The Unreliable Narrators

Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell
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Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

  1. 12/15/2025

    Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

    1 hr

  2. 12/01/2025

    Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

    1h 3m

  3. 11/10/2025

    Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd. A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.

    1h 1m

  4. 10/13/2025

    Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "A Cabin on the Coast" collected in Endangered Species and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

    1h 7m

  5. 09/29/2025

    Thoughts on WorldCon 2025

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their visit to WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.

    26 min

  6. 08/25/2025

    Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer"

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Wolfer." First Published in the anthology Wild Women and later collected in Innocents Aboard.

    1h 56m

  7. 07/28/2025

    Achilles in Vietnam

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay and the connections between combat trauma and Gene Wolfe's work. Support us at Patreon.

    2h 16m

  8. 06/30/2025

    Gene Wolfe's Straw

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story Straw, first published in Galaxy in 1975 and collected in Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. Support us at Patreon.

    1h 29m
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Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

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  • Creator
    Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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