Podcasts by Public Domain Theater with Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai
Masterpiece Theatre meets Mystery Science Theater 3000 in a podcast of highbrow readings and lowbrow commentary. Comedians Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai come together to read aloud classic and not-so-classic literature from the public domain and provide real-time commentary with the help of special guests. Subscribe now to experience the best and worst from the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sherwood Anderson, Jack London, and many more... no one escapes their scathing and/or fawning reactions.
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"The Beautiful People" by Charles Beaumont (w/ Ronnie Adrian) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ronnie Adrian (White Women, The Dragons) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Charles Beaumont's grim sci-fi tale, "The Beautiful People," and to debate which sequined gown is best to wear t...
Listen"Adolescents Only" by Irving Cox Jr. (w/ Nick Wiger) from 2019-01-10T08:05:57
Its the very last episode of Public Domain Theater! Kelly and Katai are joined by PDT legend Nick Wiger (I Love You America, Doughboys) to read and interrupt Irving Cox Jr.s Adolescents Only."
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"The New Dress" by Virginia Woolf from 2019-01-03T08:05:05
In the penultimate episode of Public Domain Theater, Kelly and Katai and no guest (no matter what Kelly says) read and interrupt Virginia Woolfs The New Dress, and deliver more measured literary an...
Listen"The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog" by Willa Cather (w/ Nicholas Mandernach) from 2018-12-20T09:17:24
Writer Nicholas Mandernach (People of Earth, Young Sheldon) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Willa Cather's holiday fable, "The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog," and talk reindeer gender p...
Listen"Nackles: A Christmas Story" by Donald Westlake (w/ Zach Reino) from 2018-12-13T08:05:29
Zach Reino (Off Book) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Donald Westlakes creepy Christmas story, Nackles, and to analyze cool boat slang, Santas problematic position on capitalism, the pr...
Listen"The Sound of Silence" by Barbara Constant (w/ Patrick Ehlers) from 2018-12-06T08:05:34
Comedian and podcaster Patrick Ehlers (Nintendo Cartridge Society, Same Day Shipping) joins Kelly and Katai read and interrupt Barbara Constants The Sound of Silence, and to deliver measured discus...
Listen"Where Angels Fear" by Manly Wade Wellman from 2018-11-29T08:05:24
Kelly and Katai read and interrupt the extremely handsome Manly Wade Wellmans Where Angels Fear, and talk g-g-g-ghosts, nice-looking skulls, and Dr. Michael Crichton, medical wellman.
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"Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti from 2018-11-22T08:05:56
Kelly and Katai, guests in their own right, read and interrupt Christina Rossettis Goblin Market, and discuss what forms of payment goblin salesmen accept, the names of all known fruits, and the pr...
Listen"The New Mother" by Lucy Clifford (w/ Max Silvestri) from 2018-11-15T08:05:12
Kelly and Katai are joined by comedian Max Silvestri (Netflix's The Comedy Lineup) to read and interrupt Lucy Cliffords The New Mother, and to discuss who wears bonnets when, the anatomy of turkey ...
Listen"The Swindler" by Ethel M. Dell (w/ Jon Gabrus) from 2018-11-08T08:05:41
Kelly and Katai are joined by Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty, Raised by TV) to read and interrupt Ethel M. Dell’s apparently romantic outing, “The Swindler,” and discuss rom-com jobs, high-grade non-a...
Listen"Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe from 2018-11-01T07:05:32
Kelly and Katai tackle spooky story king Edgar Allan Poe's short and definitely not sweet tale, "Hop-Frog," and discuss how incredibly funny it is to tell jokes at the expense of others less powerf...
Listen"The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber (w/ Edgar Momplaisir) from 2018-10-25T07:05:40
Kelly and Katai sit down with Edgar Momplaisir (Culture Kings) to read and interrupt Edna Ferbers The Woman Who Tried to Be Good, and to discuss when they first knew what an alderman was, the relat...
Listen"A Wagner Matinee" by Willa Cather (w/ Jenny Jaffe) from 2018-10-11T07:05:18
Jenny Jaffe (Neurotica, Big Hero 6 The Series) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Willa Cather's "A Wagner Matinee," and to discuss names with far too many syllables, the cosmetic conseque...
Listen"Porcelain and Pink" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (w/ Nathan Barnatt) from 2018-10-04T07:05:24
Nathan Barnatt (Grave Stories from a Gravedigger, Neutral) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt F. Scott Fitzgerald's scandalous one-act play, "Porcelain and Pink," and to discuss identity t...
Listen"The Owl's Ear" by Erckmann-Chatrian (w/ Mike Carlson) from 2018-09-27T07:05:46
Mike Carlson (Podcast: The Ride) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Erckmann-Chatrian's "The Owl's Ear" and to discuss in-jokes for locals of the town of Hirschwiller, the mechanics of poo...
Listen"The Dummy That Lived" by L. Frank Baum (w/ Oscar Montoya) from 2018-09-20T07:05:32
Oscar Montoya (Inside the Disney Vault) joins Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt L. Frank Baum's aggressively whimsical "The Dummy That Lived." Plus they talk Mannequin 2: On the Move, Defying G...
Listen"My Wife's Tempter" by Fitz James O'Brien (w/ Brandie Posey) from 2018-09-13T15:17:48
Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady) joins Kelly and Katai to read Fitz James O'Brien's tale of husbandly woe, "My Wife's Tempter," and to discuss murder, narcissism, and religious conversions.
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"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (w/ Chris Fairbanks) from 2018-09-06T07:05:17
Chris Fairbanks (Corporate) joins Kelly and Katai to read Nathaniel Hawthorne's Gothic cautionary tale, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and talk ghosts, murder, and eternal youth.
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"Beyond Lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick (w/ Justin Michael) from 2018-08-30T09:05:49
Wub, Wub, Wub... Justin Michael (Infinity Train, Bad Reception) joins Kelly and Katai to explore the secrets of alien animal life in Philip K. Dick's sci-fi fable "Beyond Lies the Wub."
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant (w/ Xander Jeanneret) from 2018-08-23T09:20:36
"I only eat at the Eiffel Tower so I don't have to see the Eiffel Tower!" XANDER JEANNERET (Geek and Sundry, King of the Nerds) joins Kelly and Katai for a very French installment of Public Domain ...
Listen"The Red Room" by H.G. Wells (w/ Greg Smith) from 2018-08-16T07:53:22
BEWARE THE RED ROOM! Particularly if you're an ageist buffoon who enjoys talking to yourself and can't help bumping into things and definitely doesn't believe in ghosts but is very, very afraid of ...
Listen"The Magician's Heart" by Edith Nesbit from 2018-08-09T10:24:45
It's our favorite story yet! Kelly and Katai read and interrupt Edith Nesbit's hilarious "The Magician's Heart" about a wicked magician who fricking LOVES christenings, his removable heart, a dumb ...
ListenLIVE "The Guilty Secret" by Paul de Kock (w/ Mary Holland & Nick Wiger) from 2018-08-02T13:32:36
RECORDED LIVE AT THE LYRIC HYPERION, LOS ANGELES. JULY 27 2018.
Classic guests Mary Holland and Nick Wiger make their triumphant return to Public Domain Theater, joining Kelly and Katai to read...
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (w/ Omar Najam) from 2018-07-26T13:37:45
He's back! Your favorite overrated detective Sherlock Holmes returns to Public Domain Theater, as does friend of the pod OMAR NAJAM, for a reading of fan favorite "The Adventure of the Speckled Ban...
Listen"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte (w/ Patrick Ehlers) from 2018-07-19T13:49:10
Well howdy! Kelly and Katai journey to the Wild West this week as they read and interrupt "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte (aka Mark Twain's least favorite person). With special guest Pat...
Listen"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs from 2018-07-12T10:44:26
It's a NOT SO simple twist of fate this week as Kelly and Katai beat the heat in Katai's apartment and wind their way through W.W. Jacob's supernatural classic "The Monkey's Paw," about a live-at-h...
Listen"The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Anton Chekhov (w/ Emily Maya Mills) from 2018-07-05T10:32:04
A Lady, A Pomeranian, A Guy. Erect Eyebrows. The Torment of Curiosity. Secret Pocket Bones. Time. Russia. Emily Maya Mills joins Kelly and Katai to read Anton Chekhov's slow burn story of an extram...
Listen"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde from 2018-06-28T09:44:27
We are all in the gutter but Kelly and Katai are looking at the stars this week as they fly guest-less through Oscar Wilde's oh-so-witty fairy tale "The Happy Prince." Plus they reveal their readin...
Listen"Bliss" by Katherine Mansfield (w/ Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang) from 2018-06-21T11:42:57
The Las Culturistas themselves (Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang) join Kelly and Katai to read and interrupt Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss," the story of a dinner party, an alluring guest, and a wife that...
Listen"The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" by Edgar Rice Burroughs (w/ Micah Gordon) from 2018-06-14T12:09:36
Did we discover the source material for Encino Man? Was it written by the creator of Tarzan? Are we going to interrupt the hell out of it? Yes! Yes! And Yes!!! Micah Gordon (@micahjgordon) joins Ke...
Listen"William Wilson" by Edgar Allen Poe (w/ Travis McElroy) from 2018-06-07T11:17:11
While her faithful co-host Katai recovers from an unforeseen macadamia nut attack, Kelly is joined by professional podcaster and voracious reader Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me; The ...
Listen"The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley (w/ Keith Kingbay and Jesse Neil) from 2018-05-31T07:44:21
Before Frankenstein there was... "The Mortal Immortal!" Keith Kingbay and Jesse Neil (New Player Has Joined podcast) join Kelly and Katai on a journey through Mary Shelley's tale of an alchemist's ...
Listen"Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton (w/ Amy Vorpahl) from 2018-05-24T07:03:58
We catch the public domain FEVER with guest Amy Vorpahl (Geek and Sundry, Nerdist) and the only cure is constant interruption. So lay back, relax, arch your vigorous brows, and enjoy our reading of...
Listen"Love Story" by Irving E. Cox Jr. (w/ Nick Wiger) from 2018-05-17T08:18:47
"Problematic" does not BEGIN to describe Irving E Cox Jr's urtext of the men's rights movement-- "Love Story" (1956)-- a paranoid nightmare about the supposed feminization of postwar American cultu...
Listen"Cautionary Tales for Children" by Hilaire Belloc (w/ Steven Ray Morris) from 2018-05-10T07:20:16
Caution, Children! Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right, The Purrrcast) joins Kelly and Katai for a romp through Hilaire Belloc's macabre and misogynistic "Cautionary Tales for Children" (1907), e...
Listen"Jokester" by Isaac Asimov (w/ Moujan Zolfaghari) from 2018-05-03T07:05:34
WHAT. IS. FUNNY. Moujan Zolfaghari (Mission to Zyxx) joins Kelly and Katai for a sci-fi journey to the outer reaches of comedy as they read and interrupt overachiever Isaac Asimov's short story "Jo...
Listen"Gabriel-Ernest" and "The Music on the Hill" by Saki (w/ Patrick Ehlers) from 2018-04-26T11:33:32
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise... It's two short stories by HH Munro aka SAKI! Patrick Ehlers (Nintendo Cartridge Society, Same Day Shipping) joins Kelly and Katai...
Listen"The Five Orange Pips" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (w/ Omar Najam) from 2018-04-19T11:43:57
Encyclopedias! The KKK!! PIPS!!! The game is afoot as Sherlock Holmes and Watson get their first Public Domain Theater treatment. Omar Najam (Sunnydale Studygroup, Thank You For Questing) joins Kel...
Listen"The Dualitists" by Bram Stoker (w/ Mary Holland) from 2018-04-12T12:27:21
I've heard of juvenile delinquency but this is ridiculous! Mary Holland joins Kelly and Katai as they descend the disturbing and grotesque depths of Bram Stoker’s The Dualitists, or The Death Doom ...
Listen"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (w/ Ryan Mogge) from 2018-04-05T13:36:58
The Roaring 20s are brought to stunning misogynistic life in F. Scott Fitzgerald's revenge fable/sustained shade fest "Bernice Bobs Her Hair." Kelly, Katai, and guest Ryan Mogge (Hellmouthy, Same D...
Listen"The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson (w/ Rhea Butcher) from 2018-03-29T10:05:29
Broken dreams, family drama, and of course eggs abound as Kelly, Katai, and guest Rhea Butcher provide a dramatic reading of and commentary on Sherwood Anderson's "The Egg." Plus a heavily editoria...
Listen"The Most Dangerous Game" PT2 by Richard Connell from 2018-03-22T23:10:16
A reading of Part 2 of The Most Dangerous Game. Written by Susan Glaspell. Read by Kelly Nugent. Responded to by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai.
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"The Most Dangerous Game" PT1 by Richard Connell from 2018-03-22T22:52:36
A reading of Part 1 of The Most Dangerous Game. Written by Richard Connell. Read by Lindsay Katai. Responded to by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai.
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"A Jury of Her Peers" PT2 by Susan Glaspell from 2018-03-22T22:28:21
A reading of Part 2 of A Jury of Her Peers. Written by Susan Glaspell. Read by Kelly Nugent. Responded to by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai.
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"A Jury of Her Peers" PT1 by Susan Glaspell from 2018-03-22T21:48:42
A reading of Part 1 of A Jury of Her Peers. Written by Susan Glaspell. Read by Kelly Nugent. Responded to by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai.
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"The Black Cat" PT2 by Edgar Allen Poe from 2018-03-22T21:33:59
This week's entertainment shall be a reading of Part 2 of The Black Cat. Written by Edgar Allen Poe, as read by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai, and as responded to by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai...
Listen"The Black Cat" PT1 by Edgar Allen Poe from 2018-03-22T21:15:56
This week's entertainment shall be a reading of Part 1 of The Black Cat. Written by Edgar Allen Poe. Read by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai. Responded To by Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai. WARNING!...
Listen"The Yellow Wallpaper" PT2 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from 2018-03-22T20:48:45
The conclusion of The Yellow Wallpaper. Written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Read by Kelly Nugent. Responded to by Lindsay Katai.
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" PT1 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from 2018-03-22T20:33:22
This week's entertainment shall be a reading of Part 1 of The Yellow Wallpaper. Written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Read by Kelly Nugent Responded To by Lindsay Katai.
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