Tooky's Side Bar BOOK CLUB
Episodes
Slop of the Seven Kingdoms
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Norman! Check out his Substack essay mentioned in ep:https://substack.com/@thingol/p-184921842 https://unrealpress.substack.com/p/the-authenticit...
Digest: Never Use Thought Verbs
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miles joins me again to discuss ol' Chuck's essay.Material discussed:https://litreactor.com/essays/chuck-palahniuk/nuts-and-bolts-%E2%80%9Ctho...
39: Sleep Capricorn — 'Beg Yea, Beg Nah'
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retard son or rock-to-the-head daughter?Support this author! https://amzn.to/3WKOgExSocials: https://thingol.substack.com/https://x.com/Thingol2006Say...
D&D's Death & the Men Who Would Save Her
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're crossing the LITBRO and TTRPGbro divide!Guests Links:https://x.com/Howard_RyanGreghttps://rghpress.substack.com/https://www.youtube.com/@RGH...
Doomscroll vs Lib Slopulism w/ @GiantArtProductions
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big ups to Papa Gio! Check out his Substack essay mentioned in ep:https://linktr.ee/giantgiohttps://x.com/giantgiohttps://www.youtube.com/@UCrQ86SElXd...
Charlie Kirk: Slop God
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"What a troon you are. I'm a slop god. How can you kill a slop god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence. How could you be so sneeded? The...
38: New Minstrel Review — 'Back in Blackface'
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sambo son or Jemima daughter?Read The New Minstrel Review FOR FREE: https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22The+New+Minstrel+Review%22 Say hi in...
37: Fedbook — 'My Incel Bromance Dating Sim'
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Federal informant son or crusader daughter?Support this author! https://amzn.to/46qngzBSocials: https://johnjaystancliff.substack.com/https://x.com/sa...
Star Wars, The Hobbit, & Slop Culture's âš“Deanchoringâš“
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Star Wars, Star Trek, and The Hobbit's various media incarnations show us about franchise drift? Support & Vote on our next read!https...
Rolling Stone vs ‘Anti-Woke’ Books
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the recent coverage of New Ritual Press by Rolling Stone, exploring the implications of this media representation for the E-Right scene. Th...
Slop Kings: Todd's Law
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The institution of Todd's Law in opposition to the Cain Code, and a we even threw in a live react to Clockwork Revolution's trailer. Support &...
Gabe's Grab Bag: Back in Bloom
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tooky's Top-Tugger Gabe joins forces with Double-Dealer's most devious dilettante, T.R. Hudson, to jointly sit their white asses down and listen to th...
Hollywood is NOT Dead // Tooky's Digest
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cairo dishes on the current state & near future of traditional TV shows, blockbuster movies, and streaming services.Special thanks to Cairo for sh...
35: F.A.T.A.L. — 'Platonic Perversions'
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We were joined by the brilliant Jack B.C. of The Book Club From Hell infamy to discuss the perfect convergence of Side Bro side interests: sexual perv...
Slop Kings II: The Two Howards
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#BrandonSanderson #HowToWriteThe world of institution men is at an end. Support & Vote on our next read!https://www.patreon.com/tookysmaghttps://w...
Daniel Greene's 2nd Accuser — 'Daniel in the Lyin' Den'
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The boys dive face first into the tale of salmon stomached seduction that's rent Booktube in twain Support & Vote on our next read!https://www...
34: The Raft — 'Marry Bait or Bate Alone'
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We set sail on the riotously funny seas of Phil Rot's micronovel. You really need to read this one.Support this author! https://amzn.to/4hkRdUZMor...
Right-wing Book Publishers
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of who's who in the very broad and ill-defined "outsider/dissident literature" scene, and some extremely autistic/pointless alignment sco...
33: Quarterlives — 'Agentic Zoomerism'
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We finally get a concrete definition of what the /new wave/ is about during this discussion on a great short story collection by Cairo Smith. Support...
GABE'S GRAB BAG: All I Want For Schmittsmas Is You!
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe and Cap are on a journey to discover the Nomos of Christmas in this holiday edition of the Grab-Bag. Have you ever wanted to experience the sove...
Tooky's Digest: miniMAG — Intense. Short. Weekly.
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A second Digest episode! I was finally able to connect with my buddy Alex Prestia on his project miniMAG - check it out and submit some art/writing of...
32: McCarthy's 16yo Muse — 'All the Pretty Horse Girls'
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deep dive into the recent revelation that Cormac McCarthy had a romantic relationship with a 16yo while he was 42. Full Article: https://www.vanity...
31: Shagduk — 'The Imp Who Shagged Me'
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shagduk is a beautifully written epistolary novel that is in love with its subject matter, perhaps even to a fault as we debate here! Regardless, it ...
SB LIVE: The Way of Slop Kings
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SIDE BAR LIVE: We're all having a very crazy month and Cap couldn't make our original record time to discuss Shagduk, so we're doing that next time an...
Tooky's Digest: BROZER / Braunstein — A New Kind of Tabletop Roleplaying Strategy Game
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tooky's Digest! The trial run for what will be a very infrequent miniseries (our full attention remains on Side Bar as our primary show) which will al...
30: Femgooning // Fictosexuality — 'Gor Accelerationism'
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflecting on rise of "femgoon-lit", the male response, and fictosexuality more broadly. And a guest appearance from the wonderful Katherine Dee/Defau...
29: App Driven Nerd Erasure — 'Substack's Eternal September'
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Responding to the series of major changes to Substack, and reflecting on the 'Eternal September' phenomenon more broadly: https://substack.com...
28: Give Up the Ghost — 'Backup Big Tiddy Goth GF'
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PCM Christ spins a southern gothic murder mystery about the time the devil went down to Georgia! Read it free: https://plzcallmechrist.substack.com...
27: H8 Spree — 'An Opus of Edglordism'
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Cringe brings the heat with this gonzo novelization of sex, murder, and supercharged politics! Read it free: https://kingcringe.substack.com/p/...
26: Literary Implications of Skibidi Toilet
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What, if anything, does the 'skibidi toilet' phenomenon show us about literature in this darkest of endings? Serialization, timelinification, ...
25: Parapolitics — ''My Weekend at Biden's"
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deep dive into "parapolitics" and the world of noided marxist conspiracycels - the linguistics behind it, the material forces creating it, a...
24: My First Book — ''My Ch-UwU-ngus Arc'
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of the book 'My First Book' by Honor Levy. Read it here: https://amzn.to/3xvfcim Support & Vote on our next read! Â ...
GABE'S GRAB BAG: Peering Through Paglia w/ Adem Luz Rienspects
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adem and I Belatedly celebrate the birthday of mystic-woman, She-Seer, and Grandmother of all E-girls Camille Paglia. BUY ADEM'S BOOK, IT IS A ...
23: The Black Album — 'Pegasus Does Vegas'
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of the book 'The Black Album' by Matt Pegas. Read it here: https://amzn.to/3KDchav Support & Vote on our next read!...
22: "Right Wing YA is Necessary"
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys gather round with Last Things to discuss his claim that "we need dissident YA fiction". Check out the great work of Last Things: ...
21: The Bizarchives #6 - "Epistolary Food Fan Fiction"
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of 'Bizarchives #6', a spiritual successor to Weird Tales. Read it here: https://amzn.to/44wxls4 or here: https://thebi...
20: My Confession - "Glanton's Gooner Gang"
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Second half of book club discussion of 'My Confession' by Samuel Chamberlain, a republishing of a historical account of the Mexican-American W...
19: Listener Hate Mail & Le Guin Fangirling — 'Gametes be Gone!'
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Topic discussion of how many books you should write in a year, Ursula K. Le Guin's essay/speech 'From Elfland to Poughkeepsie' - available...
18: My Confession - "Yankee Virility"
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of 'My Confession' by Samuel Chamberlain, a republishing of a historical account of the Mexican-American War. Read it he...
17: God Is a Killer - "God Is an Orgooner"
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Max Thrax's 'God Is a Killer'. Read it here: https://amzn.to/3V0dkaR NEW FROM TOOKY"S MAG! IMPROVIDENCE: ht...
16: The Punishing - "For Whom the Hell Mohned"
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of the infamous *alleged* decapitator Justin Mohn's 'The Punishing'. Read it here: https://drive.google.com/drive/fo...
15: The Jackalopians — 'The Prodigal Sneedman'
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Mark Marlow's 'The Jackalopians' Read it here: https://amzn.to/3UaOnJc Author's Twitter: https://twitter.com...
14: A Plagiarism Show Trial - 'The Tragedy of Mark Dawson'
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Gabe's off chugging eggnog, ol Cap & Davey come together to ponder the kooky antics of Reddit's latest supervillain. Subscribe to t...
13: Passage Prize II: Rewilding (Award Winners) - 'The Death of Tugger Tom'
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Passage Prize II: Rewilding - covering remaining winners not already discussed in the previous episode. Read it here: https:...
12: Passage Prize II: Rewilding (Pt. 1) — 'Wicker Shielding Milady'
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Passage Prize II: Rewilding. The boys make a valiant effort to read the first half but fail - there will be a part 2 however! ...
11: Tales of the Unreal Vol. 2 — 'The Holes Have Eyes'
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of horror anthology Tales of the Unreal Vol. 2 from Unreal Press. Read it free: https://unrealpress.substack.com/p/tales-of-the...
10: NUTCRANKR — Author Q&A w/ Dan Baltic
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 'Post Nut' interview with author Dan Baltic about his novel NUTCRANKR, and his recent Substack essay "Traditionally Horny". Read ...
9: Incel — 'The Sorrows of a Young Jerker'
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of 'Incel' by ARX-Han. Read it here: https://amzn.to/3RSbPd3 Author's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARX_Han Subscri...
8: NUTCRANKR — 'A Defense of Spencer Grunhauer'
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Dan Baltic's NUTCRANKR. Read it here: https://amzn.to/3PNtSzQ Author's Twitter: https://twitter.com/baltic_dan Subsc...
7: MAN'S WORLD Magazine — 'The Dissident Artist: A Case Study in Failure'
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of Cosmo Senex's (https://twitter.com/CosmoSenex) recent article The Dissident Artist: A Case Study in Failure, published in ...
6: Millennium (Part 2) — Load Bearing Beetles
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of the second half of 'Millennium' by Marty Phillips. Buy Millennium: https://amzn.to/45dZ1ld Subscribe to the Tooky&#...
5: Millennium (Part 1) — Spirit Bombs Can't Melt Steel Beams
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of the first half of 'Millennium' by Marty Phillips, spoilers start at about the 7 minute mark Buy Millennium: https://...
4: The Last Free Man — Yeah, Nah, Yeah
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book club discussion of 'The Last Free Man' by Lewis Woolston, spoilers start at about the 7 minute mark. Buy The Last Free Man: https://amzn...