Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 31 days 12 hours 17 minutes
Stop! Homer Time: The Iliad - Episodes 5 & 6 (Books 10-14)
For our latest show-within-a-show, the Overdue boys revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad.
Ep 649 - Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward
The boys from Overdue revisit author Jesmyn Ward and her novel Sing, Unburied, Sing.
Ep 648 - Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill and Rosa Lee Beeland (Bonus Episode)
The Overdue boys learn how to THINK AND GROW RICH.
Ep 647 - I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov's short story collection-turned-novel has very little to do with the mid-2000s Will Smith movie adaptation, which is a good thing.
Ep 646 - A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond
The Overdue boys celebrate Children's Book Week by discussing A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond.
Ep 645 - Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn
Did you know that before Gillian Flynn brought us the book Gone Girl, the movie Gone Girl, and the concept of "Gone Girl-ing" someone, she wrote a murder mystery about a different kind of unhealthy family dynamic!
Ep 644 - Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
This episode is about Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, the complete edition containing both The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return.
Ep 643 - Holes, by Louis Sachar
Holes! We all need 'em, we all love 'em. This is a book where a boy is sentenced to dig a bunch of holes out in the desert because he was accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
Ep 642 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo
Lo's award-winning novel seeks to shine a light on marginalized experiences from mid-century San Francisco. What's most impressive is how she's synthesized all of her research into a couple of fresh, compelling characters - allowing the story to honor the historical record without feeling overly bound by it. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overduepod on Instagram and Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19...
Ep 641 - War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy?
This week's book is about the topic of war and also the topic of peace.