Faking Lit Podcast Episode 13 – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In which the Idiots discuss John Steinbeck’s classic tale of the Great Depression “The Grapes of Wrath” – discover how much time constitutes a “Yonk” – Haran X returns to dazzle us all with his mathematical prowess – we introduce new recurring segment “Apology Corner” – discuss which films would work best if you replaced all the characters with cars – and on this episode one of the Idiots WILL DIE. WHO WILL IT BE? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!!!!

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 12 – White Oleander by Janet Fitch

In which the Idiots discuss Janet Fitch’s bonkers bildungsroman “White Oleander” – try to help a young boy locate his father – examine modern notions of what constitutes a family – come to blows.

With Special guest li’l Barnaby Rudolph.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 11 – The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

In which the Idiots discuss the bestselling weep-fest that is “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks – share the secrets to a successful dumping – learn why dogs are not good podcast producers – are hijacked by a series of podcasts spontaneously starting in the middle of this podcast.

With special guest, podcast creator and husband of Serial’s Sarah Koenig, Steve Koenig.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 10 – The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein

In which the Idiots discuss J.R.R.’s sprawling history of Middle Earth – ponder the meaning of what a new English Mythology actually means – fail to pronounce many, many names – wonder what’s up with Tolkein’s obsession with jewelry – delve into the mysteries of Kilburn Station – receive mail from a “celebrity admirer”.

Featuring special guest expert Jonny Gillam and returning to the show, our favourite Australian divorcee, Clive Rudolph.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 9 – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

In which we discuss Orson Scott Card’s militaristic sci-fi classic “Ender’s Game” – create the “Devil’s Avocado” bagel – critique Mormonism, geronotcracies and infantocracies using carefully crafted bagel analogies – discover that all dystopian fiction is founded upon a lack of bagels.

Featuring special guest experts Jonny Gillam and bagel enthusiast Donnie Bagels.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 8 – Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

In which the Idiots tackle JoJo Moyes’ problematic weepie “Me Before You” – a guest overcomes their own prejudices and makes a breakthrough – the secrets of the Snooker Trick Shot community are revealed – learn about a debilitating condition known as “Benjaminism”.

Featuring Special Guest Expert Ben Lund-Conlon.

WARNING: This episode deals with heavy subjects such as Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide as that is a big part of the plot.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 7 – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

In this week’s episode, we are joined by special guest experts Helen Bauer and Jonny Gillam who give their thoughts on Paula Hawkins’ twisty-turny, page-turner, “The Girl On The Train”.

Topics covered in this discussion include thought-provoking analyses of “gaslighting”, unreliable narrators, police interrogation techniques and Dan shares a story about what happens when a Sims game goes wrong.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 6 – The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This week the Idiots tackle the beautiful ungainly beast that is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s final novel, The Brothers Karamzov. Topics covered in our wide-ranging, all-singing, all-dancing conversation include Dan’s brief unsuccessful time as a farmer, Subway’s use of complex mathematical proofs to upsell sandwiches, why Friends works better when it’s in French and an unfortunate realisation as to what the show’s catchphrase is.

Today’s episode is sponsored by the Pistache Child Rehousing Project, helping to rehouse kids no matter what their parents have to say about it.

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 5 – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

In this week’s episode the Idiots attempt to disentangle the mystery behind Erin Morgenstern’s ‘The Night Circus’ with the help of special guest expert Kat Sadler.

We consider the lasting appeal of Fantasy as a genre, examine clown unions and send a special message to an estranged wife.

Visit Kat’s site: succubusmag.com

Faking Lit Podcast Episode 4 – Purity by Jonathan Franzen

This week the Idiots discuss Jonathan Franzen’s most recent inquiry into the values of Middle Class America, “Purity”, talk about nominative determinism, get hung up on the question of the age of consent as it pertains to Whoppers and Big Macs, debate who the most famous wolf is, give literary giant Franzen some notes on his opus, and agree that they need to stop talking about the age of consent on the Podcast.