Justin & Kurt

Grab some aquavit, lutefisk, and lefsa and join us for this trip to the north. We discuss Nordic Noir, Stieg Larsson, and introduce “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” We also consider vikings, The Nordic Model, and combatting the extreme right. The Girl with the Dragon TattooPoint Blank Review: Our main topic for dicussion is …

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In July 2018, Point Blank Podcast’s co-hosts — Kurt and Justin — took a trip to San Francisco to soak up the sites and experience the city that Dashiell Hammett made famous in his hardboiled fiction. Here are some photos from the trip. They will make more sense to look at if you listen to …

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Discussion! Reviews! Antiheroes! We discuss this wonderful neo-noir tale from one of the “Queens of Noir.” Plus, we talk films, review a few books, and have an interesting talk about antiheroes thanks to a listener question. Point Blank Review of Megan Abbott’s Queenpin (spoilers ahead) Queenpin is Megan Abbott’s third novel. It was published by …

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Look at this dingus! It’s our discussion of The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the most well known book in all of crime fiction. We discuss the lost Hammett tale “The Glass That Laughed,” do a featured review of the excellent book “North and Central” by Bob Hartley and we dive deep into the falcon while discussing …

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