Upper Middlebrow

Upper Middlebrow


Latest Episodes

Episode 3: Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Part One
November 29, 2022

Chris and Jesse talk salt pigs and the Queen Mary ocean liner before getting down to business, diving into Patricia Highsmiths disturbing and keenly crafted 1955 novel. They discuss the difference be

Episode 2: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part Two
November 22, 2022

Chris and Jesse pick up mostly where we left off (although leaving off suggests were keeping track of what were doingspoiler alert: were not), as Hiro and Y.T. infiltrate the decommissioned USS

Episode 2: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part Two
November 22, 2022

Chris and Jesse pick up mostly where we left off (although leaving off suggests were keeping track of what were doingspoiler alert: were not), as Hiro and Y.T. infiltrate the decommissioned USS

Episode 1: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part One
November 22, 2022

Released in 1992, Snow Crash is Neal Stephensons second major novel, but certainly his first breakaway hit. Snow Crash follows the exploits of Hiro Protagonist (yes, you read that right) and his part

Episode 1: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Part One
November 22, 2022

Released in 1992, Snow Crash is Neal Stephensons second major novel, but certainly his first breakaway hit. Snow Crash follows the exploits of Hiro Protagonist (yes, you read that right) and his part

Trailer: Upper Middle Brow LIVE Tomorrow
November 20, 2022

Upper Middle Brow launches TOMORROW! Yes, that's right, tomorrow, November 22nd, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash with our very first episode. We're excited, and we

What IS Upper Middle Brow?
November 20, 2022

Too often, authors, creators, and their audiences pigeonhole themselves and each other, claiming tiny slices of culture to inhabit: "literary," "mass-market," "popular," "sophisticated," "page-turner,

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