Method and Madness

A podcast about books, the people who write them, and the labyrinth between the words. Hosted by @bradkelly

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Now available. A rare *FREE* Madness episode on Ishmael Reed's MUMBO JUMBO. Talking the real Book of Thoth and the secrets smuggled into the modern day through the Corpus Hermeticum, the identity of Moses, the real deal about Voodoo, and much, much more. Link in comment

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Premium episode has dropped. Glen from @Rarecandypod1 and I got together to talk about Ishmael Reed's MUMBO JUMBO. Links below.

[Susana Imaginário @Chronodendron]

Learn about the method behind the madness of Laeth's work.
Such a great conversation!

[🪓BK🪢 @bradkelly]

Got my copy! Excited to jump in

[jawn didion @tinndfishmonger]

@tombdelay Philadelphia if A.J. Brown had just read Utter Goodness by Audrey Lee

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Now free to all. @laethcore for a conversation about jazz, writing as discovery, listening for the voice, and his singular work, including his most recent novel SKETCHES OF ALICE. Buy his book! Link to episode below.

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Icymi, a bot-free audio recording of Robert W. Chambers’ “The Yellow Sign” for your listening pleasure. This is part of The King in Yellow series of short stories that changed American horror forever. Link in comment.

[Book Club from Hell @bookclubhell666]

New books. Probably be working on these for a while

[🪓BK🪢 @bradkelly]

Quite unfortunate, but due to scheduling conflicts, this episode will not be happening.

I will still be releasing a Madness episode in the next week or so.

My sincere apologies.

[Method and Madness @madmethodpod]

Icymi, the great Andrew Edwards (@goldengoatguild) joined me to talk his jaw-dropping new novel CROWBAR, + conspiracy, Truth, the 1980s, LSD, and much more. Clip here, link to full ep. in comment.

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SOON

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Icymi, the great David Leo Rice (@raviddice) joined me for a great conversation about Pynchon's latest: SHADOW TICKET. Here's a clip. Link to full episode below:

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Icymi, Audrey Lee (@tinndfishmonger) joined me to talk about things the European mind cannot comprehend about America, the legacy of John Williams' STONER, and her wonderful new short story collection UTTER GOODNESS, out now on @farthestheaven. Link in comment.

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@StefanDz11 I ripped off HW Scott's Unknown cover to throw this together.

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Out of the archives of The Black Mask—the magazine that launched the careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler—comes a tale by Harold Ward, an unsung hero paid pennies by the word. Link to the bot-free audio recording below.

[🪓BK🪢 @bradkelly]

Premium subscribers can also step into the mirror chamber: SHADOW OF THE TORTURER and CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR vis-à-vis Borges, the history of the color Black, the enduring mythology of resurrection, memetic desire and torture, and much, much more. Lnk below

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Icymi, @writingben joined me to revel in the brilliance of the first two volumes in Gene Wolfe’s BOOK OF THE NEW SUN. link in comment.

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Icymi, a bot-free recording of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" for your listening enjoyment. Link below.

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Icymi, the premiere detective of the literary strange, Gnostic Pulp, joins me to rap about PKD, Pynchon, the trickster spirit, UFOs, and much more. Link below.

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Icymi. For your listening enjoyment edification, here is a non-AI reading of Richard Connell's timeless short story "The Most Dangerous Game." Link in comment.