Time for some non-fiction!
One of the most popular books of 2017, The Fact of A Body is part true crime, part memoir. After a summer spent interning for a law firm in Louisiana, Alexandra Marzona-Lesnevich examines a murder case and how it resonates[…]

It’s been all the rage at book clubs everywhere.
We read the smash hit Italian novel from Elena Ferrante.
Julia is effusive. Tod is stoked. Rider is…argumentative.
Typical times at the Disco.

Tod discovers a mysterious set of diaries.
Julia reads about the tech world.
Rider finds out where the sidewalk ends.
It’s time for a Bookshelf Revisit.

We continue discussing listener recommended poetry.
This time, all three poems are performed live, links below.
That’s right, we’re talking spoken word! (Don’t worry, Tod refrains from poet voice.)
Get ready to snap your fingers an[…]

What’s up with contemporary poetry?
We asked you for some good recommendations, and the comments poured in to our Facebook page.
On this episode, we discuss three of your poets (our next episode will focus on spoken word performances). They va[…]

In the wake of his death, we read the Pulitzer Prize winning play Buried Child from playwright, actor, and all around cool cowboy Sam Shepard.

Tod, Julia and Rider discuss what they’re reading this summer.
Just in time for the…end of the season.
(We recorded this a few weeks back, but had some technical issues.)
Enjoy!
 

 
 
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to
Sesame Street.
On this episode of the Disco, we discuss the Michael Davis book, Street Gang, a detailed history of the creation and evolution of the world’s most successful children’[…]

Like most people, you probably thought the deadliest job in America had something to do with catching fish.
Well, Douglas Scott Delaney’s here to tell you all about the actual deadliest job in the country, and the saddest part is, these worker[…]