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Bowie Book Club Podcast
Hosted by Greg Miller & Kristianne Huntsberger · EN
Two friends have had a book club for a very very long time. It was mostly an excuse to drink and gossip. In January of 2016, they found renewed purpose in their sadness over the death of David Bowie. They decided to stop mucking around and actually get some reading done - from the list of books that he loved.
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Cheap Novelties by Ben Katchor
Jun 2200:46:19Tap to summarizeCheap Novelties by Ben Katchor Bowie Book Club Download Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Cheap Novelties by Ben Katchor about one man's eternal search for Herbert Water, or a Grape Bosphorus, at least. All you have is cans? Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | RSS Follow us! (Not in a creepy way) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Web Presence Our Bookshop Visit our lists on bookshop.org and help support the podcast (and independent bookstores too!) Stuff We Talked About Ben Katchor with Fran Leibowitz Bowie writes about NYC John Maggiore of "Maggiore on Bowie" does a tour of Bowie's NYC Passenger Pigeon - Another New Low - a new-ish record worth a listen! The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn - we're still talking about this book! What Are We Reading Kristianne: Kalpa Imperial - Angelica Gorodischer Red City- Marie Lu The Celestial Seas - T.A. Chan Wife Shaped Bodies - Laura Cranehill Greg: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt City on Fire - Garth Risk Hallberg Gods of New York - Johnathan Mahler True Grit - Charles Portis Watershed - Percival Everett What Song Did We Choose? What's Up Next Basquiat - The Notebooks - edited by Larry Warsh Jean-Michel Basquiat - 40th Edition
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The Immoralist by Andre Gide
May 1800:44:00Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Immoralist by Andre Gide, about a guy who spends a lot of time telling his friends how immoral he is. Almost as good as Maldoror!
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The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
Apr 2000:51:00Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis, which turns out to be more than just a vehicle for the majestic acting of Harry Dean Stanton!
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Grendel by John Gardner
Mar 2300:49:25Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read a book about a muppet (?) monster and his tour of the philosophical hot spots, Grendel by John Gardner.
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The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
Mar 200:52:01Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano - a far-ranging tome about poets who never seem to write any poetry, but do a lot of other crazy stuff.
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Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
Jan 2600:49:01Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, which tells the tale of arch-fixer Thomas Cromwell without a mention of turkey legs.
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
Dec 2200:46:11Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin, a story of hot beer and cold nights (and many, many other more important themes and ideas!)
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The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan
Nov 2400:51:45Tap to summarizeThe Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan The Bowie Book Club Podcast Download Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Medium is the Massage by Marchall McLuhan, a stew of images, aphorisms and (maybe unfounded?) optimism that will loosen up those tired media muscles. Subscribe! iTunes | RSS | Stitcher Follow us! (Not in a creepy way) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Web Presence Our Bookshop Visit our lists on bookshop.org and help support the podcast (and independent bookstores too!) Stuff We Talked About Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan New Dark Age by James Bridle Bulldog News magazines, newspapers and ice cream in Seattle's U District! AdBusters The Stranger Seattle's only newspaper Sabotage Noise zine Laura Cannell's Bandcamp Omicron, the Nomad Soul - it's a video game! With Bowie as a character! Bowie's 1999 BBC Interview Blank Check podcast What Are We Reading Greg: The Thin Man - Dashing Dashiell Hammett Frankisstein - Jeanette Winterson Measuring the World - Daniel Kehlmann No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy Barton Fink / Miller's Crossing - Joel and Ethan Coen Kristianne: Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine Arden Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree What Song Did We Choose? What's Up Next Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin Permalink
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Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley
Oct 2000:47:08Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley, which (much to our surprise) is not Chronicles of Narnia fan-fic despite the appearance of a Big Lion who solves everything. Also features drugs that are fiended after throughout.
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The Spear of Destiny by Trevor Ravenscroft
Sep 2200:46:41Tap to summarizeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read (or maybe just encountered on the Astral Plane?) The Spear of Destiny, Trevor Ravenscroft's minimally factual tale of the occult and its hallucinatory hold on Adolf Hilter.
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