Podcasts by Storyological
Storyological is a podcast in love with stories. Every episode, writers E.G. Cosh and Chris Kammerud choose a pair of short stories and discuss something of how they work and why they matter and what they might teach us about life, the universe, and everything.
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Storyological 1.15 - FOR A MINUTE THERE from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which we discuss two short stories by Kelly Link: "The Game of Smash and Recovery" and "Magic for Beginners." Along with, among other things, Radiohead, entropy, Iain M. Banks, the making of san...
ListenStoryological - ON THE WAY TO WHATEVER HAPPENS NEXT from 2019-07-05T08:08:05
In which we discuss, among other things, the end and beginning of this thing we call Storyological.
ListenStoryological 4.01 - INFINITE SNOW PLOWS AND THE PERFECT UNRECKONING from 2019-03-08T13:20
In which we discuss "Sweet on the Tongue" by Roxane Gay and "Parakeets" by Kevin Brockmeier, along with, among other things: love, trauma, companionship, and the plural of abyss.
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 6 from 2019-02-15T10:27:03
In which we discuss the classic Christmas film, KISS, KISS, BANG, BANG, along with, among other things, Pauline Kael, Lethal Weapon, Val Kilmer, and caring more than you have the capacity with whic...
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 5 from 2019-02-04T11:39:54
In which we discuss the classical holiday film, In Bruges, along with, among other things, assassins, Mrs. Maisel, cities in which one might prefer to die, the trouble with prepositions, and the pl...
ListenStoryological 3.13 - THE WORLD IS OUR SLUSH PILE, VOL. 3: LOOK OUT REALITY, HERE WE COME! from 2018-12-31T16:34:11
In which we discuss everything that happened in 2018. More or less.
ListenStoryological 3.12 - ON DEATH AND ZOOEY DESCHANEL from 2018-12-11T14:31:37
In which we discuss "When We Were Happy We Had Other Names" by Yiyun Li and "Don't Look Now" by Daphne du Maurier, along with, among other things: grief, horror, demonization, and New Girl.
ListenStoryological 3.11 - THE TRIUMPH OF UNCERTAINTY from 2018-11-27T14:59:20
In which we discuss Will Harris’ MIXED-RACE SUPERMAN (p: peninsula press), along with, among other things: Inception, Brexit, superheroes, and pronouncing bildungsroman.
ListenStoryological 3.10 - DOROTHY PARKER WAS HERE from 2018-11-13T14:32:45
In which we discuss DUSK BEFORE THE FIREWORKS and BIG BLONDE by Dorothy Parker, along with, among other things, Mike Birbiglia, laboratories of emotions, and country time lemonade.
ListenStoryological 3.09 - STRANGER THINGS 2 from 2018-10-28T23:59
In which we cross streams once again with the wonderful magazine, Strange Horizons: we pick stories to discuss, and they reprint those stories online (strangehorizons.com) for you to read. This tim...
ListenStoryological 3.08 - A CINDERELLA STORY from 2018-09-18T10:22:45
In which we discuss GERD, THE GIRL WITH TOO MANY ARMS by Zachary Doss and THE THANKLESS CHILD by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, along with, among other things, Aimee Bender, magical vacuum cleaners, and D...
ListenStoryological 3.07 - WRESTLING WITH A HIPPO from 2018-06-19T11:36:14
In which we discuss "Vox Clamantis in Deserto” by Curtis Sittenfeld and “The Empty, The Empty, The Empty” by Jenny Zhang, along with, among other things, Yuja Wang, figuring out how to be a writer,...
ListenPocket Interview No. 8 - Alyssa Wong from 2018-06-05T10:15
The Storyological Pocket Interview series features conversations with amazing short story writers about stories and life and everything. In this episode, we interview Alyssa Wong, author of Nebula,...
Listen(archive) Storyological 1.03 - GORGEOUSLY HORRIBLE AND TERRIFICALLY POIGNANT from 2018-05-23T11:56:12
In which we discuss "Demon in Aisle 6" by Matthew Kressel & "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong, among other things, such as eternal recurrence, the dangers of metaphors, Orange C...
ListenStoryological 3.06 - DANCING ETYMOLOGIES from 2018-05-08T14:02:54
In which we discuss THE DANCING MASTER by Alexandra Kleeman. and LAST by Ali Smith, along with, among other things, Amelie, Richard Ford, gas stations, and digital product development.
ListenStoryological 3.05 - THE PARABOLA PARABLE from 2018-04-24T12:37
In which we discuss HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and THE DARKNESS BOX by Ursula K. Le Guin, along with, among other things, satire, barnacles, and the films of Wes Anderson.
ListenStoryological 3.04 - ON THE NATURE OF THINGS RELATED TO RIVERS AND SITCOM PORNOS from 2018-04-09T23:01
In which we discuss A STRANGE TALE FROM DOWN BY THE RIVER by Banana Yoshimoto and DARLA! by Jillian Tamaki, along with, among other things, shame, sex, and sincerity.
ListenPocket Interview No. 7 - SOFIA SAMATAR from 2018-03-27T14:34:16
The Storyological Pocket Interview series features conversations with amazing short story writers about stories and life and everything. In this episode, we interview Sofia Samatar, author of the W...
ListenStoryological 3.03 - A MOST ENJOYABLE BIBLIOGRAPHY from 2018-03-13T16:04:35
In which we discuss DANCE CARD by Roberto Bolaño and A KISS WITH TEETH by Max Gladstone, along with, among other things, silhouettes, monsters, and the musical stylings of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
ListenStoryological 3.02 - LOVE MAKES MONSTERS OF US ALL from 2018-02-27T13:51
In which we discuss THE WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A RESTAURANT by Leone Ross and THE DAUGHTERS OF THE LATE COLONEL by Katherine Mansfield, along with, among other things, Lord of the Rings, Marxist critiq...
ListenStoryological 3.01 - LICK IT JUSTIN BIEBER from 2018-02-13T14:43:57
In which we discuss REPORT ON THE THING by Clarice Lispector and CAT PERSON by Kristen Roupenian, along with, among other things, princesses, karaoke demons, and the thingness of things.
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 4 from 2018-01-22T13:37
In which, in the second of our holiday specials this year, we discuss that one film GROUNDHOG DAY, along with, among other things, ensouled vampires, magical girls, girls with cool hats, various so...
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 3 from 2018-01-04T12:50
In which we discuss that one film Home Alone along with, among other things, Lord of the Rings, snow, technicolor, magic, and the terror of Joe Pesci's face.
ListenStoryological 2.20 - THE WORLD IS OUR SLUSH PILE, PART 2 from 2017-12-25T16:03
Our second season finale in which we discuss the state of literature. More or less. Not really. Also scrutability, adventure, and the boy who could fly.
ListenStoryological 2.19 - EVERYTHING YOU HAVE from 2017-12-11T14:45
In which we discuss "A City Inside" by Tillie Walden and "The Transplant" by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Along with, among other things, Blade Runner 2049, Hayao Miyazaki, and the space and time of comics.
ListenPocket Interview No. 5 - VIOLET ALLEN from 2017-11-27T15:51:19
In which we chat with author Violet Allen about, among other things, intertextuality, metafiction, the one power all superheroes share, and the hope and purpose of art. Also, Flash Gordon and the t...
ListenStoryological 2.18 - LANTERNY FILM TYPE MACHINES from 2017-11-13T15:48:05
In which we discuss "Sleep It Off Lady" by Jean Rhys and "Agata's Machine" by Camilla Grudova. Along with, among other things, sex, death, and wonder.
Listen(archive) Storyological 2.02 - ON MASKS, METEORS, AND PRIVILEGE from 2017-10-24T14:40:14
From episode 2.02, we discuss "The Venus Effect" by Joseph Allen Hill and "Where We Must Be" by Laura van den Berg. Along with, among other things: fate, politics, and bigfoot.
ListenPocket Interview No. 4 - CARMEN MARIA MACHADO from 2017-10-03T13:40:08
In which we chat with writer Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties, about, among other things, sex, gender, television, and the revelation of Kate Winslet's body.
ListenStoryological 2.17 - THAT CHILDHOOD ACHE from 2017-09-18T13:47:13
In which we discuss "Pop Art" by Joe Hill and "Walkdog" by Sofia Samatar. Also. Pity, compassion, and footnotes.
ListenStoryological 2.16 - THE NAME OF MY MEMOIR from 2017-09-05T12:34:53
In which we discuss "The Dead Father's Cookbook" by Ashley Blooms and selections from The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories by Osama Alomar. Also. Friendly horrors, romanticism, and The Cones of Du...
ListenPocket Interview No. 3 - AMAL EL-MOHTAR from 2017-08-22T14:30
In which an interview with recent Hugo-award winning writer Amal El-Mohtar about, among other things, moons, musicals, orchards, friendship, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the wonderful wobbliness...
ListenStoryological 2.15 - THE GOTHIC TRAP from 2017-08-07T13:04:10
In which we discuss selections from "Super Mutant Magic Academy" by Jillian Tamaki and "My Friend Janna", from Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll. Also. Twelfth Night, dead rabbits, and queering t...
ListenStoryological 2.14 - OF STARS AND SOPS from 2017-07-24T12:50:55
In which we discuss "The Sweet Sop" by Ingrid Persaud and "Swimmer Among the Stars" by Kanishk Tharoor. Along with, among other things, John Green, Nutella, and death.
ListenPocket Interview No. 2 - SAM J. MILLER from 2017-07-10T12:36:06
In which we chat with writer and community organizer, Sam J. Miller, about, among other things, growing up gay in upstate New York, struggling with body image and an eating disorder, transforming s...
ListenStoryological 2.13 - POCK SMASH! from 2017-06-26T14:53:01
In which we discuss "Whatever Happened to Interracial Love" by Kathleen Collins and "The Embassy of Cambodia" by Zadie Smith. Also. Idealism, fads, and The White Stripes.
ListenStoryological 2.12c - EN EL ÚLTIMO REDUCTO (Strange Horizons podcast!) from 2017-05-29T22:23:25
In which we post Strange Horizons podcast of En El Último Reducto by Eduardo Goligorsky, as part of our crossover this week.
ListenStoryological 2.12b - THE LAST REFUGE (Strange Horizons podcast!) from 2017-05-29T22:23:20
In which we post Strange Horizons podcast of The Last Refuge by Eduardo Goligorsky, as part of our crossover this week.
ListenStoryological 2.12a - CREATED HE THEM (Strange Horizons podcast!) from 2017-05-29T22:23:12
In which we post Strange Horizons podcast of Created He Them by Alice Eleanor Jones, as part of our crossover this week.
ListenStoryological 2.12 - STRANGER THINGS from 2017-05-29T12:37
In which we discuss stories by "Created He Them" by Alice Eleanor Jones and "The Last Refuge" by Eduardo Goligorsky. Also, Rebecca Solnit, Pan's Labyrinth, and semicolons.
ListenStoryological 2.11 - (500) DAYS OF KILLING GREAT AUKS from 2017-05-15T12:37
In which we discuss "An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk According to One Who Saw It" by Jessie Greengrass and "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin. Also. Murder, victim blaming, and meeting cute.
ListenStoryological 2.10 - DARING DARRINGTONS from 2017-05-08T12:37
In which we discuss "The Debutante" by Leonora Carrington and "An Unborn Visitant" by Vita Sackville-West. Also. Illusions, time travel, and E.G.'s obsession with bags of bloody feet.
ListenStoryological 2.09 - STORY WITH A HOLE from 2017-05-01T12:37
In which we discuss "Hey Come On Out" by Shinichi Hoshi and "Bring Your Own Spoon" by Saad Hossain. Along with, among other things. Emotional baggage, Grayson Perry, and that old song hope.
ListenPocket Interview No. 1 - ADAM EHRLICH SACHS from 2017-04-25T08:51:27
In which we talk with Adam Ehrlich Sachs about, among other things: fathers, shadows, contraptions, the uncertainty of reality, and the poignancy of precision.
ListenStoryological 2.08 - COZY MYSTERIES OF VARIOUS COZINESS from 2017-04-10T12:37
In which we discuss THE UNDIGNIFIED MELODRAMA OF THE BONE OF CONTENTION Dorothy Sayers and FRANNY J.D. Salinger. Also. Scooby Doo, eating disorders, and reading for comfort or surprise.
ListenStoryological 2.07 - BULLETPROOF EELS from 2017-04-03T12:37
In which we discuss "Starver" by Daisy Johnson & "Trauma Plate" by Adam Johnson. Also. Frustrations, privileges, universalities, and Bob's Burgers.
ListenStoryological 2.06 - LIE TO ME from 2017-03-27T12:37
In which we discuss "Sabbath Wine" by Barbara Krasnoff and "The Future Looks Good" by Lesley Nneka Arimah. Also. Hope. Lies. And bungee running.
ListenStoryological 2.05 - THE WINDMILL WAS INSIDE OF YOU ALL ALONG from 2017-03-13T13:51:04
In which we discuss "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu & "The Janitor in Space" by Amber Sparks. Also. Men in Black, colonialism, and archetypal wasps.
ListenStoryological 2.04 - THAT DANIELA ROMO MOMENT from 2017-03-06T13:39:09
In which we discuss "Love" by Yuri Olesha and "The Boy Who Never Cried for Me" by Juliana Delgado Lopera. Along with, among other things, soviet architecture and the language of love.
ListenStoryological 2.03 - THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND GET BEHIND THE FEMINIST LOCOMOTIVE from 2017-02-27T13:37
In which we discuss "When It Changed" by Joanna Russ and "Fairy Tale" by Alexandra Kleeman. Also, feather dusters, social justice, and cowcatchers.
ListenStoryological 2.02 - ON MASKS, METEORS, and PRIVILEGE from 2017-02-20T13:37
In which we discuss "The Venus Effect" by Joseph Allen Hill and "Where We Must Be" by Laura van den Berg. Also, fate, politics, and bigfoot.
ListenStoryological 2.01 - THE IMPORTANCE OF CELINE DION from 2017-02-13T13:37
In which we discuss "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar and "What is Lost" by Su-Yee Lin
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 2 from 2017-01-23T13:37:45
A miniature episode in which we discuss that one episode of Doctor Who, A Christmas Carol.
ListenStoryological - HOLIDAY SPECIAL, VOL. 1 from 2017-01-09T14:35
A first of several holiday specials in which we talk about the 1984 film Gremlins.
ListenStoryological 1.32 - THE WORLD IS OUR SLUSH PILE from 2016-12-05T13:37
In which we discuss the year that was in Storyological, including, among other things: statistics, darkness, and why we read.
ListenStoryological 1.31 - FULLY PROOFED from 2016-11-28T13:37
In which we discuss, "Every Tongue Shall Confess” by ZZ Packer & “The Jewish Hunter” by Lorrie Moore, along with, among other things: wrestling with god, hunting for salvation, and carapaces of irony.
ListenStoryological 1.30 - WHEN RUMPELSTILTSKIN COMES AROUND from 2016-11-21T14:30
In which we discuss "You Have Never Been Here" by M. Rickert and "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik, along with, among other things: normalization, marginalization, and so much death.
ListenStoryological 1.29 - WHAT'S HIS NAME PHYSICS MAN from 2016-11-07T13:40
In which we discuss two stories by Ted Chiang: "Division by Zero" and "Story of Your Life" (on which the the 2016 film Arrival is based).
ListenStoryological 1.28 - A BODY OF ITS OWN from 2016-10-31T13:37
In which we discuss "Through the Wardrobe" by Lucy Caldwell and "Poko, Poko" by Irenosen Okojie. Also. Dolly zooms, scary statues, and the reality of fantasy
ListenStoryological 1.27 - YOU ARE SO PERSPECTIVE from 2016-10-24T12:37
In which we discuss "Poetics of Sex" by Jeannette Winterson and "The Boat and Me" by Tove Jansson. Also. Bloody hearts. Brave little girls. And Carol Ann Duffy.
ListenStoryological 1.26 - ZERO HUGS from 2016-10-17T12:37
In which we discuss "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx and "The Lake" by Tanarive Due. Also. Lolita, monsters, fear, and the power of being specific.
ListenStoryological 1.25 - THE RIGHT KIND OF SEX from 2016-10-11T12:37
In which we discuss "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" by Octavia Butler and "Tips" by Rebecca Schiff. Also. Hemingway, sneakers, and icebergs.
ListenStoryological 1.24 - IT'S NOT ABOUT ZEB from 2016-10-03T12:37
In which we discuss "Ponies" and "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" , both by Kij Johnson, along with bullies, belonging, Michael Chabon, Scott McCloud, and the very strange things we seem to have done w...
ListenStoryological 1.23 - AN EXCELLENT WRITE-BACK FUNCTION from 2016-09-19T12:44:33
In which we discuss "The Art of Space Travel" by Nina Allan & "The First Full Thought of Her Life" by Deb Olin Unferth. Also. Ray Bradbury, macguffins, and engineering diagrams.
ListenStoryological 1.22 - BUMBLING AND MURDERING from 2016-09-12T13:51:54
In which we discuss "Slipping" by Lauren Beukes and "The Infamous Bengal Ming" by Rajesh Parameswaran. Also. universal soldiers, underwater horses, and the nature/existence of evil.
ListenStoryological 1.21 - THE BOURNE LAMPSHADE from 2016-09-05T12:50:08
In which we discuss "The Wombly" by K.L. Morris and "Directions" by Judy Budnitz. Along with, among other things, sexy lamps, plagues, morality, and uncharted backwaters.
ListenStoryological 1.20 - A HIGH SPEED RAINBOW from 2016-08-31T09:04:27
In which we discuss Catherynne M. Valente's "The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild." Along with, among other things, absurdity, rainbows, and the art of fiction.
ListenStoryological 1.19 - THE DEAD GIRL IN THE ROOM from 2016-07-05T12:37
In which we discuss stories from Margo Lanagan and Karen Russell, along with, among other things, really real girls, Shirley Jackson, P.G. Wodehouse, and octothorpes.
ListenStoryological 1.18 - THE ONLY BEAUTIFUL THING from 2016-06-28T12:37
In which we discuss "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders and "Bed Among the Lentils" by Alan Bennett. Also. Malevolent nonsense, love, and the opposite of John Green.
ListenStoryological 1.17 - A DIFFERENT KIND OF GHOST from 2016-06-20T12:40:46
In which we discuss "presence" by Helen Oyeyemi & "The Man on the Stairs" by Miranda July. Along with, among other things: k-pop, depressive realism, and leaving the reader enough room to make art.
ListenStoryological 1.16 - WEDNESDAY, FULL OF WOE from 2016-06-06T12:37
In which we discuss stories by Wole Talabi and Mairead Case, along with, among other things, fandom, entitlement, the crushing weight of narrative, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
ListenStoryological 1.14 - LAMBORGHINIS AND OTHER SIGNIFIERS from 2016-05-23T12:37
In which we discuss "Her Majesty's Lamborghini and the Girl with the Fish Tank" by JY Yang & "You Can't See It 'Til It's Finished" by Joseph Allen Hill, along with, among other things: David Foster...
ListenStoryological 1.13 - THE ONE WITH THE SONIC CARROT from 2016-05-16T12:37
In which we discuss "Thandiwe's Tokoloshe" by Nick Wood and "Appliances" by Nikki Alfar. Also advertising, Watchmen, and the cheese man.
ListenStoryological 1.12 - HUNGER. SAINTS. BIRDS. from 2016-05-03T12:37
In which we discuss "Birdwoman" by Pemi Aguda and "Saint of Rabbits" and "Inside the Witch's House" by Carmen Lau, along with, among other things: flight, despair, Superman, writing summary, and th...
ListenStoryological 1.11 - SOMETHING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH from 2016-04-25T12:36:58
In which we discuss "The House of Aunts" by Zen Cho and "Michael Doesn't Hate His Mother" by Marie Vibbert. Also, Jane Austen, Fortresses of Solitude, I Kill Giants, and love.
ListenStoryological 1.10 - NOW I'M ONLY FALLING APART from 2016-04-18T12:37
In which we discuss "The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado and "Hwang's Billion Brilliant Daughters" by Alice Sola Kim, along with, among other things: sexism, ribbons, and that one Looney Tu...
ListenStoryological 1.09 - SEXY TRAINS ARE SEXY from 2016-04-11T12:37
In which we discuss "Pet Milk" by Stuart Dybek and "Fisherman" by Nalo Hopkinson, along with, among other things, time, sex, flashbacks, and shame.
ListenStoryological 1.08 - ASTROLABES ARE THE FUTURE from 2016-04-04T12:37
In which we discuss "Binti" by Nnedi Okorafor, along with, among other things, astrolabes, writing the other, embodiment, empathy, and
ListenStoryological 1.07 - YOU MUST UNLEARN WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED from 2016-03-21T13:37
In which we discuss "In Her Head, In Her Eyes" by Yukimi Ogawa & "Six Things We Found During the Autopsy" by Kuzhali Manickavel, along with, among other things, Horace and Pete, exotification, Dona...
ListenStoryological 1.06 - LATER EVERYTHING from 2016-03-14T13:37
In which we discuss "Pockets" by Amal El-Mohtar & "Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea" by Sarah Pinsker, along with, among other things, Tom Hanks movies, the progress of pilgrims, and V...
ListenStoryological 1.05 - E.G. HAS NEVER SHOT A GRANDMOTHER from 2016-03-07T13:37
in which we discuss stories from Tamsyn Muir and Flannery O'Connor, along with, among other things: the southern gothic, Jane Austen, and the likeable unlikeability of things.
ListenStoryological 1.04 - QUASI-AUTONOMOUS NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS from 2016-02-29T13:37
In which we discuss "The Killing Jar" by Laurie Penny & "The Closest Thing to Animals" by Sofia Samatar, along with, among other things, fantastical bureaucracies, Ricky Gervais, serial killers, tr...
ListenStoryological 1.03 - GORGEOUSLY HORRIBLE AND TERRIFICALLY POIGNANT from 2016-02-22T13:37
In which we discuss "Demon in Aisle 6" by Matthew Kressel & "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong, among other things, such as eternal recurrence, the dangers of metaphors, Orange C...
ListenStoryological 1.02 - DEFEATED BY GREATER THINGS from 2016-02-15T13:37
We discuss stories from Etgar Keret and Adam Ehrlich Sachs, along with, among other things, pandora's box, the gothic, the total perspective vortex, empathy and privilege, and hats.
ListenStoryological 1.01 - FINALLY TRIGONOMETRY from 2016-02-07T18:23:54
In which we discuss: "Angel, Monster, Man" by Sam J. Miller & "Time Travel Club" by Charlie Jane Anders. Among other things. Such as the nature of horror, time travel, and trigonometry. Also, there...
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