40 Episodes

  1. melee 14 - LO SIENTO w/Lake Markham

    Published: 10/13/2025
  2. [PREVIEW] Ep. 10.2 - The MADNESS of Gene Wolfe’s SHADOW & CLAW

    Published: 10/6/2025
  3. Ep. 10.1 - Gene Wolfe’s SHADOW & CLAW w/Ben Thomas

    Published: 9/29/2025
  4. Melee 13 - Dexter De La Paz on OUR HAUNTED PLANET

    Published: 9/22/2025
  5. Melee 12 - Andrew H. on the Exegesis of Thomas Pynchon

    Published: 9/17/2025
  6. "The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers [audio recording]

    Published: 9/10/2025
  7. Melee 11 - moonandmouth on CATACLYSM MOVES ME…

    Published: 9/3/2025
  8. [PREVIEW] Ep. 9.2 - The MADNESS of AMERICAN TABLOID

    Published: 8/28/2025
  9. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell [Audio Recording]

    Published: 8/19/2025
  10. Ep. 9.1: James Ellroy’s AMERICAN TABLOID with Jacob Everett

    Published: 8/12/2025
  11. Melee 10 - Cairo Smith talks SCENEBUX

    Published: 8/6/2025
  12. [PREVIEW] Ep. 8.2: The MADNESS of THE MAGUS

    Published: 7/31/2025
  13. “Love of Life” by Jack London [audio recording]

    Published: 7/24/2025
  14. Ep. 8.1: THE MAGUS with Alexandru Constantin

    Published: 7/18/2025
  15. Melee 09 - Andrew Edwards talks KING OF DOGS

    Published: 7/14/2025
  16. Melee 08 - Brian Patrick Eha talks Flaubert

    Published: 7/9/2025
  17. [PREVIEW] Ep. 7.2: The MADNESS of Gerald Murnane’s THE PLAINS

    Published: 7/3/2025
  18. Ep. 7.1: Gerald Murnane’s THE PLAINS with Jack BC

    Published: 6/26/2025
  19. Melee 07 - Andrew Wittstadt talks HEAVY BORED

    Published: 6/18/2025
  20. “The Man of the Crowd” by Edgar Allan Poe [Audio recording]

    Published: 6/11/2025

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A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.