For this show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew learned about the world of Middle-Earth by reading J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published legendarium THE SILMARILLION. This episode posted first for our Patreon supporters in August 2025. If you want to hear our current longread project TOKYO DRIFTERS (and a bunch of other stuff besides), visit Patreon.com/over ... Show More
Jun 22
Ep 756 - Private Rites, by Julia Armfield
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day--oh. You're never going away? You're going to flood the world and make it very damp for a trio of sisters as they parcel out their dead father's legacy a la King Lear But Wetter? Sounds like you're the rain from Julia Armfield's Private ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 15
Ep 755 - Audition, by Katie Kitamura
Have you ever read a book where you haven't been entirely sure what happened in the book? Where you haven't been sure what's "real," and if you can tell what's "real," you can't tell who the book is "real" for? Have you ever felt like the whole world is a stage, and that we are m ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 2024
Getting Grifty with Sonya Goldenhand
<p>This week, Elna and Knoxville take a walk through history to share the story of Russia's Con Queen, a beautiful and charismatic criminal named Sonya Goldenhand. We also learn about Elna's patented "conference hall" scheme, and her experiences with pretty woman privilege.</p><b ... Show More
37m 50s
Dec 2024
The Cursing of Russian Hill, Pt 1
<p>In this episode we explore some of the strange goings-on in the earlier days of Russian Hill in San Francisco, including the ill-fated union of a Russian count and Spainish maiden, the first legal execution in California history, seances, the arrival of Fanny Stevenson to the ... Show More
42m 50s
Jan 2024
All Tea, No Shade 2023: Beyonce’s Ground Breaking Tour, Frank Ocean’s Coachella Disaster, and the Best Content of 2023
Whether it’s new-year-same-you or new-year-new-you, we hope you’ll kick things off with this episode! We take a trip down memory lane to discuss everything that happened in 2023 — seriously, what a damn year!! The good, the bad; we get into all! We discuss our favorite moments fr ... Show More
46m 21s
<p>Tig and Mae chat about beauty routines and how to stay single on a totally fresh Pretty Little Episode!</p><ul><li><em>Handsome is hosted by Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, and Fortune Feimster</em></li><li><em>Submit your questions to </em><a href="http://speakpipe.com/handsomep ... Show More
