how to win the lottery: a book club podcast
a book club, like oprah’s if oprah were two suburban guys from new jersey, or reese witherspoon’s if reese were two suburban guys from new jersey, except without the engine of fame that those two huge stars provide. but come on: oprah is not going to answer your emails. (trust us, we know.) every two weeks, a new book microscoped and surgeried by benevolent despot joey lewandowski and disgraced college professor "shreds"... with your help! here's a guarantee: every episode ends with an arrestable crime. will it be something boring like credit card fraud or something sexy like a casino heist? listen to find out.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 145
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
fever dream by samanta schweblin
our eco module continues with another water-related catastrophe as we discuss fever dream by samanta schweblin. after realizing that we missed an anniversary/milestone (or more than one) and wonderin…
00:31:28 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
deb olin unferth interview (author of barn 8)
after talking about her novel barn 8 last week, we spoke with deb olin unferth about heist stories, teaching literature, and chickens. after deb dubs joey the frontman of the podcast (a topic that we…
01:02:23 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
barn 8 by deb olin unferth
our eco module continues with barn 8 by deb olin unferth as we shift our focus from trees and water toward animal rights. shreds starts the pod like it’s the end of the pod as he explains why this bo…
00:38:42 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
something new under the sun by alexandra kleeman
something new under the sun by alexandra kleeman is the next book up in our eco module, and it continues our run of bleak looks at our near-future. we discuss the book’s structure (and its 3-4 main f…
00:58:53 |
Thu 30 May 2024
the overstory by richard powers
our eco module continues with the overstory by richard powers, which marks an early high point in the season as it’s one of our favorite books of all-time, and one of the best books we’ve ever read. …
00:58:39 |
Thu 16 May 2024
land of milk and honey by c. pam zhang
we’re kicking off our eco module with land of milk and honey by c. pam zhang — as well as some steve harvey talk. we ask: is this book a bummer? also: is the book pro cigarettes? we discuss the inner…
00:47:32 |
Thu 02 May 2024
season nine theme and reading list
we’ve turned nine (seasons) old, and we’re celebrating by looking up what the ninth anniversary gifts are. (they are weird.) we then explore the next season’s worth of books, featuring another uplift…
00:21:00 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
first blood by david morrell
our last-minute addition to the kentucky module turned out to be one of our favorite books on the podcast so far: first blood by david morrell rules so hard. after starting in media res as shreds rea…
00:56:51 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
david connerley nahm interview (author of ancient oceans of central kentucky)
before closing out our kentucky module, we had the pleasure of speaking with david connerley nahm, author of last week’s book, ancient oceans of central kentucky. after learning how to pronounce his …
00:53:49 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
ancient oceans of central kentucky by david connerley nahm
our kentucky module continues with ancient oceans of central kentucky by david connerley nahm as well as, you guessed it: more kentucky facts. first, though, we explore the twisted mind of matthew va…
00:39:39 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
the vine that ate the south by j.d. wilkes
you just heard an episode last week, but we’re back with our first episode in months (our time): the vine that ate the south by j.d. wilkes. we catch up on stuff, like how life has been going (busy) …
00:46:54 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
season eight theme and reading list
we're once again embracing our lottery and gambling spirit with the eighth season of the pod. we've passed sufjan stevens with this one. the most exciting moment in podcasting returns -- and no, we'r…
00:18:30 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
ragnarok by walter simonson
our graphic content module draws to a close with ragnarok by walter simonson. fantasy content is tough for us, which isn’t particularly fair to this book, but we still find things to love and appreci…
00:46:23 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
prison pit by johnny ryan
our graphic content module truly lives up to its name (for the first time) as we talk about prison pit by johnny ryan. we talk about whether or not johnny ryan is an edgelord — and if there’s a reaso…
00:36:35 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
kingdom come by mark waid, alex ross
we’re finally entering the realm of the superhero in our graphic content module with kingdom come by mark waid and alex ross. shreds explains why he sees this as a superman comic but not a batman com…
00:40:11 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli
the next stop in our graphic content module is asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli. after discussing how this module being defined by medium (rather than content) seems to yield great success, we ta…
00:43:16 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
this one summer by mariko tamaki, jillian tamaki
we’re tackling our first young adult book this module as we’re covering this one summer by mariko tamaki and jillian tamaki. after talking about location-specific friends and family fights on vacatio…
00:33:23 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
bitter root by david f. walker, chuck brown, sanford greene
we’re headed to 1920s harlem on this episode of lottery pod as we talk about bitter root by david f. walker, chuck brown, and sanford greene. (a fun note: heather antos worked on this book!) we talk …
00:46:16 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
ann nocenti interview (author of the seeds)
after covering the seeds last week, we are joined by ann nocenti, the book’s author, to talk about hexagons, fake news, and andrei tarkovsky. ann talks about the roots of the journalism in the book, …
00:47:49 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
the seeds by ann nocenti, david aja
our graphic content module continues with the seeds by ann nocenti and david aja and a return to familiar subject matter. first, though, we talk about steven soderbergh for a while. then, we talk abo…
00:37:52 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
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