The Infinite Library
de John Hagele
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Episode 75 - "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King (feat. Kara)
Episode 75 - "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King (feat. Kara)
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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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- Episode 75 - "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King (feat. Kara) · 2 h 16 minFor this year's Halloween special, friend of the pod Kara joins us to talk about Pet Sematary.
- Episode 74 - "Vox" by Nicholson Baker · 1 h 20 minSex? Yes please! We close out our summer season with a swinging, sexually-charged discussion of Nicholson Baker's "Vox".
- Episode 73 - "The Tunnel" by William Gass, part 4 · 2 h 5 minSorry this one's a little late! We finish out our series on "The Tunnel" by William Gass!
- Episode 72 - "Max Havelaar, or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company" by Multatuli · 1 h 43 minThis week John and Ben discuss what might be greatest novel in the history of the very silly Dutch language: "Max Havelaar, or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company"…
- Episode 71 - "The Tunnel" by William Gass, Part 3 · 2 h 9 minWe're back in the Tunnel! This week, we discuss how Gass does and does not make his characters sympathetic, how Kohler would be as a professor, and a major twist in the story!
- Episode 70 - "Possession" by AS Byatt · 1 h 42 minThis week we're discussing "Possession" by AS Byatt. Topics of conversation include literary pastiche, the pleasures and perils of genre, and The Middlebrow. As always, we hope…
- Episode 69 (nice) - "The Tunnel" by William Gass, part 2 · 2 h 13 minSomehow we didn't even notice that this was Episode 69 while we were recording. We sincerely apologize to our listeners for the lack of 69-related bits. We hope that, despite…
- Bonus Episode #10 - "The Odyssey" (2026) · 2 h 12 minJohn and Ben get topical and talk about John's #1 Op's new movie: Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey". We chat about our relationships with the source material, Christopher Nolan's…
- Episode 68 - "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" by Rainer Maria Rilke (feat. Ben Rosenzweig) · 1 h 26 minThis week, we have two Bens! Ben's friend Ben Rosenzweig joins us to discuss "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" by Rainer Maria Rilke. We discuss our personal relationships…
- Episode 67 - "The Tunnel" by William Gass, Part 1 · 1 h 35 minWe begin our Summer 2026 series on "The Tunnel" by William Gass. Topics of conversation include, literary Big Boys, Gass' problematizing of academic humanism, and The Fasicism of…
- Episode 66 - "Interview with the Vampire" by Anne Rice · 1 h 58 minWe're back and it's Pride! As is tradition, John has made Ben read a big gay book, in this case Anne Rice's classic "Interview with the Vampire". Before we discuss the book, we…
- Episode 65 - "Rakesfall" by Vajra Chandrasekera · 1 h 55 minWe close out this season by discussing "Rakesfall" by Vajra Chandrasekera. This might be one of the toughest books to have a straightforward conversation about that we've done…
- Episode 64 - "A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers" by Xiaolu Guo · 1 h 50 minThis week, John and Ben discuss Xiaolu Guo's "A Concise-Chinese Dictionary for Lovers". Topics of conversation include the Guo's use of film references, use of non-standard…
- Episode 63 - "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein · 2 h 6 minThis week, we're wrapping up our Modernist mini-season by reading "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein. We discuss our relationships with Stein and other Lost Generation writers…
- Episode 62 - "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley · 1 h 37 minOur modernism mini-season starts with a conversation about "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley. Topics of conversation include the differences between…
- Episode 61 - "Wormwood" by Poppy Z. Brite · 1 h 42 minThis week we continue our exploration of the Gen X Horror guys by reading "Wormwood" by Poppy Z. Brite. As always, we hope that you enjoy our conversation!
- Episode 60 - "My Heart is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones · 2 h 4 minThis week, John and Ben are joined by friend of the pod, Kara, to discuss Stephen Graham Jones' love letter to the Slasher genre: "My Heart is a Chainsaw". Topics of…
- Episode 59 - "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas (feat. Claire) · 2 h 24 minFriend-of-the-Pod Claire is back in the stacks to discuss the grandmommy of the Romantasy genre: "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas. Topics of discussion include the…
- Episode 58 - "Trouble on Triton" by Samuel R. Delany · 2 h 6 minWhat do you do if you live in the Electric Psychadelic Pussycat Swinger's Club, but you're the one cat too un-groovy to find it shagadelic? This is the vital question at the…
- Episode 57 - "The Dispossessed" by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1 h 54 minIt's the first episode of the Spring 2026 Season, and John and Ben are blasting off to the moon of Annares to discuss "The Dispossessed" by Ursula K. Le Guin. We discuss this…
