Literary Disco

Hosted ByTod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, & Rider Strong

Writers talk about reading. Hosted by Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong.


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Episode 107: Three Day Road

Three Day Road is an award-winning Canadian novel centered on First Nation characters. It’s been heralded for celebrating forgotten heroes: natives who fought for Canada during World War I.
But recently, it’s author Joseph Boyden, has co[…]

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Episode 106: Norse Mythology

Forget what you think you know about Thor and Loki, and join the Disco trio to talk about Neil Gaiman’s latest: a retelling of Norse Mythology.
Tod is bored, Rider rants, and Julia keeps her cool as the content of the Gaiman’s book is qu[…]

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Episode 105: Brat Pack America

After some technical difficulties (uh, Tod) we now have another Lost Episode. Goodbye, 104, we barely knew ya.
So we’re jumping right to 105, in which, for the first time besides our live shows, the Literary Disco gang recorded in the same roo[…]

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Episode 103: 1984

You read it in high school. Or college. It was that “important” book about the dangers of authoritarianism.
An interesting, alternative future. A distant possibility.
Maybe not anymore?
The Disco trio discuss…

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Episode 102: Kindred (The Graphic Novel)

Just like you, we’re on an Octavia Butler kick since reading Dawn. This episode, we check out the brand-new graphic novel adaptation of Butler’s masterpiece Kindred.

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Episode 101: Q&A

Tod, Julia and Rider answer questions from listeners.

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Episode 100!

Back from a long absence, we explain where we were, what we were doing, and what you should have been reading all along.

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Episode 99: Summer Reading 2016

It’s that time again.
Tod and Julia discuss summer reading…and introduce a contest for Episode 100.

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Episode 98: Games Games Games

Back by popular demand — games!
As we near the big 100, we take some time to play a few Literary Disco classics.

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