Faking Lit

Faking Lit Podcast
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A podcast in which five idiots get together to discuss the finest works of classic literature. Listen to them struggle with subtexts, historical contexts, symbolism and the minor fact that none of them have actually read the book.

  1. Episode 114 - Generation X by Douglas Coupland

    02/06/2020

    Episode 114 - Generation X by Douglas Coupland

    I'm sorry this is late, things have been crazy Please continue to stay safe and well.

    1h 4m
  2. Episode 113 - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson

    20/04/2020

    Episode 113 - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson

    Happy 420. Stay indoors.

    53 min
  3. Episode 112 - Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

    30/03/2020

    Episode 112 - Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

    IT'S A TOTAL LOCKDOWN We try to make the best of a bad situation and continue to broadcast to whoever's left outside in the Wasteland. With Special Guest Experts Eva Steenberg, Zaran Hex and Enya.

    1h 22m
  4. Episode 111 - The Plague by Albert Camus

    09/03/2020

    Episode 111 - The Plague by Albert Camus

    Don't go outside. Stay at home. Wash your hands and listen as we discuss Albert Camus' existentialist tale of disease "The Plague" and play "Nazi or Not-zi". Featuring Special Guest Expert Gin Gee, a clone.

    1h 22m
  5. Episode 110 - Orlando by Virginia Woolf

    24/02/2020

    Episode 110 - Orlando by Virginia Woolf

    Well, well, well, look who decided to post a new episode... This week the Idiots discuss Virginia Woolf's classic tale of gender bending "Orlando" - catch-up with London's Premier Beefeater Lenny London - catch-up with reclusive fifth Beatle Ebenezer Skrewge - quiz them on the failures of their respective marriages.

    1h 22m
  6. Episode 109 - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot

    13/01/2020

    Episode 109 - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot

    We return for the first episode of the new decade and also make our first attempt to discuss poetry with TS Eliot's beloved book of feline related doggerel "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" - re-litigate an old family psychodrama - pitch a musical about crisp packets - make cat goop. Featuring Special Guest Experts take-no-prisoners comedian Chris P Bitz, Chin's brother Cheek Coffee and David Simon (the guy who wrote The Wire).

    1h 6m
  7. Faking Lit 108 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas By Dr Seuss

    09/12/2019

    Faking Lit 108 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas By Dr Seuss

    Oh, gather your ears and come sit a spell, And hark to the tale that I have to tell! A mystery! A murder! A villainous deed! And four possible culprits on your podcast feed! They'll cover various topics (some of them scary) Including some of the films of Jim Carrey! And a bit of the book (we all tried our best) It's a Faking Lit Christmas, so it's a bit of a mess. Featuring Special Guest Experts Terry Sauce and Tim Trout-PI, Private Detective.

    1h 15m
  8. Episode 107 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville (with Johnny Gillam!)

    25/11/2019

    Episode 107 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville (with Johnny Gillam!)

    In which the Idiots get stuck into Herman Melville's symbolic magnum opus "Moby Dick" - learn the in-and-outs of navel law - discuss whether people in the past knew what a whale even was - talk about sperm.

    1h 31m
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A podcast in which five idiots get together to discuss the finest works of classic literature. Listen to them struggle with subtexts, historical contexts, symbolism and the minor fact that none of them have actually read the book.

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  • Creator
    Faking Lit Podcast
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Faking Lit

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