Heavy Bored

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*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by friend of the pod, Erik (OrganizedMeat), in a discussion of John Irving’s The World According to Garp. Topics include: feminism–Irving’s politics–boomer libs–feminist figures–male sexuality–men vs women–Garp as a tragic figure–Jenny Fields as a psycho–masculine torture–and more!Recorded: 8/23/2025This 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*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the second part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–water–recurring themes–marshlands–love poems––beauty–devastating last lines–energy on the page–Glück’s The House on Marshland–and More!Recorded: 8/9/2025This is a free preview of a subscribers-only episode. Join Patreon or Substack to get the full conversation!*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47More Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bThe Complete Poems of Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4fE2PlUMore Books by Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4loVLe1Join 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 author Veronica Leigh. Topics Include: Mothers and daughters–writing routines–historical fiction–end of life care–hustling as an indie author–and more!Recorded 8/5/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Keeper of Lost Daughters by Veronica Leigh: https://amzn.to/41kpAFvMore Books by Veronica Leigh: https://amzn.to/41TXktvPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4mpo7pQMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/3UGbkDkThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3JxRQykMore Books by Edith Wharton: https://amzn.to/3JNEQViLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://amzn.to/4oSvojILittle Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://amzn.to/4mw3Df4Join 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@vlauthor https://x.com/vlauthorInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@veronicaleighauthor https://www.instagram.com/veronicaleighauthor/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 and Heavy Bored regular, Erik. The two discuss John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany and the film Simon Birch. Topics include: Faith–belief–prayer–Miracles–the Vietnam War–boomer lib politics–John Irving’s career–Irving’s legacy in literature–Irving’s politics–book vs movie–changes to the story in Simon Birch–writing screen adaptations–and more!Recorded 7/17/2025*LINKS*Watch the Movie: https://amzn.to/3UtMo1M*Buy the Books*A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: https://amzn.to/3HATDC9The Cider House Rules by John Irving: https://amzn.to/3HgU0lnThe World According to Garp by John Irving: https://amzn.to/4lCNgwbThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving: https://amzn.to/45zwyaUMore books by John Irving: https://amzn.to/45ACf8yJoin 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 screenwriter, entrepreneur, and novelist Leslie Rasmussen in a discussion of her latest novel, When People Leave. Topics Include: grief–sisterhood–sibling relationships–writers rooms–screenwriting vs novel writing–drama vs comedy–old hollywood vs new hollywood–and more!Recorded 7/15/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*When People Leave by Leslie Rasmussen: https://amzn.to/4lmdPp9More Books by Leslie Rasmussen: https://amzn.to/47pRB25From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg: https://amzn.to/3UHiQhnAre You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume: https://amzn.to/4m34lAiMore Books by Judy Blume: https://amzn.to/4ou1x0PCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White: https://amzn.to/45cOUzFThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton: https://amzn.to/3J9vuDdThe Witches by Roald Dahl: https://amzn.to/45tATMIMore Books by Roald Dahl: https://amzn.to/3H61w2pJoin 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/id1617156706Read Leslie Rasmussen: https://www.lesliearasmussen.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@leslieauthor https://www.instagram.com/leslierauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@leslieauthor https://www.tiktok.com/@leslieauthorYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by federal judge and author Thomas Cullen in a discussion of his debut novel, Charlie-Man. Topics include: Masculinity–male coming of age stories–prep schools–male companionship–the philosophy of a sitting judge–writing routines–and more!Recorded 7/8/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Charlie-Man by Thomas Cullen: https://amzn.to/4fHD1VYAll the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren: https://amzn.to/3UZCR2zMore Books by Robert Penn Warren: https://amzn.to/3JagoNRLegal Writing in Plain English by Bryan Garner: https://amzn.to/45OFBpIMore Books by Bryan Garner: https://amzn.to/3Hdvv8FJoin 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 Wittstadt is joined by poet, writer, and friend of the pod Damon Moore in the first part of a multi-part extravaganza that covers the complete Louise Glück. Topics include: Louise Glück’s career–first books–beauty–devastating last lines–energy on the page–Glück’s Firstborn–and More!Recorded: 6/28/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Louise Glück: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/47y0V47More Books by Louise Glück: https://amzn.to/45QU70bStag’s Leap by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/45kjKXcMore Books by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/45AWZwQThe Complete Poems of Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4fE2PlUMore Books by Anne Sexton: https://amzn.to/4loVLe1Join 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 is joined by the author known as A.O. Wagner in a wide-ranging discussion on life, addiction, philosophy, marketing, self-publishing, and more. Recorded 6/4/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Karma Sequence by A. O Wagner: https://amzn.to/4mNXU4dMore Books by A. O. Wagner: https://amzn.to/3HCI0up20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne: https://amzn.to/46TLTpbMore Books by Jules Verne: https://amzn.to/3JhnzUgThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells: https://amzn.to/3Ji0YafThe Terminal Man by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/3UuKHRGMore Books by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/3JyKFFXSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/45kjgQPMore Books by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/4fyAhtOSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick: https://amzn.to/4oH3mHWThe Complete Works of Nietzsche: https://amzn.to/4fE2XloThe World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer: https://amzn.to/45yVdfTJoin 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 Wittstadt is joined by author and entrepreneur Gary Smith in a discussion of his latest installment of the Warren Steelgrave series of novels. Topics include: masculine role models–growing up in 1950s America–family roots–Italian living–self-publishing–and more!Recorded 5/27/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*More than you Know by Gary E. Smith: https://amzn.to/4mCqbKOMore Books by Gary Smith: https://amzn.to/4fDAhZKThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4mPDub7The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4mIsLPyMore Books by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/3Jk6TLPJoin 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*