May 2024

1h 9m

#3: The One With...Sunglasses, Drugs and...

About this episode

In this week’s episode, the trio discusses drugs, vices, and the inner pain of Clay in Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.

Rai discusses the difference between life-ache and heartache, Derek’s sleeping pattern is still in disarray and Alex is finally going through an existential crisis.

BOOKS:

The Road - Cormac McCarthy
For Such a Time as This - Shani Akilah
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Butchers Crossing - John Williams

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