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| Episode 14: Season One Finale | 28 oct. 2022 | 01:00:32 | |
In the season one finale, we rank all of Jonathan Franzen’s books, answer a few listener questions, and reveal what’s next for the podcast.
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| Episode 13: The End of the End of the Earth | 09 sept. 2022 | 00:45:33 | |
Critic Leo Robson joins us to discuss Franzen's most recent collection of essays, The End of the End of the Earth.
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| Episode 12: Farther Away | 02 juin 2022 | 00:58:12 | |
Novelist Gabriel Roth joins us to discuss Jonathan Franzen's second essay collection, Farther Away. | |||
| Episode 11: The Discomfort Zone | 18 mars 2022 | 00:47:21 | |
We're joined by author Scaachi Koul to discuss Jonathan Franzen's 2006 memoir, The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History.
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| Episode 10: The Kraus Project | 02 mars 2022 | 00:43:36 | |
In this episode, we're joined by novelist Nell Zink to discuss The Kraus Project.
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| Episode 9: How to Be Alone | 04 févr. 2022 | 00:58:47 | |
In this episode, we're joined by novelist Brandon Taylor to discuss Jonathan Franzen's first essay collection, How to Be Alone.
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| Episode 8: Crossroads (Part 2) | 13 janv. 2022 | 00:52:14 | |
We're joined by New York Times national correspondent Ruth Graham to discuss Franzen's depiction of faith and Christianity in Crossroads.
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| Episode 7: Crossroads (Part 1) | 28 déc. 2021 | 00:53:49 | |
In this episode, Erin, Alex, and Eric are joined by critic Merve Emre and poet Elisa Gabbert to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s sixth novel, Crossroads.
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| Episode 6: Purity | 08 déc. 2021 | 00:45:54 | |
Everyone agrees that Purity is an insane mess. But what if it’s also good? Novelist Rumaan Alam joins Erin, Alex, and Eric to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s fifth novel.
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| Episode 5: Freedom | 16 nov. 2021 | 01:01:05 | |
We're joined by novelist Jacob Bacharach to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s fourth and most Franzen-y novel, Freedom.
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| Episode 4: The Corrections Pilot | 28 oct. 2021 | 00:46:47 | |
We're joined by Variety TV Critic Daniel D'Addario to discuss the unaired pilot for Noah Baumbach and Jonathan Franzen's adaptation of The Corrections.
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| Episode 3: The Corrections | 15 oct. 2021 | 00:47:52 | |
Erin, Alex, and Eric are joined by the novelist Emily Gould to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s third novel, The Corrections.
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| Episode 2: Strong Motion | 28 sept. 2021 | 00:50:35 | |
Erin, Alex, and Eric are joined by Matt Zeitlin and Mark Krotov to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s second novel—and Mr. Difficult-consensus worst book—Strong Motion.
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| Episode 1: The Twenty-Seventh City | 16 sept. 2021 | 00:53:49 | |
In this episode, Erin, Alex, and Eric discuss what works (and mostly what doesn’t) about The Twenty-Seventh City, the book’s cringey racial and sexual politics, and whether or not its central plot is something out of Tucker Carlson’s fevered imagination.
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