The Buffalo Robe and the Radio by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain
12:46 Driving Lessons by Margaret Atwood
14:11 Lone Star by Dabid Wright Faladé
15:23 I Do Live Here by J. M. Holmes
18:28 Haunted House by Emma Cline
The Critics
23:26 Cat Tales by Kathryn Schulz
37:06 Beyond Belief by Zöe Heller
44:59 DL Recommends
47:58 A lightly challenging crossword puzzle by Robyn Weintraub
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Ep 7 – Escape: The Fiction Issue Pt. 1

New Yorker Magazine July 12 & 19, 2021
This week Yianni and Willie discuss George Floyd Square, a dandy chasing girls, straight people relationships, and why Willie hates fiction, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So escape your life for forty minutes or so with the podcast!
0:00 Cover by Malika Favre
1:54 Mail Bag
2:28 The Talk of the Town
9:20 The Free State of George Floyd by Jelani Cobb
21:34 "Young Girls" by Marcel Proust
29:55 "Unread Messages" by Sally Rooney
35:33 "Satellites" by Rebecca Curtis
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Ep 9 – I've Got It

New Yorker Magazine July 26, 2021
This week Yianni and Willie discuss Russian's fighting back, a disturbing experiment in Germany's past, and the satirist Ishmael Reed, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So sit back and enjoy because we've got it!
0:00 Cover by Christoph Niemann
2:15 Mailbag
2:47 The Talk of the Town
12:08 Hope Against Hope by Masha Gessen
19:43 Freezing by Paul Rudnick
21:45 "Uncharted Maui" by R. Kikuo Johnson
23:15 The Kentler Experiment by Rachel Aviv *Trigger warning: child sexual abuse*
43:55 I Ain't Been Mean Enough by Julian Lucas
58:48 Comic by William Haefeli
59:21 Comic by Amy Hwang
1:01:02 The Critics
1:01:12 Beyond Tears by Alex Ross
1:03:11 DL Recommends
1:13:22 A challenging crossword puzzle by Kameron Austin Collins
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You can find Yianni on all good and evil social media apps @yiannisines and you can find Willie at williepage.com.