
1storypod
A podcast about literature by Sean Thor Conroe, author of Fuccboi: https://www.amazon.com/Fuccboi-Novel-Sean-Thor-Conroe/dp/0316394912
Latest episodes

Jun 20, 2025 • 36min
Japan, Part 2 by Sean Thor Conroe
Read along: https://theplacesreview.com/p/japan-part-2-sean-thor-conroe?r=n1xg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Part 1: https://theplacesreview.com/p/japan-part-1-funeral-family-travel-history?r=n1xg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Jun 17, 2025 • 11min
140. Theophagy w/ Patrick McGraw
Patrick McGraw comes by to talk the new issue (6) of Heavy Traffic. Full ep: https://www.patreon.com/1storypod

Jun 11, 2025 • 5min
139. Sleepers w/ Matthew Gasda *PREVIEW*
With Matthew Gasda, author of the novel Sleepers and the play Dimes Square, full ep: https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod

Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 4min
138. Happiness Forever with Adelaide Faith
Part one of our pod with Adelaide Faith, author of Happiness Forever, out now from FSG.
https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod

May 6, 2025 • 26min
Harold read Schattenfroh
Sean returned from Japan, Harold read Schattenfroh (Deep Vellum, August 2025) by Michael Lentz, tr. Max Lawton. Full ep: https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod

Apr 10, 2025 • 12min
134. Mating (first 11:44)
On whether art is inherently harmful or good for thdse world, Mishima and the value of going to war, Harold on Mating by Norman Rush, and which books Sean is bringing to Japan. Join the paytch for free to listen -->
https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod

Mar 29, 2025 • 14min
133. Confessions with Thomas Thatcher (first 13:33)
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Mar 24, 2025 • 23min
132. The New Mythic Method w/ Al Jacobs *preview*
132. The New Mythic Method w/ Al Jacobs *preview* by Sean Thor Conroe

Mar 18, 2025 • 1h 8min
131. Sacred Grove with Eric Conroe
On Ezra Pound, tree girls in Ovid, Eric's writing on dance and Sean's three part Circe-Persephone-Eve essay. Recorded on full moon 3.13.25 in the yurt.
Bonus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131-sacred-grove-124605152?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link |
Eric: https://substack.com/@ericconroewriting |
Referenced essay: https://seanthorconroe.substack.com/p/circe-persephone-eve-part-one

Mar 2, 2025 • 51min
130. Consciousness Level-up (first 50)
On Hamlet, Ulysses, the Iliad, Anna Karenina, and self-invention.
Full ep and bonus hour: https://www.patreon.com/c/1storypod