The Brothers F Bookcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Brothers Rambling
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers talk Nassim Nicholas Taleb and why they have difficulty "hate" reading
Mrs. Dalloway
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a great episode, Juan Carlos and his friends discuss the troubles of reading as an adult, Virginia Woolf, and of course the classic Mrs. Dalloway.T...
Master & Man
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Brothers return from a hiatus after a family wedding to discuss one of Tolstoy's greatest: Master & Man.
Sell us on a book
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wherein the bros share interesting reads they've come across recently and try to convince each other why the books are worth it
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss one of the most scintillating novels published in the last 100 years.
Idle Fantasy by Andres
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andres reads out a short story he wrote about a kid who discovers something he doesn't really understand; the brothers discuss and critique.
J.R.R. Tolkien
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want to learn more about the author who is mentioned oh so often??? Well, this is the place to do it. Make sure to listen to this week's episode becau...
For Esme with Love & Squalor by J.D. Salinger
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers had a great discussion about J.D. Salinger's "For Esme with Love and Squalor" a story about war trauma and the healing power of narrative...
Rich Boy
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Diego & Andres talk F. Scott Fitzgerald's Rich Boy.
In the Cart by Anton Chekhov
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss In the Cart and why it's so important to secure the bag
Magic by GK Chesterton
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I shall deliberately destroy your credit as an essayist, as a journalist, as a critic, as a Liberal, as everything that offers your laziness as a ref...
On Writing by Stephen King
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss Stephen King's craft book cum memoir: On Writing.
All Summer in a Day
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
Recitatif by Toni Morrison
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Recitatif" is Toni Morrison's first published short story. The brothers discuss the story's racial ambiguities and showcase their musical c...
Fooled by Randomness
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book Fooled by Randomness, a work of non-fiction that explains how to think probabilistically about peop...
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss the classic 1946 story. It's eerie, and stays with you. And 2 years after the fact, Andrew spoils Avengers: Endgame!
Deserted Cities/You're Killing Me, Susana
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deserted Cities/You're Killing Me,Susana is the story of a writer fleeing her home and marriage in Mexico to attend an international writer's wor...
Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's early short stories and compare it to Mean Girls.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss Poe's classic short story.
Good Old Neon by David Foster Wallace
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss David Foster Wallace's modern retelling of the Death of Ivan Ilyich, Good Old Neon.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas and Matt join the pod to share some of their wisdom on children's literature: why it works, why it's fun, and what we'd like to read to our kids...
The Overcoat by Gogol
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Brothers discuss The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol. Writing in 1941, Vladimir Nabokov called it "The greatest Russian short story ever writt...
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Widely considered to be one of the finest novellas ever written, The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells t...
Dickens & David Copperfield w/ Rob Smith
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Smith comes on the pod to talk Charles Dickens classic work, David Copperfield.
A Man for All Seasons
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Man for All Seasons is the true story of Sir Thomas More, Chancellor to King Henry VIII who was executed in 1535 for his refusal to sign the Suprema...
Tenth of December by George Saunders
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brothers discuss a story about suicide, cancer, and freezing to death in the woods. Somehow George Saunders makes it beautiful. The brothers ...
Death and the Compass by Jorge Luis Borges
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a trap!Story in Spanish:https://www.literatura.us/borges/lamuerte.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1yfJ99eisStory in English:https://www.you...
Calvin and Hobbes
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Five brothers come together to talk literature, life, and whatever else might be on their minds.
Dorothy Sayers & Making Art with John Folley
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The brilliant and talented John Folley comes on the pod to talk Dorothy Sayers' anti-Pygmalion (google it) short story, The Abominable History of the ...
The Writing of the God by Jorge Luis Borges
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if you developed god-like powers but were too lazy to use them...Story in Englishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEdRJsnOKnYStory in Spanish http...
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Five brothers come together to talk literature, life, and whatever else might be on their minds.
Harry Potter
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Five brothers come together to talk literature, life, and whatever else might be on their minds.
The Brothers F Introduction
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Five brothers come together to talk literature, life, and whatever else might be on their minds.