January 30, 2015
EP. 9 — Book Club 3: The Laughing Monsters
Nate welcomes his special panel of guests Julieanne Smolinski, Paul Scheer, and Timothy Simons in the 3rd edition of the Book Club series of Reading Aloud in which they discuss Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters.” They’ll talk about being internet friends, struggling to get through books, Tim’s Denis Johnson baggage, the main character having no drive, the few great moments of spy stuff, and listener’s thoughts on the book’s genre confusion. Get a head start on the next book for the next book club episode which will be Jonathan Franzen’s “The Corrections” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.
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July 22, 2016
EP. 64 — The Final Show
Nate Corddry’s Reading Aloud bids farewell to Earwolf. As a send off, Nate reads “Behold Your Newest Silver-Screen Sex Goddess, Jane Neighbor” by writer and playwright Rachel Axler (Veep), an excerpt from the novel Stoner by writer John Williams, and the first letter from “Letters to a Young Poet” written by poet Rainer Maria Rilke to Franz Xaver Kappus.
July 15, 2016
Book Club regulars meet new book club readers as Seth Morris, Alison Pill, Alison Becker, and Nelson Franklin join Nate this week to discuss “The Girls: A Novel” by Emma Cline. Who absolutely loved it? Who had unanswered questions? Tune in to find out!
July 1, 2016
Timothy Simons barges in not wasting any time and gets into a live reading of “I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.” by Mike Lacher. Then, Robyn Clark treats us to a reading of “I Saw Hamilton So Now I’m Going To Orphan My Son” by Katie Schorr. Later, Nate reads a chapter from the novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins. Finally, in honor of the 4th of July, Robert Baker walks through a patriotic reading of the Declaration of Independence. Make sure to pick up a copy of next month’s book for our book club, “The Girls: A Novel” by Emma Cline Once you’re done reading, call us at (702) 751-READ and let us know what you thought!
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