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Insufferable Bastards

T&A Productions 5 Episodes Sep 21, 2026

A podcast dedicated to snobby, opinionated commentary on contemporary literature. Each episode offers sharp, critical takes on current books and literary trends. The show is connected to the tliterarian Substack, where listeners can find additional written content. Perfect for readers who enjoy unapologetic literary criticism.

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Money! Sep 21, 2026 4907 Are you a broke writer, giving away your words for free? Can’t get your excellent novel excerpt published at The Metropolitan Review? Well, we’re sorry to tell you that your poverty is your fault—just demand to get paid!In episode 6, we laugh about why you’re so poor, and we discuss Harlan Ellison, being broke, making money, the 2012 collapse of paper media, the bicycling editor, Keith Gessen, Sub

Censorship! Aug 13, 2026 4198 Topics: Did you know that since 2021 PEN America has documented 23,000 book bans, more than at any other time in US history? In July, Ottessa Moshfegh’s short story “Bettering Myself” caused a stir at South Florida State College when a professor was suspended for teaching it by college president and inbred moron Fred Hawkins. We also discuss online pile ons, rightwing v. leftwing censorship, the M

Ambition! Jul 27, 2026 4136 Are you fighting enough? Are you centering yourself? Are you making enough? Hitting the gym? Cracking the whip? Are you high status enough? Are all your enemies dead? Are you cool enough? Are you elite enough? Are you killing it, serving c**t, whipping ass, beating down doors, turning over desks, clasping your dreams by the balls and slaying, crushing, mogging, destroying, annihilating? This episo

Mediocrity! Jul 6, 2026 6216 This episode is for true Insufferable B*****d fans. We issue an important correction regarding the Granta/Commonwealth Prize A.I. scandal. We also discuss why we began the show, Roger Ebert, Lars von Trier, physically going to the damn movie theater, long-ass movies, the standards of art in our time, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, commonplace books, Trumbull Stickney, poetry, “rote” memorization, Leo

Scandal, Part Deux! Jun 24, 2026 3840 To my subscribers: I’ve been working on a few essays. One of them is, in fact, already out at The Republic of Letters. Go have a read. Otherwise, I’m soon to be pitching some book reviews and pieces elsewhere. By the way, The Insufferable B******s is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.Enjoy!Episode the 2ndThough we had a different recording ready to go, Alanna and I quickly got

Episode the 1st: Scandal! May 26, 2026 4903 My friend Alanna Schubach and I have done the impossible: we got Jamir Nazir, winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026, in the studio for a reading and an interview on our very first podcast. This presentation has been over a year in the making and has involved megamillions in angel investor funding, so we’re banking on you tuning in and hearing from Nazir himself. Please share and comme

Insufferable Bastards

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