Episodes

Monday Oct 10, 2022
123. Sudden Extreme Traumatic Event
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
The greatest thing since sliced bread by Don Robertson (1965) vs Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (2008).

Monday Oct 03, 2022
122. Truman Capote
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
The Muses Are Heard by Truman Capote (1956) vs Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (1958).

Monday Sep 26, 2022
121: Roald Dahl
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
The Gremlins by Roald Dahl (1943) vs Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964).

Monday Sep 26, 2022
120: Microhistory
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky (2002) vs Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky (1997)

Monday Sep 12, 2022
119. 90s Tween Horror
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike (1994) vs The Haunted School by R. L. Stine (1997).

Monday Sep 05, 2022
118. The Case Against Education
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
We finally see if education is worth it on today's episode. The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan (2018).

Monday Aug 29, 2022
117. Salman Rushdie
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988) vs Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie (2012)

Monday Aug 22, 2022
116. Hawaii
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku by David Davis (2015) vs Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (2020).

Monday Aug 15, 2022
115. Eragon
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Lit Head recommendation this week! Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2002)

Monday Aug 08, 2022
114. Big City (RERUN)
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
In honor of Ian and Joe being on vacation, here's a rerun of the YDKL classic covering America's most popular genre: Big City books. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952) vs Native Son by Richard Wright (1940).