The Cluttered Desk

Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks
The Cluttered Desk

We all have a cluttered desk. It’s a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic books, politics, critical theory, theology, and anything else that might tickle their fancy. The Cluttered Desk Podcast is produced and recorded in Bristol, Virginia, with music by Test Dream.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    S14E12: Marge Simpson

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In our annual Simpsons episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the complex characterization of Marge Simpson. Enjoy! *** "A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4E2) "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4E12) "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (S18E9) "Marge Gamer" (S18E17) *** The Coda: Tangerine Space Machine (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Final Fantasy VII Remake and not depriving oneself of what one wants Colin's recommendation: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 35m

  2. 11/30/2024

    S14E11: Théoden is BRAT

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Charli XCX's BRAT, both the concept and the album. Then, in a seamless transition, they decide which Lord of the Rings character, film characters only, is the most BRAT.  *** The Coda: 19 Crimes Cab Sav (Andrew) and Chai Tea (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Heretic (2024) Colin's recommendation: Give Up by The Postal Service ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 16m

  3. 10/31/2024

    S14E10: Colin's Community Essay

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss an essay Colin recently published on the television show Community. Enjoy! Here's a link to Colin's essay: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/5/117 *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Founders Brewing Co. (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Corn mazes and Low Cut Connie's "Revolution Rock n Roll" Colin's recommendation: Playing Dungeons & Dragons and girl in red's "Serotonin"  ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 16m

  4. 09/29/2024

    S14E9: Violence and the Sacred Gains

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss commercial gyms through the lens of scapegoating practices and ritualistic sacrifice. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: the horror streaming platform FOUND Colin's recommendation: Taylor Swift's song "Back to December" and his recently-published essay on Community. ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 17m

  5. 09/01/2024

    S14E8: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Enjoy!  *** The Coda: "Gin and Buch" (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Die (2022) Colin's recommendation: What Ever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's? and Love Lies Bleeding (2024) ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    57 min

  6. 07/31/2024

    S14E7: Jesus Christ Can Do The Mashed Potato

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the three-part Netflix documentary film Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (2024). They also return to authorial intent as a framing device to explore the narratives the documentary elects not to entertain. Enjoy!  *** Our full episode on authorial intent is available here. *** The Coda: Equal Exchange Organic Coffee Blend and Jim's Organic Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Jason Hardy Songs Colin's recommendation: 7 Days in Hell (2015) ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 4m

  7. 06/28/2024

    S14E6: Andrew Hicks got that PhD rizz

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final step of Andrew's PhD program. Enjoy!  *** The Coda: HOPPENHEIMER and LaCroix Beach Plum *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Dungeons and Daddies Podcast Colin's recommendation: Why Theory's recent episode on prequels and The Dear Committee Triology by Julie Schumacher  ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 16m

  8. 05/31/2024

    S14E5: X-Men '97 Part 2

    Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final five episodes of Season 1 of X-Men '97. Enjoy!  *** The Coda: J.T.S. Brown Bourbon and sparkling water and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Pontypool (2008) Colin's recommendation: Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields and wire racks ***  Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

    1h 27m
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We all have a cluttered desk. It’s a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic books, politics, critical theory, theology, and anything else that might tickle their fancy. The Cluttered Desk Podcast is produced and recorded in Bristol, Virginia, with music by Test Dream.

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  • Creator
    Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    247
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    ©️ 2023, Colin Cox
  • Show Website
    The Cluttered Desk

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