Inspired by @herberthistory.bsky.social 's pick on the recent #Uppermiddlebrow Baseball movies ep, I stake out controversial ground.
Yes, Major League is Better Than Bull Durham
Or, Revoke My Hipster Card
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March 30, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Inspired by @herberthistory.bsky.social 's pick on the recent #Uppermiddlebrow Baseball movies ep, I stake out controversial ground.
Novels have always been my favorite place to go looking for theologies. I had so much fun talking with my old friend @curiousdukes.bsky.social for his podcast #uppermiddlebrow. We talk about Octavia Butler, why I used to call theology “speculative fiction”, laughter as a tonic for fear, and more…
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow, @beamarovich.bsky.social joins us to talk #Earthseed and other literary theologies, death personified, and Bill + Ted.
Digression: Literary Theologies with Beatrice Marovich
Theologian Beatrice Marovich reacts to our discussions of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, exploring the relationship between theology and fiction. We talk about her book Sister Death: Politi…
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March 5, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Novels have always been my favorite place to go looking for theologies. I had so much fun talking with my old friend @curiousdukes.bsky.social for his podcast #uppermiddlebrow. We talk about Octavia Butler, why I used to call theology “speculative fiction”, laughter as a tonic for fear, and more…
September 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow, @beamarovich.bsky.social joins us to talk #Earthseed and other literary theologies, death personified, and Bill + Ted.
Digression: Literary Theologies with Beatrice Marovich
Theologian Beatrice Marovich reacts to our discussions of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, exploring the relationship between theology and fiction. We talk about her book Sister Death: Politi…
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March 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow, @beamarovich.bsky.social joins us to talk #Earthseed and other literary theologies, death personified, and Bill + Ted.
“Dashiell Hammett took murder out of the Venetian vase and dropped it into the alley.” -Raymond Chandler.
If you're a fan of detective noir, consider going back to the source.
#uppermiddlebrow
#dashiellhammett
#redharvest
If you're a fan of detective noir, consider going back to the source.
#uppermiddlebrow
#dashiellhammett
#redharvest
December 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
“Dashiell Hammett took murder out of the Venetian vase and dropped it into the alley.” -Raymond Chandler.
If you're a fan of detective noir, consider going back to the source.
#uppermiddlebrow
#dashiellhammett
#redharvest
If you're a fan of detective noir, consider going back to the source.
#uppermiddlebrow
#dashiellhammett
#redharvest
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow Bagg and I spend a solid minute riffing on WASPY baby names, as inspired by the fictitious "Peggy and Jim Caldwell" from #TheKiteRunner.
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The Waspy Baby Names Dictionary #podcast #shorts #KiteRunner #Margaret #Elizabeth #khaledhosseini
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September 4, 2024 at 12:33 AM
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow Bagg and I spend a solid minute riffing on WASPY baby names, as inspired by the fictitious "Peggy and Jim Caldwell" from #TheKiteRunner.
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The #uppermiddlebrow lads marvel at the premise and breezy writing style, but wonder if the ending lived up to the first half's potential.
Episode 75: “It Was Capitalism All Along!” or China Miéville’s The City and The City, Part II
The lads continue to admire China Miéville’s genius premise for this novel, but will the second half of the book escape the issues we’ve seen in the noir and noir-adjacent works the UMB…
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January 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The #uppermiddlebrow lads marvel at the premise and breezy writing style, but wonder if the ending lived up to the first half's potential.
Crossover! #Uppermiddlebrow joins forces with @chicagoleah.bsky.social to talk stories about robot friends, and robot enemies. We discuss M3gan, Duncan Jones' Moon, Ted Chiang's Exhalation, and lots of other stories.
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Episode 74: “Our Robot Friends (and Enemies),” with Leah Jones
We invite podcast buddy Leah Jones from Finding Favorites to follow up on a recommendation she made to Dukes last year: to watch the film M3gan. We thought it would be fun to talk about films and b…
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January 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Crossover! #Uppermiddlebrow joins forces with @chicagoleah.bsky.social to talk stories about robot friends, and robot enemies. We discuss M3gan, Duncan Jones' Moon, Ted Chiang's Exhalation, and lots of other stories.
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Thanks! If you send your mailing address to hello at uppermiddlebrow dot com, we'll mail you a few decals with that design. Perfect for your local skatepark, bookstore, or bookstore/skatepark. (Just mention that we connected here)
October 14, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Thanks! If you send your mailing address to hello at uppermiddlebrow dot com, we'll mail you a few decals with that design. Perfect for your local skatepark, bookstore, or bookstore/skatepark. (Just mention that we connected here)
On the current #uppermiddlebrow pod, we wonder if #PaulBeatty's #TheSellout is a Dickensian novel, Swiftian satire, absurdist epic poem, or something else.
The Sellout Part 1
Dukes and Bagg wonder if #TheSellout is a Dickensian Novel, Swiftian Satire, Epic Poem or something out.
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February 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
On the current #uppermiddlebrow pod, we wonder if #PaulBeatty's #TheSellout is a Dickensian novel, Swiftian satire, absurdist epic poem, or something else.
On the latest #uppermiddlebrow, @beamarovich.bsky.social explains why she no longer refers to theologies as "speculative fictions."
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Are theologies "speculative fictions"? #podcast #theology #death #speculativefiction
Beatrice Marovich joins the show to react to our discussion of Octavia Butler's #Parableofthesower, and talk about her book, #SisterDeath.Full ep here: https...
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March 9, 2024 at 11:49 PM
On the latest #uppermiddlebrow, @beamarovich.bsky.social explains why she no longer refers to theologies as "speculative fictions."
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Coming soon on #Uppermiddlebrow, we take on the first half of #PhilipKDick's #DoAndroidsDreamofElectricSheep?
Do Androids Dream? Coming Soon on Upper Middlebrow
Dukes and Bagg discuss whether the opening chapter of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep constitute a slow start.
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October 3, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Coming soon on #Uppermiddlebrow, we take on the first half of #PhilipKDick's #DoAndroidsDreamofElectricSheep?
On the latest #Uppermiddlebrow, I talk with Arionne Nettles about her new book, and we reminisce about working on Black history stories for Curious City.
Digression: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything with Arionne NettlesDigression:
Arionne Nettles joins to talk about her new book We Are The Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence On Everything, as well as to recommend a couple of novels she thinks Upper Middlebrow listeners …
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May 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM
On the latest #Uppermiddlebrow, I talk with Arionne Nettles about her new book, and we reminisce about working on Black history stories for Curious City.
If you like specific rigorous literary exegesis focused on the question of when an anti-hero becomes a villian AND some juvenile D-jokes, have we got the podcast for you.
#uppermiddlebrow #Thesympathizer
#uppermiddlebrow #Thesympathizer
D-Jokes + Literary Exegesis #podcast #Thesympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Sympathizer leads to a detailed and thoughtful discussion of antiheroes, peppered with some juvenile humor. The Sympathizer is brough...
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April 14, 2024 at 11:51 PM
If you like specific rigorous literary exegesis focused on the question of when an anti-hero becomes a villian AND some juvenile D-jokes, have we got the podcast for you.
#uppermiddlebrow #Thesympathizer
#uppermiddlebrow #Thesympathizer
Writer Joshua Mohr joins #Uppermiddlebrow to talk about hapless protagonists, collaborating with his daugther, and why COVID should inspire us to make the art that nourishes us the most.
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Joshua Mohr: We All Are Slaking for Purpose
New ep! Digression with Joshua Mohr. We talk hapless protagonists, collaborating with friends and family, and Josh admonishes that everybody make the art the...
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January 28, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Writer Joshua Mohr joins #Uppermiddlebrow to talk about hapless protagonists, collaborating with his daugther, and why COVID should inspire us to make the art that nourishes us the most.
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#uppermiddlebrow struggles to make sense of the assemblage of brilliant prose that makes up #PaulBeatty's #TheSellout. Part 2.
Episode 45: “Yelling ‘Racism’ in a ‘Post-racist’ World,” or Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, Part II
The second half of The Sellout does feature a MacGuffin and resolution of sorts, although the plot is minimal compared to the satire and world building. The UMBs struggle to understand the book, bu…
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February 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
#uppermiddlebrow struggles to make sense of the assemblage of brilliant prose that makes up #PaulBeatty's #TheSellout. Part 2.
In the current #UpperMiddleBrow, I reveal to Bagg the not so subtle meaning of #Don'tStandSoCloseToMe by #ThePolice while Justin offers context by Judy Blume.
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Dukes reveals the "TRUE" not so hidden meaning of Don't Stand So Close To Me.
On the current episode, Dukes reveals to Bagg what #ThePolice song #DontStandSoCloseToMe is all about, while Justin paraphrases #JudyBlume.
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August 31, 2023 at 2:53 PM
In the current #UpperMiddleBrow, I reveal to Bagg the not so subtle meaning of #Don'tStandSoCloseToMe by #ThePolice while Justin offers context by Judy Blume.
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Listeners to the current #Uppermiddlebrow pod will hear a promo for @bigcampaignpodcast.bsky.social in which the topic
The Cat: Save or Not to Save?
Is once more addressed.
The Cat: Save or Not to Save?
Is once more addressed.
Digression II: Foodie Films Preview with Chewing host Monica Eng
The UMBers sit down with Monica Eng, co-host of the podcast Chewing, to discuss our upcoming “Foodie Films” series. Monica and Jesse educate Chris about the Jibarito sandwich, and Monic…
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November 17, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Listeners to the current #Uppermiddlebrow pod will hear a promo for @bigcampaignpodcast.bsky.social in which the topic
The Cat: Save or Not to Save?
Is once more addressed.
The Cat: Save or Not to Save?
Is once more addressed.
Ah thanks. I’m no longer surprised by it but remarkable how the showbiz trade rags usually put out better film and tv crit than the uppermiddlebrow journals
June 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ah thanks. I’m no longer surprised by it but remarkable how the showbiz trade rags usually put out better film and tv crit than the uppermiddlebrow journals
@chicagoleah.bsky.social joins #Uppermiddlebrow to talk about how M3gan is the robot horror version of Amelia Bedilia, and why #Tedchiang says AI anxietes are capitalism anxieties.
M3gan Bedilia #podcast #shorts #robots
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January 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@chicagoleah.bsky.social joins #Uppermiddlebrow to talk about how M3gan is the robot horror version of Amelia Bedilia, and why #Tedchiang says AI anxietes are capitalism anxieties.
Now on #Uppermiddlebrow, China Mieville's metaphysical, scifi, Noir modern classic about two cities who are more than adjacent.
Episode 73: “Crosshatched,” or China Mieville’s The City and the City Part I
The City and the City has a wholly original premise, and the pleasure of the book comes from the dawning realization of exactly what is going on between the two adjacent cities, Besźel and Ul Quma.…
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January 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Now on #Uppermiddlebrow, China Mieville's metaphysical, scifi, Noir modern classic about two cities who are more than adjacent.
I just got the 4th book in our ongoing #RelativisticNoir series for #uppermiddlebrow. Thanks to @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social #MarVista branch.
December 15, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I just got the 4th book in our ongoing #RelativisticNoir series for #uppermiddlebrow. Thanks to @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social #MarVista branch.
In which Chris Bagg and I decide to take on the purpose of literature in our podcast's remaining two minutes.
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The Purpose of Literature in Two Minutes #shorts
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November 27, 2024 at 7:27 PM
In which Chris Bagg and I decide to take on the purpose of literature in our podcast's remaining two minutes.
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On the current #Uppermiddlebrow, we dig into Gary Shteyngart's overtly Chekhovian novel, #OurCountryFriends. And... we love it!
Episode 66: “Russia With Love (Nesting Dolls),” or Gary Shteyngart’s Our Country Friends Part I
Gary Schteyngart’s 2021 pandemic novel is overtly Chekhovian, and the lads love it. A group of friends and family gather in the Hudson valley during the 2020 pandemic leading to betrayals, love tri…
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October 31, 2024 at 6:56 PM
On the current #Uppermiddlebrow, we dig into Gary Shteyngart's overtly Chekhovian novel, #OurCountryFriends. And... we love it!
An amusing confusion over the word "text" leads to a discovery about the drama and authenticity of texting.
#uppermiddlebrow
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Vanya on 42nd Gets a Text
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October 28, 2024 at 3:36 PM
An amusing confusion over the word "text" leads to a discovery about the drama and authenticity of texting.
#uppermiddlebrow
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#uppermiddlebrow
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