a book club, like oprah’s if oprah were two suburban guys from new jersey, or reese witherspoon’s if reese were two suburban guys from new jersey, except without the engine of fame that those two huge stars provide. but come on: oprah is not going to answer your emails. (trust us, we know.) every two weeks, a new book microscoped and surgeried by benevolent despot joey lewandowski and disgraced college professor "shreds"... with your help! here's a guarantee: every episode ends with an arrestable crime. will it be something boring like credit card fraud or something sexy like a casino heist? listen to find out.
how to win the lottery: a book club podcast
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a book club, like oprah’s if oprah were two suburban guys from new jersey, or reese witherspoon’s if reese were two suburban guys from new jersey, except without the engine of fame that those two huge stars provide. but come on: oprah is not going to answer your emails. (trust us, we know.) every two weeks, a new book microscoped and surgeried by benevolent despot joey lewandowski and disgraced college professor "shreds"... with your help! here's a guarantee: every episode ends with an arrestable crime. will it be something boring like credit card fraud or something sexy like a casino heist? listen to find out.
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July 2, 2026
american psycho by bret easton ellis
we’re talking about american psycho by bret easton ellis. given that it’s almost the 4th of july, we’re also talking about american opulence, the connective tissue between this and the great gatsby, and the paradox of american exceptionalism. we discuss what happens when patrick bateman interacts with people outside his circle, the purposeful lack of a memorable ending, and the timothy price “fakeout.” shreds talks about what ellis’s writing means to him (and its inclusion in the pre-podcast module) and reads the novel’s manifesto (if such a thing exists). we praise the successful film adaptation (and note where it falls short), talk about how bateman’s nihilism ultimately wins out, and discuss the possibility of whether patrick bateman is gay. we also talk about sean bateman, alison poole, and the intertextuality on display in american psycho. how much of this book actually happened? what’s up with the patty winters show? do people consider this a great american novel?
June 18, 2026
the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald
our third great american novel module kicks off with the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald, and we’re joined by an old friend (albeit one who makes a very brief appearance before immediately leaving). after discussing, briefly, two film adaptations (and the flaws in baz luhrmann’s version), joey asks: is this wasted on high schoolers? we talk about gatsby’s ties to other classic literature, the wealth discrepancy on display in the novel, and whether kids prefer “new money” today. we discuss the profound sadness of gatsby reconnecting with daisy and the inability to recapture the past, and heap praise on daisy, who is the novel’s best character. shreds explains a homoerotic reading of the text and talks about why the best scene in the novel works as well as it does. we cast the best adaptation of gatsby anyone has ever dreamt up, and we look ahead to american psycho (and the themes to look out for). reading list for season twenty the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgeraldamerican psycho by bret easton ellis
June 11, 2026
season twenty theme and reading list
yes, we’re still the world’s most patriotic podcast. now, it’s time to announce our third “great american novel” pairing. after we refresh the rules, we roll the die to discover which books we’re reading. joey details what he remembers about each. we talk about the film adaptations of each novel. shreds gives some stone-cold 2026 fantasy baseball locks. reading list for season twenty the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgeraldamerican psycho by bret easton ellis
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