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E31: No Country For Old Men (Part 2) — Dog-Earred Classics– Gabino Iglesias –Five Round Burst
Gather ’round for part 2 of our episode on Cormac McCarthy’s border noir classic, No Country for Old Men. In Well Thumbed Classics, Kurt reviews Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze.In Five Round Burst, we review 5 strong books, including two by Gabino Iglesias. Get in Touch!Join our Goodreads GroupVisit our PatreonEmail UsFacebookTwitter Don’t forget to rate …
E30: No Country For Old Men (Part 1)-Cormac McCarthy-Western/Border Noir—Mystery Tribune
Welcome back to Point Blank! In this episode we introduce ‘No Country For Old Men’ and Cormac McCarthy. We also discuss the broad topic of Western and Border Noir. Justin reviews ‘Mystery Tribune.’ Get in Touch!Join our Goodreads GroupVisit our PatreonEmail UsFacebookTwitter Don’t forget to rate us on Apple Podcasts and share the show with …
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Summer Announcement
Just a quick update on the show. We need a short early summer break and we can all do some summer reading. Get in Touch! Join our Goodreads Group Visit our Patreon Email Us Facebook Twitter Don’t forget to rate us on Apple Podcasts and share the show with your friends!
E29: To Have And Have Not (pt. 2) — Deep Discussion — Dog Eared Classics — 5 Round Burst
We dive deep into Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not. Did we love the book? Well, that’s complicated. Kurt offers a Dog-Eared Classic review: The Men From the Boys by Ed Lacy (Stark House Press) We also offer up six selections in 5 Round Burst, including Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana and Ann Aptaker’s Flesh and Gold Get in Touch! …
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E28: To Have And Have Not (pt. 1) — Ernest Hemingway — Milwaukee Noir
Hemingway. In this episode we tackle a big author and one of his lesser known books. We introduce To Have and Have Not, discuss Hemingway’s life and address the racist language found in this work. “Milwaukee Noir,” edited by Tim Hennessy and published by Akashic Books, is our featured review this episode. We return to the Midwest …
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E27: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (pt. 2) — Deep Discussion — 5 Round Burst
Are you ready for our deep discussion of Horace McCoy’s existential noir classic, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?? We sure are. We dig into the text, discuss Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, talk about existentialism in the context of writers like Woolrich and Goodis, and share our latests reads in Five Round Burst. Get in Touch!Join …
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E26: They Shoot Horses, Do They? (pt. 1) — Horace McCoy — Existentialism in Noir — Dog Eared Classics
In this episode we introduce They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? It’s also time for Philosophy 101 with Justin and Kurt as we attempt to look at Existentialism in crime fiction. Our newest segment, Dog Eared Classics looks at No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase and we explore the life of Horace McCoy. Get in Touch! Join …
E25: In a Lonely Place (pt. 2) — Deep Discussion — 5 Round Burst
We might be discussing In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B Hughes, but this episode is anything but lonely. We simply loved this book and have a great time discussing it in detail. We cover quite a few reviews as well, taking a look at both books and television this time around. TV Reviews: The Expanse, Damnation, …
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