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Stranded! In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Jan 27, 2020

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STRANDED! returns with this true crime pioneer! The boyos gab about the Philip Seymour Hoffman movie, veracity, and true crime podcasts while sort of discussing the nonfiction novel! Also: a Philip Seymour Hoffman game is played! 39:51 A Literary Game 48:32 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Chambermaids: "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter Jan 20, 2020

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New subseries! We go bluebearding for the titular story in this classic 20th century fairy tale collection! Also: a game is played! And “octopodes” and The Whiparound podcast is briefly discussed… 31:07 A Literary Game 46:37 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

"The Great Silence" by Ted Chiang Jan 13, 2020

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The boyos delve into one of Obama’s favorite books of 2019 (Exhalation: Stories) for the shortest story they’ve done for a single episode! Plus a game about birds is played! TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Bewitchered: "A Grain of Truth" by Andrzej Sapkowski Jan 06, 2020

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We’re celebrating the new Netflix The Witcher show by returning to the Witcher stories! This is a short from the first book: The Last Wish! Plus: a game about The Witcher is played! 33:30 A game is played 42:07 Final thoughts and The Witcher show TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (with Katie 'KAK' Kametz) Dec 30, 2019

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It’s cross over week! Slow Readers meets Watchmen: On the Clock, as the gang discusses the legendary graphic novel that the lousy HBO show is based on! Much merriment is had! Then: a creative exercise is played! TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Dec 23, 2019

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We’re continuing the sub-series (ugh) STRANDED! Where we slowly chew through all 80 books in the reader-favorited Strand 80 list! We throw ourselves under the wheels of this big ole Russian classic! 41:29 A Literary Game 56:02 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

"The Cheater's Guide to Love" by Junot Diaz Dec 16, 2019

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We read a story from Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her. So yeah, the author’s history is complicated. We talk about that a lot. 44:24 - A Game! 58:24 - Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver Dec 09, 2019

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What’re we talking about this week? We’re talking about three Carver stories: “Why Don’t You Dance?”, “The Bath,” and “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” Have too many drinks and join us! Also: A game is played! 50:00 A Literary Game 01:02:29 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

STRANDED! The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Part Two) Dec 02, 2019

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All roads lead to this! We return to the (horrible) sub-series Stranded! and the (kinda great) acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver! Also: a (not) literary game is played! 50:30 A (Non) Literary Game 1:10:00 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Nov 25, 2019

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It’s Gabe’s Life Day! He selects Anne of Red Hair Fame! Plus: A game is played! 35:17 A Literary Game 50:30 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

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