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May 2023
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The Podcaster (and The Novelist)

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About this episode

Jordan Castro joins the pod to discuss his novel The Novelist, poop, alt-literature, the death of the sacred, our humorless generation, swallowing the responsibility pill, and being Christ-pilled.

Follow him on IG @jordancastroofficual and @thenovelistbyjordancastro and on Twitter @jordan_castro2

and pick up a copy of The Novelist

And check out my commentary on alt-lit https://www.city-journal.org/article/reality-check

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