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MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats
Literary analysis for your cat, presented by meowlibrary.com
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MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats36. Concern Over the "Disappearance of Literary Men" Is Feline Erasure: A Response to David J. Morris
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. On December 7th, 2024, New York Times contributor David J. Morris published a controversial essay entitled…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats35. Books as Status Symbols: A Path to Saving Literacy ft. Mia Khalifa
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Tolstoy enthusiast, Oxford guest lecturer, and cat fancier Mia Khalifa recently made the following comment…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats34. Han Kang's Nobel Prize Controversy: A Translator's Perspective
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Han Kang's The Vegetarian can be purchased here. The basis of Nobel laureate Han Kang's The Vegetarian is a…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats33. Sally Rooney's Intermezzo: Love Under the Specter of Marx
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Sally Rooney's Intermezzo is available here. Over and over, Rooney’s characters put their faith in love as…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats32. Matthew Davis, Let Me Try Again, and the Gen Z Superego
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Matthew Davis's Let Me Try Again can be purchased here. Matthew Davis's Let Me Try Again is a…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats31. Caroline Calloway, Scammer, and Feline Virality
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Caroline Calloway's Scammer can be purchased here. Known as the original social media provocateur, Caroline…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats30. Gabi Abrão (@sighswoon), Notes on Shapeshifting, and the Poetics of Feline Vocalization
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Gabi Abrão's Notes on Shapeshifting can be purchased here. In a meditation class in high school, our…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats29. Millie Bobby Brown, Nineteen Steps, and the Role of the Ghostwriter
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel Today's podcast covers Stranger Things actress-turned-literary wunderkind Millie Bobby…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats28. Cormac McCarthy's Final Interview
This exclusive interview is a presentation of The Meow Library. “. . .but in any case the selfimmolatory tendencies of cats does seem to be a known factor in…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats27. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Strike, ChatGPT, and the Future of Entertainment
This podcast is sponsored by Sam Austen's Meow Library. On May 1st, the Writers Guild of America commenced a strike, effecting an industry-wide suspension of…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats26. Norman Mailer's Truth and Being: A Paean to Excrement and the Spirit of Meow
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Today, we present your cat with selections from Norman Mailer's "Truth and Being: Nothing and Time," first…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats25. Roald Dahl, Alberto Gullaba, Jr., and a Modest Proposal for Sensitivity Readers
This podcast is a production of The Meow Library. Last week, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Books, announced the release of ‘updated’ editions of Roald Dahl’s…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats24. Ian F. Svenonius, Jean-Luc Godard, and Sam Austen: Against the Written Word
"Against the Written Word is the most important, most revolutionary book produced since the advent of the printing press; the book that will liberate readers…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats23. M.I.A., OHMNI9, and the Evolution of the Audiobook: A Translation For Your Cat
I walked a thousand steps down from God-Warrior to human, verging on animalistic feline… - M.I.A., OHMNI9, Chapter 7 With literacy on the outs and audiobook…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats22. A Bold New Translation of Ted Kaczynski's "Industrial Society and Its Future" (aka "The Unabomber Manifesto")
In this episode, we read a passage from Prof. Sam Austen's feline-language translation of Ted Kaczynski's infamous manifesto, which has reportedly earned him a…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats21. Prince Harry's Memoir, Hypnotic Cascades, and the Teachings of Gurdjieff
Claims about Prince Harry’s use of a “Meow” audiobook to lull a Sussex prostitute into a state of autoerotic trance have spread like wildfire in the weeks…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats20. Crashing Institutional Gates With Schrödinger’s Cat: An Object Lesson in Eric Weinstein’s DISC
In 2018, mathematician Eric Weinstein coined the term "Gated Institutional Narrative (GIN),” defined as a closed exchange of ideas promulgated by “insiders” –…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats19. Jordan Peterson’s 12th Rule, Ailurophobia, and the Feline Panopticon
“Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street.” - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Rule 12 “The carceral texture of society…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats18. Annie Hamilton and the Novel That Wasn't There
“That which is not yet, but ought to be, is more real than that which really is.” - Zoë Tamerlis Lund, quoted by Annie Hamilton “All writing is garbage.” -…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats17. Jack Skelley, Guy Debord, and LA's Cat Problem
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Our relationship with cats mirrors that of the primal unconscious with domestic…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats16. Taylor Jenkins Reid, David Foster Wallace, and the Catgut Parcae
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). "David Foster Wallace noticed early on that tennis is a good sport for literary…
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15. Angela Campbell's On the Scent, Psychic Detectives, and Feline-Centered Estate Planning
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Cat lovers: before continuing, please consider supporting Feline Lifeline…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats14. Chuck Palahniuk, The Pixie Project, and a Reading of ‘Phoenix’
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). In this episode, we celebrate Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk’s devotion to…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats13. Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards, and the Gen-X Paracosm
This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Episode 13: Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards, and the Gen-X Paracosm In today’s episode, we read a preview of…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats12. Jerry Saltz's Art Is Life - An Excerpt for Your Cat
This podcast is sustained by sales of our book series for cats, The Meow Library. Episode 12: Jerry Saltz: Art Is Life - An Excerpt for Your Cat Released…
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11. Brad Phillips, Patricia Highsmith, and Clifford Irving
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 11: Brad Phillips, Patricia Highsmith, and Clifford Irving Brad…
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10. Caitlin Forst's NDA, the Primacy of Autofiction, and the Rise of Otherspecies Narratives
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 10: Caitlin Forst’s NDA, the Primacy of Autofiction, and the Rise of…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats9. Allie Rowbottom's Aesthetica, Erasure of the Flesh, and the Polymorphic Self
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 9: Allie Rowbottom's Aesthetica, Erasure of the Flesh, and the…
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8. Tao Lin's Mandalas, Repetition Compulsion, and Hofstadter's Labyrinth
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 8: Tao Lin’s Mandalas, Repetition Compulsion, and Hofstadter’s…
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7. Chelsea Martin: Tell Me I'm an Artist, Simulacra, and False Consciousness
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 7: Chelsea Martin: Tell Me I'm an Artist, Simulacra, and False…
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6. Jordan Castro's The Novelist, Georges Bataille, and the Triumph of Fecality
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 6: Jordan Castro's The Novelist, Georges Bataille, and the Triumph of…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats5. Ottessa Moshfegh, Feline-Borne Illness, and the Evolution of Human Consciousness
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 5: Ottessa Moshfegh, Feline-Borne Illness, and the Evolution of Human…
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4. Jennette McCurdy, Tik-Tok, and the Will to Parricide
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 4: Jennette McCurdy, Tik-Tok and the Will to Parricide In this episode…
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3. The Twilight World, Heat 2, and the Economics of the Cinematic Novel
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 2: The Twilight World, Heat 2, and the Economics of the Cinematic Novel…
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2. William Blake, Golgonooza, and Pathological Narcissistic Space
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 2: William Blake, Golgonooza, and Pathological Narcissistic Space In…
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats1. Hanya Yanagihara, Jacques Lacan, and Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty
This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 1: Hanya Yanagihara, Jacques Lacan, and Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty In…