In first episode about music, Seth takes us through Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, a masterful album made in the Wisconsin wilderness by musician Justin Vernon. We talk his inspiration, floaty vocals, and how Skinny Love is that one song everyone remembers from the 2010s.

A classic of the 2010s, Captain America: the Winter Soldier is a wonderful time capsule into the superhero movies of yesteryear. Join us as we discuss the plot's comic book origins, how the film reflects a post-Snowden America, and the fact that Bret saw it for the first time yesterday

Unsanck your snoods listeners, because Bret takes us on a deep dive of Wallace Stevens and his wonderful poem, Late Hymn From The Myrrh-Mountain. We talk literary allusions, not understanding poetry, and whether or not Seth can find his water bottle.

Seth takes us through Fellini's 8 1/2, a thought provoking film from bygone eras of Italian cinema. We talk dubbed soundtracks, quotes from Origen, and the funky clown guy at the end of the movie.

In another lively episode about classic poetry, Bret guides us through Coleridge's uncompleted poem Christabel. We discuss popular readings, Coleridge's unique writing structure, and debate whether or not the poem includes a vampire.

Join us as we explore the world of Hades, the 2020 video game from Supergiant Games that many have hailed as one of the greatest games of all time. We talk art style, Greek mythology, and the wonderful challenge of game difficulty.

Today we talk about adapting books, why books sometimes aren't better than movies, and what makes Savage the Jane Austen of the West.

Bret takes us on a wonderful journey through an excerpt of Harold Bloom's The Art of Reading Poetry. We discuss poetry (wow!), a U2 album, and the awesome power of poetry.