Upper Middlebrow
A podcast in which we discuss high-craft works of popular culture
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Episode 5: Neal Stephenson’s Zodiac, or “Poorly Foreshadowed Dorking”
Chris and Jesse try to figure out where Zodiac sits in the upper-middlebrow spectrum. Dukes wishes he could have commuted around Chicago a la Sangamon...
Episode 4: Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Part Two, or “Coach Class on the White Boat”
Bagg and Dukes dive into the second half of Highsmith’s “mystery in reverse.” They discuss whether it should have been harder for Tom to get away...
Episode 3: Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Part One
Chris and Jesse talk salt pigs and the Queen Mary ocean liner before getting down to business, diving into Patricia Highsmith’s disturbing and keenly...
Episode 2: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part Two
Chris and Jesse pick up mostly where we left off (although “leaving off” suggests we’re keeping track of what we’re doing—spoiler alert: we’re...
Episode 1: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part One
Released in 1992, Snow Crash is Neal Stephenson’s second (or third, depending on who you ask and what criteria you’re using) novel, but...
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