Fitting the holidays, in this episode Andy and I talk about China Dream, whose protagonist is a corrupt senior regional official in China has a mental breakdown about his time in the Red Brigades. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/epideo-96-china-dream

During these three part episode, Andy and I talk about Campusland: the Novel. The first two episodes are careful analysis of why we don't like it. Then it progresses with some select quotes and discussion about its overarching ideas and themes. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-93-campusland-pt-1 https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-94-campusland-pt-2 https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-95-campusland-pt-3

In a break from book review, Andy and I talk about the movie Zombieland, the good and the bad. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-91-zombieland https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-92-zombieland-pt-2

Andy led the discussion of the newly released Joker movie, which I hadn't seen. He talks about its similarities to Taxi Driver and Reagan's removal of mental health services in the 1980s. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-89-joker https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-90-joker-pt-2

Andy and I talk about an unrepresented book published in the UK, talking about the consequences of the corruption Vladimir Putin has thrust upon Russia through the lens of his caretaker in the future when he has gone senile. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-87-the-senility-of https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-88-senility-pt-2

Due to the amount of hustle and bustle coming from the birth of a child, I didn't have much time to read or do anything. So Andy and I just talk about whatever comes to mind. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-85-potpourri https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-86-potpourri-pt-2

We talk about King of the Mississippi, a satire about the liars and counterfeiters of the consulting industry, especially in the United States and Iraq. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-83-king-of-the https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-84-king-of-the

I tell Andy about my disappointment in Lexicon, a book that's supposedly about the power of language yet has none of that. It's just a generic thriller at best. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-81-lexicon https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-82-lexicon-pt-2

The library doesn't always have the book I'm looking for so I have to put it on hold. Anyway, we talk about Jessica Jones in the latest and last season. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-79-jessica-jones https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-80-jessica-jones-pt-2

A book by a fellow Middlebury alumnus, this book is kinda a collection of short stories but kinda also episodes in the life of four girls as they emigrated to America. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-77-how-the-garcia https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-78-garcia-girls-pt-2