Nudie Reads

Tonight's read is Edgar Allan Poe's first published short story "Metzengerstein". It has all the Poe elements that made him so famous. Creeping terror. A perfect bed-time story for Episode 13. How Poe...

28 Feb 202124min

We don't know the authors of these particular legal instruments were but in banning drunkenness their words have echoed across oceans and centuries. A toast, then, to the US 18th Amendment or 'Prohibi...

25 Feb 202116min

In 1831 French Aristocrat, Diplomat and keen student of democracy as a concept, Alexis de Toqueville, went to America. His 2 volume work La Democratique En Amerique was a hit and it's still enjoyed as...

21 Feb 202113min

In 1942 the US Army published a little handbook for US service personnel stationed in Australia to help them understand the locals 'Down Under'. It's a charming and practical work and just a bit cheek...

18 Feb 202118min

CottageCore is an internet subculture of cottage or small-town or rural life. Taking the time to read great writing is a big part of the aesthetic. CottageCore like their Dark Academia cousins appreci...

14 Feb 202112min

Dark Academia is a fascinating new subculture and a big part of it is about books and reading. The Dark Academia folks know great writing and celebrate it. You can bet they know Ann Radcliffe, the mot...

11 Feb 202110min

The father of germ theory and epidemiology was an Italian Renaissance doctor who also happened to write the seminal (pardon the pun) poem giving the disease Syphilis its name and origin story. He wasn...

7 Feb 202111min

Jack London's 'Call of the Wild' has been in continuous print for over 117 years. There's a good reason for that longevity. It's a great story. And HL Mencken knew it. 🌲🌳🐕 🏔 Get in touch: Email: ...

4 Feb 202111min