18 episodes

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.

The Unreliable Narrators Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell

    • Fiction
    • 4.8 • 5 Ratings

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.

    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 3 of 9

    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 3 of 9

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mary Beatrice Smoot Friarly, SPV. 

    • 47 min
    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 2 of 9

    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 2 of 9

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the third and fourth "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen.
    In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/details/bibliomen20characterswaiting/mode/2up

    • 39 min
    Filipina Baby (possibly) by Gene Wolfe

    Filipina Baby (possibly) by Gene Wolfe

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the short story "Filipina Baby" and try to determine whether or not it is actually by "our" Gene Wolfe.  Published in 1969 in The Laurel Review.

    • 28 min
    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 1 of 9

    Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 1 of 9

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the foreword and first two "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen.
    In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/details/bibliomen20characterswaiting/mode/2up

    • 40 min
    Gene Wolfe's The Monday Man

    Gene Wolfe's The Monday Man

    In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss "The Monday Man" which appeared in Readercon in 1990 and also in 2004's Innocents Aboard.

    • 39 min
    Volksweapon by Gene Wolfe

    Volksweapon by Gene Wolfe

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's "Volksweapon." Originally published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, September 1967, then collected in Young Wolfe in 1992 and Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

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5 Ratings

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Great Start

We can never have too many Gene Wolfe podcasts. I’ve really enjoyed listening to these first episodes. Keep up the great work!

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