Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Heather Colley in a discussion of her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect. Topics include: literary aesthetic–politics overtaking literature–Vonnegut–Martin Amis–dark academia–TikTok trends–literary publishing–Harry Potter–getting a PhD in literature–and more!Recorded: 10/25/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Gilded Butterfly Effect by Heather Colley: https://amzn.to/4nZK92rCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/4oK886QMore Books by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/3M4K0NLTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/48gwcIFMore Books by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/49o5M96Inside Story by Martin Amis: https://amzn.to/3K3gfMOMore Books by Martin Amis: https://amzn.to/3JGj9qNJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@heathercolleyauthor https://www.instagram.com/heathercolleyauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@phdwithpaige https://www.tiktok.com/@phdwithpaigeYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet and writer Stephanie Yue Duhem in a discussion of her debut poetry collection, Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret to Say. Topics include: literary pollution–online literary movements–alt lit–romanticism–the romance of the occult–coming up with book titles–and more!Recorded: 10/18/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret to Say by Stehpanie Yue Duhem: https://amzn.to/4p5aU6IJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Stephanie’s Newsletter for FREE!  https://moonandmouth.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@moonandmouth https://x.com/moonandmouthInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@moonandmouth https://www.instagram.com/moonandmouth/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Maxine Rosaler in a discussion of her latest book, The Missing Kidney. Topics include: writing as a living–emotional depth–writing about yourself–being sick of yourself–is writing worth it?--what’s the point of being a writer?--and more!Recorded 10/11/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Missing Kidney by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/4hF7lkQQueen for a Day by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/4qDTQGjMore Books by Maxine Rosaler: https://amzn.to/3LiPkgiThe Stories of John Cheever: https://amzn.to/47DeoGsMore Books by John Cheever: https://amzn.to/47zRTSzThe Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor: https://amzn.to/43d54rfMore Books by Flannery O’Connor: https://amzn.to/3JpmBG5The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3Liba3yMore Books by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/4hALLhqJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@maxine_rosaler https://x.com/maxine_rosalerInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by attorney, historian, and author Dennis A. Brennan in a wide-ranging discussion about his latest book, D.C. Swamp Strikes Back: Aaron Burr, Donald Trump, and Their Similar Battles. Topics include: Trump Indictments–Aaron Burr vs Alexander Hamilton–rogue politicians–AOC and Bernie Sanders–Donald Trump’s comeback–Aaron Burr’s many trials after the duel–media institutions–and more!Recorded 10/7/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*D.C. Swamp Strikes Back by Dennis A. Brennan: https://amzn.to/4oGKuI5All The President’s Men by Woodward and Bernstein: https://amzn.to/4oDWfz5Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@Dennis Brennan61 https://x.com/DennisBrennan61Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@authordennisbrennan https://www.instagram.com/authordennisbrennan/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in a discussion of John Irving’s The Cider House Rules and the 1999 film adaptation. Topics include: Irving’s style–adapting for the screen–Homer Wells–coming of age–abortion–Michael Caine–novels vs movies–Fathers and orphans–and more!Recorded: 10/5/2025*LINKS**Watch the Movie* The Cider House Rules: https://amzn.to/472ri1u*Buy the Books*The Cider House Rules by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4ncckKYThe World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Heather Ogden.*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Betrayal by Heather Ogden: https://amzn.to/4qeVhLlJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@writer_central24 https://www.instagram.com/writer_central24/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the third part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–water–recurring themes–dark poems–reluctant love poems––beauty–devastating images of children–energy on the page–Glück’s Descending Figure–and More!Recorded: 9/27/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47Proofs and Theories by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/46FZOicMore Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bThe Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats: https://amzn.to/4mNMFYYMore Books by W.B. Yeats: https://amzn.to/4nZjYcAJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@my_banlieue https://www.instagram.com/my_banlieue/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet and novelist Aaron Barry (aka Jasper Ceylon) as he returns to the show to talk about the reaction to his controversial hoax project and his latest novel, Pound, Flesh. Topics include: James Joyce–Literary canons–media smears–great books and why they matter–challenging yourself as an artist–and more!Recorded: 9/20/2025*Buy the Books*Femoid by Aaron Barry: https://amzn.to/42NYmaPEcholalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection by Jasper Ceylon: https://amzn.to/4miAFPXWhatever by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mGIfTYUlysses by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/4nkjopSFinnegan’s Wake by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/3IHvOZNMore Books by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/4pGWgDPThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/3Wcd2NnMore Books by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/4mClErmJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Aaron’s Newsletter for FREE! https://jasperceylon.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@jceylon2 https://x.com/jceylon2Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@aaronmbarry https://www.instagram.com/aaronmbarry/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Claire Isenthal in a discussion of her duology of novels. Topics include: emo culture–millennials and Harry Potter–dystopian settings–and more!Recorded: 9/12/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Rising Order by Claire Isenthal: https://amzn.to/421yLLwThe New Order by Claire Isenthal: https://amzn.to/4gw9ij8Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://amzn.to/423jhXeFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: https://amzn.to/48ctmFlTwilight by Stephenie Meyer: https://amzn.to/4pyY5CzJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign Up for Claire’s Newsletter for FREE! https://claireisenthal.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706More from Claire Isenthal: https://www.claireisenthal.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@claire_isenthal https://x.com/claire_isenthalInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@claireisenthal https://www.instagram.com/claireisenthal/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@claireisenthal https://www.tiktok.com/@claireisenthalYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in part 2 of the continuing discussion of John Irving’s The World According to Garp and the 1982 film adaptation. Topics include: Robin Williams–adapting for the screen–boomer libs–feminist culture–male sexuality–men vs women–Garp as a tragic figure–Jenny Fields' death–Garp’s assassination–righteousness–and more!Recorded: 8/23/2025 & 8/24/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Watch the Movie* https://amzn.to/3I5QsTh*Buy the Books*The World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/42ekVVRA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4niHssTMore Books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4nlDBvbThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan: https://amzn.to/4pd8iEyJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@BazillionPlus https://x.com/BazillionplusInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@bazillionplus https://www.instagram.com/bazillionplusTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*