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Episode 180 - Pulp
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This episode we’re talking about the fiction genre of Pulp! We talk about aliens, Mounties, sleuths, and vigilantes as discuss what counts as pulp and what doesn’t!
You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.
In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
Things We Read (or tried to…)
- Zenith Rand, Planet Vigilante by Richard Tooker
- The Aliens by Murray Leinster
- “All the Colors of the Rainbow” by Leigh Brackett
- Republished in The Future is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin edited by Lisa Yaszek
- The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. I edited by Rakesh Khanna, translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy
- Sally the Sleuth by Adolphe Barreaux - Forward by Tim Hanley
- Scarlet Riders: Pulp Fiction Tales of the Mounties edited by Don Hutchison
- Planet Scumm - Issue 15: Major Arcana
- The Battle of York by James Stoddard
Other Media We Mentioned
- Two-Fisted Library Stories on itch.io
- Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers by Lee Server
- Sensuous Science Fiction from the Weird and Spicy Pulps edited by Sheldon Jaffery
- McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories edited by Michael Chabon
- A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Wikipedia)
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (Wikipedia)
Links, Articles, and Things
- Episode 179 - Battle of the Books 2023
- The Fantastical Pulp Art of 1960s and ’70s Mexico
- Two-Fisted Library Stories on itch.io
- The Shadow (Wikipedia)
- Pulp collections available online:
- The Pulp Magazines Project: “an archive of all-fiction pulpwood magazine from 1896-1946”
- The Pulp Magazine Archive at Internet Archive
- Weird menace (Wikipedia)
- Episode 19: Weird Fiction (not “New Weird” as Matthew says)
- Sauron (comics) (Wikipedia)
- Betty Ross (Wikipedia)
- Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele
- Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
15 Pulp Novels & Anthologies by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
- Adios Muchachos by Daniel Chavarría, translated by Carlos Lopez
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
- Bad Men and Wicked Women by Eric Jerome Dickey
- Four Bullets for Dillon by Derrick Ferguson
- The Green Lama: Scions by Adam Lance Garcia
- The Banks by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle
- A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
- Blind Corners by Jemir Robert Johnson
- It Came from Del Rio by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction edited by Rakesh Khanna, translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy
- Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker
- Once Upon a Time in Afrika by Balogun Ojetade
- One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips
- Black Pulp II edited by Kimberly Richardson
- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Give us feedback!
- Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read!
Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email!
Join us again on Tuesday, August 22nd when we’ll be talking about books and other media we’ve recently enjoyed!
Then on Tuesday, September 5th when we’ll be discussing the format of Lyric Poetry!
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Manage episode 373599563 series 1210826
This episode we’re talking about the fiction genre of Pulp! We talk about aliens, Mounties, sleuths, and vigilantes as discuss what counts as pulp and what doesn’t!
You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.
In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
Things We Read (or tried to…)
- Zenith Rand, Planet Vigilante by Richard Tooker
- The Aliens by Murray Leinster
- “All the Colors of the Rainbow” by Leigh Brackett
- Republished in The Future is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin edited by Lisa Yaszek
- The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. I edited by Rakesh Khanna, translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy
- Sally the Sleuth by Adolphe Barreaux - Forward by Tim Hanley
- Scarlet Riders: Pulp Fiction Tales of the Mounties edited by Don Hutchison
- Planet Scumm - Issue 15: Major Arcana
- The Battle of York by James Stoddard
Other Media We Mentioned
- Two-Fisted Library Stories on itch.io
- Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers by Lee Server
- Sensuous Science Fiction from the Weird and Spicy Pulps edited by Sheldon Jaffery
- McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories edited by Michael Chabon
- A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Wikipedia)
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (Wikipedia)
Links, Articles, and Things
- Episode 179 - Battle of the Books 2023
- The Fantastical Pulp Art of 1960s and ’70s Mexico
- Two-Fisted Library Stories on itch.io
- The Shadow (Wikipedia)
- Pulp collections available online:
- The Pulp Magazines Project: “an archive of all-fiction pulpwood magazine from 1896-1946”
- The Pulp Magazine Archive at Internet Archive
- Weird menace (Wikipedia)
- Episode 19: Weird Fiction (not “New Weird” as Matthew says)
- Sauron (comics) (Wikipedia)
- Betty Ross (Wikipedia)
- Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele
- Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
15 Pulp Novels & Anthologies by BIPOC Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
- Adios Muchachos by Daniel Chavarría, translated by Carlos Lopez
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
- Bad Men and Wicked Women by Eric Jerome Dickey
- Four Bullets for Dillon by Derrick Ferguson
- The Green Lama: Scions by Adam Lance Garcia
- The Banks by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle
- A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
- Blind Corners by Jemir Robert Johnson
- It Came from Del Rio by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction edited by Rakesh Khanna, translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy
- Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker
- Once Upon a Time in Afrika by Balogun Ojetade
- One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips
- Black Pulp II edited by Kimberly Richardson
- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Give us feedback!
- Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read!
Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email!
Join us again on Tuesday, August 22nd when we’ll be talking about books and other media we’ve recently enjoyed!
Then on Tuesday, September 5th when we’ll be discussing the format of Lyric Poetry!
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