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Erections of the Mind

Erections of the Mind

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Join three literary gentlemen in their attempt to intellectually and aurally stimulate one another.

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  • Prostate Farmer

    Prostate Farmer
    Feb 1 2026

    One episode recorded near the end of January in a squalid Brooklyn apartment in which three gentlemen discuss, in a meandering fashion, the novel Satantango by Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai, the sloppy editorial oversight of New Directions Publishing, the distinctions between modernism and post-modernism, the superficialities and pseudo-seriousness of dense prose, the critical tendencies of today's male readership, whether Jonathan Franzen is television-adaptable, and other desultory topics that may fail to enthrall even the most committed of listeners.

    Music is John Hiatt's "Book Lovers"
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Lyrical Movements

    Lyrical Movements
    Jan 2 2026

    How many semicolons are too many? Does an Empire State Building made of doughnuts countermand the innate beauty of the world? Is Warren Zevon's "The Envoy" an overlooked masterpiece? Join us and find out in our freewheeling discussion of Gustave Flaubert's timeless classic, "Sentimental Education".

    Music is John Hiatt's "Book Lovers"
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    1 hr and 54 mins
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