Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt reads and reviews Ada Limon’s The Hurting Kind, going into the perils of success while praising and lamenting the confessional mode of writing. Topics include: Ada Limon–Line breaks–Instagram poetry’s influence–confessional poetry–bad poetry editing–and more!*LINKS* *Buy the Books*The Hurting Kind by Ada Limon: https://amzn.to/45EtLxlMore Books by Ada Limon: https://amzn.to/3HDM9OFJoin 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 is joined by friend of the pod, Sam Fakahany. The two go into the constant hysteria that has plagued the world for the last few years, and the many blow-ups, online and off, that have become the norm in publishing and the larger literary world. Topics include: Literary freedom–publishing changes–the new rules–politics invading everything–censorship–authors on substack–independent creatives–and more!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 is joined by freelance editor and spicy take appreciator, Sam Fakahany, as the pair go into Ottessa Moshfegh’s hit novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Topics include: censorship–Ottessa’s reputation–The publishing industry–literary “it girls”--Art hoes–art cowards–lit bros–DFW–Substack–the new literary world–and more!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*My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/46ZBGHRMore Books by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/4lslCBNJoin 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*

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 Frank Bidart’s 2005 collection, Star Dust. Topics include–Frank Bidart–David Lynch–Abstractness for Abstractness Sake–boring art–Raw Subconscious–and more. 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*Star Dust by Frank Bidart: https://amzn.to/3UzlOUXHalf-Light: Collected Poems 1965-2016 by Frank Bidart: https://amzn.to/4lxMGQfMore Books by Frank Bidart: https://amzn.to/4lwuA0XJoin 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 is joined by friend of the pod, Valerie Lute, to talk all things writing workshops, MFA’s, Writing conferences, the state of literary magazines, and everything else. Topics Include: AWP–Reasons to get an MFA–Literary Magazines–Publishing–Self-Marketing as a Writer–building an independent platform–and More!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/id1617156706Read Valerie Lute!https://valerielute.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@LuteValerie https://x.com/LuteValerieInstagram:@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 writer and friend of the pod, Valerie Lute, in a discussion about Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Farewell to Arms. Topics Include: Hemingway’s Legacy–literature’s impact–the importance of classic books–war novels–book banning–Hemingway’s Masculine quirks–and More!*LINKS**Buy the Books*A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/45SLlyOMore Books by Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.to/4oGqNATJoin 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/id1617156706Read Valerie Lute!https://valerielute.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@LuteValerie https://x.com/LuteValerieInstagram:@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 over the (mostly) horror movies he’s been watching during the Halloween season. Including The Nun (2018) and The Nun II (2023).This is a Bonus 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 goes into Mary Oliver’s poetry collection, House of Light. Topics include: Romantic poetry–Rhetorical questions in poetry–linebreak techniques–orienting the reader–and more! *LINKS**Buy the Books*House of Light by Mary Oliver: https://amzn.to/470jii0More Books by Mary Oliver: https://amzn.to/3JDB4O8Join 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 reads and responds to listener emails. Topics include: The Western Canon–Authenticity in literature–identity politics–hostility to the literary canon–good faith arguments–why you should say what you're thinking–and more!This is a Bonus 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*