The Infinite Library

Oct 31 2024 33 ep. 93 mins 1
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A podcast about books, mortality, and what to do with your limited time with both. Hosted by John & Ben.

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Bonus - "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft (feat. Molly Tanzer)

Oct 31 2024 94 mins  
Surprise! It's a Halloween bonus episode! Friend of the show Molly Tanzer returns to the Infinite Library to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness". We discuss our individual relationships with Lovecraft and Lovecraftiana, cosmic horror, and shoggoths. As always, we hope that you enjoy the conversation. Works Cited Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gra

Episode 27 - "Cyclonopedia" by Reza Negarestani

Oct 29 2024 103 mins  
On this very spooky Halloween episode of The Infinite Library, special sci-fi correspondent Sam Chirtel is back in the stacks to discuss "Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials" by Reza Negarestani. Topics of discussion include "theory fiction", the CCRU, and how dang spooky oil is. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation.

Episode 26 - "Wonder Boys" by Michael Chabon

Oct 15 2024 110 mins  
For our second episode of Chabon-a-mania, Ben and John had the rare pleasure of recording in-person, so this episode is a little more meandering than usual. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Bonus - A Conversation with Dariel Quiogue

Oct 03 2024 56 mins  
John and Ben sit down with Filipino sword and sorcery author, Dariel Quiogue, about his upcoming novella, "The Walls of Shira Yulun", which will be coming out soon as part of the "Double-Edge Sword & Sorcery" collection from New Edge Sword & Sorcery. As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation. You can support the campaign for the "Double-Edge Sword & Sorcery" here:

Episode 25 - A Selection of Borges

Oct 01 2024 103 mins  
This week, John and Ben finally get around to discussing patron saint of the pod: Jorge Luis Borges. We discuss a selection of short stories including: "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote", and "The Library of Babel". As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation!

Episode 24 - "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" by Michael Chabon

Sep 17 2024 98 mins  
John and Ben are back from their summer vacation and ready to get back to work on a new project: reading the collected works of Michael Chabon! We discuss our favorite beach reads from the break, why we’re interested in exploring Chabon as an author, and then dig in and talk about “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh”. As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation. Summer Books! W

Bonus - "Right Ho, Jeeves" feat. Phil Ford of "Weird Studies"

Sep 03 2024 84 mins  
John and Ben are still luxuriating on their summer vacation, but a little while back they invited the illustrious Phil Ford of the Weird Studies podcast into the Library to discuss P.G. Wodehouse's "Right Ho, Jeeves". We discuss humor in literature, the idea of being "well-read", and the changing nature of genre fiction through history. We hope you enjoy the

Episode 23 - "Telluria" by Vladimir Sorokin

Aug 20 2024 104 mins  
This week, John and Ben are discussing "Telluria" by Vladimir Sorokin, translated by Max Lawton. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation! Works Referenced: The Ice Trilogy by Vladimir Sorokin The Norm by Vladimir Sorokin The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin The golden notebook by Doris Lessing Pervert’s Guide to Cinema - Slavoj Zizek Twin Peaks the Return Wai

Episode 22 - "Blindsight" by Peter Watts (feat. Sam Chirtal)

Aug 06 2024 107 mins  
This week, John and Ben are joined by Ben's friend Sam to discuss one of the great works of scifi-horror: Peter Watts' "Blindsight"! Topics of discussion include "metal science fiction", AI, the nature of intelligence, and (of course) the Gothic. We hope you enjoy the conversation. Texts Mentioned this Episode Jane Austen - Persuasion Adorno &

Episode 21 - Jirel of Joiry (feat. Molly Tanzer)

Jul 23 2024 89 mins  
This week, we're joined by fantasy/science fiction author Molly Tanzer to discuss the Jirel of Joiry stories by C.L. Moore. Topics of discussion include H.P. Lovecraft, Sword & Sorcery as a genre, and Molly's upcoming project: "Jirel and the Mirror of Truth"! We hope you enjoy our conversation! Links: - New Edge Sword & Sorcery: https://newedgeswordandsorc