Heavy Bored

Glen and Psi of the Rare Candy podcast join Andrew Wittstadt for a journey into the medical malpractice thriller, Chromosome 6 by Robin Cook. The boys go into 90’s Italian mobsters, medical ethics, podcasting life, animal rights, covid, Vegas sports, and MORE!Recorded 5/11/2024*LINKS**Buy the Books*Chromosome 6 by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/3V9S7KdComa by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/3UvNUQUMore Books by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/3Uzsa6KJurassic Park by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/4oJCPd4State of Fear by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/4oEYKC0More Books by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/4n5AXtxJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!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/id1617156706Subscribe to Rare Candy for FREE! https://substack.com/@rarecandyFollow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@rarecandypod1 https://x.com/Rarecandypod1@GlenRockney https://x.com/GlenRockney@rarepsi https://x.com/rarepsiInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@rarecandypod https://www.instagram.com/rarecandypod/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by musical mastermind and senior fellow at the James Bond Autist Institute, The Nani State (@thenanistate), for the second part of the James Bond novel series on Heavy Bored. The two go into Bond villains, Roger Moore’s first role as James Bond, Fleming’s importance to western literature, Movie vs book, Bond’s evolution as a character and cultural figure, international spy templates, Fleming being a total baller, USA vs Europoors, and MORE!*LINKS*Watch the Movie: https://amzn.to/4lxth1I*Buy the Books*Casino Royale by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/47087FXLive and Let Die by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/4fDo4nIMoonraker by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/45CrNgWDiamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/41Hk6VnFrom Russia with Love by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/470G0GHDr. No by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/4lutLWgGoldfinger by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/4lxt4LYFor Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/45L9OFcThunderball by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/45E5uY7The Spy Who Loved me by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/45E5yqPOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/4727JXGYou Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/46VuJYfThe Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/3HsjfRIOctopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/4lBOI1RMore Books by Ian Fleming: https://amzn.to/3UAoQs2Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!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/id1617156706Listen to Wrong Circles!https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xQtwNJVDGSUzWBzf3nu27?si=9drmxVgOQ76T79NJRVH-dQ&nd=1Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@TheNaniState https://x.com/thenanistateInstagram:@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 scholar, Steven Powell, to talk about his award-winning biography of the American crime writer James Ellroy, Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy. Topics include: Crime fiction–mystery in novels–the work of writing a biography–scholarship around crime and noir–and more!First Hour is FREE! Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored! https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS**Buy the Books*Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/41JlVkAJames Ellroy: Demon Dog of Crime Fiction by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/4mhiJVzConversations with James Ellroy by Steven Powell: https://amzn.to/4moV7i0The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45oZy6AThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mjuMBQThe Big Nowhere by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/3JmFIQxL.A. Confidential by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45B9k45White Jazz by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/41co1cBMore Books by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mikMJ0Read Steven Powell!https://venetianvase.co.ukJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!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@EllroyReader https://x.com/EllroyReaderInstagram:@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 goes into the viral article by Elle Griffin, “No One Buys Books,” and the revealing truths about the publishing industry and the state of the literary world as a culture and a business. This is a free preview of an episode for subscribers only. Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored! https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS*Read “No One Buys Books” by Elle Griffin: https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-booksJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!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*

Poet and artist, Sarah Fletcher, returns to the podcast to join Andrew as they go into The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton in a deep dive extravaganza that veers from contemporary mental illness aesthetics to above ground pools to Sexton’s allure and beauty. Topics include: Sexton’s Beauty–The Confessional Poets–Sexton vs Plath–Daddy Robert Lowell–Maxine Kumine’s Defensive Introduction–Mentorship in Poetry–Identity Politics–Harold Bloom–Literary It Girls–and more! (part 1)*LINKS* *Buy the Books*Anne Sexton: The Complete Poems: https://amzn.to/45TsvrdPlus Ultra by Sarah Fletcher: https://amzn.to/41c9HAZCollected Poems of Robert Lowell: https://amzn.to/45lEuh5Elizabeth Bishop: The Complete Poems (1927-1979): https://amzn.to/4mh88tRThe Dream Songs by John Berryman: https://amzn.to/4mk4iQEWords in the Air: The Complete Letters of Robert Lowell & Elizabeth Bishop: https://amzn.to/3JhMhnEThe Poems of Dylan Thomas: https://amzn.to/3JkxOXYSylvia Plath: The Collected Poems: https://amzn.to/41wkI0fJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!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@SarahFPoetry https://x.com/SarahFPoetryInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@sarahfletcher27 https://www.instagram.com/sarahfletcher27/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 reads and reviews Sharon Olds' collection of poems, Odes. Going into bad line breaks, the state of contemporary poetry, aging as a writer and still writing teenage material, and more. *LINKS**Buy the Books*Odes by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/45TrNKDStag’s Leap by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/4fDobzEThe Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/3V2zlV4More Books by Sharon Olds: https://amzn.to/4fBMON4Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!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 goes into everything he read in January, February, and March of 2024 This is a free preview of an episode for subscribers only. Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored! https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!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 reviews seasons three and four of HBO’s True Detective. Part 2 of 2.True Detective–season three (2019)True Detective: Night Country (2024)*LINKS**Watch the Show*True Detective season 1: https://amzn.to/45mNbYGTrue Detective season 2: https://amzn.to/4fBNke4True Detective season 3: https://amzn.to/4oCeCFcTrue Detective: Night Country: https://amzn.to/45m9JJ2*Buy the Books*Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto: https://amzn.to/4oJF7c8The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45oZy6AThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mjuMBQThe Big Nowhere by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/3JmFIQxL.A. Confidential by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45B9k45White Jazz by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/41co1cBMore Books by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mikMJ0Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!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 reviews the first two seasons of HBO’s True Detective. Part 1 of 2.True Detective–season one (2014)True Detective–season two (2015)*LINKS**Watch the Show*True Detective season 1: https://amzn.to/45mNbYGTrue Detective season 2: https://amzn.to/4fBNke4True Detective season 3: https://amzn.to/4oCeCFcTrue Detective: Night Country: https://amzn.to/45m9JJ2*Buy the Books*Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto: https://amzn.to/4oJF7c8The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45oZy6AThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mjuMBQThe Big Nowhere by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/3JmFIQxL.A. Confidential by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/45B9k45White Jazz by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/41co1cBMore Books by James Ellroy: https://amzn.to/4mikMJ0Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!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 reviews Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, going into what works in the novel and what doesn’t, and why it may be one of Dickens' weakest novels. This is a free preview of an episode for subscribers only. Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored! https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS**Buy the Books*A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: https://amzn.to/4fEKo0hMore Books by Charles Dickens: https://amzn.to/47iTmOTJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!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*