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Episode 202: Fantasy

Today we launch a new format of the Disco as we begin our Genre Season Each episode of this season we're going to dive deep into a particular literary genre...

Sea Tea (Literary Disco Live!)

This is a recording of a live episode from Sea Tea Improv in Hartford Connecticut back in March Julia and Rider are joined by special guests curator Mallory Howard of...

Episode 201: Where the Hell Have We Been?

Hey guys It's been a while While Julia may have grown a beard Rider still hasn't cut his hair and Tod is still up to his old bullshit we've been...

Episode 200: Reflections on the Disco

It's episode 200. We're going to talk about what's changed over the years, and maybe do a bookshelf revisit. Who knows?! We're getting old.

Episode 199: Back to School

This week Julia Rider and Tod head back to school with special guest Bree Rolfe a teacher from Austin Texas where she helps high school students discover literature and creative...

Episode 198: Horse Girls

This week Julia Rider and Tod tackle the incredibly popular enduring and surprisingly diverse world of the horse girl We have read a classic of the genre Misty of Chincoteague...

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