Entries from August 2005
August 31st, 2005 · 1 Comment
Oh boy, oh boy, guess who’s excited about tonight’s podcast?
It’s me, Miette– I’m excited, silly listener. You see, in the insuppressible excitement of putting books in boxes for an upcoming move, I found, surprisingly dust-free and hidden behind a small stack, a volume of Rilke prose!
A Meeting by Rainer Maria Rilke [9:04m]:
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August 28th, 2005 · 1 Comment
MEMORANDUM
To: fair listeners
From: Miette
Re: the random audible aspiration to be heard in this podcast
After the Fair by Dylan Thomas [9:21m]:
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Presenting the first somniloquent entry to this Our Podcast, and if only I were kidding! Regular aural peekers might know Miette as a determined and faithful insomniac, and I wouldn’t dare disappoint. Upon waking this morning I found…
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez [18:06m]:
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August 18th, 2005 · 1 Comment
This longish-short comedo-tragic bit just about covers everything. And for those things not covered in the “just about” disclaimer, you might have fun over a few spare moments with this Barth reference. Or if you don’t, well, I sure did, and do I need further reason to P’cast?
Good-Bye to the Fruits by John Barth [25:18m]:
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August 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Um, there must be some mistake, I think. Climate Change means that weather systems need to be… well… not the same muggy filthy smoggy dogbreath-upon-shoulders-every-time-you-step-outside. I accept, grudgingly, the current sorry state of the skies, but really: it’s going to change, right? Some day?
A Charming Woman by Jerome K. Jerome [13:25m]:
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Carrying on with the recurring theme of Is It Possible That It’s Really This Hot?, we go now to Norway, lovely Norway, land of good design, natural air conditioning in August, symbolist screaming, gabbling Heddas, and oh yes, have I mentioned it’s probably not ninety degrees there right now?
The Father by Bjornstjerne Bjornson [7:31m]:
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