Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by writer, Maggie Zhu, in an hours long discussion of Thomas Mann’s masterpiece, The Magic Mountain. Topic Include: stuck in the sanatorium–Hans Castorp as a coward–intellectuals–twitter discourse repeating itself–the trad cath movement–AWP–German modernism–and more!Recorded 4/16/2025*Buy the Books*The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3HvBgyuDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/4mNhbmoBuddenBrooks by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/412uHdqMore books by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/4oA87CUMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/41GQjfqJoin 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@zhuphilia https://x.com/zhuphiliaInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@zhuphilia https://www.instagram.com/zhuphilia/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 the poet and author known as Jasper Ceylon, in a wide-ranging discussion about his latest project, Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection. Jasper’s latest project spans over two years and involves the publication of over 47 fake poems in 30 poetry journals. These fake poems are collected, along with detailed notes about the process, in Ceylon’s latest book. Topics Include: Is poetry dead?--is poetry foundation a captured institution–Allen Ginsberg and the beat writers–identity politics in poetry–literary journals–and more!Recorded 4/12/2025*Buy the Books*Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection by Jasper Ceylon: https://amzn.to/4miAFPXHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg: https://amzn.to/3HzuW9aThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac: https://amzn.to/3HpQ9lYThe Wynona Stone Poems by Kaki Wilkinson: https://amzn.to/47sfPc8Whatever by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mGIfTYSerotonin by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4mCNbJGAnnihilation by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/3Ji3XiSJoin 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@jceylon2 https://x.com/jceylon2Instagram:@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 friend of the pod, James Gregory. As the two go into James’ latest novel, Killer App, and Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. Topics include: Artificial intelligence–AI assistants–AI chatbots–technology in art–seduction in literature–writing historical fiction–and more!Recorded 3/15/2025Buy the Books!Without Remorse by Tom Clancy: https://amzn.to/4lvxGCnMore Books by Tom Clancy: https://amzn.to/4oCCGb5Killer App by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4oCCGI7Zephyr’s War by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fYvXodSmall Fortunes by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fDVHG5The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough: https://amzn.to/3HhjuyZThe Bosses Club by Richard Gregory: https://amzn.to/4fF0fMfJoin 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@JamesRGregory https://x.com/JamesRGregoryInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@jamesgregoryfiction https://www.instagram.com/jamesgregoryfiction/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 filmmaker and author, Josh Mendoza, in a subscribers only extended interview. Topics include: Changes in creative industries–the indie film boom–the streaming wars–politics in art–and more!Recorded 3/1/2025This is a FREE preview of a longer episode! Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Buy the Books!Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza: https://amzn.to/4oBV6snWatch What Still Remains (2018): https://amzn.to/3JlIFklJoin 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@MendozaStrikes https://x.com/MendozaStrikesInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@mendozastrikes https://www.instagram.com/mendozastrikes/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@mendozastrikes https://www.tiktok.com/@mendozastrikesYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by filmmaker and author, Josh Mendoza, in a conversation about his debut novel, Shadow of the Eternal Watcher. Topics include: Social media for artists–Grinding out an artistic career–realistic filmmaking–noir fiction classics–Star Wars–screenwriting vs novel writing–and more!Recorded 3/1/2025Buy the Books!Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza: https://amzn.to/4oBV6snWatch What Still Remains (2018): https://amzn.to/3JlIFklJoin 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@MendozaStrikes https://x.com/MendozaStrikesInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@mendozastrikes https://www.instagram.com/mendozastrikes/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@mendozastrikes https://www.tiktok.com/@mendozastrikesYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by musician and artist, Paris Heart. In a special bonus segment of Heavy Bored. Topics include: Dogs vs Cats–the music industry missing something–vibes–ancient religions and cultures–native American culture–and more!Recorded 2/15/2025This is a FREE preview of a longer episode! Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Listen to Paris Heart!Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zd1nUPhQbqxICwQuxNPFAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParisHeartsMusicJoin 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@theparisheart https://x.com/theparisheartInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@parisheartofficial https://www.instagram.com/parisheartofficial/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@parisheartofficial https://www.tiktok.com/@parisheartofficialYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips@parisheartsmusic https://www.youtube.com/@ParisHeartsMusic*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by musician and artist, Paris Heart. Topics include: Songwriting–recognizing artistic strengths and weaknesses–social media for creatives–earning a living as an artist–building a business–artist branding–bending music genres–and more!Recorded 2/15/2025Listen to Paris Heart!Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zd1nUPhQbqxICwQuxNPFAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParisHeartsMusicJoin 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@theparisheart https://x.com/theparisheartInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@parisheartofficial https://www.instagram.com/parisheartofficial/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@parisheartofficial https://www.tiktok.com/@parisheartofficialYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips@parisheartsmusic https://www.youtube.com/@ParisHeartsMusic*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by poet, and friend of the pod, Damon Moore in a discussion of George Oppen’s New Collected Poems. Topics include: Louise Gluck and Oppen’s influence–Objectivism in poetry–Objectivist poets–modernist poets–Ezra Pound–Oppen’s decades long break from poetry–Ezra Pound and Oppen–and more!Recorded 2/9/2025Buy the Books!George Oppen: New Collected Poems: https://amzn.to/46Zn9vK21 Poems by George Oppen: https://amzn.to/3JjS8sIWalking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright: https://amzn.to/4mgbUDNProofs and Theories by Louise Gluck: https://amzn.to/3HAVdDVLouise Gluck: Poems 1962-2012: https://amzn.to/45iTtIIJoin 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 Damon Moore’s Newsletter for FREE! https://shortlongepic.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 and Becky Bell talk about indie publishing, filling gaps in the literature market, Mormon misconceptions, and more!Recorded 1/25/2025This is a FREE preview of a longer episode! Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Buy the Books!The Gnomes of FIbberton by Becky Bell: https://amzn.to/3V4MPQeJoin 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@FibbertonGnome https://x.com/FibbertonGnomeInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@the_gnomes_of_fibberton https://www.instagram.com/the_gnomes_of_fibberton/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@beckybell30 https://www.tiktok.com/@beckybell30YouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips@gnomesoffibberton https://www.youtube.com/@gnomesoffibberton*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by children’s author, Becky Bell. Topics include: Classic children’s stories–morality tales–right vs wrong–faith–indie publishing–pay to play social media–family life–and more!Recorded 1/25/2025Buy the Books!The Gnomes of FIbberton by Becky Bell: https://amzn.to/3V4MPQeJoin 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@FibbertonGnome https://x.com/FibbertonGnomeInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@the_gnomes_of_fibberton https://www.instagram.com/the_gnomes_of_fibberton/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@beckybell30 https://www.tiktok.com/@beckybell30YouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips@gnomesoffibberton https://www.youtube.com/@gnomesoffibberton*when available, we use affiliate links*