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
no longer human by junji ito
our graphic content season continues with no longer human by junji ito, which marks our first foray into manga. we explore the medium (including our overall unfamiliarity with it, despite its global …
00:49:20 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
marcos martin interview (illustrator of the private eye)
after covering the private eye last week, our first interview this season comes with the book’s illustrator, marcos martin, as we continue to figure out how to talk about art on the pod. we discuss t…
00:50:45 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
the private eye by brian k. vaughan, marcos martin, muntsa vicente
our graphic content module continues with the private eye by brian k. vaughan, marcos martin, muntsa vicente, which looks like a “more traditional comic” (read: superhero comic) and feels like a clas…
00:54:44 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
gender queer by maia kobabe
it’s a surprise bonus episode in our graphic content module as we cover gender queer by maia kobabe, one of the most banned/challenged books this year. the graphic novel memoir covers some serious co…
00:32:42 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
coyote doggirl by lisa hanawalt
our graphic content module kicks off in earnest with coyote doggirl by lisa hanawalt. after shreds shares a bone he has to pick with joey, we explore lisa hanawalt’s connection to bojack horseman bef…
00:33:29 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
understanding comics by scott mccloud + season seven theme and reading list
we’re kicking off our seventh module with two firsts for the pod: a guest (heather antos) and discussing a book in the intro episode (understanding comics: the invisible art by scott mccloud). after …
01:59:28 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
sunburn by laura lippman
we are closing out our delaware mini-module with sunburn by laura lippman, along with even more delaware facts. first, though, we sort through a meager list of musicians from the state. then, into su…
00:33:57 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
the book of unknown americans by cristina henríquez
our delaware module “keeps on truckin'” (this is a delaware phrase) as we read the book of unknown americans by cristina henríquez. joey shares some more delaware facts before we look up tv shows set…
00:47:17 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
fight club by chuck palahniuk
our delaware module (suck shit, sufjan stevens #2) gets off to a questionable start, geographically speaking, with fight club by chuck palahniuk. joey kicks things off by sharing some delaware facts …
01:07:02 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
season six theme and reading list
we’re once again embracing our lottery and gambling spirit with the sixth season of the pod. (if you don’t want to have the theme spoiled, just listen to the episode.) we’ve tied up sufjan stevens wi…
00:13:03 |
Thu 14 Sep 2023
infinite jest by david foster wallace
our un/adaptable season draws to a close with infinite jest by david foster wallace. shreds is back, and he’s got a story to tell. we discuss the difficulty of the text (which is baked into the desig…
01:45:28 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
nightbitch by rachel yoder
our final novel this module with an upcoming adaptation is nightbitch by rachel yoder, which breaks new ground for the podcast, as former host bobby had (briefly) covered this already in a patreon ex…
00:44:22 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
wittgenstein's mistress by david markson
our next (un)adaptable title this module is wittgenstein’s mistress by albany’s greatest novelist david markson. tulsa has returned and he has stories about the honorable judge matt erdely to share. …
00:53:03 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
crying in h mart by michelle zauner
our un/adaptable module continues with crying in h mart by michelle zauner, which also marks our first foray into nonfiction. joey is joined once again by a guy named gary, who shares a plea from shr…
00:42:36 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
steven hall interview (author of the raw shark texts)
after covering the raw shark texts last week, we talk to its author, steven hall, about his work. we discuss the “adaptability” of the novel and its current status, explore the “un-chapters” (and his…
01:06:09 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
the raw shark texts by steven hall
the next stop on our un/adaptable module is continues with the raw shark texts by steven hall. joey is joined by a guy named gary, who arrives with special instructions from tulsa… and we need your h…
01:04:21 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
project hail mary by andy weir
our un/adaptable module continues with project hail mary by andy weir, soon to be a major motion picture from lord/miller starring ryan gosling. (if you’re a fan of this book, here’s an apology in ad…
00:50:31 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
blood and guts in high school by kathy acker
our un/adaptable module continues with blood and guts in high school by kathy acker, which is difficult to adapt for many reasons. joey kicks things off by explaining how tulsa has changed his brain …
00:51:01 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
memory by donald e. westlake
our un/adaptable module continues with memory by donald e. westlake, which is being adapted by duke johnson. part of the “hard case crime” series, we talk about how memory never quite gets to crime, …
00:54:16 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
speedboat by renata adler
our un/adaptable module continues with speedboat by renata adler, which may be our first truly unadaptable novel this season; we discuss why that’s the case. we also talk about the humor in the novel…
00:43:22 |
Thu 18 May 2023
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