Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (@bazillionplus), in a discussion of the first season of the ABC hit sitcom, Modern Family. Topics include: Ty Burrell–Child actors–one liners–writers rooms–the craft of sitcom making–the 2010s cultural shift–and more!Recorded: 11/30/2025*LINKS**Watch the Show* Modern Family: https://amzn.to/4aHSG70Join 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 and professor Mark Peres in a discussion of his debut novel, The Accord. Topics include: is morality innate?--how do we make a machine ethical–what does the AI future look like–is AI changing things–technology causing cultural loss–and more!Recorded: 11/22/2025 *LINKS**Buy the Books*The Accord by Mark Peres: https://amzn.to/44F7HTgMore Books by Mark Peres: https://amzn.to/3KyMpjsThe Moral Landscape by Sam Harris: https://amzn.to/4opfFagMore Books by Sam Harris: https://amzn.to/4p9Iw3tTechnology and Values by Kristin Shrader-Frechette: https://amzn.to/3M7tb4ZJoin 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/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 Wittsadt is joined by author Brad Kelly of the Method and Madness podcast, in a wide-ranging discussion about all things publishing and literature. Topics Include: the online spiritual revival–self-publishing–marketing your own books–networking on the internet–bodybuilding–politics in literature–online niche dynamics–and more!Recorded: 11/4/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*House of Sleep by Brad Kelly: https://amzn.to/4pqSm0HThe Stand by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4p7BwnRMore Books by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4pyj9ZbThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac: https://amzn.to/3Xav5ElMore Books by Jack Kerouac:  https://amzn.to/3M2X1aGCrowbar by Andrew Edwards: https://amzn.to/43QChcuJoin 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/Subscribe to Method and Madness for FREE! https://www.madmethodpod.com/podcastContact 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@bradkelly https://x.com/bradkelly@madmethodpod https://x.com/madmethodpodInstagram:@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 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*