Upper Middlebrow
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DIGRESSION I: Pas de Joie de Neuromancer
Our friend Lindsay Lajoie saw that we were considering William Gibson’s Neuromancer on the podcast, and admitted on her Instagram that it’s one...
Episode 29: “Blind Animal Panic,” or William Gibson’s Neuromancer, Part I
Dukes and Bagg return to William Gibson’s groundbreaking 1984 novel, that popularized the cyberpunk genre. The reviews are mixed. There are moments...
Episode 28: “Tales of Teachers,” with Educator Justin Reich
As students, parents, and teachers happily (or wrenchingly) return to school, we invite our resident education specialist, Justin Reich, to talk about...
Episode 27: “Don’t Believe your Eyes,” or Colson Whitehead’s The Intuitionist, Part II
Whitehead’s neo-noir crashes to a climax, but does it stick the landing? In the end, the Dukes and Bagg wonder if the weight of the the author’s...
Episode 26: “Uplift!” or Colson Whitehead’s The Intuitionist
The lads are quite impressed with Colson Whitehead’s debut novel, which packs an allegory about race, class, and futurism into a unique take on hard-boiled...
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