The Casual Academic: A Literary Podcast

The Casual Academic: A Literary Podcast


Latest Episodes

Aside #19 - An Intro to Henry James & Our Top Creepy Tales
November 01, 2017

On our newest Aside, we introduce our new feature…

Episode 24 - R.L. Stevenson, Plotting & Immortality in Adolfo Bioy Casares' "The Invention of Morel"
October 24, 2017

Hello! We are very excited to present our full-le…

Aside #18 - Argentine Literature, Borges & an Intro to Adolfo Bioy Casares' "The Invention of Morel"
October 08, 2017

TCA is back in full gear! On this Aside, we intro…

Aside #17 - Summer Reads, The Return of the Serial & Electric Lit's "Star Witness"
September 25, 2017

And we're back! The light in august has faded, a…

Episode 23 - Belief, Con Artists & The American Soul in Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"
July 30, 2017

We're back with a brand new episode, after some d…

Aside #16 - Weddings, Summer Reads & an intro to Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"
July 11, 2017

We're getting the band back together! After a few…

Episode 22 - Science in Sci-Fi, Aliens, and a Critique of Democracy in "The Black Cloud"
June 22, 2017

Special guest Shawn Moksvold joins me to discuss …

Aside #15 - A Special Guest, "Good" Science Fiction & Our Imminent Death
June 07, 2017

In this Aside, special guest Shawn Moksvold joins…

Episode 21 - Speculative Fiction, Language and Survival in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
May 29, 2017

In this episode, special guest Zak Breckenridge j…

Aside #14 - Lit Hub, Environmental Humanities & an Intro Discussion on "The Handmaid's Tale"
May 17, 2017

On our new Aside, Zak Breckenridge is back on the…