Save Me From My Shelf

Save Me From My Shelf

Hosted by Daniel and Abby · Abigail Boucher and Daniel Jenkin-Smith

4.9from 192 ratings

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63Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
141
Episodes
11
Transcribed
192
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2021
First episode
1K
YouTube views

About Save Me From My Shelf

We're friends and academics who take classic literature off its pedestal by making fun of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
Abigail Boucher and Daniel Jenkin-Smith
Category
arts · arts · comedy
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
7 Jul 2021
Latest episode
23 Sept 2026

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11 of 141 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    SMFMS Bookends 34: The Crying of Lot 49

  2. 16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 86 - The Crying of Lot 49

  3. 26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 85 - Goblin Market

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SMFMS Bookends 34: The Crying of Lot 49

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I've even seen My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, which he co-directed with Werner Herzog. Yeah, I thought that was a Herzog thing, but yeah. Okay, that's what's going on there. Yeah. Would you not? No, I've done all the Twin Peaks stuff. I've done Lost Highway. I've seen Lost Highway. I've done Elephant Man and Straight Story, which I liked because they were a lot more straightforward. Yeah, I like the Elephant Man. It's just disappointing. Eraserhead is good. I've never seen that one. That one I think I'm nervous about. Oh, it's not as bad as you. I always like that too. It's not as bad as you think it's going to be. […]

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1,101
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Apple Podcasts (US)
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33 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
159 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Daniel and Abby host the show. Published by Abigail Boucher and Daniel Jenkin-Smith.

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