Shows
Secretly Incredibly FascinatingVideo Game ControllersAlex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why video game controllers are secretly incredibly fascinating. Special guests: Abe Epperson and Michael Swaim.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the new SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Support Abe & Michael's independent movie 'Papa Bear': https://seedandspark.com/fund/papa-bear
2023-05-081h 05
Small Beans553. Like Razorblade Pie: “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman (Feat. Alex Schmidt)This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman and the guest is Alex Schmidt.
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Alex Schmidt: https://twitter.com/AlexSchmidty
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691
2022-12-2957 min
Kurt VonneguysThe Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-FiveAlex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new nonfiction book 'The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five'! If this isn't nice, what is?
The book is written by Tom Roston, and published by Abrams Books: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/writers-crusade_9781419744891/
Vonneguys news: this is our last episode of this new run. Thank you all so much for re-forming this karass for another round of Vonne-joy.
Enjoy Michael's new show 'Like Razorblade Pie' at Small Beans: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Enjoy Alex's show 'Secretly Incredibly Fascinating': https...
2022-03-221h 22Kurt VonneguysKurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In TimeAlex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new documentary 'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time'! If this isn't nice, what is?
The documentary is by co-directors Robert B. Weide and Don Argott. Here's its website and how to watch: https://www.vonnegutmovie.com/
Vonneguys news: we're still returning once more, in 2022, for an episode about 'The Writer's Crusade' by Tom Roston. Find out more about that book here: www.abramsbooks.com/product/writers…_9781419744891/
SEGMENTS:
Franken-Time (00:02:15)
Summary Time (00:26:00)
Highlight Reel (00:37:57)
Vonne-MEH (00:56:30)
The Meat (01:03:55)
Robert B. Weide-grades (01:17:15)
Related Reading (01:22:45)
Vonnegut News (01:35:07)
LINKS for Related Reading:
'L...
2022-02-081h 37Kurt VonneguysSlaughterhouse-Five (graphic novel)Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new 'Slaughterhouse-Five' graphic novel! If this isn't nice, what is?
The graphic novel is by writer Ryan North and artist Albert Monteys. Publisher page: https://shop.boom-studios.com/collections/slaughterhouse-five
Also here's a link to a *VIDEO VERSION* of this podcast episode (it's the same audio, plus some photos of what we're talking about): https://youtu.be/5BghQzkY0iE
Vonneguys news: we're returning once more, in 2022, for a new episode about 'The Writer's Crusade' by Tom Roston. Find out more about that book here: https...
2021-11-111h 33Secretly Incredibly FascinatingBeansAlex Schmidt is joined by writers/podcasters/directors Abe Epperson, Adam Ganser, and Michael Swaim ('Small Beans' network, plus Swaim works at IGN.com) for a look at why beans are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.
2021-08-301h 05
Small Beans335. Frame Rate: Peep Show’s Episode “Wedding” (Feat. Alex Schmidt)In a rare TV-based Frame Rate, Alex Schmidt, host of the Secretly Incredibly Fascinating podcast, joins Michael and Abe to discuss the British sitcom Peep Show. We chose the secretly incredibly funny episode “Wedding.” The gang discusses how this show influenced their own comedy and why if you haven’t seen it, you probably should.
Features:
Alex Schmidt: https://twitter.com/AlexSchmidty
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
2020-11-091h 05Secretly Incredibly FascinatingThe Great Gatsby (1925)Alex Schmidt is joined by writer/podcaster/filmmaker Michael Swaim (IGN, Small Beans, Kurt Vonneguys) for a look at why ‘The Great Gatsby’ is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.
2020-11-091h 00Kurt VonneguysA Man Without A CountryFranken-Time (00:01:20)
Essay Time (00:04:25)
VonneART (00:05:10)
Ad Time (00:40:25)
Kurt Blurt (00:54:05)
Recurring Characters Update (01:09:40)
Kurt Cameo (01:09:55)
VonneWHAT (01:10:15)
The Meat (01:13:25)
VonneGRADES (01:18:45)
Related Reading (01:21:25)
Vonnegut News (01:26:25)
2018-01-231h 30Kurt VonneguysGod Bless You, Dr. KevorkianCosmologut (0:00:50)
Vonne-Interviews (0:07:00)
Kurt Vonnegut reading Mary Ainsworth interview (0:14:45)
Vognettes (0:26:05)
Kurt Blurt (0:59:50)
Recurring Characters Update (1:05:50)
Kurt Cameo (1:06:00)
VonneWHAT (1:06:45)
The Meat (1:09:00)
VonneGRADES (1:15:45)
Related Reading (1:17:20)
2018-01-021h 25Kurt VonneguysBagombo Snuff BoxFranken-Time (00:01:10)
Intro Time (00:08:15)
Creative Writing 101 (00:13:45)
Story Time (00:20:45)
Coda Time (01:30:45)
Kurt Blurt (01:40:35)
Recurring Characters Update (01:41:05)
VonneWHAT (01:42:40
VonneGRADES (01:46:45)
Related Reading (01:51:10)
2017-12-151h 59
Kurt VonneguysTimequakePlot Time (00:01:00)
Kurt Blurt (00:26:30)
Recurring Characters Update (01:15:20)
Kurt Cameo (01:16:50)
VonneART(01:18:30)
Vonne-Amendments (01:23:00)
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VonneGRADES (02:11:20)
Related Reading (02:15:15)
2017-11-212h 24
Kurt VonneguysFates Worse Than DeathFranken-Time (00:01:15)
Story Time (00:08:15)
Kurt Blurt (01:19:05)
VonneWHAT (01:37:15)
The Meat (01:48:45)
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Related Reading (01:53:00)
Vonnegut News (02:00:10)
2017-10-312h 02
Kurt VonneguysHocus PocusPlot Time (00:02:00)
VonneART (00:09:30)
VonneMATH (00:51:25)
Kurt Blurt (00:55:30)
Kurt Cameo (01:16:10)
Recurring Characters Update (01:17:30)
The Meat (01:20:00)
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Vonnegut News (01:53:50)
2017-10-101h 55
Kurt VonneguysBluebeardPlot Time (00:00:50)
Kurt Blurt (00:50:30)
Recurring Characters Update (1:28:20)
Kurt Cameo (1:30:00)
VonneWHAT (1:31:15)
The Meat (2:04:15)
Vonnegrades (2:20:30)
Movie Time (2:24:00)
Related Reading (02:32:00)
Vonnegut News (02:45:00)
Related Reading:
Inside Llewyn Davis (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen): http://amzn.to/2ydCHJw
The Hudsucker Proxy (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen): http://amzn.to/2wvP8hD
Mad Men: The Gold Violin (Season 2, Episode 7): https://goo.gl/by3aY9
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen): http://amzn.to/2xGX1pm
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter): http://amzn.to/2x8ZebV
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan): http://amzn.to/2x5rH0D
They're Made Of Meat (Terry Bisson): https://goo.gl/9KFq
The Drone King (Kurt Vonnegut): https...
2017-09-192h 48
Kurt VonneguysFrom The Group: 'Slaughterhouse-Five' to 'Galápagos'Related Reading:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams): http://amzn.to/2wC5jvw
- They're Made Out of Meat (Terry Bisson): https://goo.gl/9KFq
- Kurt Vonnegut in a Discover Card ad: https://goo.gl/fvwyVT
- The Star (Arthur C. Clarke): https://goo.gl/n3ZTPC
2017-09-0533 min
Kurt VonneguysGalápagosPlot Time (00:01:00)
Kurt Blurt (01:00:20)
Recurring Characters (01:24:10)
The Meat (01:24:50)
VonneWHAT (01:47:00)
Vonnegrades (01:54:50)
Related Reading (01:57:20)
Vonnegut News (02:09:20)
2017-08-292h 13
Kurt VonneguysDeadeye DickPlot Time (00:01:00)
The Meat (01:04:00)
Kurt Cameo (01:19:45)
Recurring Characters Update (01:24:20)
Kurt Vonnafoods (01:27:40)
Kurt Blurt (01:35:40)
VonneWHAT (01:50:30)
Vonnegrades (01:53:50)
Related Reading (01:56:30)
Vonnegut News (02:03:00)
Related Reading:
Novel: Thomas Wolfe: Look Homeward, Angel: http://amzn.to/2uYaYh2
Poetry Collection: The Best of Ogden Nash: http://amzn.to/2eOd6l6
TV: Better Call Saul: https://goo.gl/ygKTO9
Book: James Thurber: The Last Flower: http://amzn.to/2vJi1rD
Comic: Dan Harmon: La Cosa Nostroid: http://amzn.to/2eOkBbu
Original Cast Recording: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater: http://amzn.to/2h3O2Hg
2017-08-012h 09
Kurt VonneguysPalm Sunday (Live)Franken-Time! (00:03:00)
Story Time! (00:05:30)
Kurt Blurt! (00:50:10)
VonneART! (01:00:50)
VonneWHAT!? (01:10:45)
Vonnegrades! (01:30:15)
Related Reading (01:14:40)
Vonnefriends! (01:18:00)
Related Reading:
Article: io9: The Universal Shapes of Stories, According to Kurt Vonnegut: https://goo.gl/q2jpzc
Full Text: Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi: https://goo.gl/EcTo40
Book: Dave Eggers: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: https://goo.gl/C5EodB
Book: Stephen King: On Writing: https://goo.gl/U6bsLg
Book: Harlan Ellison: The Other Glass Teat: https://goo.gl/W5yWbk
2017-07-111h 28
The PrestigeTHE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) & IndustrialisationThe last franchise of Season 2 is a bit of a behemoth: it’s the Jackson/Tolkien epic. We don’t get round to talking about our theme till very late on, but we do talk a lot about the mechanics of this film: including just what makes the ring itself so impressive.
This Week’s Media
THE CRACKED PODCAST (2013—): Alex Schmidt, Michael Swaim, Dan O'Brien
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016): Raoul Peck, James Baldwin, Samuel L. Jackson
Recommendations
DEAD ALIVE/BRAINDEAD (1992): Peter Jackson, Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE...
2017-06-3030 min
Kurt VonneguysJailbirdPlot Time! (00:02:30)
Kurt Blurt! (01:17:00)
The Meat! (01:31:15)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:42:10)
Kurt Cameo! (01:45:50)
VonneWHAT! (01:46:50)
Vonnegrades! (01:56:20)
Movie Time! (2:00:50)
Music Time! (2:15:50)
Related Reading! (02:24:30)
Related Reading:
Short Story: Guy De Maupassant: The Necklace: https://goo.gl/Upnq
Book: Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man: https://goo.gl/GHHXQs
Play: Tony Kushner: Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: https://goo.gl/vLVKdn
Short Story: George Saunders: Escape from Spiderhead: https://goo.gl/I0ek3q
Graphic Novel: Alan Moore, David Lloyd: V for Vendetta: https://goo.gl/E1FRQ3
Book: Neil Gaiman: American Gods: https://goo.gl/Wx2GiC
2017-06-202h 35
Kurt VonneguysSlapstickPlot Time! (00:40)
Kurt Blurt! (01:14:15)
VonneArt! (01:31:30)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:34:25)
Kurt Cameo! (01:37:45)
VonneWHAT! (01:38:35)
Movie Time! (01:45:45)
The Meat! (01:55:00)
Vonnegrades! (02:05:15)
Related Reading! (02:07:55)
Vonnegut News! (02:16:25)
Related Reading:
Book: Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human: https://goo.gl/sfv6NG
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: In Fear of K (in Strange Wine): https://goo.gl/Jm2dfP
Book: Ray Bradbury: Something Wicked This Way Comes: https://goo.gl/n8h6HI
Short Story: HP Lovecraft: The Outsider: https://goo.gl/86RReb
Song: Frank Zappa: Bobby Brown Goes Down: https://goo.gl/OxOMAv
2017-05-232h 22
Kurt VonneguysWampeters, Foma and GranfalloonsSegments:
Story/Essay Time (00:00:30)
Kurt Blurt (01:19:30)
VonneWHAT (01:27:00)
Kurt Blurt, Part II (01:34:30)
The Meat (01:44:30)
VonneGRADES (01:45:40)
Related Reading (01:47:30)
Kurt Vonnegut's Personal Library of Related Recommended Things For You to Read (01:52:10)
Vonnegut News (01:59:20)
Related Reading:
Book: Sherman Alexie:The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: https://goo.gl/prPzP4
Speech: Mary Schmich: Wear Sunscreen: https://goo.gl/zs12n
Speech: David Foster Wallace: This is Water: https://goo.gl/XMEqj
Kurt Vonnegut's Reccomendations:
Full Text: Edgar Lee Masters: Spoon River Anthology: https://goo.gl/qBpVMv
Book: USA (The 42nd Parallel, 1919, The Big Money): John Dos Passos: https://goo.gl/ofoFOi
Full Text: Gustave Flaube...
2017-05-022h 03
Kurt VonneguysBreakfast of ChampionsPlot Time! (02:00)
Kurt Blurt! (1:14:00)
Recurring Characters Update! (1:36:00)
Kurt Cameo! (1:38:30)
Related Reading! (1:39:15)
VonneWHATMEAT! (1:49:45)
Vonnegrades! (2:14:45)
Movie Time! (2:17:22)
Vonnegut News! (2:32:30)
Related Reading:
Short Story: Ray Bradbury: "The Earthmen" (part of The Martian Chronicles): https://goo.gl/uA719G
Video: Connections: https://goo.gl/vixNYh
Book: Ken Kesey: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: https://goo.gl/T2KOkT
Book: Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: https://goo.gl/HYl3ig
Book: Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: https://goo.gl/jdpYMe
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: The Region Between: https://goo.gl/57J4i9
Short Story: Michael Swaim: And It Goes Like This...
2017-04-112h 36
Kurt VonneguysHappy Birthday, Wanda JunePlot Time! (02:10)
Fortitude Time! (01:01:20)
Christmas Time! (01:12:20)
Kurt Blurt! (01:18:50)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:47:00)
Kurt Cameo! (01:48:20)
VonneWHAT! (01:50:00)
The Meat! (01:58:15)
Vonnegrades! (02:04:30)
Drama Time! (02:09:30)
Related Reading! (02:21:30)
Vonnegut News! (02:32:30)
Related Reading:
Podcast: Revisionist History: The Satire Paradox: https://goo.gl/h7759e
Film: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: https://goo.gl/1hi4nI
Film: O Brother, Where Art Thou?: https://goo.gl/pexMGk
Film: Sullivan's Travels: https://goo.gl/XdLINd
Play: Suzan-Lori Parks: 'The Last Living Black Man in the Whole Entire World' & 'The America Play' (which Michael calls 'The Death of Abraham Lincoln'): https://goo.gl/LfeX6N
The Neo-Futurists: https://goo.gl/87I0...
2017-03-142h 36
Kurt VonneguysVonne-chat: Marc LeedsIn this special bonus Vonne-chat, Alex and Michael are joined by Marc Leeds, author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia. They discuss what it's like being a character in one of Kurt's novels, whether his books are truly a shared universe and how Marc compiled his nearly 800 page tome, an A-Z database of Vonnegut characters, settings and themes.
Related Reading:
The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: https://goo.gl/J7HN1E
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library: Marc Leeds Bio: https://goo.gl/VO7VAp
The Daily Vonnegut: Interview with Marc Leeds: https://goo.gl/Mqkus4
2017-03-0721 min
Kurt VonneguysSlaughterhouse-FivePlot Time! (01:10)
Kurt Blurt! (55:30)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:31:00)
Kurt Cameo! (01:39:20)
VonneWHAT?! (01:42:00)
VonneART! (01:52:15)
The Meat! (01:55:45)
Vonnegrades! (01:57:00)
Movie Time! (02:01:40)
Related Reading! (02:07:50)
Vonnegut News! (02:17:10)
Related Reading:
Film: Grave of the Fireflies: https://goo.gl/V6xGcF
Film: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story : https://goo.gl/gWFjlH
Film: Arrival: https://goo.gl/c8DmrG
Short Story: Ray Bradbury: "Tomorrow's Child" (in I Sing the Body Electric!): https://goo.gl/zQuv1B
Album: Roger Waters: Radio Kaos: https://goo.gl/x1rx05
Graphic Novel: Yoshihiro Tatsumi: The Pushman and Other Stories: https://goo.gl/nTpYca
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth and...
2017-02-142h 20
Kurt VonneguysFrom The Group: 'Player Piano' to 'Monkey House'Sections:
Gettin' Social! (02:15)
Emergency Situation! (27:20)
Meet Space! (41:00)
Related Reading:
Novel: Jamaica Kincaid: A Small Place: https://goo.gl/jxJQCI
Novel: Haruki Murakami: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: https://goo.gl/M4Eo8g
Film: Harrison Bergeron: https://goo.gl/jtIVDt
Film: 2081: https://goo.gl/xZgOGF
Film: Who Am I This Time?: https://goo.gl/h9sdju
Podcast: Limetown: https://goo.gl/z2p59C
Music: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Musical Demos: https://goo.gl/RNGnwU
Radio: Dimension X: Report on the Barnhouse Effect: https://goo.gl/Srrcyl
Novel: Jerry Spinelli: Maniac Magee: https://goo.gl/N0IpjK
Novel: Lois Lowry...
2017-02-0747 min
Kurt VonneguysWelcome to the Monkey HouseSuper Short Story Plot Time! (06:15)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:54:30)
Kurt Cameo! (01:55:55)
VonneWHAAAT! (01:57:00)
Kurt Blurt! (02:05:30)
Vonnegrades! (02:11:00)
Related Reading! (02:12:45)
Vonnegut News! (02:21:00)
Related Reading:
Book: Marc Leeds: The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: https://goo.gl/tu8S4W
Book: Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man: https://goo.gl/ihH8r9
Book: George Saunders: CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: https://goo.gl/01l2O8
Book: Charles Yu: Sorry Please Thank You: https://goo.gl/JJ9AAG
Book: Eric Puchner: Music Through the Floor: https://goo.gl/S5YgOY
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: "The End of the Time of Leinard" (in Dream Corridor): https://goo.gl/QZWi1H
Short Story...
2017-01-242h 26
Kurt VonneguysGod Bless You, Mr. RosewaterFrom the Group! (01:00)
Plot Time! (06:45)
Kurt Blurt! (01:34:45)
Recurring Characters Update! (01:52:00)
Kurt Cameo! (01:59:30)
VonneWHAT! (02:00:30)
The Meat! (02:08:10)
Altruism Olympics! (02:11:50)
Vonnegrades! (02:15:15)
Movie Time! (02:17:10)
Related Reading! (02:21:00)
Vonnegut News! (02:28:20)
Related Reading:
Book: Theodore Sturgeon: Microcosmic God: https://goo.gl/tTYkXd
Essay: James Black: What in Hell Is He For?: Vonnegut's Avatar & the Need to Sneak Sci-Fi in Under the Radar: https://goo.gl/cKvjq2
Short Story: Ray Bradbury: The Taxpayer (in The Martian Chronicles): https://goo.gl/uA719G
Short Story: Harlan Ellison: On the Slab (in Angry Candy): https://goo.gl/zWBtm3
Short Story: David Brin: "The Giving Plague": https://goo.gl/e6bXug
...
2017-01-032h 31
Kurt VonneguysCat's CradleFrom the Group! (01:00)
Plot Time! (07:45)
Kurt Blurt! (11:40)
Kurt Cameo! (1:53:20)
Recurring Characters! (1:54:40)
VonneWHAT! (1:57:15)
The Meat! (2:07:15)
VonneGrades! (2:12:20)
Movie Time! (2:16:00)
Related Reading! (2:26:10)
Vocab Quiz! (2:33:50)
Vonnegut News! (2:37:00)
Related Reading:
Article: Scientific American: Let's Colonize Titan: https://goo.gl/KP4dx0
Song: 10cc - Sand in My Face (Dynamic Tension): https://goo.gl/S0UbEP
Movie: Synecdoche, New York: https://goo.gl/h6AV1Z
Book: Ginger Strand - The Brothers Vonnegut: https://goo.gl/zIYN0X
Short Story: Ray Bradbury - The Fire Balloons (in The Illustrated Man): https://goo.gl/ihH8r9
Book: Will Self - The Book of Dave: https://goo.gl...
2016-12-132h 42
Kurt VonneguysMother NightMother Night (00:00)
Kurt Cameo (03:50)
Plot Time (11:45)
Recurring Characters (32:30)
The Meat (01:12:30)
VonneWHAT (01:16:00)
Kurt Blurt (01:21:15)
Vonnegrades (01:27:50)
Related Reading (01:29:50)
Movie Time (01:36:30)
Kurt News (01:45:30)
2016-11-221h 55
Kurt VonneguysThe Sirens of Titan(00:00) The Sirens of Titan
(07:00) Plot Time!
(50:30) Recurring Characters
(56:30) VonneWHAT?
(1:04:00) Kurt Blurt
(1:13:00) Related Reading
(1:28:30) Movie Time
(1:44:00) Kurt News
Related Reading:
Watchmen -- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons: https://goo.gl/Tuo0UJ
V for Vendetta -- Alan Moore & David Lloyd: https://goo.gl/yYGwhM
Speaker for the Dead -- Orson Scott Card: https://goo.gl/QUiIA5
Dark They Were and Golden Eyed -- Ray Bradbury: https://goo.gl/xFKAeA
Mozart in Mirrorshades -- Bruce Sterling & Lewis Shiner: https://goo.gl/BCNgfs
The Stranger -- Albert Camus: https://goo.gl/ppBtSI
Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert Heinlein: https://goo.gl/S1...
2016-10-311h 51
Kurt VonneguysPlayer PianoJoin reader-comedians Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim for a fun, digressive trip through the Kurt Vonnegut canon. It’s a book club, a comedy show, and a cavalcade of smart, entertaining segments. Discover Vonnegut works you’ve never read! Rediscover your Kurt favorites! And cure the terrible disease of loneliness by going on a K.V. appreciation deep dive with a friendly karass of your fellow listeners.
(00:00) Player Piano
(12:20) Kurt Blurt
(20:20) 1984?
(36:45) Kurt Cameo
(42:50) Recurring Characters
(59:30) Image-O-Rama
(1:05:00) VonneWHAT?
(1:11:50) Related Reading
Related Reading:
The Silver Corridor & "Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman -- Harlan Ellison: https://goo.gl/7NK9Pu
Knox -- Harlan Elli...
2016-10-311h 22
Kurt VonneguysEpisode 0 - The Kurt Vonneguys are Coming!Stay tuned for the first two episodes of Kurt Vonneguys, covering 'Player Piano' and 'The Sirens of Titan', premiering soon.
2016-10-2400 min