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Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction Justin & Kurt
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Point Blank is a podcast about hardboiled, noir, and detective fiction. Mixing serious analysis and humor, the co-hosts (Justin and Kurt) discuss classic or contemporary works of crime fiction in each episode. In addition to major works, they offer shorter reviews, and examine noir-ish topics such as alcoholism in detective fiction, the femme fatale, and race and labor in crime fiction. Stroll with Kurt and Justin down the rain drenched alleys and mean streets as they explore the fascinating world of crime fiction.
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E67: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre -- B. Traven
Greed. Ambition. Gold Fever. Adventure.
Join us for a discussion of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" by the mysterious author B. Traven.
Three men down on their luck strike out to find gold in the mountains of Mexico. Will they find their fortunes? Probably not or else it would be a boring book.
While this one isn't exactly crime fiction, we think it offers a lot of the hardboiled and noir elements that crime fiction fans will enjoy.
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E66: Adios Muchachos -- Daniel Chavarria
Bienvenido a Cuba!
Grab a rum and join us for Adios Muchachos by Daniel Chavarria.
Alicia is a woman looking for a rich man to help her escape. She's got a plan that involves a bicycle and seduction. What she doesn't plan for is a kidnapping.
We discuss this novel, provide some short reviews, and touch on the world of Cuban Noir.
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E65: Razorblade Tears -- Mildred Pierce -- The Asphalt Jungle
Hello, again, Point Blank Listeners!
Sorry for the delay. I've been sick. Here's episode 65.
We cover the bestselling, award-winning Razorblade Tears. S.A. Cosby delivers another powerful noir tale, and we get down into the grit to examine why this one is making all of the "best" lists. Justin provides a short review of the classic James M. Cain novel Mildred Pierce , and we discuss the noir film The Asphalt Jungle.
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Episode 64 -- Margaret Millar -- Beast in View
Blankers!
This episode we discuss Margaret Millar's terrific noir classic Beast in View. This book's got it all: murder, threatening phone calls from bar telephones, a waterproof woman, domestic drama, gender politics, unreliable narrators, and a twist that will knock your socks off.
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E63 -- Tartan Noir -- Laidlaw
We are back! Sorry for the delay. We needed an extended holiday break.
In this episode, we discuss Tartan/Scottish Noir through the lens of what is considered the first Tartan Noir Laidlaw.
Laidlaw is a gritty detective novel taking place on the streets of Glasgow in the 1970s. William McIlvanney or Gus to his friends is considered the father of Scottish noir and gives us working-class fiction from a working-class town.
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E62 -- Cop Hater -- Ed McBain
Hey Blankers -
Kurt & I finally got around to recording Episode 62. This time we take a walk down the mean streets of Isola with Ed McBain's Cop Hater. The first novel in the acclaimed 87th Precinct series, Cop Hater (1956) set the blueprint for modern police procedurals. Does it hold up? Tune in & find out!
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Customer Reviews
Heating up
Sierra Madre! Iceberg Slim! This show is heating up!! I’m very excited. I’d love to hear your guys experience reading the great work of Donald Goines.
Anti-Racist
These guys, especially Justin, just aren’t anti-racist enough. When you aren’t sufficiently anti-racist, that means you are racist. They need to dig deep, and start doing the work.
Good noir genre overview
Very much enjoy this podcast, 5 stars