P.U.L.C.H.

Joyce discusses a novel about an isolated, perfume-obsessed aesthete with an isolated, perfume-obsessed aesthete. Neither of them pronounce the French correctly.

Gustave Flaubert spent his whole life writing The Temptation of St. Anthony, published finally in 1874. The P.U.L.C.H. hosts discuss it and many other topics to delight and surprise you in this week's episode. Don't wait--listen now!

America calling, America calling. Your fearless hosts delve into Michel Houellebecq's latest provocation, 2019's Serotonin. What will they think? What will they say? Only by pressing the play button on your podcast listening device can you be sure. Other topics include banned novels, weird software bugs, and Nic's disgust for a middle-aged anime lover.

We read A Handful of Dust. The audio quality is bad again because Windows is terrible. Joyce read some Kafka. Nic sings a bit of Memory from Andrew Lloyd Weber's hit musical Cats.

Your wayward hosts return from their hiatus to discuss Camille Paglia's Sexual Personae, the worst book we've ever read about cultural criticism. Curbstomp anyone who tells you to read it. Irredeemable midwit tripe.

Cartoonist and consultant Robin Parrish drops by to chat with the P.U.L.C.H. pals about Nicholson Baker's brief stream-of-consciousness novel The Mezzanine, but they derail the conversation to discuss working from home, David Cronenberg, and David Foster Wallace's linguistic/mathematical deficiencies.

Check out Robin's work at her website: https://reparrishcomics.com/
and follow her on Twitter @reparrish

We didn't read nothin' for this episode. Instead, we chat about strategies to stay creative and engaged with art while working a full-time job that pays your way and corrodes your soul. Other topics include on-the-spectrum legend Glenn Gould, lending books to irresponsible people, and Nic's brush with Drag Race fame.

In a classic episode recorded just one month ago, we finish our series on Borges. DC writes a new one and Houellebecq threatens to do the same. Nic fails to apply to graduate school. Joyce travels to Spain. Lowtax travels to heaven. Listen closely as a more hilarious, moving, and erudite podcast you'll hardly find.

Here's that link I said I'd give you guys: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3718266&pagenumber=1.