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Hola Nada! On this episode, our second in the Hemingway Short Story Month, join David and Nick as th
Howdy bright boys and girls! Roll over in bed, face the wall, and forget the wrong people you doubl
Ah yes, Sabbath’s Theater. Perhaps you remember that one uncle of yours reading it at family Thanksg
For Books of Some Substance’s 25th episode, Nick is joined by San Francisco State American Literatur
In preparation for next month's reading of Song of Solomon, Nick is joined by bookclub mainstays Fri
With Nathan still motorcycling through the Americas, David and Nick are joined by Johanna, a wonderf
We don't want other worlds, but do we want mirrors? Do we need them? From the retro-futuristic, wi
Borgesian tropes, 60's pop-psych, the comfort of an infinitesimal self within the endless cosmos, th
Communication breakdown—it's always the same...unless of course you are light years away on a spacec
On this episode David and Eric are joined by Frida Pulido, an active and engaging member of the Book
Got yourself a case of originality-sickness? You know, the kind that wishes for the new, the always
🎃 You open your podcast feed and find a new episode released from The Books of Some Substance. It's
It is as cold in the new world as it is in the old. And on this episode Nathan tries to work with
Do you drink from the cup of trembling? Do you sup those dregs of hopelessness? Welcome back B.O.S.S
With Nick out for a little R&R, David and Nathan are joined by B.O.S.S. Boocklub mainstay Eric Heima
你好 (Ni hao) Comrades! Join us, kan-pu Nathan, Nick, and David, for another full length episode of D
Time to dust off your favorite huqin record. As the gramophone spins, the huqin's wail tells a story
A Chinese home built upon the structure of an Iron Maiden riff. Reincarnation unbound by Time. The u
Go forth into the dark corners of thyself! Hail doom! With David out on a doctor's order to investi
Greetings and Salutations! Welcome to another full length episode of the Books of Some Substance Pod
