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Welcome to Unusual Readings. This is intended to highlight the various books that I read and become enthralled by. But I talk about whatever I want here. Not a regularly appearing podcast, just something I like to do sometimes on a lark or use as a vessel to dump occasional brainstorms.
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- Yesterday44 min
Unusual Readings #12 - The Music Between (ft. Ellen Sollinger Walker)
The Unusual Readings podcast makes its unheralded return from a long hiatus. Today, I have a chat with my mom about her debut novel (The Music Between, hitting bookshelves in January 2027!) and her love of writing.'='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='='Experienced fiction writer and poet - EllenWritesPre-order The Music Between HERE:THE MUSIC BETWEEN BY ELLEN SOLLINGER WALKER (DEBUT NOVEL: LITERARY) PRE-ORDER — High Frequency PressMY WEBSITE:TTHIMMAS
- Oct 10, 202642 min
Unusual Readings #11 - An Unqualified Disaster (Excerpts From "Final Cut")
I read & break down excerpts from Final Cut, Steven Bach's watershed 1985 book about the process of making Heaven's Gate, which was one of the most resounding flops in the history of the movie business. There's alot of good film history stuff in here. Go get yourself a copy:Final Cut : Art, Money, and Ego in the... book by Steven Bach
- Oct 10, 20261h 42m
Unusual Readings #10 - A Referendum on the 2025 NFL Season (ft. Alan Jay & Jason Threlkeld)
Alan Jay, Jason and I reconvene after the 2025 NFL regular season, chat about the campaign, and reveal the results of our wins/losses picks contest that we did at the beginning of the year.
- Oct 10, 202639 min
Unusual Readings #9 - Desiderata
An Unusual Readings tribute to my dad, who died in November of 2025.(I also bitch about the combat sports landscape for the first 15 or so minutes.)
- Oct 10, 202659 min
Unusual Readings #8 - A Smashing Talk (A "Smashing Machine" Chat ft. Jared Russell)
Dwayne Johnson guns for an Oscar by cosplaying as a mixed martial arts fighter, in the form of former UFC & PRIDE standout Mark Kerr. My pal Jared and I break it down.
- Oct 10, 20261h 26m
Unusual Readings #7 - A Ham Wrapped in Denim (A Treatise on "Land of the Free" ft. Matt Dee)
A dear friend (& former podcast cohost) and I get together for a rollicking late-night discussion of Land of the Free, a silly and bad William Shatner movie that we stumbled across in the aisle at the video store. We saw it together a long time ago. And it never really left us.We reconvened in late 2025 for a rewatch. And this memorable chat.Get yourself a copy of this absurdist romp from our friends at PM Productions:Land of the Free (DVD) for sale online | eBay
- Oct 10, 202624 min
Unusual Readings #6 - Execute Again (A Reading From Klosterman's "Raised in Captivity")
A short story from Chuck Klosterman's 2019 collection, Raised in Captivity. It is the tale of a high school football coach with no experience who showed up to a backwater rural town and decided to have his team run the same play.For an entire season.Raised in Captivity: Fictional... book by Chuck Klosterman
- Oct 10, 20262h 26m
Unusual Readings #5 - Part Two of A 2025 NFL Preview Extravaganza (ft. Alan Jay & Jason Threlkeld)
Part two of our gargantuan 2025 NFL preview.
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Welcome to Unusual Readings. This is intended to highlight the various books that I read and become enthralled by. But I talk about whatever I want here. Not a regularly appearing podcast, just something I like to do sometimes on a lark or use as a vessel to dump occasional brainstorms.
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