Books of Some Substance Podcast
1) 14 - Once Hate is Gone: James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son
With Nick out for a little R&R, David and Nathan are joined by B.O.S.S. Boocklub mainstay Eric Heiman for our inaugural supplemental episode. On this episode, in preparation for further episodes on J...Show More
2) 114 - The Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso
José Donoso's The Obscene Bird of Night is one of the most difficult, disturbing, and rewarding novels in Latin American literature. In this episode, we get into the fractured identities, grotesque tr...Show More
3) 113 - The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (2 of 2)
On this, our one hundred and thirteenth episode, we finish exploring Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. In this episode of the Books of Some Substance podcast, we (Nathan Sharp and David Southard) d...Show More
4) 112 - The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1 of 2)
In this episode of The Books of Some Substance podcast, Nathan and David get into the first half of Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov (Books 1-6; Parts 1 and 2). From the novel's...Show More
5) 111 - Light Years by James Salter
In this episode of the Books of Some Substance podcast, hosts Nathan Sharp and David Southard reunite with our old friend Eric Heiman (whose life and experiences connect closely to the novel on this e...Show More
6) 110 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Exploring 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Join hosts David Southard and Nathan Sharp in the Books of Some Substance podcast as they kick off Season 3 with an in-depth discus...Show More
7) Season 3 Books Announcement
Season Three: Family The Books of Some Substance Podcast's third season is underway! David and Nathan are here to announce the season's theme of family and introduce the lineup of books they'll be rea...Show More
8) 108 - Control, Revisited: Six Novels of Power, Freedom, and Surrender
In this episode, David and Nathan look back over season two, tracing the connections, marking the distinctions, and reframing their understanding/awareness of how control works in each and every book ...Show More
9) 107 - Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
In this episode, David and Nathan delve into Henry Miller's controversial and groundbreaking novel "Tropic of Cancer." Published in 1934, this semi-autobiographical work was banned in the US and the ...Show More
10) 106 - The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Come explore existential despair, the hell of isolation, and the mad dash into oblivion with Nathan and David. On this episode, your hosts have an in-depth discussion on Paul Bowles' 1949 novel The Sh...Show More