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#123 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 9)
Saison 1 · Épisode 160
lundi 13 avril 2026 • Durée 02:46:01
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 9th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Social media culture–Intelligence as a joke–Phil Dunphy in the hospital–Mitch perpetually coming out as gay–Jump the shark plotlines–weak writing vs over explaining–guest stars–and more!
#122 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 8) **PREVIEW**
Saison 1 · Épisode 159
lundi 30 mars 2026 • Durée 35:08
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 8th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: A return to form in season 8–Cam and Mitch as Laurel and Hardy–Phil Dunphy getting electrocuted–Manny explaining wokeness–Marxism coming into any workplace depiction–the women's march–guest stars–and more!
**UNLOCKED** #61 Fierce and Dangerous Love w/ Steven Powell
Saison 1 · Épisode 158
lundi 23 mars 2026 • Durée 01:35:31
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and scholar, Steven Powell, to talk about his award-winning biography of the American crime writer James Ellroy, Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy. Topics include: Crime fiction–mystery in novels–the work of writing a biography–scholarship around crime and noir–and more!
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Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/417Xltj
#121 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 7)
Saison 1 · Épisode 157
lundi 16 mars 2026 • Durée 02:41:59
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 7th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Therapy culture becoming full-blown in 2015–Cam losing screen time and plotlines–Phil Dunphy and the ducks–Manny suddenly being insecure–politics coming into jokes–guest stars–and more!
#120 Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012 w/ Damon Moore (part 5)
Saison 1 · Épisode 156
lundi 9 mars 2026 • Durée 02:53:03
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the 5th part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s turn toward the confessional mode–using family in poetry–redundant poems–––sisters fighting–Glück’s Ararat–and More!
#119 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 6) **PREVIEW**
Saison 1 · Épisode 155
lundi 2 mars 2026 • Durée 25:42
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 6th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: The beginning of woke in the culture–Haley becoming more important to the show–Cam’s many rivals–changing tone of the writing–explaining as dialogue–Manny losing his spark–guest stars–and more!
**UNLOCKED** #52 Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation w/ Sam Fakahany
Saison 1 · Épisode 154
lundi 23 février 2026 • Durée 01:54:27
Andrew is joined by freelance editor and spicy take appreciator, Sam Fakahany, as the pair go into Ottessa Moshfegh’s hit novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Topics include: censorship–Ottessa’s reputation–Publishing industry–literary “it girls”--Art hoes–art cowards–lit bros–DFW–Substack–the new literary world–and more!
#118 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 5)
Saison 1 · Épisode 153
lundi 16 février 2026 • Durée 03:02:29
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 5th season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: The changing language of 2013–the wedding–the gay marriage moment–great sitcom writing–the split in the writers room–guest stars––Phil, Cam, and Jay carrying the show–and more!
Andrew Wittsadt is joined by author Brad Kelly of the Method and Madness podcast, in a discussion of his latest novel, The Earthen Dark. Topics Include: men in fiction–the cultural shifts in literature–soliciting agents–self-publishing game plans–why is sci-fi so irresistible–ancient archetypes–and more!
#116 The Last American Sitcom: Modern Family w/ Erik (part 4) **PREVIEW**
Saison 1 · Épisode 151
lundi 2 février 2026 • Durée 17:27
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@catenjoyer81), in a discussion of the 4th season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Jay and Gloria have a baby–classic sitcom gags–Phil Dunphy looks to the camera–guest stars–the birth of online wokeness in the culture–and more!
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