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    Comedy

    Obscure with Michael Ian Black

    It’s a book club, but funny!

    Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights.

    Join Michael’s weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like Jen Kirkman, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and even his teenage kids to weigh in with their perspectives. 

    Season 1: Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure. The book is bleak, but Michael does a lot of accent work.

    Season 2: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s alive, and it’s just a big buddy. Also, more accent work.

    Season 3: Wuthering Heights. It’s a love story? Who knows

    Season 4: American Tragedy. Also a potential title of this podcast

    Support this show and access bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblack

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    Copyright: © 2020 Michael Ian Black

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    S3 Episode 27 - Damn You, Society! Jul 13, 2022
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    While Catherine foretells her own demise, to whom shall we assign blame? Society, of course! The mistress of Thrushcross Grange remains in a state of delirium. Days of hunger and stress continue to bespoil the raving lass while her stammering hubby looks on, helpless. Hopefully, somebody dies soon.

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    S3 Episode 26 - Madness & Mania Jul 05, 2022
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    Mrs. Linton and Michael both experience a psychological break. Both are costly.

    Not costly? Supporting the show! https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblack

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    S3 Episode 25 - La Bella Vita! Jun 28, 2022
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    Your humble narrator was supposed to be in Rome this week, but circumstances beyond his control have conspired to leave him stuck in sultry Savannah. But, the bella vita lives within him regardless of his surroundings, just as it does all of you. Also: Catherine is being a dick.

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    S3 Episode 24 - At My Breakers Point Jun 21, 2022
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    Michael spent the weekend at The Breakers of Palm Beach Island with the wifey and his friend Meghan McCain. At the less grand Thrushcross Grange, man's inhumanity to man continues to gallop unimpeded over the lives of the Hindley and Linton clans. But in a fun way.

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    S3 Episode 23 - Train Garage Jun 14, 2022
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    Monsters abound, one after the other, on the cursed American moors. Even poor baby Hareton has grown fangs, not to mention a wicked pitching arm. The biggest goblin of all, though, is Heathcliff. Who cares if he's literature's favorite bad boy - he sucks.

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    S3 Episode 22 - Repeal the 2nd Amendment Jun 07, 2022
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    Look, nobody's coming to Obscure for Michael's hot takes on gun control, but of course he's going to give them to you anyway. Because he's a rebel! Anyway, another mass shooting and another round of hand-wringing followed by another round of doing absolutely nothing. So, just another day in America. Meanwhile, trouble continues brewing over there on Thrushcross Grange, and he'll tell you what - the book would've been a lot shorter if they'd all been armed because they would've shot each other in the first 50 pages.

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    S3 Episode 21 - And Then Comes Heathcliff May 31, 2022
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    Seems like a funny title for a sitcom where Heathcliff comes home to find his old flame Catherine now married to a different fella. Lots of hijinks and fun sexcapades.

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    S3 Episode 20 - Not A Great Couple May 24, 2022
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    Michael's not saying saying Catherine and Edgar are the worst couple, but they're not great. But he'll tell you what is great: Werther's Sugar Free Butterscotch Hard Candies. Tremendous.

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    S3 Episode 19 - Scalawags, One and All May 17, 2022
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    Each one of these characters is worse than the last. Not a redeeming quality in any of them, and that's just the way Michael likes it! More bad behavior herein, more trouble, plus some unexpected deaths. No brioche required, but certainly encouraged.

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    S3 Episode 18 - We'll Do It Live! May 10, 2022
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    A special live to tape episode of Obscure, as Michael recounts his trip to the dump that is Brooklyn and associated poker tripping. Meanwhile, Catherine pours out her heart to Nelly and the heavens give their opinion as to the state of affairs at Wuthering Heights.

    Want more live, unedited rantings? https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblack

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